Impeachment isn’t popular in Wisconsin and these 5 other key swing states
First things first: The theme song of the week is the closing credits to “Head of the Class.” Poll of the week: A new Marquette…
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Washington Post: Company with ties to Trump’s brother given government contract
A company with ties to President Donald Trump‘s brother was awarded a $33 million government contract earlier this year, and a rival bidder…
Continue Reading I traveled the American South looking for a way to solve racial divisions
“Talent is equally distributed but opportunity is not.” Those are the words that stuck with me most, spoken by a young, black teenager at…
Continue Reading The majority of birds in North America face threat of extinction. Here’s what we can do
It’s a bird emergency. And we can all be the first responders. Alarming new research by the National Audubon Society finds two-thirds of North…
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Pompeo deputy overseeing Europe policy is latest witness in impeachment inquiry
The top State Department official overseeing US policy in Europe and Eurasia is the latest witness in the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.…
Continue Reading Maria Butina, back in Russia, says she was pressured to plead guilty
Maria Butina, convicted of conspiring to act as an agent for a foreign state in the United States, returned Saturday to her native Russia and…
Continue Reading Five badass women of the leading Democratic presidential campaigns: No longer ‘token women’ with seats at the table
Anita Dunn remembers a time in politics when it was almost unheard-of for women to be running political campaigns. Susan Estrich was Michael…
Continue Reading Impeachment witness asks federal judge to decide if he is obliged to testify
A key witness in the impeachment inquiry has sought for a court to decide if he should testify, caught between a House subpoena and a demand from the…
Continue Reading Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to host — and pay for — 10th anniversary party at Camp David
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are having a “big party with friends” at Camp David to celebrate their 10th anniversary this weekend, a…
Continue Reading What’s the plan? Warren’s ‘Medicare for All’ proposal will test her brand
Elizabeth Warren says it will be ready in a “few weeks.” Her centrist primary rivals say that’s a few months too late. For now,…
Continue Reading It’s been another busy week. Here’s the latest on the impeachment inquiry
A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Impeachment Watch newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Another…
Continue Reading Buttigieg unveils criminal justice plan as he struggles to gain traction with black voters in South Carolina
Pete Buttigieg unveiled his criminal justice plan on Saturday, coinciding with a two-day swing through South Carolina — a state where he has…
Continue Reading Trump says US doing ‘very well’ in Syria as allies hint military plans might change
President Donald Trump declared Friday that the US is doing “very well” in Syria as the Pentagon began moving personnel and armored…
Continue Reading By pressing Zelensky for political favors, Trump upended US support for ‘rule of law’ in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a political newcomer who took over in May, probably knew he would face all kinds of challenges during his…
Continue Reading Giuliani talks money and Bidens in dual accidental phone calls to reporter
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, left two apparently unintended voicemails on a reporter’s phone this fall in…
Continue Reading Trump Organization explores selling DC hotel
The Trump Organization is considering selling its three-year-old hotel in downtown Washington, DC, that’s been a focus of ongoing complaints…
Continue Reading Pentagon awards controversial $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft in Amazon snub
Microsoft has won a hotly contested contract to provide cloud computing services to the Defense Department, besting Amazon in a months-long…
Continue Reading Only 10 students invited to Trump’s speech at historically black college
More than 200 people attended President Donald Trump’s speech at Benedict College, but only about 10 actual students were invited to the event…
Continue Reading McAleenan says he won’t testify at terrorism hearing despite receiving subpoena
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan informed the House Homeland Security Committee on Friday that he won’t testify at a…
Continue Reading Elijah Cummings’ funeral was an inspiring celebration of idealism and decency
With the death of Elijah Cummings, the United States lost a great statesman. At his funeral in Baltimore on Friday morning, great statesmanship —…
Continue Reading Coalition of Inspectors General slam DOJ opinion on whistleblower complaint
A coalition of Inspectors General is urging the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel to withdraw or modify its opinion that the…
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Maria Butina released from federal prison, deported to Russia
Russian gun rights enthusiast Maria Butina was released from the Tallahassee Federal Correction Institution on Friday after having served more than…
Continue Reading Mike Pompeo gets slapped down
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been trying to have his cake and eat it too for quite a while now. And The Kansas City Star is sick of it. See,…
Continue Reading Trump administration suspends US commercial flights to 9 destinations in Cuba except Havana
Flights to nine destinations in Cuba, not including Havana, will be suspended by the Department of Transportation. The department issued a notice on…
Continue Reading Joe Biden releases labor plan in middle-class pitch
Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a plan Friday that aims to protect workers’ rights and to strengthen unions and collective…
Continue Reading Pompeo endorses work of Ukraine diplomat dismissed by Trump as ‘never Trumper’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seemed to voice subdued approval of the work of the top US diplomat in Ukraine whose testimony undermined the…
Continue Reading Witch hunts and lynching: How Trump appropriates victimhood
Shall we skip right to the obvious? Virtually the only moments when President Donald Trump refers to the pain and persecution of a marginalized group…
Continue Reading The President has failed us. We must look out for one another instead
One year ago, on October 27, 11 people were murdered while praying in the Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue. It was the deadliest attack on the…
Continue Reading Republican campaigns unload donations from Giuliani’s indicted associates
Republican lawmakers and political action committees that took money from Rudy Giuliani’s two associates who are now at the center of the…
Continue Reading Bolton lawyers in talks about possible impeachment deposition
Lawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton have had talks with the three House committees leading the impeachment inquiry about a…
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