At a crucial moment, lack of trust in a president can be deadly
It’s always a problem when 62% of the public believes the President is not honest or trustworthy. In a time of grave consequence, it’s…
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House Democratic campaign arm raises $125 million in 2019
The Democratic group tasked with keeping the House majority announced that it raised more than $125 million in 2019, a record for the organization in…
Continue Reading Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti endorses Joe Biden
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is endorsing Joe Biden, the Biden campaign announced on Thursday. In a statement, Garcetti described Biden as a…
Continue Reading ‘I left parts of my body in Iraq’: Duckworth rips into GOP rep who said Democrats ‘love’ terrorists
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both of her legs serving in the Iraq War, on Thursday ripped into the top Republican on the House Judiciary…
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Larry David jokes that Bernie Sanders winning would be ‘great for the country, terrible for me’
Comedian Larry David thinks Bernie Sanders, the presidential candidate whom he has memorably impersonated on “Saturday Night Live” for…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans are united as they brace for articles of impeachment
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell quoted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a lunch Thursday among Republican senators saying he expected the articles…
Continue Reading Trump stays publicly silent on Puerto Rican earthquakes but has signed emergency declaration
Puerto Rico experienced a 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday and endured hundreds of subsequent tremors. And while President Donald Trump declared a…
Continue Reading Kentucky Republicans introduce voter ID legislation
A new Kentucky bill would require voters, in most cases, to present photo identification when they cast ballots. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael…
Continue Reading Schiff throws cold water on bringing Bolton to House committee before Senate trial
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff told CNN on Thursday that his committee has no plans to hear testimony from former national security adviser…
Continue Reading Democrats slept on Bernie Sanders. Now he’s surging as Iowa approaches
He has been dismissed, shrugged off, and, most gratingly to his campaign and supporters, ignored for long stretches by other leading primary rivals…
Continue Reading Trump takes credit for decline in cancer deaths. The American Cancer Society says he’s wrong
President Donald Trump insinuated in a tweet on Thursday that his administration played a role in the US cancer death rate hitting a record low in…
Continue Reading The world trusts Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping more than Trump
President Donald Trump has made one thing very clear during his time in the White House: He doesn’t care about being popular in foreign…
Continue Reading Standing down: How Trump decided that not striking back was his best option on Iran
America’s top diplomat on Iran was only a few minutes into a speech on Tuesday afternoon when he was handed an urgent note. Brian Hook, the…
Continue Reading Top House Judiciary Republican makes unfounded claim that Democrats are ‘in love with terrorists’
The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday accused Democrats of being “in love with terrorists,” claiming, without…
Continue Reading Internal debate rages over adding House members to Trump defense team
President Donald Trump is receiving conflicting advice on whether to bring conservative House members onto his defense team for the impeachment…
Continue Reading Trump announces overhaul of landmark environmental and climate rules
The Trump administration plans to rewrite decades-old regulations to make it easier to build major infrastructure such as pipelines, which would have…
Continue Reading Trump vs. Iran: It’s not over
Though President Donald Trump’s showdown with Iran mercifully ended short of a full-blown war, the near-miss did nothing to defuse a…
Continue Reading Buttigieg receives his first endorsement from black member of Congress as he struggles to get black support
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was endorsed by Maryland Congressman Anthony G. Brown on Thursday, the first time the former South…
Continue Reading House Democratic chair walks back call for Pelosi to send impeachment articles to Senate
The Democratic chairman of the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday publicly called for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to send the articles of…
Continue Reading Nearly 40% support killing of Soleimani, but many think the US is now less safe, new poll shows
About four in 10 Americans support the US killing of Iran Gen. Qasem Soleimani, according to a new poll out from USA Today/Ipsos, but a majority of…
Continue Reading Impeachment state of play: Democrats lose patience with Nancy Pelosi
Patience with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has run out — among Democrats. And not just Senate Democrats who have become quite vocal in their…
Continue Reading How Ruth Bader Ginsburg is trying to check the conservative majority
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the liberal minority on the Supreme Court but has a way of steering the debate on a case. Ginsburg spoke to CNN in…
Continue Reading Impeachment is about to come roaring back
This year has not started the way everyone in Washington thought it would. Instead of a nation’s capital focused on the impeachment trial of…
Continue Reading Pence says he believes Iranian missiles ‘were intended to kill Americans’
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday he believes Iran intended to kill US troops in the ballistic missile attack on US forces in Iraq, echoing the…
Continue Reading US Army warns about fake text messages about military draft
The US Army is warning Americans about a wave of “fraudulent text messages” falsely telling Americans they have been drafted into…
Continue Reading Virginia lawmakers face pushback from pro-gun movement
As they kick off their 2020 session, Virginia lawmakers looking to pass gun safety legislation will have to contend with a pro-gun movement that has…
Continue Reading GOP rebellion breaks out on Iran as Senate inches toward impeachment
A President impeached at home and using lethal force abroad. Threats of a nuclear program in the Middle East, questions about an international…
Continue Reading Appeals court allows use of $3.6 billion in military funds for border wall
A federal appeals court allowed the administration to use a certain set of Defense Department funds for the construction of the border wall after a…
Continue Reading A look at the most significant weapons in the US military arsenal
With almost 3 million personnel, 4,800 defense sites on seven continents and an annual budget of more than $700 billion, the US military is…
Continue Reading US increases scrutiny of travelers and cargo amid Iran tension
The US government has increased scrutiny of travelers and cargo bound for the United States by making a revision to an alert system used to notify…
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