Facebook removes pages reported to have coordinated posts defending Robert Hyde
Facebook removed a network of pages Friday night that were reported to be sending coordinated posts defending Connecticut congressional candidate…
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READ: House Democrats’ brief on why Trump should be removed from office
House Democrats on Saturday released their argument for why President Donald Trump should be removed from office by the Senate in the upcoming…
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National Archives apologizes and removes altered photo of 2017 Women’s March: ‘We made a mistake’
The National Archives on Saturday apologized and said it removed from display a 2017 photograph of the Women’s March it had altered to censor…
Continue Reading Ted Lieu tells Devin Nunes to ‘shove it’ after Republican colleague threatens lawsuit
A feud between two California lawmakers spilled into the public recently, with one alleging conspiracy and the other threatening legal action.…
Continue Reading Former Rep. Chris Collins, the first member of Congress to endorse Trump, sentenced to 26 months in prison in insider trading case
The first sitting congressman to support President Donald Trump’s bid for the White House was sentenced to 26 months in prison on Friday after…
Continue Reading Devin Nunes aide exchanged information with Lev Parnas about Ukraine campaign, documents reveal
New documents released Friday evening by House Democrats show communications between indicted Rudy Guiliani associate Lev Parnas and an aide to the…
Continue Reading ‘It’s going to be devastating’: Senators gear up for no-talking, no-electronics impeachment trial rules
The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will be an unusual event in more ways than one. It will mark only the third time in American history…
Continue Reading Evelyn Yang shares sexual assault survivor story at Women’s March and says theme is ‘very personal’
Evelyn Yang, the wife of presidential candidate Andrew Yang, said Saturday that the theme of this year’s Women’s March —…
Continue Reading Here’s why Amy Klobuchar and Andrew Yang supporters may be the most powerful Iowans on caucus night
The most consequential moment of the Iowa caucuses won’t be the first time that people across the state line up in support of their preferred…
Continue Reading The US Space Force has revealed its utility uniform, and the internet has things to say about it
The new US Space Force has shown off its utility uniform, and it’s bound to look familiar. Technically, the nation’s freshest military…
Continue Reading Expiring tool to fight fentanyl saved in Senate but faces uncertain future in House
Senate lawmakers reached a last-minute deal on Thursday to save a sweeping tool that has helped drug enforcers crack down on fentanyl as the…
Continue Reading Trump recounts minute-by-minute details of Soleimani strike to donors at Mar-a-Lago
President Trump recounted minute-by-minute details of the US strike that killed Iran’s top military commander during remarks to high-dollar…
Continue Reading New impeachment documents show more texts about possible surveillance of former US ambassador to Ukraine
House Democrats on Friday released new documents from indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas ahead of the Senate trial that includes new…
Continue Reading The Iowa caucuses look like a hot mess
First things first: The theme song of the week is Murder, She Wrote. Poll of the week: A new Monmouth University poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers…
Continue Reading Republicans trying to ignore the many things we’ve learned since Trump was impeached
The big news closing the week was the unveiling of President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team and the release of more documents related…
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Las Cruces native Rick Montoya announces run for U.S. Senate
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces businessman has entered the contest for U.S. Senate in New Mexico, adding to a list of Republicans looking…
Continue Reading Anti-abortion group announces $52 million budget to reelect Trump and anti-abortion Senate majority
A major anti-abortion group announced on Friday a $52 million budget in battleground states to reelect President Donald Trump and an anti-abortion…
Continue Reading The cost of Sanders’ agenda — possibly $60 trillion — would set a peacetime US record
While the new spending programs Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed in his presidential campaign would at least double federal spending over the next…
Continue Reading Justice Department releases 176 more pages of Mueller documents to CNN and BuzzFeed
CNN has received another 176 pages of notes from major witness interviews during former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation —…
Continue Reading US counterterrorism officials warn police to be on alert for ambush attacks
Federal counterterrorism officials are warning police departments across the country to maintain a heightened state of awareness for the potential…
Continue Reading Barr dropped into Giuliani meeting at Justice Department in previously undisclosed encounter
Attorney General William Barr briefly attended a meeting at the Justice Department last fall between top criminal prosecutors and President Donald…
Continue Reading Evelyn Yang was assured justice. Here’s how the doctor she says assaulted her went free
Evelyn Yang’s revelation that she was sexually assaulted by her OB-GYN has renewed national focus on a sweetheart plea deal between…
Continue Reading Why the Iowa caucuses could be a disaster
No one knows who is going to win the Iowa caucuses in 17 days’ time. But here’s something to think about: What if more than one candidate…
Continue Reading Lev Parnas: Trump would’ve traded an endorsement for political dirt from Ukraine’s ex-president Poroshenko
President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government included an attempted quid-pro-quo with then-Ukrainian President Petro…
Continue Reading READ: House Democrats release additional materials from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas
House Democrats on Friday released new documents from indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas ahead of the Senate trial that includes new…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to review Obamacare requirement that employer-provided health insurance plans pay for contraceptives
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to step in and review the Trump administration’s attempt to weaken the so-called “contraceptive…
Continue Reading READ: Justice Department releases 176 more pages of Mueller documents to CNN and BuzzFeed
CNN has received another 176 pages of notes from major witness interviews during former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. This is…
Continue Reading Senators brace for contentious Tuesday as impeachment trial begins in earnest
Senate leaders are preparing for a contentious session Tuesday that could stretch several hours as well as send the chamber into a closed session as…
Continue Reading No. 2 US general says North Korea building new missiles ‘as fast as anybody on the planet’
North Korea is “building new missiles, new capabilities, new weapons as fast as anybody on the planet,” and learning from its mistakes as…
Continue Reading Appeals court throws out lawsuit by children seeking to force action on climate crisis
A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a heavily promoted but long-shot lawsuit by a group of children and teenagers trying to force the federal…
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