Trump is making an appearance at his third major sporting event in two weeks
President Donald Trump is set to attend a major college football game between the University of Alabama and Louisiana State University on Saturday,…
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Elizabeth Warren responds to ‘angry’ charge: ‘I am angry and I own it’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a message for those attacking her as angry: Yes, she is. On Friday afternoon, the Massachusetts Democrat, in a fundraising…
Continue Reading ‘I own it’: Warren embraces her anger — and the politics of the moment
On Friday, Elizabeth Warren embraced the ethos of the moment: anger. “Over and over, we are told that women are not allowed to be angry. It…
Continue Reading The electability difference between Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden
First things first: The theme song of the week is the 2007 credits to The View. Poll of the week: A new New York Times/Siena College poll of likely…
Continue Reading Iran has called Trump’s bluff
While Washington is increasingly consumed with the impeachment drama, the globe has not stopped spinning and dangerous regimes have not stopped…
Continue Reading This is the end of the beginning on impeachment
If the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump were a play, the first act would now close. That’s because, starting Wednesday, we…
Continue Reading Does Bolton have a bombshell, and other impeachment news
A version of this story appears in CNN’s Impeachment Watch newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When it looked like…
Continue Reading UN group says Iran has an ‘on going case’ in court regarding missing American Robert Levinson
A United Nations working group says Iran’s Justice Department has acknowledged that there is “an on going case in the Public Prosecution…
Continue Reading Trump called Gordon Sondland a ‘great American.’ Now he says ‘I hardly know the gentleman.’
President Donald Trump has a history of distancing himself from associates who have found themselves in legal trouble or turned on him in some way.…
Continue Reading Wall Street Journal: Giuliani associates asked former Ukrainian President to investigate Bidens and 2016 election
Two associates of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani asked the former Ukrainian President in February to open an…
Continue Reading Airlines expect 737 MAX grounding to last nearly a year
Two major US airlines announced plans Friday to pull the Boeing 737 MAX from their schedules into March, raising the prospect the plane could be out…
Continue Reading How Democrats are prepping for make-or-break public impeachment testimony
Democrats are turning to the most public phase of their impeachment probe into President Donald Trump yet: open congressional hearings. Behind the…
Continue Reading Steyer aide at center of Iowa pay for endorsement controversy resigns
A top aide to billionaire Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer, who allegedly offered to pay Iowa politicians to endorse Steyer, has…
Continue Reading White House officials testify quid pro quo effort was coordinated with Mulvaney
Two White House officials told lawmakers the “blatant” push for politically motivated investigations from President Donald Trump left…
Continue Reading Trump administration proposes charging for asylum applications, joining only 3 other countries
The Trump administration on Friday proposed a charge on asylum applications — the first time the US government has charged for the form —…
Continue Reading Trump makes pitch to black voters by suggesting Democrats haven’t done anything for them
President Donald Trump made an extensive pitch to African American voters Friday at a campaign event in Atlanta launching the Black Voices for Trump…
Continue Reading The 40 wildest lines from Donald Trump’s impromptu Friday press conference
Donald Trump has had a week! Transcripts of closed-door testimony from a series of witnesses in front of the House Intelligence Committee seem to…
Continue Reading December Democratic debate to be held at California’s Loyola Marymount University
The Democratic National Committee announced on Friday that Loyola Marymount University will host the sixth Democratic presidential candidates’…
Continue Reading Bolton’s lawyer says he has information on Ukraine that hasn’t been disclosed
Former national security adviser John Bolton has “personal knowledge” of relevant meetings and conversations “that have not yet…
Continue Reading Targets of foreign election interference may get a call from US intel officials
The US government has set up a new process to alert targets of foreign election interference in an attempt to be more transparent and counter ongoing…
Continue Reading Will Pence be Trump’s scapegoat?
If Vice President Mike Pence is known for anything, it is loyalty to the President and operating serenely in the shadows. Now it seems that loyal…
Continue Reading 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell, America is less free
Thirty years ago this weekend, the Berlin Wall fell — and the world changed. It felt like the future was endlessly bright. The Cold War had…
Continue Reading How to stop the horrifying resurgence of anti-Semitism
Numerous historians have concluded that Kristallnacht, the “Night of the Broken Glass” in 1938, changed everything. During a single night…
Continue Reading Trump projects optimism amid rapidly progressing impeachment inquiry
President Donald Trump is projecting optimism amid a rapidly progressing impeachment inquiry, saying Friday that the testimony released so far this…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren says she’s open to moratorium on deportations as part of immigration negotiations
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said on Friday that she would consider placing a moratorium on deportations as a bargaining maneuver to pressure Congress into…
Continue Reading Trump and Giuliani remain in touch as impeachment drama heats up
President Donald Trump continues to speak with his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani on the phone, according to multiple people with knowledge, as the…
Continue Reading This Jeff Sessions video is very hard to watch
When Jeff Sessions announced Thursday night that he planned to run for his old Senate seat in 2020, he had a very simple message to convey: He still…
Continue Reading Mitch McConnell has to condemn this power grab
The 2019 election in Kentucky may be a preview of what’s to come in 2020 — and so far, it’s not pretty. Republican Gov. Matt Bevin…
Continue Reading Trump, Sessions, Bloomberg: Alabama takes political center stage
For a few days, Alabama is at the center of American politics. The state’s early deadline to qualify for the ballot forced a surprise decision…
Continue Reading READ: Transcript of House testimony from former White House aide Fiona Hill
The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump released the transcript of their closed-door deposition with White…
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