Andrew McCabe says being accused of treason by Trump is ‘quite honestly terrifying’
Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Monday said being accused of treason by President Donald Trump is “quite honestly terrifying”…
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Filing deadline passes for Texas primary candidates, and no – Beto O’Rourke isn’t running for senate
EL PASO, Texas — Monday was the filing deadline for the March 2 “Super Tuesday” primary in Texas. Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke, who…
Continue Reading Former top FBI lawyer: I want Trump ‘to apologize to me’
The former top FBI lawyer when the Russia investigation began said Monday that President Donald Trump should apologize to him and the rest of the FBI…
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Houston police chief criticizes McConnell and Senate Republicans over guns: ‘Whose side are you on?’
HOUSTON, Texas — Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republican lawmakers for not…
Continue Reading Trump stresses Saudi Arabia response to Navy base attack as Florida Republicans take harsher tone
President Donald Trump’s support for Saudi Arabia in the wake of a deadly shooting by a Saudi national at a Florida naval base is underscoring…
Continue Reading Democrats and White House on brink of new trade deal with Mexico and Canada
House Democrats say a deal to advance President Donald Trump’s revised North American Free Trade Agreement is likely to be announced on…
Continue Reading Comey says Trump’s constant criticisms made his mother-in-law think Comey would go to jail
Former FBI Director James Comey defended the FBI and ripped President Donald Trump’s constant criticisms of the agency, detailing how worried…
Continue Reading Mueller witness Rick Gates seeks to avoid prison after extensive cooperation with prosecutors
President Donald Trump’s former deputy campaign chairman and top witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe Rick Gates has asked…
Continue Reading Christopher Steele said he’s not biased against President Trump because he was ‘friendly’ with Ivanka Trump
The former British spy who compiled a controversial dossier on President Donald Trump told investigators it was “ridiculous” to think he…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the inspector general’s report into the FBI’s Russia investigation
The Justice Department’s inspector general took a big swing at the conspiracy theories peddled by President Donald Trump and others about the…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Top US officials repeatedly misled public about Afghanistan War
Confidential documents obtained by The Washington Post reveal that top US officials misled the American public about the war in Afghanistan in order…
Continue Reading How the FBI attempted to verify a salacious allegation in the Steele dossier
The Justice Department inspector general’s report released Monday paints a more thorough picture than ever before on what the FBI found when it…
Continue Reading Trump to meet with Russian foreign minister Tuesday
President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday in Washington, an encounter that is sure to draw…
Continue Reading 1 number that shows us people really, really like their health care
Here’s a number to chew on: 71%. That’s the percentage of Democrats in new Gallup polling that say their health care is either…
Continue Reading Lawmakers reach tentative bipartisan deal to tackle surprise medical bills
After months of stalemate, lawmakers in the House and Senate have finally reached a bipartisan deal to address surprise medical bills. While the…
Continue Reading Rep. Duncan Hunter spent $625 on ‘flights for a pet rabbit,’ report shows
Embattled Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter spent upwards of $45,000 from his campaign on personal expenditures — including $625 on flights for a…
Continue Reading McKinsey tells Pete Buttigieg he can disclose his clients
The elite consulting firm McKinsey & Company has informed Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg he can name the clients he worked for…
Continue Reading DOJ defends rule ending asylum protections for domestic violence victims
The Justice Department defended a Trump administration decision that overturned asylum protections for victims of domestic violence and gang violence…
Continue Reading Barr slams FBI as he and Durham contradict watchdog
Attorney General William Barr and the US attorney he picked to lead a probe into the origins of the Russia investigation criticized the FBI on Monday…
Continue Reading Trump’s former physician files to run for Congress in Texas
President Donald Trump’s former chief physician, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, filed on Monday to run for Congress in Texas’ 13th District.…
Continue Reading Buttigieg to open fundraisers to press and publish names of top fundraisers after calls for transparency
Pete Buttigieg’s campaign will begin to allow the press to cover his high-dollar fundraisers, the campaign announced on Monday after some of…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the House’s impeachment hearing
The House Judiciary Committee convened its second impeachment hearing into President Donald Trump, with lawyers for Democrats and Republicans making…
Continue Reading Trump says his 2016 campaign was spied on. The DOJ’s watchdog is about to offer its official report
There’s a hotly anticipated new report expected to be released Monday from the Department of Justice Inspector General’s office about…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s grand Russia conspiracy just fell apart
President Donald Trump spent the better part of the last several years insisting that the so-called “deep state” had engaged in a…
Continue Reading Inspector general: Start of FBI Russia probe was justified and unbiased but investigation had significant errors
The Justice Department’s inspector general found that the FBI properly opened its investigation into Russian election interference but said…
Continue Reading George H.W. Bush’s grandson announces bid for Texas congressional seat
Pierce Bush, a grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, is running for Congress in Texas. Bush, a nonprofit executive, is seeking to succeed…
Continue Reading Americans are still pretty happy with their private health insurance
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren may not like private health insurance, but many Americans do. Some 71% of Americans rate their private…
Continue Reading Here’s the question Joe Biden still needs to answer about Hunter Biden
Last week in Iowa, a man at a Joe Biden town hall asked the wrong question. The man wanted to know why Biden would be better than President Donald…
Continue Reading US suspects Iran is behind increasingly sophisticated rocket attacks on US bases in Iraq
The US government believes that Iran is behind a series of increasingly sophisticated rocket attacks on joint US-Iraq military facilities in Iraq,…
Continue Reading Appeals court appears skeptical of Democrats’ challenge on Trump payments
A three-judge federal appeals court panel appeared skeptical during oral arguments Monday about letting a group of more than 200 congressional…
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