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Monmouth poll: Buttigieg, Biden, Sanders and Warren in tight race for New Hampshire primary

January 10, 2020 10:53 AM CNN

Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren…

CNN and The Des Moines Register to release 2020 Iowa caucus poll Friday

January 10, 2020 10:49 AM CNN

CNN and The Des Moines Register will release their sixth Iowa caucus poll on Friday, hours before the deadline for presidential candidates to qualify…

Klobuchar praised ‘broken windows’ policing and pushed strict crime measures at start of political career

January 10, 2020 10:09 AM CNN

In her first run for office in 1998, Amy Klobuchar embraced tough-on-crime measures that included harsher penalties for juvenile offenders,…

READ: Pelosi’s letter saying she is preparing for a vote next week to send articles of impeachment to Senate

January 10, 2020 10:03 AM CNN

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wrote in a letter to her caucus on Friday that she’s preparing to send the impeachment articles to the Senate…

Pompeo says US believes ‘likely’ Iran shot down plane

January 10, 2020 9:24 AM CNN

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that the US believes it’s “likely” Iran shot down a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near…

Justice inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s business dealings languishes

January 10, 2020 8:55 AM CNN

A Justice Department review of business dealings tied to Hillary Clinton — championed by President Donald Trump and his allies — has…

How ‘Lock Her Up!’ just blew up

January 10, 2020 8:52 AM CNN

“Lock her up!” the crowd at President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday night chanted. “You should…

Time is running out for Pelosi’s impeachment gambit

January 10, 2020 8:51 AM CNN

For someone who was for so long reluctant to impeach President Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi has had a hard time letting go. But some of the…

Supreme Court to discuss same-sex wedding, contraceptives, electoral college, 2nd Amendment and Iran cases

January 10, 2020 8:19 AM CNN

Supreme Court justices are meeting behind closed doors on Friday to discuss several cases on high-profile issues including religious freedom and a…

Iran’s UN ambassador says missile strikes weren’t intended to kill Americans

January 10, 2020 7:22 AM CNN

Iran’s UN ambassador said Friday the Iraqi bases housing US troops were primarily selected for this week’s missile strikes to demonstrate…

Trump asks South Korea to deliver birthday message to Kim Jong Un

January 10, 2020 6:40 AM CNN

President Donald Trump has asked South Korea to send a birthday message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean official said Friday.…

Facebook just made a very dangerous decision for 2020

January 10, 2020 6:07 AM CNN

On Thursday, Facebook made a very bad decision that will, without question, negatively impact the 2020 election. They decided not to either ban…

Is there a ‘Warren Doctrine’? These are the foreign policy veterans who are quietly advising her campaign

January 10, 2020 6:06 AM CNN

Moments after news broke that Iran had fired missiles at US forces in Iraq Tuesday night, Elizabeth Warren took the stage in Brooklyn for her first…

Trump was impeached December 18. Why hasn’t the impeachment trial begun?

January 10, 2020 5:55 AM CNN

More than three weeks after President Donald Trump was impeached by the House there’s still no set plan for when his impeachment trial will…

Republican governors sign on to resettle refugees in their states

January 10, 2020 5:54 AM CNN

Republican governors across the country are telling the Trump administration their states are willing to resettle refugees, responding to a White…

These Democrats voted no on the War Powers resolution

January 10, 2020 5:12 AM CNN

Eight Democrats broke with their party on Thursday to vote against the Iran War Powers resolution — an effort to restrain President Donald…

These Republicans voted yes on the War Powers resolution

January 10, 2020 5:03 AM CNN

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Iran War Powers resolution — an effort to restrain President Donald Trump’s ability…

The House has its say on Iran

January 10, 2020 2:04 AM CNN

President Donald Trump may have spoken about Iran on Wednesday, but on Thursday, it was the House’s turn. The lower chamber passed a War Powers…

Judge shoots down Trump’s attempt to dismiss defamation suit brought by sexual assault accuser

January 9, 2020 10:30 PM CNN

A New York state judge on Thursday denied President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him by arguing his residency…

Video appears to show Ukrainian airliner being struck by missile over Iran

January 9, 2020 5:40 PM CNN

TEHRAN, Iran — CNN and the New York Times obtained video on Thursday that appears to show a missile being fired into the Tehran sky and…

Amash says ‘I do think’ Trump abused his power with Soleimani strike

January 9, 2020 7:33 PM CNN

Independent Rep. Justin Amash on Thursday said he believes President Donald Trump abused his power by ordering the drone strike that killed Iranian…

Federal judge allows private border wall construction to move ahead

January 9, 2020 7:25 PM CNN

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the private border wall effort underway in south Texas can move forward, a win for the group that has ardently…

Army officer pardoned by Trump won’t have status as a member of Special Forces reinstated

January 9, 2020 7:20 PM CNN

The retired Army officer charged with murder and pardoned by President Donald Trump in November has been denied by the Army Special Operations…

Tom Steyer just got his two best polls of the cycle

January 9, 2020 4:56 PM CNN

Businessman Tom Steyer is proving that you can, in fact, buy some love in politics. New Fox News polls in the third and fourth states of the primary…

House votes to limit Trump’s military action against Iran without congressional approval

January 9, 2020 4:54 PM CNN

The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to approve a resolution aimed at restraining the President’s ability to use military action…

Pelosi says she’ll send impeachment articles when ‘ready,’ but predicts it could be ‘soon’

January 9, 2020 4:49 PM CNN

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled a possible end to the standoff over the impeachment articles, saying Thursday she would send them over…

New York Senate passes automatic voter registration bill

January 9, 2020 4:47 PM CNN

New York Senate Democrats on Thursday passed legislation that would automatically register people to vote when they interact with certain state…

Challenge to Minnesota’s Trump-only Republican primary ballot denied

January 9, 2020 4:39 PM CNN

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon denied a petition to include other Republican candidates other than President Donald Trump on the…

U.S. House passes resolution limiting Trump’s war powers against Iran

January 8, 2020 3:27 PM ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House on Thursday approved a War Powers resolution Democrats said would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to take…

Tom Steyer qualifies for January debate stage

January 9, 2020 4:24 PM CNN

Businessman Tom Steyer qualified on Thursday for next week’s Democratic debate with the release of two new Fox News polls. In one poll, Steyer…