Progressive groups call for unity as Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders feud
Leading progressive groups are issuing a call for unity as the public rift between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren widens ahead of the first…
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Liz Cheney won’t run for US Senate seat from Wyoming
Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican and member of GOP House leadership, will not run for Senate in 2020, avoiding a contentious primary in the…
Continue Reading Trump shows that impeachment will not moderate him
President Donald Trump is not waiting to be acquitted of impeachable crimes to show that no one can stop him doing what he wants to do. No…
Continue Reading Ukraine opens criminal probe into possible surveillance of ex-US ambassador
Police in Ukraine are investigating the possible surveillance of former US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, the country’s Interior Ministry…
Continue Reading Florida to purchase 20,000 acres of Everglades wetlands to protect from oil drilling
Florida has reached a deal with a real estate company to acquire 20,000 acres of the Everglades that is slated for oil production in order to protect…
Continue Reading Senators target China’s ‘exit bans’ as Americans continue to be held by Beijing
A group of bipartisan senators on Wednesday introduced legislation aimed at punishing Beijing for blocking American citizens from leaving that…
Continue Reading The Senate is now in charge of impeachment, but we might be missing the larger story
The Senate is now in charge. The House of Representatives sent the articles of impeachment over to the Senate Wednesday evening. There was a signing…
Continue Reading Koch network plans its biggest election-year effort in 2020
The conservative political network affiliated with billionaire Charles Koch intends to launch its widest election effort in 2020 and could engage in…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Trump’s announcement of July 4 fireworks at Mount Rushmore
At the signing ceremony for a much awaited US-China trade deal, President Donald Trump announced plans for a fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on…
Continue Reading A Michigan state senator allegedly told a female reporter that schoolboys ‘could have a lot of fun’ with her
A Michigan state senator apologized Wednesday after a female reporter said he remarked a day earlier that male high school students could “have…
Continue Reading Trump administration abruptly cancels 4 classified Iran-related briefings
The Trump administration has abruptly canceled four classified congressional briefings related to the ongoing Iran crisis, in some cases providing…
Continue Reading Steyer pokes fun at his awkward appearance in Warren-Sanders exchange
Billionaire businessman Tom Steyer joked about his inadvertent role in the newly revealed tense exchange between his fellow Democratic presidential…
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El Paso City Council member named to statewide post for Bloomberg’s presidential campaign
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city Rep. Peter Svarzbein is taking on a new role as deputy state director in Texas for Democrat Michael Bloomberg’s…
Continue Reading Virginia General Assembly passes resolutions ratifying ERA
Virginia’s General Assembly on Wednesday approved resolutions to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, a century-long dream of progressives and…
Continue Reading Lev Parnas says Trump ‘knew exactly what was going on’ with Ukraine pressure campaign
Indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, a central figure in the White House’s alleged Ukraine pressure campaign, said President Donald…
Continue Reading READ: Senate ‘Dear Colleague’ letter outlines access to impeachment proceedings
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sent a joint letter to their members Wednesday ahead of the upcoming…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Warren accused Sanders in tense post-debate exchange of calling her a ‘liar’ on national TV
In a tense and dramatic exchange in the moments after the Democratic debate Tuesday night, Elizabeth Warren accused Bernie Sanders of calling her a…
Continue Reading Who is Robert Hyde, the latest figure to emerge in Ukraine scandal?
Before this week, Robert F. Hyde was known as a challenger for the Republican nomination for a US congressional seat from northwestern Connecticut.…
Continue Reading The Warren-Sanders feud just got way uglier
Someone is lying. Or, at the very least, badly misremembering. That’s the only possible takeaway from the ongoing back and forth between Sens.…
Continue Reading Democrats have new evidence in impeachment case but do Republicans want to hear it?
House Democrats say new evidence could still come to light about President Donald Trump’s dealings in Ukraine during his Senate impeachment…
Continue Reading Pelosi signs, House delivers Trump articles of impeachment to Senate leader McConnell for trial
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House on Wednesday formally presented two articles of impeachment to the Senate after voting to approve the seven…
Continue Reading Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire endorses Pete Buttigieg for president
Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire has endorsed Pete Buttigieg for president, giving the former mayor a significant endorsement weeks…
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Judge’s ruling reopens the door to refugee resettlement in Texas
SILVER SPRING, Maryland — President Donald Trump can’t give state and local governments “veto power” to reject refugees from resettling…
Continue Reading Some Democrats disappointed Amash not chosen as impeachment manager
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday the seven managers who would prosecute the case to impeach President Donald Trump in the Senate…
Continue Reading Exhibit 9,172 that global warming is an urgent threat
Not only did 2019 barely miss out on being the hottest year ever recorded on planet Earth, but it brought to a close the hottest decade ever,…
Continue Reading Trump administration sued over policy to send asylum seekers to Central America
The first major lawsuit was filed Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s policy of deporting asylum seekers outside of the US, saying…
Continue Reading China deal and impeachment: Witnessing a surreal 30 minutes in Washington
It was perhaps the most awaited economic moment of his presidency: the signing of a partial trade deal with China. So why, 30 minutes into his…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani’s SDNY saga: from top prosecutor to subject of scrutiny
It’s nearly unheard of for a federal prosecutors’ office to investigate one of its own, but in 1985, the Manhattan US Attorney’s…
Continue Reading READ: Senate ‘Dear Colleague’ letter outlines access to impeachment proceedings
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sent a joint letter to their members Wednesday ahead of the upcoming…
Continue Reading Michael Avenatti jailed without bond after allegedly violating his pretrial release terms
A California federal judge on Wednesday ordered attorney Michael Avenatti to be held in jail without bond until his trial for probable violations of…
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