Following today’s impeachment vote? Here’s what else is happening.
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman avoided a criminal indictment and US negotiations with a key foreign ally broke down…
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Republican lawmaker says Jesus had ‘more rights’ before crucifixion than Trump in impeachment inquiry
A Republican lawmaker on Wednesday asserted that Jesus Christ had more due process before his crucifixion than President Donald Trump has received…
Continue Reading READ: Appeals court ruling on Affordable Care Act
The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals has found the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate unconstitutional, but did not invalidate the entire…
Continue Reading Morale dropped in Pompeo’s office in 2019, survey finds
Morale in the office of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dropped substantially in 2019, according to a report released Tuesday. In a survey conducted…
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Trump administration proposes allowing imports of certain drugs from Canada
The Trump administration took another step Wednesday toward allowing the importation of certain drugs from Canada and other countries. Building on an…
Continue Reading Trump gives most federal workers the day off on Christmas Eve
President Donald Trump is giving most federal workers the gift of an extra day off this holiday season. The President issued an executive order…
Continue Reading As House votes to impeach Trump, McConnell pushes 13 judge nominations through Senate
While the rest of Washington focused on impeachment proceedings Wednesday, Mitch McConnell successfully pressed forward on a subject that has been…
Continue Reading How ‘Merry Impeachmas’ became a thing
Christmas isn’t for another week, but political Washington — especially on the liberal side — spent much of Wednesday celebrating a…
Continue Reading Bloomberg granted extension on deadline to file financial report
Michael Bloomberg won’t have to file his public financial disclosure report until February 4, 2020, after being granted a 45-day extension by…
Continue Reading Inside Trump’s impeachment week: Holiday parties, phone calls and angry tweeting
On the day of his expected impeachment, President Donald Trump awoke before dawn, flicked on the television and began tweeting. “Can you…
Continue Reading The Little Shell Tribe will be the newest Native American group recognized in the US
After decades of trying, a group of Native Americans will receive federal recognition for the first time. The recogniton for the Little Shell Tribe…
Continue Reading Justice Department watchdog says FBI could have ended Carter Page surveillance months earlier
The Justice Department’s inspector general said Wednesday that the FBI should have considered whether to end surveillance of Trump campaign…
Continue Reading US and South Korea fail to reach cost sharing agreement for US troops
The United States and South Korea have failed to agree on how to divide the cost for US troops stationed in South Korea after two days of…
Continue Reading Justice Department watchdog: No evidence of Trump Tower surveillance, despite Trump’s claims
Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz said Wednesday that his team did not find any evidence that Trump Tower was under government…
Continue Reading New York judge dismisses state indictment against Paul Manafort
A New York state judge on Wednesday dismissed a 16-count indictment against President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort on…
Continue Reading Carly Fiorina says it is ‘vital’ Trump be impeached, but doesn’t rule out voting for him in 2020
Former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina said she thinks it is “vital” that President Donald Trump be impeached, but…
Continue Reading Trump administration proposes additional restrictions on asylum seekers
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed additional mandatory limits for asylum seekers, specifically targeting migrants who have committed…
Continue Reading Meet the Maine Democrat challenging Susan Collins
There’s a reason, besides the pie, that cars were lined up to get into the parking lot of the American Legion hall in Kennebunkport, Maine, on…
Continue Reading Republican Sen. Susan Collins announces reelection bid in closely watched race
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced her reelection bid on Wednesday, formally kicking off a race that will be among the most closely…
Continue Reading READ: Order dismissing indictment against Paul Manafort
A New York state judge on Wednesday dismissed a 16-count indictment against President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort,…
Continue Reading Georgia removes more than 300,000 ‘inactive’ voters from rolls
The Georgia Secretary of State this week removed hundreds of thousands of registered voters it classified as “inactive” from its voting…
Continue Reading A grave day in history: Trump faces impeachment
It’s a dark day in America. The House of Representatives is set to impeach an elected President accused of violating the nation’s trust…
Continue Reading The FBI labeled the Jersey City shooting as domestic terrorism. Why that’s not a federal crime — and how it may change
The lack of a federal domestic terrorism statute is once again in the spotlight after last week’s deadly attack at a kosher market outside New…
Continue Reading The 30 most blistering lines from Donald Trump’s unhinged letter to Nancy Pelosi
On the eve of his impeachment by the House, President Donald Trump sent a blistering letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi — airing his grievances…
Continue Reading Salem mayor on Trump’s claims about witch trial due process: ‘Learn your history’
The mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, told President Donald Trump on Tuesday to “learn some history” after he claimed that the people…
Continue Reading Impeachment Watch: It’s time
A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Impeachment Watch newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. All signs…
Continue Reading Donald Trump told the ‘lie of the year’
Every year, the fact-checking service PolitiFact picks the biggest whopper told by a politician. This isn’t the standard-issue deception or…
Continue Reading Judge while sentencing Trump campaign aide: ‘If people don’t have the facts, democracy doesn’t work’
Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson took several minutes during her sentencing of top Mueller cooperator Rick Gates on Tuesday to comment on the Russia…
Continue Reading Anti-Trump conservatives launch PAC in bid to thwart his reelection
A group of conservative political insiders opposed to President Donald Trump have launched a PAC in an effort to thwart his 2020 reelection chances…
Continue Reading Democrat from swing district: I didn’t want to impeach Trump for months ‘and then the facts changed’
A freshman Democratic congresswoman from a swing district says she resisted supporting the impeachment of President Donald Trump for months until…
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