Top Republican on House Judiciary Committee calls for Adam Schiff to testify
The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Sunday called for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff to testify before the…
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‘Free, Melania’ offers new details about the life of a private first lady
First lady Melania Trump, like those before her, has battled the vast juxtaposition between public perception and private citizen. And she remains,…
Continue Reading Rising stakes as Republicans launch latest offensive against impeachment inquiry
Democrats pivot from investigating President Donald Trump to beginning their prosecution of him this week in the most significant and historic…
Continue Reading Steve Bullock ends presidential campaign, will not run for Senate
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ended his presidential campaign on Monday, the Democrat announced in a statement to CNN. The decision comes after the…
Continue Reading Impeachment inquiry could make for a December to remember
The House impeachment inquiry now enters a significant stretch that could lead to the impeachment of Trump by year’s end. Here’s a look…
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Trump, lawyers won’t participate in upcoming impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON, DC — Neither President Donald Trump nor his attorneys will participate in Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee impeachment…
Continue Reading The impeachment process is starting to get very real
With 64 days until the Iowa caucuses and a record number of Democratic candidates, the 2020 election will be here before you know it. Every…
Continue Reading Joe Sestak ends long-shot 2020 Democratic presidential campaign
Former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak on Sunday ended his long-shot 2020 presidential bid after failing to gain traction in the race for the Democratic…
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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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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