Bloomberg plans to spend $100 million on anti-Trump ads in key states
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to spend $100 million on an anti-Donald Trump ad blitz in key 2020 battleground states. A Bloomberg…
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Trump talks Russia probe audit with attorney general and White House counsel in Oval Office meeting
President Donald Trump met with Attorney General William Barr and White House counsel Pat Cipollone in an Oval Office meeting Thursday afternoon in…
Continue Reading How to watch Friday’s impeachment hearing
The second public hearing in the impeachment inquiry will be held Friday with former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch…
Continue Reading Democrats hope latest witness will detail Trump’s abuse of power
Donald Trump called Marie Yovanovitch “bad news.” In a televised impeachment hearing Friday, the US ambassador to Ukraine that the…
Continue Reading Trump hikes price tag for US forces in Korea almost 400% as Seoul questions alliance
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper landed in South Korea on Thursday to navigate renewed threats from an “enraged” North Korea and newly…
Continue Reading Booker and Sanders propose a new federal agency to set drug prices
Sens. Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders are pushing for the creation of a new federal agency aimed at controlling the rising cost of prescription drugs.…
Continue Reading Kavanaugh expresses ‘gratitude’ to conservative gala for support through controversial confirmation process
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh received an extended standing ovation from members of the conservative Federalist Society on Thursday night as…
Continue Reading Pelosi adds a new element — bribery — plus more impeachment inquiry news of the day
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s actions in the Ukraine scandal constitute “bribery” and…
Continue Reading Lawyer says Trump budget official will testify in impeachment inquiry if subpoenaed
A career attorney for the Office of Management and Budget plans to testify behind closed doors for the impeachment inquiry should he receive a…
Continue Reading Condoleezza Rice says Trump asking Ukraine to investigate Biden is ‘out of bounds’
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who has largely remained silent on issues concerning President Donald Trump, said Monday that the…
Continue Reading Ethics panel announces Florida Democrat faces investigation over allegations of relationship with a staffer
The House Ethics Committee announced on Thursday that Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida is facing an investigation over allegations of a…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley: ‘I do think we should always protect whistleblowers’
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Thursday that she believes “we should always protect whistleblowers,” a…
Continue Reading 4 things to know as former US ambassador to Ukraine steps into the impeachment spotlight
The next round of public impeachment hearings is scheduled for Friday, with former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch preparing to take…
Continue Reading Democratic leaders eye US-Mexico-Canada trade vote before the year ends
House Democrats look increasingly likely to approve President Donald Trump’s revised North American Free Trade Agreement before the end of the…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Trump DC hotel sales pitch boasts of millions to be made from foreign governments
In its effort to sell off the lease to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, the Trump Organization has put together a glossy investor…
Continue Reading ‘Medicare for All’ looks like a political loser for Democrats
The fault lines in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary are clear when it comes to health care. On one side are Sens. Bernie Sanders (Vermont)…
Continue Reading Trump asked the Pentagon to explore trench on the border, Pentagon advised against it
The Pentagon pushed back against President Donald Trump’s request to construct a trench along the US-Mexico border to stop illegal border…
Continue Reading ‘Someone who has never been hungry for the spotlight’: Meet the ambassador at the center of the Ukraine controversy
Editors’ note: This story, which originally published on October 10, has been updated with recent events in advance of Marie…
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Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to block subpoena for tax returns
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to block a Manhattan grand jury subpoena for copies of his…
Continue Reading READ: Trump team asks Supreme Court to block subpoena of President’s tax returns
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block a Manhattan grand jury subpoena for copies of his financial records and tax…
Continue Reading RNC to host annual meeting at Trump National Doral
The Republican National Committee will hold their annual winter meeting at President Donald Trump’s National Doral Miami resort in Florida, CNN…
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Bill Clinton: Impeachment shouldn’t stop Trump from working with Democrats
Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday said the House Democrats’ impeachment probe should not prevent President Donald Trump from working…
Continue Reading What won’t change when Donald Trump releases the April Ukraine call
At some point in the next 24(ish) hours, President Donald Trump is expected to release a rough transcript of an April telephone conversation he had…
Continue Reading Deval Patrick announces presidential campaign
Deval Patrick officially announced a late-entry 2020 presidential campaign on Thursday, thrusting the former Massachusetts governor into an already…
Continue Reading Top Democrats privately concede major shift in public opinion on impeachment is unlikely
House Democrats are publicly holding out hope that historic impeachment hearings will persuade a vast majority of the American public that President…
Continue Reading Trump appears poised to release transcripts after lengthy internal debate
President Donald Trump appears poised to make good on his vow to release a transcript of his first phone call with the Ukrainian President after a…
Continue Reading Pelosi argues Trump has admitted to ‘bribery’ in Ukraine scandal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued on Thursday that the President’s actions in the Ukraine scandal constitute “bribery” and that…
Continue Reading GOP senator blocks Dem’s effort to push gun bill amid California shooting
An impromptu effort to pass a gun background check bill in the Senate unanimously was quickly nixed by a Republican senator who said it would…
Continue Reading Republican Matt Bevin concedes defeat in Kentucky governor’s race
Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded defeat on Thursday to Democratic state Attorney General Andy Beshear. “We’re going to have a…
Continue Reading Jon Huntsman announces bid for Utah governor
Jon Huntsman on Thursday announced his bid for a third term as Utah’s governor, saying it was “time to give back to our home state…
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