Pompeo to travel to Ukraine as impeachment grips Washington
As lawmakers prepare to return to Washington and continue impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will…
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Barack Obama shares his favorite songs of 2019
As Lizzo would put it: It ain’t his fault that he’s out here makin’ news. Former President Barack Obama released his favorite…
Continue Reading Trump and Obama tied for the most admired men in the US this year. Michelle is the most admired woman, Gallup reports
The current and former presidents and their first ladies are the most admired people in the US, according to a new Gallup poll. The analytics company…
Continue Reading Chinese national arrested for taking photos at Florida naval base
Military authorities in Florida arrested a Chinese national for allegedly entering a restricted area at a naval base in Key West to take photos,…
Continue Reading National Security Adviser O’Brien says Pompeo told him he’s not running for Senate
National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said he’s spoken in the past few days with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who told him…
Continue Reading National security adviser says US is prepared to take action if North Korea delivers its ‘Christmas gift’
National security adviser Robert O’Brien said Sunday the US is prepared to take action if North Korea fulfills its promise to deliver a…
Continue Reading Putin and Trump spoke by phone to discuss counter-terrorism efforts
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump by phone Sunday, discussing counter-terrorism efforts and “matters of mutual…
Continue Reading New York Times: White House predicted congressional pushback for holding Ukraine aid
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney was warned by a senior adviser last summer that he should “expect Congress to become…
Continue Reading US strikes 5 facilities in Iraq and Syria linked to Iranian-backed militia
US forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against five facilities the Pentagon says are tied to an Iranian-backed militia blamed for a series…
Continue Reading Key impeachment witness told to leave Ukraine before Pompeo visit
A top State Department aide told acting US ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor — a key witness in President Donald Trump’s impeachment…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter quietly returns to his Georgia church after brain surgery
Former President Jimmy Carter on Sunday quietly returned to his hometown church for the first time since his brain surgery last month. The 39th…
Continue Reading Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis announces he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer
Civil rights icon and US Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office announced Sunday. Lewis,…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Giuliani held back channel phone call with Venezuelan President
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer held a back channel phone call with Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro in September…
Continue Reading Buttigieg knocks Biden on Iraq War resolution: ‘Years in Washington is not always the same thing as judgment’
Pete Buttigieg on Sunday knocked Joe Biden for his vote in favor of authorizing military force against Iraq in 2002 when the former vice president…
Continue Reading Joe Kennedy defends Pelosi’s decision to withhold articles of impeachment
Democratic Rep. Joe Kennedy on Sunday defended House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision not to send the articles of impeachment against President…
Continue Reading Ivanka Trump won’t commit to staying in Washington and her father’s administration if he wins reelection
Ivanka Trump, the President’s eldest daughter and a White House adviser, would not commit to staying in Washington, DC, and remaining part of…
Continue Reading Barack Obama shares his favorite movies and TV shows of 2019
Former President Barack Obama followed his top book picks of 2019 by turning America’s attention to the big and small screens, sharing his…
Continue Reading Biden just invited Sanders for dessert at the White House
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are sparring through food metaphors on the campaign trail as the Democratic Party’s…
Continue Reading Will we ever see Trump’s tax records? Ask the Supreme Court.
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters will be watching for in the year ahead, in this week’s “Inside Politics”…
Continue Reading A historic gender gap is possible in 2020
If President Donald Trump loses in 2020, it will be at the hands of women. While the chance of a woman winning the Democratic presidential nomination…
Continue Reading ‘Little Women’ reminds us how stuck we have been on judging female politicians
“I am angry nearly every day of my life,” Laura Dern’s Mrs. March (Marmee) says, wearily, in Greta Gerwig’s “Little…
Continue Reading Impeachment and other historic moments: A look at 2019 in 325 political headlines
In a year brimming with historic moments, the House of Representatives closed out its final session of 2019 in the biggest way possible: formally…
Continue Reading Barack Obama lists his favorite books of 2019
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday continued his tradition of sharing his annual lists of favorites, starting with a rundown of books that…
Continue Reading Trump attacks whistleblower in tweetstorm full of rants and conspiracies
President Donald Trump retweeted an attack that included an unsubstantiated name of the intelligence community whistleblower at the heart of the…
Continue Reading Biden works to clarify remarks that he wouldn’t comply with subpoena in a Senate impeachment trial
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Saturday said he would “obey any subpoena” that is sent to him — his most forceful…
Continue Reading Federal judge denies bid to undo Georgia voter purge
A federal judge on Friday blocked an effort to restore 98,000 Georgia voters to the rolls who had been removed earlier this month after being…
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Biden reiterates that he won’t testify in a Senate impeachment trial
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden reiterated Friday that he would not comply with a subpoena to testify in the Senate impeachment trial of…
Continue Reading Trump’s apparent frustration with impeachment trial simmers over holidays
President Donald Trump is showing signs of increasing frustration with the uncertainty surrounding his Senate trial as he spends time in Florida over…
Continue Reading Gold Star family lawsuit alleges contractors in Afghanistan funneled money to the Taliban
Family members of US service members who were killed or wounded in Afghanistan sued a number of prominent contractors on Friday that worked to…
Continue Reading US civilian contractor killed in rocket attack in Iraq
A US civilian contractor was killed Friday in a rocket attack on a base near Kirkuk, Iraq, where US service members and civilian contractors were…
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