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Pompeo’s response to NPR host over Ukraine questions is latest example of hostile treatment toward media

January 25, 2020 2:37 PM CNN

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a track record of outbursts and outright hostility toward members of the news media. His treatment of NPR’s…

Senate impeachment trial: Trump’s defense team aims to poke holes in Democratic case

January 25, 2020 2:12 PM CNN

The President’s legal team had their first opportunity to take control of the Senate floor to deliver their side of the story, detailing the…

Fact-checking opening statements from President Trump’s legal team

January 25, 2020 1:28 PM CNN

President Donald Trump’s legal team kicked off their opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial Saturday morning. In defending the…

Romney says ‘very likely’ he’ll be in favor of witnesses but won’t decide until after opening arguments

January 25, 2020 1:25 PM CNN

Sen. Mitt Romney said Saturday that it’s “very likely” that he’ll be in favor of calling witnesses in the impeachment trial…

Day 5: The impeachment trial scenes the Senate TV cameras won’t show

January 25, 2020 1:05 PM CNN

President Donald Trump’s legal team began their defense Saturday, but views of the Senate chamber are still limited by restrictive TV camera…

Schiff: Trump’s team is trying to ‘deflect’ and ‘distort’ truth in opening arguments

January 25, 2020 12:03 PM CNN

House impeachment manager Adam Schiff said Saturday that President Donald Trump’s defense team in the Senate impeachment trial is attempting to…

Bernie Sanders draws criticism for touting Joe Rogan endorsement

January 25, 2020 11:57 AM CNN

Bernie Sanders is facing a backlash from some Democrats after his campaign trumpeted an endorsement from comedian Joe Rogan, a popular podcast and…

Trump’s defense team takes center stage at impeachment trial

January 25, 2020 8:08 AM ABC News, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump’s lawyers opened their impeachment trial defense on Saturday by asserting that he “did absolutely nothing…

US arranging charter flight to evacuate American diplomats and citizens out of China amid coronavirus outbreak, official says

January 25, 2020 11:27 AM CNN

The US government is arranging a charter flight to evacuate American diplomats and citizens from the Chinese city that has become ground zero for a…

Veterans group demands apology after Trump said traumatic brain injuries from Iranian attack are ‘not very serious’

January 25, 2020 10:48 AM CNN

The Veterans of Foreign Wars is demanding that President Donald Trump apologize for downplaying traumatic brain injuries sustained by US service…

Bernie Sanders is the Iowa favorite one week before the caucuses

January 25, 2020 10:30 AM CNN

First things first: The theme song of the week is the A-Team. Poll of the week: A new New York Times/Siena College poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers…

District 6 El Paso City Council runoff election taking place Saturday; voter turnout low

January 20, 2020 4:14 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — Election Day is Saturday for voters in El Paso’s District 6, where a runoff election for a city council representative is taking…

Biden picks up endorsement from key Iowa swing district congresswoman

January 25, 2020 8:40 AM CNN

Joe Biden has earned the Democratic presidential endorsement of Iowa Rep. Cindy Axne, giving the former vice president a boost at a critical time…

Pentagon’s vow to protect Vindman against retaliation tested after Blackburn attacks decorated veteran

January 25, 2020 8:13 AM CNN

A top Pentagon official as recently as last month vowed the department would not tolerate “any act of retaliation” against Lt. Col.…

Will any senators actually flip on Trump impeachment?

January 25, 2020 8:11 AM CNN

President Donald Trump was impeached in December by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, but now it’s up to the Republican-led…

Impeachment trial of President Trump

January 25, 2020 7:58 AM CNN

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READ: Pentagon official’s letter vowing the department ‘will not tolerate’ retaliation against Vindman

January 25, 2020 7:36 AM CNN

A top Pentagon official pledged last month in a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that “the Department will not tolerate any act…

Trump’s dismantling of environmental regulations unwinds 50 years of protections

January 25, 2020 6:43 AM CNN

President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to “ensure” that the United States has the “cleanest air” and the “cleanest…

Think Trump’s acting like a dictator now? What if he’s reelected after this?

January 24, 2020 11:12 PM CNN

Opening arguments from the Democrats are over. They closed their case against President Donald Trump declaring he must be removed from office for…

Republican thinking on impeachment: It’s the defense team’s to lose

January 24, 2020 10:29 PM CNN

The universe of Republican senators who may be willing to cross the aisle and vote with Democrats to allow witnesses in the impeachment trial of…

House impeachment managers wrap up their case with Trump’s obstruction

January 24, 2020 10:27 PM CNN

House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff gave his full-throated argument for removing President Donald Trump from office in the House’s final…

Trump captured on tape demanding firing of ambassador to Ukraine, attorney says

January 24, 2020 9:27 PM CNN

President Donald Trump was captured on tape at a 2018 dinner with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman demanding the firing of Marie Yovanovitch, who was then…

Delta ordered to pay $50,000 fine over allegations it discriminated against Muslim passengers

January 24, 2020 8:49 PM CNN

The US Department of Transportation ordered Delta Air Lines on Friday to pay a $50,000 fine to settle allegations it violated federal law by…

Democrats zero in on winnable Republicans in Trump trial

January 24, 2020 7:45 PM CNN

Senators are soon going to start seeing Adam Schiff in their sleep. The lead House impeachment manager is relentlessly pressuring the handful of…

Dems wrap up their impeachment case, hand Senate floor to Trump’s lawyers

January 24, 2020 10:35 AM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House managers on Friday wrapped up three days of opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald…

Kamala Harris considering endorsing Joe Biden for president, source says

January 24, 2020 6:33 PM CNN

Sen. Kamala Harris is considering endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden for president ahead of the California primary, a source close to the…

Tennessee governor signs bill allowing adoption agencies to reject LGBTQ applicants

January 24, 2020 6:25 PM CNN

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Friday signed a bill into law that protects adoption and foster agencies that discriminate against prospective…

Administration wants online retailers to do more to police counterfeit goods

January 24, 2020 6:23 PM CNN

Officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the White House said Friday that they are taking steps to shift more of the burden of tackling…

Sanders reacts to Clinton’s attacks on him: ‘Not the kind of rhetoric that we need’

January 24, 2020 5:39 PM CNN

Sen. Bernie Sanders took former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to task for her recent scorching comments about him, in which she claimed that…

Space Force logo tweeted by Trump bears uncanny resemblance to ‘Star Trek’ insignia

January 24, 2020 5:16 PM CNN

President Donald Trump unveiled the new US Space Force logo on Friday — which seems to boldly go where one logo has gone before. Trump posted…