How Republicans learned to love conspiracy theories
A clear divide was on display this week in Washington. On one side were the nine witnesses — all of whom are current or former Trump…
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Homeland Security expands migrant returns to Mexico by driving migrants hundreds of miles
The Department of Homeland Security plans to bus migrants from Tucson, Arizona, to El Paso, Texas, in an expansion of its controversial program to…
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DOJ watchdog report expected to say FBI’s Russia probe launched properly but lower-level employees made mistakes
The Department of Justice Inspector General’s report on the start of FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election…
Continue Reading Vilsack expected to endorse Biden on Saturday in Iowa
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, who was the longest-serving Cabinet secretary in the Obama administration, is poised to endorse former Vice President…
Continue Reading Federal judge awards journalist Jason Rezaian and family $180 million
Federal Judge Richard Leon in Washington, DC, on Friday ordered Iran to pay Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian and his family $180 million for…
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Trump: ‘We’re working on an agreement now with the Taliban’
President Donald Trump on Friday seemed to suggest that formal negotiations with the Taliban were back on — months after the peace talks with…
Continue Reading House GOP disregards expert warnings that debunked Ukraine theory helps Russia
Expert after expert in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump testified about one key fact: That Ukraine had no role interfering…
Continue Reading Trump makes at least 18 false claims in ranting Fox & Friends interview
Fox & Friends tried harder than usual — not especially hard, but harder than usual — to challenge President Donald Trump. It did not…
Continue Reading The 58 most bananas lines from Donald Trump’s ‘Fox & Friends’ interview
Looking for a shelter in the storm amid one of the most damaging weeks of his presidency, President Donald Trump phoned in for a nearly hour-long…
Continue Reading Senate report: Whistleblowers blast Trump administration’s immigration policies
The Trump administration’s immigration policies have taken a toll on some of the officers tasked with carrying them out, according to a…
Continue Reading Graham asks State Department for documents related to the Bidens and Ukraine
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is seeking documents related to former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s…
Continue Reading Trump says he supports Senate impeachment trial if House moves ahead
President Donald Trump said he would like a full Senate trial if the House votes to impeach him during a wide-ranging and at times rambling hour-long…
Continue Reading Divorce hearing testimony of Giuliani associate sheds light on campaign donations
Igor Fruman, the Soviet-born South Florida businessman at the center of a federal campaign finance probe involving the President’s personal…
Continue Reading President Trump made 53 false claims last week, including 29 in a speech to New York business leaders
President Donald Trump made a conventional kind of presidential appearance last week, delivering a speech about the economy to a gathering of New…
Continue Reading Fiona Hill nails the Democrats’ case
Fiona Hill, the last witness in two weeks of televised impeachment hearings, made the case against her old boss President Donald Trump better than…
Continue Reading Trump signals he’s open to Pompeo running for Kansas Senate seat
President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he’s open to his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, leaving the administration to pursue a Senate…
Continue Reading Trump won’t say whether he’ll sign Hong Kong bill, citing trade talks
President Donald Trump would not say Friday whether he plans to sign legislation enacting tough sanctions on China for its crackdown in Hong Kong,…
Continue Reading Fiona Hill, Trump’s former top Russia adviser, wrote the book on Putin
Fiona Hill, President Donald Trump’s former top Russia adviser, testified publicly on Thursday before the House Intelligence Committee in the…
Continue Reading Hearings over, all eyes on Supreme Court showdowns over Trump’s financial records
The US Supreme Court now stands at the precipice of a constitutional clash that could determine whether Donald Trump or any future President may…
Continue Reading Democrats wrap monumental week of hearings with an eye on drafting articles of impeachment
House Democrats wrapped up one of the most monumental weeks on Capitol Hill in decades on Thursday before leaving town for the Thanksgiving recess.…
Continue Reading Spending on ads focused on impeachment soars
Spending on television ads that focus on impeachment has nearly tripled in the last two months, a sign of how much the fast-moving impeachment…
Continue Reading Bloomberg woos Democrats with his wallet as he mulls a presidential bid
Michael Bloomberg is greasing the Democratic wheels ahead of a possible run for president. The former New York mayor’s political team has…
Continue Reading Pelosi to participate in CNN town hall as House weighs impeachment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will participate in a CNN town hall in December, where she will take questions directly from a cross-section of voters as…
Continue Reading Democrats’ diverse debate stage highlights society’s progress — and problems
To riff on a popular construction: our debate stage, ourselves. Four people of color, four women and one gay man squared off during Wednesday…
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Fiona Hill offers broad defense of impeachment witnesses: ‘We came as fact witnesses’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump’s former top Russia adviser offered a broad defense of the witnesses who have testified in the…
Continue Reading Yang says impeachment may not help the Democrats in 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang on Thursday said the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump may not help Democrats win…
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Exclusive: FBI official under investigation after allegedly altering document in 2016 Russia probe
WASHINGTON, DC — An FBI official is under criminal investigation after allegedly altering a document related to 2016 surveillance of a Trump…
Continue Reading Obama to worried Democrats: ‘Chill out about the candidates’
Former President Barack Obama bluntly urged Democrats nervous about the state of the party’s primary field to “chill out” on…
Continue Reading The public impeachment hearings were a total GOP disaster
It’s hard to imagine how the past three days could have gone worse for Republicans. The public impeachment hearings were never going to be a…
Continue Reading Trump says he won’t allow Navy to punish SEAL who posed with dead body
President Donald Trump has once again weighed in on potential disciplinary action against Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, appearing to override a Navy…
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