Chad Wolf moves one step closer to becoming acting DHS chief
Chad Wolf cleared a vote Tuesday that paves the way for him to become undersecretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans at the Department…
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U.S. Supreme Court justices seem split on DACA ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to struggle Tuesday with the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate the Obama-era…
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Is Pete Buttigieg peaking too soon?
The last 48 hours may well be the best 48 hours of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign. First came a Quinnipiac…
Continue Reading Career diplomat told to keep his ‘head down’ is now set to testify publicly in the impeachment inquiry
A career diplomat who said he was told to “keep (his) head down” after being attacked by the President’s personal lawyer will…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton says ‘many, many, many people’ pressuring her to consider 2020 presidential run
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said “many, many, many people” were pressuring her to consider a 2020 presidential…
Continue Reading Leading the House impeachment inquiry is not where Adam Schiff expected to be
When Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California decided to join the House Intelligence Committee in 2008, leading an impeachment inquiry one day…
Continue Reading New York Times: Trump floated firing intel watchdog who shared whistleblower complaint
President Donald Trump has raised firing the intelligence community inspector general, Michael Atkinson, for deeming a whistleblower complaint…
Continue Reading READ: Democrats circulate memo pushing back on GOP impeachment talking points
The Republican staff on the three panels involved in the impeachment investigation have drafted a detailed memo outlining their defense of President…
Continue Reading Fate of DACA immigrants may hang on vote of Chief Justice Roberts
At the close of Supreme Court arguments Tuesday over the fate of certain young undocumented immigrants, the question appeared to be: What will John…
Continue Reading Democratic voters want the 2020 field to shrink, not grow
Two more Democrats are considering joining the 2020 presidential primary, despite voters sending signals for months that they are largely happy with…
Continue Reading US has surveillance video of a possible war crime by Turkish-backed forces in Syria
As President Donald Trump prepares to welcome Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House on Wednesday, two US defense officials…
Continue Reading Impeachment has stagnated in the polls. That happened with Nixon, too.
This week is arguably the most important to date in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. It’s the first time there will be…
Continue Reading The top US diplomat to Ukraine came out of retirement for the job. Now he’s a key impeachment witness.
Ambassador Bill Taylor came out of retirement to lead the US embassy in Kiev — a decision he did not take lightly. Now the longtime diplomat is…
Continue Reading Hate crimes remain at heightened levels, FBI report finds
The number of hate crime incidents reported to the FBI last year remain at the heightened levels they surged to in 2017, according to statistics…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter recovering in hospital after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain
Former President Jimmy Carter is recovering at a hospital in Atlanta after undergoing an operation Tuesday morning to relieve pressure on his brain,…
Continue Reading Inauguration galas, an intimate dinner, and a White House party: Trump’s 10 interactions with indicted Giuliani associates
President Donald Trump has had at least 10 encounters with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, the indicted associates of Rudy Giuliani the President has…
Continue Reading Rahm Emanuel has a 2020 warning for Democrats
The 2018 midterms and the 2019 off-year elections were very, very good for Democrats. But at least one senior Democratic strategist thinks his…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Trump’s barrage of anti-impeachment tweets
President Donald Trump has lashed out again at Democrats’ impeachment push, tweeting a rapid-fire series of arguments in his own defense over…
Continue Reading Tammy Duckworth: It’s been 15 years since my ‘alive day’
I probably should’ve died in a dusty field in Iraq 15 years ago today. I still remember the rain coming down that morning, and I still remember…
Continue Reading One of the first impeachment hearing witnesses is the perfect choice
When Bill Taylor raises his right hand and swears to tell the truth so-help-me-God before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, he will make…
Continue Reading Don’t lose sight of the impeachment forest for the trees
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the ongoing impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine. There are…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg joins top tier of candidates in new Iowa poll
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg joined the leaders of the Democratic race for president in Iowa, up 14 percentage points since August,…
Continue Reading As a result of Trump, the suburbs are nearly gone for the GOP
While much of the 2019 election discussion focused on the Kentucky and Mississippi gubernatorial contests and the Virginia state legislative races,…
Continue Reading Michael Bloomberg visits Arkansas to file for state’s Democratic presidential primary
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in Arkansas to file for the state’s Democratic presidential primary, in the latest sign he is…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren on getting men to vote for a woman: ‘How about we give them a tough smart woman to vote for’
Amid personal attacks from Vice President Joe Biden about her policies and her campaign, Sen. Elizabeth Warren was asked by a voter on Monday about…
Continue Reading Joe Biden is a man of heart and purpose. But he shouldn’t be president
If anything was clear from Joe Biden’s CNN town hall on Monday evening, it is that Biden has served his country honorably — and that he…
Continue Reading Dr. Ronny Jackson seriously considering a run for Congress
Dr. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump’s former chief physician and one-time nominee for Veterans Affairs secretary, is seriously…
Continue Reading Mark Sanford suspends 2020 presidential campaign
Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman who two months ago launched a longshot primary challenge to President Donald Trump,…
Continue Reading Ahead of public testimony, Bill Taylor reaffirms US support for Ukraine
Ahead of his public appearance before the impeachment probe into President Donald Trump, Ambassador Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine,…
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Mulvaney will not pursue court fight over subpoena
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney no longer plans to sue in federal court over his House subpoena in the impeachment probe. Instead,…
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