Analysis: What Biden’s ‘damn liar’ exchange shows when it comes to his candidacy
Joe Biden’s feisty exchange with a retired Iowa farmer on Thursday perfectly captured the perils and the potential of his candidacy. In a human…
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Trump hates the courts, but they could help him fight impeachment
President Donald Trump has made his contempt for judges known. But when it comes to his fights with the Democratic members of Congress, the courts…
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Trump is so much closer to impeachment
Articles of impeachment — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi moved the House much closer to impeachment Thursday when she officially directed the…
Continue Reading Calls between Giuliani and White House budget office in doubt
Rudy Giuliani’s phone calls with a number that House investigators say is associated with the White House’s budget office may have simply…
Continue Reading More immigration judges to be assigned to cases at tent facilities
More immigration judges will begin conducting hearings over video conferencing at tent courts along the US-Mexico border, raising concerns among…
Continue Reading Trump sets his sights on Senate as he comes to grips with impeachment
With his impeachment now all-but-certain, President Donald Trump and his allies are beginning to look past the House of Representatives, shifting…
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Documentary film groups sue to stop US from collecting social media info from visa applicants
Two documentary film groups sued the Trump administration Thursday over its collection of social media information on visa applications. The lawsuit,…
Continue Reading Watchdog raises concerns that some TSA screening equipment is not keeping pace with current threats
A government watchdog warned Thursday that some airport security screening equipment may not be keeping pace with current threats and remaining…
Continue Reading Pelosi: ‘I don’t think we’re headed for a shutdown’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday dismissed the threat of a looming government shutdown later this month, positing that — even in a…
Continue Reading Pelosi warns: ‘Civilization as we know it today is at stake’ in 2020 election
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that “civilization as we know it today is at stake” in the 2020 presidential election, saying…
Continue Reading Pelosi: Obamacare ‘could be a path to Medicare for All’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the process of improving the Affordable Care Act “may lead to ‘Medicare for All,’…
Continue Reading Senate passes bill to permanently fund historically black colleges and universities
The Senate passed a bill Thursday by unanimous consent to permanently fund historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving…
Continue Reading New York Times editorial board wants Pete Buttigieg to disclose his McKinsey clients following firm’s work for ICE
The New York Times Editorial Board called for South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg to disclose his clients from his time at McKinsey, a…
Continue Reading GOP senator says White House asked him to object to Armenian genocide resolution
The White House asked Sen. Kevin Cramer to block a motion calling the mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire a “genocide” and…
Continue Reading Booker and Castro focus on lack of diversity in 2020 race post-Harris exit
To New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and former Secretary Julián Castro, Sen. Kamala Harris’ exit from the 2020 presidential race is a gut check…
Continue Reading Powerful Senate chairman moves toward sanctions crackdown on Turkey as talks over weapons purchase falter
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch was willing to give Turkey space to consider a US proposal to address its purchases of the…
Continue Reading House Democrat says he plans to vote against all articles of impeachment
Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, one of two Democrats to vote against formalizing the impeachment inquiry, said he plans to vote against all the…
Continue Reading Democrats’ latest steps suggest Mueller evidence likely part of articles of impeachment
House Democrats are signaling they plan to include evidence gleaned from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation as part of the…
Continue Reading Ethics Committee urges Duncan Hunter to stop voting in House after guilty plea
The House Ethics Committee urged Rep. Duncan Hunter in a letter on Thursday to stop voting on legislation and other matters on the House floor after…
Continue Reading Our incredibly angry political moment
There were two big moments in politics on Thursday. 1) Speaker Nancy Pelosi brusquely shut down a conservative reporter’s question as to…
Continue Reading READ: Ethics Committee letter to Duncan Hunter, urging him not to vote in House
The House Ethics Committee urged Rep. Duncan Hunter in a letter on Thursday to stop voting on legislation and other matters on the House floor after…
Continue Reading Trump lights National Christmas Tree to mark holiday season
For the third time in his presidency, President Donald Trump counted down the crowd on the Ellipse outside the White House to the ceremonial lighting…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Pompeo had off-the-books meeting with Republican donors in London this week
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended an off-the-books sit-down meeting with a conservative group that included a small number of wealthy…
Continue Reading Anti-impeachment witness says he’s received threats since Judiciary Committee hearing
Constitutional law expert Jonathan Turley says his testimony Wednesday against impeaching President Donald Trump has led to a barrage of threats…
Continue Reading EPA watchdog says White House budget office blocked part of its investigation into controversial trucks rule
The White House budget office “impeded” part of the investigation into a controversial pro-industry decision that former Environmental…
Continue Reading John Kerry endorses Joe Biden for 2020 election
Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday endorsed Joe Biden for president in the 2020 race, saying the former vice president has the…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris’ exit sparks frantic scramble among former rivals to win over her supporters
The tweet announcing Kamala Harris’ departure from the 2020 race had barely been posted when some of the California senator’s one-time…
Continue Reading US household spending on health care tops $1 trillion in 2018 for first time
American households spent more than $1 trillion on health care in 2018, reaching a pricey milestone, according to federal data released Thursday.…
Continue Reading Here come the 2020 dropouts
In less than 48 hours earlier this week, three Democratic presidential candidates ended their bids. The big news was the departure of California Sen.…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton absolutely destroyed Bernie Sanders in her Howard Stern interview
Out of office and (seemingly) unlikely to ever run for any public office again, Hillary Clinton is throwing off her decades-long guardedness to offer…
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