Democratic lawmakers visit camp in Mexico where migrants wait to claim asylum
Eighteen members of Congress descended on a Mexican camp sitting near the US border Friday where hundreds of migrants are waiting to claim asylum.…
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House chairman threatens to subpoena Pompeo over Iran policy hearing
The Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Friday threatened to subpoena the nation’s top diplomat to testify about the Trump…
Continue Reading Trump adds 3 lawyers, including Ken Starr and Alan Dershowitz, to impeachment defense team
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump is adding three seasoned lawyers to his impeachment legal defense team, people familiar with the matter…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to decide if states can force presidential electors to vote for the state’s winner
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up two cases related to the Electoral College concerning whether a state can bind a presidential elector…
Continue Reading Early voting starts in Minnesota’s presidential primaries
Minnesota’s first presidential primaries in nearly 30 years starts Friday, as polling locations in the state begin accepting absentee ballots.…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Trump called top military brass in 2017 a ‘bunch of dopes and babies’
President Donald Trump reprimanded his top military brass in a 2017 meeting at the Pentagon, calling them a “bunch of dopes and babies”…
Continue Reading Top 2020 Democrats to face Iowa voters in CNN town halls one week before caucuses
The leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination will deliver closing arguments to Iowa voters in live, back-to-back CNN town halls…
Continue Reading Pentagon announces foreign military trainees will face new restrictions following Pensacola attack
The Pentagon announced Friday that it is introducing new restrictions on international military students undergoing training in the US that will ban…
Continue Reading Vermont looks to become first state to provide universal meals to public school students
A Vermont lawmaker is looking to make the state the first to provide meals to all public school students. State Democratic Sen. Debbie Ingram filed a…
Continue Reading This 2016 map doesn’t say what Donald Trump thinks it does
During an event on school prayer on Thursday in the Oval Office, CNN’s Betsy Klein spotted something interesting out on President Donald…
Continue Reading 8 in 10 black voters say Trump is racist, new poll shows
More than eight in 10 African Americans believe President Donald Trump is racist and that he has contributed to making racism a bigger problem in the…
Continue Reading Why Donald Trump is so obsessed with Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg appears to be living rent-free in President Donald Trump’s head. In just the last four days, the President has tweeted four…
Continue Reading McConnell tries to set trial rules as pressure building on vulnerable senators
It had been weeks since the House of Representatives passed articles of impeachment, and back home senators were getting pushed on what they believed…
Continue Reading After more than 48 hours of silence, Pompeo says State will investigate possible surveillance of ex-US ambassador
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday publicly committed to look into the possible surveillance of former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie…
Continue Reading READ: 9th Circuit Appeals Court ruling in children’s climate crisis lawsuit
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out a lawsuit by a group of children trying to force the federal government to take action to…
Continue Reading A man challenged Tulsi Gabbard to a push-up contest. He lost.
Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard was taking questions from town hall attendees in New Hampshire on Thursday when a man in the crowd…
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Joe Biden says he’d consider Beto O’Rourke, Julian Castro as possible running mates
(Editor’s note: You can see Biden’s remarks on O’Rourke and Castro beginning at the 10:15 mark of the interview in the video player above.) DALLAS,…
Continue Reading READ: 9th Circuit Appeals Court ruling in children’s climate crisis lawsuit
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out a lawsuit by a group of children trying to force the federal government to take action to…
Continue Reading Trump gives LSU football team a championship welcome
President Donald Trump held a ceremony on Friday at the White House for the Louisiana State University football team to celebrate their recent…
Continue Reading Lewinsky offers colorful remark in apparent response to Starr joining Trump defense team
The announcement that former independent counsel Ken Starr is joining President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team surprised many on…
Continue Reading Belated investigation into Justice leak and James Comey raises concern of political motives
Justice Department prosecutors are investigating a media leak tied to the FBI’s Hillary Clinton email probe, a person familiar with the matter…
Continue Reading It’s Michelle Obama’s birthday. And her husband wants you to know it
Former first lady Michelle Obama turns 56 today. And her husband is here to make sure we all know it. On Friday, Barack Obama continued his streak of…
Continue Reading Martha McSally’s staggering cynicism
Virtue signaling is all the rage in politics these days. Witness the show Arizona Sen. Martha McSally (R) put on Thursday morning when asked a simple…
Continue Reading Trump takes the next step in Judy Shelton’s nomination to Federal Reserve board
President Donald Trump on Thursday officially nominated two picks to the Federal Reserve Board, including conservative scholar Judy Shelton, nearly…
Continue Reading Panel of South Carolina black voters give their take on Democratic race
A group of black Democratic voters from South Carolina shared their thoughts on the 2020 Democratic field with CNN ahead of the state’s primary…
Continue Reading States sue USDA over new food stamps work requirement
The District of Columbia and New York state filed a lawsuit along with 13 other states and New York City against the US Department of Agriculture on…
Continue Reading ‘Law & Order’ star Sam Waterston endorses Michael Bloomberg
Former “Law & Order” star Sam Waterston announced his endorsement of Michael Bloomberg on Friday, saying he believes the former New…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg picks up the pace in Iowa as impeachment keeps others away
Pete Buttigieg had Iowa all to himself on Thursday. He responded by hitting the gas. Buttigieg embarked on one of his most frenetic days yet in the…
Continue Reading Teens in Maryland can get birth control without parental permission. Some lawmakers want to change that
Maryland is one of 23 states, along with Washington, DC, where minors can get birth control without their parents’ knowledge or approval. A new…
Continue Reading Chief Justice John Roberts prepares to take the stage for impeachment trial
Known for his golden resume and powers of persuasion, John Roberts was named chief justice of the United States at the age of 50. In the 15 years…
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