Donald Trump and Melania Trump register to vote in Florida
President Donald Trump is officially a Florida man. Trump and his first lady Melania Trump registered to vote in Florida, making Mar-a-Lago their new…
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Ilhan Omar wants judge to show ‘compassion’ to man who threatened to kill her
Rep. Ilhan Omar has a request for the judge deciding the punishment of a man who threatened to kill her: “Show compassion in your…
Continue Reading New Pentagon report says Turkey’s Syria incursion is helping ISIS mount a comeback
Turkey’s decision to launch a military operation targeting America’s Kurdish partners in northern Syria and the Trump…
Continue Reading Asylum limits won’t apply to migrants at US border before mid-July, judge rules
Migrants waiting at the US-Mexico border before mid-July should not be subject to new Trump administration asylum limits, a federal judge ruled…
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The White House shifts description of Trump’s visit to Walter Reed
The White House has offered shifting descriptions of President Donald Trump’s medical exam in the days since he made an unscheduled Saturday…
Continue Reading DOJ watchdog finds security risks in FBI handling of confidential sources
A Justice Department audit on how the FBI manages its confidential sources found security risks in the agency’s handling of communications…
Continue Reading READ: Tim Morrison’s opening remarks at impeachment hearing
As prepared for delivery: Chairman Schiff, Ranking Member Nunes, and Members of the Committee, I appear before you today under subpoena to answer…
Continue Reading Judge denies Trump’s request to dismiss Summer Zervos defamation case
A Manhattan judge has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to be deposed in a defamation lawsuit filed by a former “Apprentice”…
Continue Reading READ: Kurt Volker’s opening remarks at impeachment hearing
As prepared for delivery: Thank you very much for the opportunity to provide this testimony today. As you know, I was the first person to come…
Continue Reading House passes short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a short-term funding bill in an effort to avert a government shutdown before funds expire later in the…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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