John Bolton still wants to talk — here’s why it matters
President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton announced in an unexpected and newsworthy statement Monday that he is…
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READ: Justice Department sentencing recommendation for Michael Flynn
President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser Michael Flynn should serve up to six months in jail, prosecutors told a federal judge…
Continue Reading Inside the new fight to get Trump administration Ukraine documents
While the US killing of Qasem Soleimani and ongoing delay in a Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump are taking center stage,…
Continue Reading Michael Flynn should get up to 6 months in jail for lying to FBI, prosecutors say
President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser Michael Flynn should serve up to six months in jail, prosecutors told a federal judge…
Continue Reading Trump’s NAFTA replacement moves one step closer to final ratification
Members of the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday morning approved President Donald Trump’s revised North American Free Trade Agreement,…
Continue Reading FBI asks Apple to help unlock iPhones owned by Pensacola Air Force base shooter
The FBI has asked Apple to help investigators access two iPhones believed to be owned by a 21-year-old man who killed three sailors in a shooting…
Continue Reading Is this Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Democratic Party now?
“Democrats can be too big of a tent,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told New York magazine in a profile of the rising star New York…
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Warren’s plan to strip down 2005 bankruptcy bill sets up new clash with Biden
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday released a new proposal that would repeal controversial pieces of the 2005 bankruptcy law that she and Joe Biden,…
Continue Reading New pressures greet Pelosi following Bolton’s willingness to testify
Washington is once again awaiting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s next chess move as she returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, continuing to…
Continue Reading Mike Pompeo just created a major headache for Senate Republicans
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s decision not to run for the open Senate seat in Kansas this November is a major blow to Republicans hoping to…
Continue Reading US to send Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala
The Trump administration, amid a spike in Mexican nationals crossing the US border, says it will start deporting some Mexican asylum seekers to…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama to highlight college students’ first year in new Instagram TV series
Former first lady Michelle Obama is set to launch an Instagram TV series that will follow four college students, sharing the highs and lows of their…
Continue Reading Homeland Security department to provide individual citizenship data to census
US Department of Homeland Security officials will share individual citizenship data with the Census Bureau, according to a recent privacy notice from…
Continue Reading Impeachment state of play: How Bolton’s announcement foreshadows difficult votes in the Senate
Former national security adviser John Bolton provided a jolt Monday to an otherwise weeks-long stalemate for the impeachment of President Donald…
Continue Reading GOP congressman shares fake image of Obama with Iranian president
A Republican congressman on Monday posted a fake photo of former President Barack Obama shaking hands with the Iranian president and later…
Continue Reading Nevada Democrats increase number of critical Las Vegas Strip caucus sites
Nevada Democrats will offer casino and hospitality workers on the Las Vegas Strip a host of locations to cast their ballots during the February…
Continue Reading Buttigieg releases 4 early-state ads — with 4 distinct messages
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will begin airing four distinct ads in the early-nominating states on Tuesday, tailoring a message…
Continue Reading The Met calls striking cultural sites ‘abhorrent’
The Metropolitan Museum of Art responded Monday to President Donald Trump’s vow to target Iranian cultural sites if the country attacks the US,…
Continue Reading Judge Judy issues opinion on 2020 race, backs Bloomberg’s presidential bid
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday received a glowing judgment from the presiding judge of TV’s most popular courtroom: Judith…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Trump administration drafting possible sanctions against Iraq
Trump administration officials have started drafting possible sanctions against Iraq should US troops be expelled from the country, three people…
Continue Reading Senate GOP swing votes sidestep questions about Bolton testimony
A handful of key Republican senators dodged questions Monday on whether they’d support a subpoena for former White House national security…
Continue Reading Iranian-American describes 5 hour delay for questioning at US border crossing
Negah Hekmati, an Iranian-American who was stopped at a US-Canada border crossing in Washington state, said Monday that US officials asked intrusive…
Continue Reading How the electoral map is moving toward Republicans
Just days before 2020 voting begins, the Census Bureau released its latest state-by-state population projections, numbers that give us a pretty clear…
Continue Reading Pompeo tells McConnell he won’t run for the Senate
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday that he does not plan to run for the US Senate seat in Kansas,…
Continue Reading Esper contradicts Trump on targeting Iranian cultural sites: We ‘follow the laws of armed conflict’
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday contradicted President Donald Trump by asserting the US would not target Iranian cultural sites amid rising…
Continue Reading Top general says letter suggesting US would withdraw troops from Iraq was a ‘mistake’
The top US general said Monday a letter suggesting the US would withdraw troops from Iraq was released by mistake and poorly worded, telling…
Continue Reading Texas Democrats file lawsuit challenging voting rights requirement
Texas Democrats filed a federal lawsuit on Monday challenging the state’s voter registration requirement that bans applications with electronic…
Continue Reading Trump administration to collect DNA data from some migrants in custody
The Trump administration will begin collecting DNA samples from some migrants in US Customs and Border Protection custody as part of a pilot program,…
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Julián Castro endorses Elizabeth Warren in presidential race
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Former Obama administration housing chief Julián Castro is endorsing Elizabeth Warren’s presidential bid, saying the…
Continue Reading Pentagon identifies soldier killed in terror attack in Kenya
The Department of Defense has identified the American soldier who died Sunday in a terror attack in Kenya carried out by Al Qaeda affiliate…
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