Trump now says he’s open to entitlement cuts, including Medicare
President Donald Trump signaled this week that he’s open to cutting federal entitlements to reduce the federal deficit, despite previously…
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‘NewsHour’ host and debate moderator Jim Lehrer dies at 85
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Lehrer, longtime host of the nightly PBS “NewsHour” whose serious, sober demeanor made him the choice to moderate 11…
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Donald Trump was asked about Elon Musk. His answer was incoherent.
For the entirety of Donald Trump’s presidency, I have gone through the transcript of a good number of the speeches and interviews he has given.…
Continue Reading President Donald Trump is breaking all his previous Twitter records during impeachment
On Wednesday, Donald Trump wrote his name in the history books. Or, more accurately, tweeted it. According @FactbaseFeed, an account which tracks…
Continue Reading Libyan tied to Benghazi attack sentenced to 19 and a half years
A Libyan man who acted as a scout for the Islamist militia that stormed the US consulate in Benghazi in 2012 was sentenced to 19 and a half years in…
Continue Reading NYC councilman renews effort to give noncitizens right to vote in local elections
A bill that would expand voting rights to some immigrants who are not US citizens was introduced Thursday in the New York City Council. City…
Continue Reading Senators considering short morning-only impeachment session on Saturday
Senators and aides in each party say there is an effort in the works to hold a short, morning-only impeachment trial session on Saturday to hear the…
Continue Reading UN expert recommends Kushner change his phone after suspected Saudi hack
One of the United Nations investigators involved in assessing the hack of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s telephone says other people in regular…
Continue Reading EPA weakens protections for streams and wetlands
The Trump administration is removing some federal water protections, siding with requests from industry and farm groups over the advice of…
Continue Reading CNN cancels Democratic presidential town halls because of impeachment trial
CNN has canceled the Democratic presidential town halls scheduled to take place next week ahead of the Iowa caucuses because of the ongoing…
Continue Reading Graham congratulated Schiff on ‘good job’ in presenting argument in Senate impeachment trial
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham congratulated Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead House impeachment manager, on a job well done after day two of the…
Continue Reading CNN and The Des Moines Register to release final Iowa caucus poll February 1
CNN and The Des Moines Register will release their final Iowa caucus poll on Saturday, February 1, providing key insight into where Democratic…
Continue Reading Impeachment managers’ tall task becomes clearer
At 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff opened the House’s presentation to remove President Donald Trump from office.…
Continue Reading Marianne Williamson throws support behind Andrew Yang in Iowa caucuses
Former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson announced overnight Wednesday that she supports Andrew Yang’s White House bid in…
Continue Reading Obama portraits to go on year-long national tour in 2021
The wildly popular official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama will go on a five-city national tour beginning in June 2021, the…
Continue Reading Mnuchin promises next round of tax cuts for middle class Americans
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that the White House is already crafting a package of tax cuts for the middle class as President…
Continue Reading Trump says ‘with me, there’s no lying’ — and makes 14 false claims about impeachment and Ukraine
President Donald Trump said at a press conference in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday that he opposed the impeachment of President Bill Clinton even…
Continue Reading Giuliani claims ex-associate Lev Parnas has ‘been caught in so many lies’
Rudy Giuliani said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday that his former associate Lev Parnas, who has become a key figure in the Ukraine scandal, is…
Continue Reading Mnuchin says Greta Thunberg can explain US economic policy after she studies economics in college
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday dismissed climate activist Greta Thunberg, saying the Swedish teen and Time Person of the Year should…
Continue Reading Impeachment state of play: Democrats to make case for abuse of power charge
To those who have watched every twist and turn and development and “bombshell” and “dude” and whatever other description that…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden ordered to appear in Arkansas court in child support case
Hunter Biden was ordered to appear in court in Arkansas next week or potentially face being held in contempt of court after not turning over…
Continue Reading Senators spill the story on milk at the impeachment trial
Milk: It does the world’s greatest deliberative body good. As the second day of the impeachment trial of Donald Trump rolled on, the dairy…
Continue Reading Justin Trudeau finds himself deep in doughnut drama after photo takes off online
A photo of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Winnipeg-based doughnut shop has proved to be a lightning rod among pastry-enthusiastic…
Continue Reading Republicans focus on insults as Democrats open their case in Trump’s Senate trial
Detail by detail, the Democrats prosecuting the impeachment case against President Donald Trump laid out their arguments on Wednesday. They included:…
Continue Reading Senate impeachment trial: Managers outline the case for removing Trump
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff and the other impeachment managers detailed the House’s case for removing President Donald Trump from…
Continue Reading Joe Biden says he won’t testify in impeachment trial in exchange for Republican witnesses
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not make a deal where he would testify at the impeachment trial in exchange for the…
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Democrats make their case against Trump in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate began hearing opening arguments in President Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday. After about eight hours of…
Continue Reading Senators can’t seem to stay in their seats during impeachment trial
With the impeachment trial underway, senators have been listening in and taking notes as President Donald Trump’s defense team and the House…
Continue Reading Trump to attend anti-abortion March for Life in a presidential first
President Donald Trump will attend Friday’s March for Life, an annual anti-abortion event in Washington, he announced on Twitter. “See…
Continue Reading This Democratic electorate is perfect for Joe Biden
There are two data points in CNN’s new 2020 poll that have to make former Vice President Joe Biden and his presidential campaign feel very,…
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