Fact-checking Trump’s claims on aid for farmers hurt by the trade war
President Donald Trump tweeted a boast about an upcoming round of payments to farmers, who have been hurt by his trade war with China. “Our…
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Fact checking Trump’s latest ‘Never Trumper’ attack
As hearings continue in the House impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump has continued to attack individuals involved in what he considers a…
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Pence aide to testify publicly Tuesday in impeachment inquiry
A senior adviser to Vice President Mike Pence who complied with a request to testify earlier this month in front of the committee leading the…
Continue Reading Why Donald Trump might have actually helped lose the Louisiana governor’s race
To hear Rep. Steve Scalise tell it, President Donald Trump nearly won the Louisiana governor’s race all by himself. “Eddie Rispone made…
Continue Reading House Republicans ask GOP senator for info on Ukraine
House Republicans are asking a Republican senator who spoke to President Donald Trump and the US Ambassador to the European Union about the freezing…
Continue Reading Supreme Court stops Trump financial documents from going to House on Wednesday
President Donald Trump’s financial documents won’t be released Wednesday, after the Supreme Court on Monday put on hold a lower court…
Continue Reading The 5 biggest 2020 stories to watch this week
With 78 days until the Iowa caucuses, the 2020 election will be here before you know it. Every Sunday, I deliver to your inbox the 5 BIG…
Continue Reading A list of people Donald Trump has called ‘Never Trumpers’ who aren’t Never Trumpers
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump sent this tweet: “Tell Jennifer Williams, whoever that is, to read BOTH transcripts of the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court denies ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli’s fraud conviction appeal request
The Supreme Court on Monday denied “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli’s appeal request over his 2017 fraud conviction, effectively…
Continue Reading Gold Star father Khizr Khan endorses Joe Biden, plans to campaign for him
Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who offered a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, endorsed Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Trump to award outspoken supporter Jon Voight with National Medal of Arts
President Donald Trump will award the National Medal of Arts to Jon Voight, an Oscar winner and outspoken Trump supporter, the White House announced…
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U.S. House now investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House of Representatives is now investigating whether President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller…
Continue Reading Fed chair meets with Trump at the White House
President Donald Trump held an unannounced meeting with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the White House residence on Monday, the first such…
Continue Reading Why Pete Buttigieg’s Iowa surge was not surprising
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg surged 16 points to land at top of the Democratic field in the latest CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa…
Continue Reading Christine Blasey Ford says she’s ‘thankful’ to have started a national conversation about sexual assault
Christine Blasey Ford, whose allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh rocked his confirmation hearing last year,…
Continue Reading Melania Trump reiterates support for reducing e-cigarette use in children
Melania Trump remains committed to preventing children from using e-cigarettes, the first lady’s office says, even as President Donald Trump is…
Continue Reading Trump attacks another witness as his impeachment defense faces new tests
President Donald Trump’s impeachment angst led him to fire off a new attack on a key witness and threatens to deepen in the frenetic week ahead…
Continue Reading Here’s how Republicans are defending Trump ahead of this week’s impeachment hearings
As House Democrats enter the second week of the public chapter of their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, both Republicans and the…
Continue Reading Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court bench after stomach bug
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the bench on Monday after missing a day at the court last week due to a stomach bug. Ginsburg,…
Continue Reading 2020 Democrats lay out competing visions at key Nevada event
The contours of the Democratic primary were clear on Sunday night in Nevada, just days before the party’s top 10 candidates headline a closely…
Continue Reading Fresh transcripts put Trump on defensive before busy testimony slate. Here’s the latest
President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at Jennifer Williams, a State Department employee who is set to testify publicly this week, the latest in…
Continue Reading Schumer says Trump should testify — not tweet — in impeachment investigation
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that President Donald Trump should not voice his concerns about the impeachment hearings on…
Continue Reading Pelosi to Trump: When you come after the whistleblower, ‘you’re in my wheelhouse’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she told President Donald Trump that he’s in her “wheelhouse” when he attacks the whistleblower,…
Continue Reading New York Times: Trump backs off flavor ban for e-cigarettes
President Donald Trump has backed away from a proposal to ban flavored e-cigarettes, The New York Times reported Sunday. A Trump campaign adviser…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Giuliani investigation interested in talking to Ukrainian energy company
Federal prosecutors in New York who are investigating Rudy Giuliani are seeking to interview people with knowledge of Ukraine’s state-run…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg surges to first place in Iowa, new poll shows
There is a new Democratic front-runner in Iowa, and his name is Pete Buttigieg. The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, holds a clear lead in the…
Continue Reading ‘Anonymous’ book offers eye-popping insider details
On Nov. 19, one of the most anticipated political books of the year hits store shelves with the publication of “A Warning” by Anonymous.…
Continue Reading Wall Street Journal: Sondland kept Trump administration officials briefed on Ukraine dealings
The US Ambassador to the European Union kept several Trump administration officials briefed on his attempts to get Ukraine to launch investigations…
Continue Reading Plane with Hillary Clinton aboard returns to gate after mechanical issue
Hillary Clinton was aboard an American Airlines flight from New York that suffered a mechanical issue and needed to return to the gate Sunday…
Continue Reading De Blasio decries Bloomberg for ‘death bed conversion’ on ‘stop and frisk,’ casting it as political expediency
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday assailed former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision to apologize for “stop and frisk”…
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