Fact check: Widely viewed Twitter video misleads on Biden’s comments
A misleadingly edited 19-second video clip of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden rocketed around Twitter on Wednesday night, creating the…
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US citizens urged to depart Iraq after airstrike kills Iranian commander
The State Department urged US citizens Friday to leave Iraq immediately following an airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump that killed Qasem…
Continue Reading Amy Klobuchar raises $11.4 million in fourth quarter fundraising haul
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota raised $11.4 million in the final three months of 2019, marking the strongest fundraising quarter of her campaign.…
Continue Reading New York City takes extra measures after US airstrike kills Iranian commander
New York City is taking extra measures to protect major areas from any potential revenge attacks after a US airstrike killed a top Iranian general.…
Continue Reading Your holiday impeachment catch-up: Senate wrangling and new details on Ukraine aid
Happy New Year! While the holidays brought two weeks of relative quiet, preparations for the looming Senate impeachment trial have continued…
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Bill Taylor departs post as top US diplomat in Ukraine
Bill Taylor, who led the US embassy in Ukraine and served as a key witness in the House impeachment inquiry, has departed his post. In his six months…
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Texan Julian Castro drops out of presidential race
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Julián Castro has ended his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president, capping a nearly yearlong bid during…
Continue Reading Marianne Williamson lays off campaign staff nationally
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson has laid off her campaign staff nationally, a former staffer confirmed to CNN Thursday. Former…
Continue Reading Commerce Department ordered to release more documents on census citizenship question
A federal judge has directed the Commerce Department to review and make public a large cache of previously unreleased documents related to the 2020…
Continue Reading US military warns anyone who attempts to overrun Iraq embassy “will run into a buzz saw”
The Pentagon issued a strong warning to Iran-backed militias amid concerns they may conduct further provocations against the US following their…
Continue Reading All eyes on McConnell as Senate returns Friday
The standoff that’s placed President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in limbo is entering a new critical juncture as both sides angle to…
Continue Reading Members of Congress ask Supreme Court to ‘reconsider’ landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling
More than 200 members of Congress are urging the Supreme Court to reconsider — if not overrule — the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision,…
Continue Reading White House budget official told Pentagon that order to hold Ukraine aid came from Trump, national security site reports
In the face of warnings from the Pentagon that the hold on military aid to Ukraine could be illegal, an official from the Office of Management and…
Continue Reading Castro dropping out is another reality check on American politics
Julián Castro has dropped out of the 2020 Democratic race for the White House. But that’s not really the news. The news is what that says…
Continue Reading READ: Lawmakers’ filing to Supreme Court on Roe v Wade
Thirty-nine US senators and 168 members of the House of Representatives urged the Supreme Court Thursday to reconsider, if not overrule, the 1973 Roe…
Continue Reading READ: Lawmakers’ filing to Supreme Court on Roe v Wade
Thirty-nine US senators and 168 members of the House of Representatives urged the Supreme Court Thursday to reconsider, if not overrule, the 1973 Roe…
Continue Reading Joe Biden raised $22.7 million in fourth quarter
Joe Biden raised $22.7 million in 2019’s fourth quarter, his campaign said Thursday — an increase from the former vice president’s…
Continue Reading Ranking the 5 Democrats with the best chance of winning in 2020
Even with Julián Castro’s departure from the 2020 Democratic presidential race on Thursday, there are still 14 — yes, 14! — people…
Continue Reading The top 2020 Democrats make their cases as the Iowa caucuses near
The Democratic presidential candidates are racing through Iowa with only weeks to go before the Iowa caucuses kick off the primary season. It’s…
Continue Reading New York assemblyman arrested for DWI after warning about dangers of holiday drunk driving
A top New York state legislator was charged with driving while intoxicated on New Year’s Eve after urging his constituents not to drink and…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders’ $34.5 million haul leads Democrats’ 4th quarter totals so far
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised more than $34.5 million for his White House bid during the final three months of 2019 — a sign of his…
Continue Reading Tulsi Gabbard raised $3.4 million in fourth quarter
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard raised $3.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, a campaign spokesperson told CNN on Thursday. The campaign’s total…
Continue Reading Trump campaign raises $46 million amid impeachment battle in the last quarter of 2019
Amid escalating foreign policy crises and a looming Senate impeachment trial, President Donald Trump is entering 2020 with a sizable campaign war…
Continue Reading Julián Castro ends presidential campaign
Julián Castro ended his presidential campaign on Thursday after the former Housing and Urban Development secretary failed to gain traction in the…
Continue Reading Biden lands the first congressional endorsement from Iowa
Joe Biden landed a high profile endorsement Thursday as Rep. Abby Finkenauer of Iowa announced she’s backing the former vice president’s…
Continue Reading Kim Jong Un warns hostile US policy means there will never be denuclearization on Korean Peninsula
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday that there “will never” be denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula if the US…
Continue Reading White House official says Trump expected to go to Davos after skipping during 2019 shutdown
President Donald Trump is expected to go to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum later this month after not attending the conference last…
Continue Reading Pompeo postpones Ukraine trip due to situation in Iraq
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo postponed a planned trip to Ukraine to deal with the ongoing developments out of Baghdad, the State Department…
Continue Reading Buttigieg announces $24.7 million fundraising haul in fourth quarter
Pete Buttigieg raised more than $24.7 million during the final three months of 2019, his campaign announced early Wednesday morning — cementing…
Continue Reading How the Trumps spent their New Year’s Eve
Sequins and Benghazi. Canapés and a “big fat hoax.” Peonies and the potential for war. President Donald Trump began celebrating a new…
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