READ: Devin Nunes opening remarks at impeachment hearing
As prepared for delivery: In a July open hearing of this committee following publication of the Mueller report, the Democrats engaged in a last-ditch…
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Diplomat testifies EU ambassador said Trump’s interest in Ukraine was ‘investigations of Biden’
Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, revealed new information in his opening statement during the first public impeachment hearing about…
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George Conway says he is ‘horrified’ over GOP’s impeachment defense of Trump
Conservative lawyer George Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, said Wednesday he’s “horrified” and…
Continue Reading Ruth Bader Ginsburg misses court due to illness
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not on the bench for oral arguments Wednesday due to illness, according to Chief Justice John Roberts.…
Continue Reading Trump administration proposes rule that would deny work permits to some asylum seekers
US Citizenship and Immigration Services on Wednesday proposed a rule that would bar asylum seekers who illegally crossed the border from obtaining…
Continue Reading READ: Adam Schiff’s opening statement in the impeachment hearing
As prepared for delivery In 2014, Russia invaded a United States ally, Ukraine, to reverse that nation’s embrace of the West, and to fulfill…
Continue Reading Trump impeachment hearings today will echo through the ages
The gravity and drama of the first televised impeachment hearings into Donald Trump’s presidency on Wednesday will imprint themselves on…
Continue Reading What, exactly, is Hillary Clinton doing?
On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton was asked whether she might — still — run for president in 2020. Here’s part of how she responded:…
Continue Reading Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan endorses Joe Biden
Former Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tim Ryan endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential bid Wednesday, saying the former vice president has…
Continue Reading Pompeo downplays impeachment inquiry ahead of diplomats’ public testimony
Just hours before two State Department officials become the first public witnesses in the House impeachment probe, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on…
Continue Reading How to watch Wednesday’s impeachment hearing
The House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is moving into its next phase this week with its first televised hearings. For over a…
Continue Reading Cuccinelli expected to be elevated to acting deputy secretary of Homeland Security
Ken Cuccinelli is expected to be placed in the number two post at the Department of Homeland Security by Chad Wolf, the incoming acting Homeland…
Continue Reading Convicted US soldier could soon have sentence commuted after Trump ordered review of charges, lawyer says
A US service member who was found guilty in 2013 of second-degree murder for ordering his men to fire on three men on a motorcycle in Afghanistan…
Continue Reading Mulvaney’s ‘incomprehensible’ legal maneuvering angers many
The White House is entering a pivotal phase of impeachment proceedings amid internal consternation over legal strategy and fresh apprehension at how…
Continue Reading How the impeachment hearings will work
Make no mistake about it: Democrats all but acknowledge there will be a vote to impeach President Donald Trump. But this week, and the hearings that…
Continue Reading Suspicionless phone searches at the border are unconstitutional, court rules
A federal court ruled Tuesday that suspicionless searches of international travelers’ smartphones and laptops at US ports of entry are…
Continue Reading ‘Don’t get discouraged’: Jimmy Carter’s church prays for his recovery after hospitalization
A small crowd gathered Tuesday at former President Jimmy Carter’s church where they prayed for his recovery hours after he underwent an…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Indicted Giuliani associate said he discussed Ukraine with Trump at donor dinner
Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, has told associates that he and his business partner, Igor Fruman, discussed Ukraine with…
Continue Reading Democrats’ 2020 uncertainty has heavyweights thinking about a run
Three Democratic heavyweights this week have dangled the possibility of a 2020 White House run, a reflection of the extraordinarily unsettled nature…
Continue Reading Washington Post: White House to livestream border wall construction
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and other administration aides are planning to launch 24-hour web cameras at the southern border to…
Continue Reading GOP’s defense of Trump, Democrats’ rebuttal and more from the impeachment inquiry
The day before the first public hearings of the impeachment inquiry, House Republicans published an 18-page memo arguing that the system focused on…
Continue Reading My third impeachment is really different from the others
Over the past month or so I’ve been asked repeatedly how the Donald Trump impeachment process compared to President Bill Clinton’s. The…
Continue Reading Turkish President will find sanctuary in Trump’s White House
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Washington on Wednesday, he’ll likely find the capital a pretty hostile place Not only is it…
Continue Reading Next week’s schedule of public impeachment hearings
The House Intelligence Committee announced Tuesday that it will hear publicly next week from eight officials who have already appeared for…
Continue Reading Report on probe into Russia investigation may be nearly finished
Multiple witnesses who interviewed with the Justice Department Inspector General’s Office as part of its probe into the opening of the Russia…
Continue Reading Impeachment investigators slate open hearings for 8 more witnesses next week
The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday announced it will hear publicly from eight witnesses over three days next week, in another sign Democrats…
Continue Reading GOP senators divided on whether to watch impeachment hearing
Republican senators are split on whether they will watch Wednesday’s first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.…
Continue Reading Stephen Miller privately promoted stories from white nationalist and fringe media organizations
Stephen Miller, the controversial senior White House policy adviser who holds hardline views on immigration, promoted stories from white nationalist…
Continue Reading Five things to watch for the first public impeachment hearing
The impeachment inquiry is going public, a pivotal step for House Democrats as they try to make their case to the country that President Donald Trump…
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