Kamala Harris introduced a bill to keep schools open three more hours
US Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris introduced legislation this week intended to align the school day with the traditional…
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Elizabeth Warren endorsed by group of black women activists
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday scored an endorsement from a group of more than 100 black women activists, who praised the Democratic presidential…
Continue Reading Texas governor says state will provide 5 acres to house Austin homeless due to camp cleanups
Days after Texas officials began clearing tent cities in Austin, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the state will provide a temporary camp…
Continue Reading Why the Trump Foundation payout is a BIG deal
At first glance, the fact that a New York state judge ruled Thursday that President Trump had to pay $2 million to a variety of nonprofit…
Continue Reading Tulsi Gabbard got a boost following Hillary Clinton’s attacks on her
Hawaii Rep.Tulsi Gabbard appeared poised to be one of the many forgotten 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. That was until former Secretary of…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren says she’d ‘love to explain’ her wealth tax to Bill Gates
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she would “love to explain” her wealth tax to Bill Gates after the Microsoft…
Continue Reading Pence dismisses ‘Anonymous’ book claim that senior officials believed VP would back 25th Amendment push
Senior White House officials were certain Vice President Mike Pence would back an effort to have President Donald Trump removed from office over…
Continue Reading Steyer aide apologizes after report he offered money for endorsements in Iowa
A top Tom Steyer aide apologized Thursday after a report said he allegedly offered money in exchange for endorsements of his boss from Iowa…
Continue Reading Why Joe Biden’s attack on Elizabeth Warren as an elitist matters
Faced with slumping poll numbers and struggling to raise money, Joe Biden is pulling out his trump — ahem — card against front-runner…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren releases plan to fund Medicare for All, pledges no middle class tax hike
Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a plan Friday detailing how she would seek to pay for “Medicare for All” without raising taxes on the…
Continue Reading John Bolton trying to ‘walk that tightrope’ over role in Trump’s impeachment inquiry
John Bolton has already left his mark on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, despite skipping a scheduled deposition Thursday…
Continue Reading Democrats’ new moves show House could wrap up impeachment by Christmas
House Democrats are signaling they are now on a fast-track in their impeachment proceedings, avoiding court battles that could delay their inquiry…
Continue Reading Dems are making a mistake using quid pro quo
Let’s be honest: The phrase quid pro quo does not roll easily off the tongue of most Americans. Even those already familiar with the term…
Continue Reading Trump and allies dominate digital spending, prompting Democratic jitters
President Donald Trump and his allies have spent more than $33 million on Facebook and Google ads in the last year and a half — more than four…
Continue Reading The Ukraine scandal puts national security officials in an uncomfortable spotlight
Although it remains to be seen what will come of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s alleged pressure campaign against…
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House did not subpoena John Bolton after his attorney threatened to go to court
The House Intelligence committee did not issue a subpoena to John Bolton after his attorney threatened to go to court to fight if it was issued,…
Continue Reading Controversial nominee gets through Senate Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted a controversial judicial nominee out to the full Senate on Thursday over the vigorous dissents of Democrats, but…
Continue Reading Debunking two viral (and deeply misleading) 2019 maps
In the wake of a series of defeats at the ballot box on Tuesday — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s all-but-certain loss and Democrats’…
Continue Reading Here’s how the recanvass in the Kentucky governor election will work
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s campaign formally announced on Wednesday that it would seek a recanvass of Tuesday’s gubernatorial election…
Continue Reading Vindman gave testimony critical of the President. But he has no intention to leave his White House job.
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert who testified last week before House impeachment investigators,…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren slams US arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE after CNN report
US Sen. Elizabeth Warren criticized US weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates following a new CNN investigation into…
Continue Reading Oversight Dem says ‘quid pro quo’ term might obscure Dems’ case against Trump
A Democratic member of one of the committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and Ukraine said Thursday that instead of…
Continue Reading Roger Stone trial reopens questions about Trump’s 2016 actions
President Donald Trump’s associate Roger Stone repeatedly lied to Congress about contacts with WikiLeaks because the “truth looked…
Continue Reading Trump made 50 false claims last week, 13 about the whistleblower
President Donald Trump keeps making a systematic effort to convince Americans to reject the actual facts of his dealings with Ukraine. Trump made 50…
Continue Reading The factor that could condemn Trump
Rudy Giuliani’s fingerprints are everywhere. Despite being invisible for days after shelving his train wreck TV interviews he is emerging with…
Continue Reading Pence aide who was concerned about July 25 call testifying Thursday
An aide to Vice President Mike Pence — who was concerned about the July 25 call between President Donald Trump and the Ukranian President…
Continue Reading House to explore Pence’s role in Ukraine controversy with new testimony
Vice President Mike Pence’s role in the events leading to the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry is expected to come under…
Continue Reading ‘It didn’t have to end with a bowl’: Democrat beats GOP incumbent to win seat she lost in 2017 after tie-breaking pick
A Virginia Democrat who lost her 2017 race for the state’s House of Delegates after another candidate’s name was picked out of a bowl in…
Continue Reading Trump asked for Barr to host news conference clearing him on Ukraine
President Donald Trump asked Attorney General William Barr to hold a news conference clearing him of legal wrongdoing with regard to his phone call…
Continue Reading Voters’ views of impeachment still forming in a key 2020 battleground
In one of 2020’s most important swing states, voters’ views of the Democratic-led House’s moves to impeach President Donald Trump…
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