Ethics complaints against El Paso Rep. Cassandra Hernandez dismissed
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story failed to include the position of the city of El Paso’s Ethics Review Commission. It has since been…
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John Kerry on the climate crisis: ‘No country is getting the job done’
Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said that “no country is getting the job done” when it comes to taking action on climate…
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Only lawmaker to have worked 3 impeachment probes says Trump’s Ukraine conduct ‘more serious’ than Nixon’s Watergate
The only lawmaker to have worked on three congressional impeachment probes said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s conduct involving Ukraine…
Continue Reading GOP congressman says having attorneys at impeachment hearing would be to the ‘President’s advantage’
A Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee argued Sunday that it would benefit President Donald Trump to have his counsel participate in…
Continue Reading Klobuchar: ‘I don’t see’ voting to acquit Trump if impeachment moves to Senate trial
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday that she can’t see herself voting in President Donald Trump’s favor should the House impeachment inquiry…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson is trying to avoid a one-on-one meeting with Trump. Here’s why
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters have on their radar, in this week’s “Inside Politics” forecast. 1. Why…
Continue Reading Don’t understand how Biden’s still ahead? You don’t know enough older black voters.
First things first: The theme song of the week is the closing credits to Baywatch. Poll of the week: A new CNN/SSRS poll shows that former Vice…
Continue Reading How a Maine lobsterman got over Trump’s China trade war
Two years ago, Maine Coast Company was shipping about 2 million pounds of live lobster — worth $12 million — to China annually. Owner Tom…
Continue Reading Intelligence Committee members can review impeachment report on Monday
The House Intelligence Committee is expected to allow members to review the committee’s impeachment report Monday ahead of a vote scheduled on…
Continue Reading Illinois Democrat Jan Schakowsky endorses Elizabeth Warren for president
Illinois Democrat Rep. Jan Schakowsky on Saturday endorsed Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 Democratic presidential bid. Schakowsky is in her…
Continue Reading Pelosi to lead group of Democratic lawmakers to UN climate change conference
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a group of Democratic lawmakers to a United Nations conference on climate change less than a month after the…
Continue Reading California Democrat John Garamendi endorses Biden for president
US Rep. John Garamendi on Saturday endorsed Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential bid during an interview with CNN, saying he’s “all…
Continue Reading Trump’s impeachment choice: Defend or deflect
President Donald Trump has decried the impeachment inquiry as a hoax and a scam run by Democratic “maniacs,” but he now faces a critical…
Continue Reading This Appalachia-based podcast riffs on leftist politics
The Trillbilly Workers Party is a leftist comedy podcast that denounces capitalism, ridicules the Democratic Party and loves Bernie Sanders. Each…
Continue Reading Republican running to challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar has Twitter account permanently suspended
A Republican candidate running to challenge Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota had her Twitter account permanently suspended for repeated…
Continue Reading Booker super PAC to air new Iowa ads comparing senator with the ‘other Rhodes Scholar mayor’
“He’s a Rhodes Scholar. A successful mayor. A uniter,” says the narrator in a new television ad set to air in Iowa. But the ad,…
Continue Reading Ukrainian officials discussing ways to improve standing with Trump
Ukrainian officials are discussing ways to improve their country’s standing with President Donald Trump amid the continuing fallout from the…
Continue Reading Democrats set December 6 deadline for White House to say if it will participate in impeachment proceedings
The House Judiciary Committee is setting a deadline of December 6 for President Donald Trump to decide whether his attorneys will participate in the…
Continue Reading 5 surprises from the impeachment inquiry: A sign of what’s to come at Trump’s Senate trial
The impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has already seen it all: contentious public hearings, unexpected bombshells, testimony…
Continue Reading Read: House Judiciary letter requesting representative from Trump counsel
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat, sent President Donald Trump a letter Friday asking if the President’s counsel plans…
Continue Reading Read: House Judiciary letter requesting representative from Trump counsel
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat, sent President Donald Trump a letter Friday asking if the President’s counsel plans…
Continue Reading Here’s one big difference between the Trump and Nixon impeachment proceedings
The American people are nearly two months into the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and they’re still mostly split on whether he…
Continue Reading House GOP members are ‘absolutely disgusted and exhausted’ by Trump’s behavior, former GOP congressman says
Former Republican congressman Charlie Dent said Thursday some of his former colleagues in the House of Representatives have privately told him they…
Continue Reading The 2020 race is now caught in a deep freeze
Thanksgiving is over! Christmas is 26 days away! Those two facts are of critical import not only to your shopping and travel plans but also to the…
Continue Reading Inside Trump’s sneak Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan
On Thanksgiving eve, President Donald Trump slipped unnoticed out of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on his way to a bare-bones military plane with…
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President Trump announces Taliban talks have restarted on surprise Afghanistan visit
President Donald Trump arrived in Afghanistan Thursday for a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops and announced peace talks with the Taliban have…
Continue Reading The Trumps and Obamas share family photos and messages of gratitude on Thanksgiving
Presidents past and present are wishing Americans a happy Thanksgiving. President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday saying, “we are thankful to all…
Continue Reading Worry rises in military over Trump’s decision-making
Tensions that have been mounting for months between some of the nation’s most senior military officers and President Donald Trump are boiling…
Continue Reading Get smart on impeachment before Thanksgiving dinner
Happy Thanksgiving! You probably don’t want to talk politics with your Uncle Al, but it’s going to come up. A CNN poll this week found…
Continue Reading Inside the frantic response to mysterious ‘slow-moving blob’ flying over Washington
The mysterious “slow-moving blob” detected in the skies over Washington Tuesday prompted a frantic response from security officials on…
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