Majority of Americans plan to participate in 2020 census, with some caveats
More than four-in-five adults report they will definitely or probably participate in the 2020 Census, according to a new survey from the Pew Research…
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White House aide calls Trump’s actions ‘inappropriate’ in push to investigate Bidens
A key National Security Council aide told lawmakers Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s push for Ukraine to investigate former Vice President…
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How Elise Stefanik became an overnight conservative hero
Elise Stefanik isn’t the most likely hero of the Trump era. The New York Republican spent several years in the George W. Bush White House…
Continue Reading Gordon Sondland, hotelier turned diplomat, wasn’t always a Trump supporter
Gordon Sondland, the US Ambassador to the European Union, returns to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for high-stakes public testimony in the House…
Continue Reading Alexander Vindman has reached out to Army about his family’s safety amid attacks by Trump and GOP lawmakers
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council official testifying publicly as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald…
Continue Reading Everyone in Ukraine is ‘so tired’ of hearing about Burisma, Zelensky tells CNN
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday brushed aside claims that he was ready to announce an investigation into Burisma Holdings, a…
Continue Reading State Department official set to publicly testify before House impeachment investigators
David Hale, a high-ranking official in the State Department, is one of several administration officials set to testify Wednesday in the second week…
Continue Reading Pentagon official overseeing Ukraine policy set to testify publicly before impeachment inquiry
A top Pentagon career official overseeing Ukraine policy, who testified to House impeachment investigators that former US special envoy to Ukraine…
Continue Reading READ: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s opening remarks at impeachment hearing
As prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, thank you for the opportunity to address the House Permanent Select Committee on…
Continue Reading READ: Devin Nunes’ opening remarks at November 19 public impeachment hearing
As prepared for delivery: I’d like to address a few brief words to the American people watching at home. If you watched the impeachment…
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Impeachment inquiry enters most crucial stage with top witnesses on deck
WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats who want to oust President Donald Trump and Republicans battling to save him are braced for the most momentous phase…
Continue Reading READ: Jennifer Williams’ opening remarks at impeachment hearing
As prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chairman Schiff, Ranking Member Nunes, and other Members of the Committee for the opportunity to provide this…
Continue Reading Alexander Vindman: White House’s top Ukraine expert testifying in impeachment probe is decorated Iraq War veteran
The White House’s top Ukraine expert — who expressed concerns about President Donald Trump’s phone call with the Ukraine President…
Continue Reading Trump’s options for winning a second term are narrowing
The tumultuous impeachment hearings and the string of GOP election losses this fall underline the electoral risks Republicans are courting as they…
Continue Reading The many contradictions of Gordon Sondland
When Vice President Mike Pence departed a September meeting with the Ukrainian President, the US ambassador to the European Union moved quickly…
Continue Reading Four big spending assumptions in Warren’s Medicare for All plan
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has promised that “Medicare for All” will not cost the middle class one penny more in taxes. That vow, however, is…
Continue Reading New poll shows likely Iowa Democratic caucusgoers divided on health care
A CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll in Iowa finds that a majority of likely Democratic caucusgoers would prefer a health care option that…
Continue Reading Is Joe Biden actually underrated now?
It’s popular — particularly on Twitter! — to blast former Vice President Joe Biden and declare his presidential hopes dead. And…
Continue Reading US diplomat in Kiev said he’s ‘never seen anything’ like Trump-Sondland call in restaurant
A diplomat at the US embassy in Ukraine told lawmakers last week he’d “never seen anything” like the call Gordon Sondland placed to…
Continue Reading Tillerson swipes at Trump: ‘Asking for personal favors and using United States assets as collateral is wrong’
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday that “clearly asking for personal favors and using United States assets as collateral is…
Continue Reading Trump’s doctor releases memo on President’s health after surprise weekend hospital visit
President Donald Trump’s physician released a memorandum Monday night stating the President’s recent visit to Walter Reed National…
Continue Reading READ: Doctor says Trump checkup was ‘routine’ and ‘planned’
The White House released a letter from President Donald Trump’s doctor on Monday, saying that his weekend checkup was routine and was handled…
Continue Reading GOP senators downplay developments in impeachment inquiry
Several Republican senators said Monday they had not seen anything “new” that changed their stance on the impeachment inquiry into…
Continue Reading What would it mean if Trump lied to Mueller?
These three things have now happened: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump should testify before the impeachment inquiry, perhaps…
Continue Reading Impeachment inquiry’s first witness to testify again — publicly
Kurt Volker, the former US special envoy for Ukraine who was the first witness to testify in the House impeachment inquiry, remains a key figure in…
Continue Reading Joe Biden faces criticism from 2020 rivals after saying marijuana could be a ‘gateway drug’
Joe Biden said Saturday he still opposes legalizing marijuana on the federal level, telling attendees at a town hall in Las Vegas that he wants to…
Continue Reading Five things to watch for in the next round of public impeachment hearings
Nine new witnesses in the impeachment inquiry are scheduled to give public testimony in the coming days, the second week of highly anticipated open…
Continue Reading READ: Diplomat David Hale’s closed-door impeachment inquiry testimony
The House committees conducting the impeachment inquiry have released the transcript of the closed-door deposition of State Department official David…
Continue Reading Senior State Department official accused of padding resume resigns
A senior State Department official who appeared to have extravagantly padded her resume and to have touted a fake TIME magazine cover to bolster her…
Continue Reading Members expect contentious fight over whistleblower when Vindman testifies
Lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee are bracing for a contentious flareup Tuesday when Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testifies because…
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