Rep. Duncan Hunter spent $625 on ‘flights for a pet rabbit,’ report shows
Embattled Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter spent upwards of $45,000 from his campaign on personal expenditures — including $625 on flights for a…
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McKinsey tells Pete Buttigieg he can disclose his clients
The elite consulting firm McKinsey & Company has informed Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg he can name the clients he worked for…
Continue Reading DOJ defends rule ending asylum protections for domestic violence victims
The Justice Department defended a Trump administration decision that overturned asylum protections for victims of domestic violence and gang violence…
Continue Reading Barr slams FBI as he and Durham contradict watchdog
Attorney General William Barr and the US attorney he picked to lead a probe into the origins of the Russia investigation criticized the FBI on Monday…
Continue Reading Trump’s former physician files to run for Congress in Texas
President Donald Trump’s former chief physician, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, filed on Monday to run for Congress in Texas’ 13th District.…
Continue Reading Buttigieg to open fundraisers to press and publish names of top fundraisers after calls for transparency
Pete Buttigieg’s campaign will begin to allow the press to cover his high-dollar fundraisers, the campaign announced on Monday after some of…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the House’s impeachment hearing
The House Judiciary Committee convened its second impeachment hearing into President Donald Trump, with lawyers for Democrats and Republicans making…
Continue Reading Trump says his 2016 campaign was spied on. The DOJ’s watchdog is about to offer its official report
There’s a hotly anticipated new report expected to be released Monday from the Department of Justice Inspector General’s office about…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s grand Russia conspiracy just fell apart
President Donald Trump spent the better part of the last several years insisting that the so-called “deep state” had engaged in a…
Continue Reading Inspector general: Start of FBI Russia probe was justified and unbiased but investigation had significant errors
The Justice Department’s inspector general found that the FBI properly opened its investigation into Russian election interference but said…
Continue Reading George H.W. Bush’s grandson announces bid for Texas congressional seat
Pierce Bush, a grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, is running for Congress in Texas. Bush, a nonprofit executive, is seeking to succeed…
Continue Reading Americans are still pretty happy with their private health insurance
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren may not like private health insurance, but many Americans do. Some 71% of Americans rate their private…
Continue Reading Here’s the question Joe Biden still needs to answer about Hunter Biden
Last week in Iowa, a man at a Joe Biden town hall asked the wrong question. The man wanted to know why Biden would be better than President Donald…
Continue Reading US suspects Iran is behind increasingly sophisticated rocket attacks on US bases in Iraq
The US government believes that Iran is behind a series of increasingly sophisticated rocket attacks on joint US-Iraq military facilities in Iraq,…
Continue Reading Appeals court appears skeptical of Democrats’ challenge on Trump payments
A three-judge federal appeals court panel appeared skeptical during oral arguments Monday about letting a group of more than 200 congressional…
Continue Reading Jewish leaders criticized Trump for telling Jewish audience they have ‘no choice’ but to vote for him instead of Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax
Several Jewish groups have criticized President Donald Trump over a speech he delivered Saturday to an Israeli-American organization, accusing him of…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects Arizona challenge against Sackler family
The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would not hear an unusual case brought by the state of Arizona that seeks to stop the Sackler family, which…
Continue Reading Virginia Democratic rep in swing district faces heat at town hall over impeachment
A Virginia Democratic congresswoman who was a reluctant supporter of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump found herself in the middle…
Continue Reading Christopher Steele told additional information about him will be made public with DOJ IG report
Christopher Steele, the former British spy who compiled a controversial dossier on President Donald Trump, has been told information on him that had…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects challenge to Kentucky abortion ultrasound law
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a Kentucky law requiring doctors to describe ultrasound images and play fetal heartbeat sound to…
Continue Reading Without Trump’s help, America’s other leaders go it alone in the fight against climate change
President Donald Trump’s move to begin pulling out of the Paris Agreement last month signaled to world leaders that the US government is…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama calls impeachment proceedings into Trump ‘surreal’
Former first lady Michelle Obama called the impeachment proceedings into President Donald Trump and Ukraine “surreal” as the…
Continue Reading READ: Jerry Nadler’s opening statement at Dec. 9 impeachment hearing
As prepared for delivery: “No matter his party or his politics, if the President places his own interests above those of the country, he…
Continue Reading Democrats start impeachment homestretch with rising stakes and deepening discord
Democrats are heading into a momentous impeachment finale as they set the pace and scope of their charges against President Donald Trump —…
Continue Reading Democrats are at an impeachment crossroads
That President Donald Trump should be impeached is self-evident to most of the Democratic Party, which has recoiled at his entire presidency and was…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren made at least $1.9 million for past private legal work over three decades
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Sunday night released new details about her time doing corporate legal work, a period going back more than 30 years in which…
Continue Reading Sanders responds to Clinton’s accusation: ‘I’m sorry that Hillary Clinton is rerunning 2016’
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday denied an accusation made by Hillary Clinton last week that the Vermont senator’s delayed endorsement in 2016…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Barr told Trump he was not being well served by Giuliani
Attorney General William Barr counseled President Donald Trump that his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has become a liability for his administration,…
Continue Reading The 5 big 2020 stories of the week, ranked
With 57 days until the Iowa caucuses, the 2020 election will be here before you know it. Every Sunday, I outline the 5 BIG storylines you need…
Continue Reading Trump warns Kim could lose ‘special relationship’ after North Korea claims ‘important’ test at missile site
President Donald Trump warned Sunday that North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un could “void” their “special relationship” amid…
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