Debbie Dingell says she won’t be intimidated by Trump’s attacks on late husband
Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s attacks on her and her late husband Rep. John Dingell will not…
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Trump looks to Senate — and his 2020 campaign — to move on from impeachment
Now that he’s been impeached, President Donald Trump’s reputation rests with three juries: in the Senate, among 2020 voters and…
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NJ restores voting rights to 80,000 on parole or probation
More than 80,000 New Jerseyans who are on parole or probation are having their voting rights restored thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on…
Continue Reading Impeachment debate offered another reminder GOP is old, white and male
It’s long been true, but this week it’s been especially unmissable: that the GOP is the party of older white men. And the party of one…
Continue Reading The inside story of the House’s impeachment of Donald Trump
Nancy Pelosi was irritated. The House Judiciary Committee was about to publicly debate articles of impeachment against the President, but on December…
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New poll shows Joe Biden holds lead heading into Thursday night’s debate
LOS ANGELES, California — Joe Biden continues to hold a lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president and remains the candidate…
Continue Reading Bloomberg unveils public option health care plan in line with Biden, Buttigieg
Michael Bloomberg will unveil a public option health insurance plan on Thursday in Memphis, Tennessee, that places the former New York mayor more in…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi won’t commit to sending articles of impeachment to Senate
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would not commit on Wednesday to sending the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Republican-held…
Continue Reading McConnell blasts impeachment effort as ‘most unfair’ in history
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell argued from the Senate floor Thursday morning that the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is…
Continue Reading Trump in 2008: It’d be ‘wonderful’ if Pelosi impeached Bush over Iraq
President Donald Trump has fulminated over House Democrats’ impeachment efforts — and repeatedly taken aim at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
Continue Reading Top Trump ally in Congress not running for reelection
Republican Rep. Mark Meadows, one of President Donald Trump’s most visible allies on Capitol Hill, is not seeking reelection in 2020, he…
Continue Reading Vladimir Putin says Trump was impeached for ‘made-up reasons’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his annual news conference Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s impeachment was based on…
Continue Reading How former Kentucky Gov. Bevin’s pardons are affecting those convicted and the victims’ families
Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was on his way out of office when he dropped a huge batch of pardons and commutations of sentences of hundreds of…
Continue Reading New ruling means Supreme Court dodges Obamacare showdown, but legal fight rolls on
After a long-awaited ruling from a US appeals court on the fate of the Affordable Care Act, this much is clear: the wait will only be longer, and…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: Joe Biden holds lead heading into December debate
Joe Biden continues to hold a lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president and remains the candidate potential Democratic voters…
Continue Reading Trump’s very bad impeachment day in an otherwise good week
Wednesday was the worst day of President Donald Trump’s presidency. It came during one of the best weeks of his presidency, which will fuel his…
Continue Reading ‘Those numbers are almost unfathomable’: Farmers skeptical of Trump’s $50 billion China promise
President Donald Trump says the Chinese will buy $50 billion worth of farm products as part of a phase one deal struck last week, but that would mean…
Continue Reading House of Representatives impeaches President Donald Trump
The deeply divided House of Representatives took the historic step to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday, charging a president with high…
Continue Reading Trump has been impeached, but he’s still President. What’s next?
President Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives in a near party-line vote Wednesday. He is still the President. What comes next…
Continue Reading GOP’s lockstep opposition to impeachment may shatter last limits on Trump
The lockstep congressional Republican defense of President Donald Trump through every stage of the Ukraine inquiry raises troubling questions about…
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Donald Trump becomes 3rd president in U.S. history to be impeached
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief…
Continue Reading ‘If I lose my seat over it, so be it’: Moderate Democrats confront consequences of impeaching Trump
They’ve agonized, deliberated and voted. Now, House Democrats have to confront the potential cost of their decision to impeach the President.…
Continue Reading A somber Pelosi wields her impeachment power in ‘sadness’ — and with ferocity
As the US House debated President Donald Trump’s impeachment Wednesday, dozens of Republican members delivered angry speeches decrying…
Continue Reading The day Donald Trump’s presidency changed forever
No matter what happens in the next year — or even the next five years — of Donald Trump’s time in office, the first paragraph of…
Continue Reading Warning lights are flashing for Democrats as they impeach Trump
The House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — both tied to his actions around a July…
Continue Reading An awful day for Washington
They came in droves. Every 90 seconds or so another member of the House stepped up to the microphone to bless or condemn the impeachment proceedings…
Continue Reading How Trump’s impeachment stacks up, in four charts
The impeachment of President Donald Trump is the third in US history and the fourth serious effort. No President has ever been removed from office…
Continue Reading Appeals court says Obamacare individual mandate unconstitutional and sends law back to lower court
A federal appeals court has found the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate unconstitutional but did not invalidate the entire law, which…
Continue Reading Attorney General Barr defends surveillance tool as Republican scrutiny grows
Attorney General William Barr called the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act a “critical tool” and vowed to preserve it Wednesday after…
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