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Congress agrees to millions in gun violence research for the first time in decades
The $25 million for federal research into gun violence that’s included in the massive spending bill agreed to on Capitol Hill represents the…
Continue Reading Rick Gates, former Trump campaign aide who testified to Mueller, sentenced to 45 days in jail
Rick Gates, one of the most significant former Trump campaign advisers who flipped on President Donald Trump in the Mueller investigation, was…
Continue Reading Trump’s man in Hungary takes foreign policy in new direction
Like Donald Trump, David Cornstein is a very rich New Yorker. Like Trump, he likes to put on a good show. The two men have been friends for decades…
Continue Reading Senate approves Ivanka Trump-backed paid family leave for federal employees
The Senate passed a historic measure on Tuesday that would fund paid family and medical leave for federal employees, marking a win for a policy…
Continue Reading Congress passes defense bill that would give US a space force and federal workers parental leave for the first time
Congress has passed an annual defense authorization bill following a vote in the Senate on Tuesday that includes a provision that creates a new space…
Continue Reading RNC sends fundraising mailers resembling census forms to Alabama residents
The Republican National Committee recently sent mailers to voters in Alabama that resembled Census forms, a RNC official confirmed to CNN. The…
Continue Reading Democrats try to make Republicans pay the price in Trump trial
It may be a no-brainer for Senate Republicans to keep President Donald Trump in office — but it’s becoming clear that Democrats mean to…
Continue Reading The key number you need to remember about Trump’s impeachment polls
In CNN’s new national poll, 45% of Americans say that President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office. That’s down…
Continue Reading Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Trump’s calls to stop impeachment: ‘The President is not a lawyer’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday weighed in on President Donald Trump’s assertion that the impeachment proceedings against…
Continue Reading Disparate group of Republican senators worry White House and GOP leaders ahead of impeachment trial
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s high-profile push for witnesses to testify in the Senate’s expected impeachment trial of President…
Continue Reading CNN Poll of Polls: Close divide over impeaching Trump
A new CNN Poll of Polls finds opposition narrowly outpacing support for impeaching and removing President Donald Trump from office — 46%…
Continue Reading Retiring Democratic congressman says Americans are growing weary of impeachment debate
A retiring Democratic member of Congress who has cited his weariness over long-running investigations into President Donald Trump as a primary reason…
Continue Reading Democratic debate to go on as planned after labor dispute tentatively resolved
The Democratic primary debate scheduled for Thursday will go on as planned, after a labor dispute between a California union and a catering provider…
Continue Reading Former FBI and CIA chief calls Trump and Barr’s attacks against FBI a ‘dire threat’ to rule of law
A former head of the FBI and CIA says President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr’s harsh criticism of the bureau in the wake of…
Continue Reading Why was Bill Clinton impeached?
President Donald Trump faces impeachment for using the powers of his office to damage a political rival. President Bill Clinton faced impeachment for…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: The nation remains divided on impeachment as House vote approaches
The American public is about evenly split over whether President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new CNN…
Continue Reading Impeachment week has arrived. Here’s the latest.
T-Minus two days to impeachment. We spent a lot of time on the Impeachment Watch Podcast wondering about the President’s state of mind as he…
Continue Reading Judge rules Wisconsin must remove 234,000 from voter rolls
Roughly 234,000 voters are to be removed from Wisconsin’s rolls because they may have moved recently, a county judge ruled Friday. Ozaukee…
Continue Reading Trump fatigue is real — but here are five reasons to pay attention to impeachment anyway
Let’s face it, Trump fatigue is real. If you’re American, you can vote next year to kick the US President out — or keep him. But…
Continue Reading US and Mexico say trade deal is on track after last-minute objections
Top trade negotiators from both the United States and Mexico reaffirmed Monday that the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, known as USMCA, is a done deal…
Continue Reading Army and Navy launch internal investigations into controversial hand gesture captured on video
The US Military and Naval academies on Sunday launched internal investigations after cadets and midshipmen were captured on ESPN’s pre-game…
Continue Reading US defense secretary asks Iraqi PM to help prevent Iranian-linked attacks on US troops
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has asked Iraq to help prevent attacks on US personnel that both countries have attributed to groups backed by…
Continue Reading Congress to approve $425 million for election security upgrades
Congress will approve a total of $425 million in election security funding, according to two sources familiar with the deal. The money, which comes…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani said he needed US ambassador to Ukraine ‘out of the way’
Rudy Giuliani said removing the US ambassador to Ukraine was a key part of his effort to dig up dirt on Democrats on behalf of his client, President…
Continue Reading McConnell opposes impeachment witnesses now — but supported them during Clinton trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is arguing against witnesses giving testimony in the expected impeachment trial of President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading What the Hallmark Channel controversy reveals about the state of queer politics
Rarely is a commercial just a commercial. Ask the Hallmark Channel. Last Thursday, Hallmark pulled TV ads from the online wedding planning company…
Continue Reading House Democrats are betting their majority on impeachment
In case there was any doubt that Democrats believe impeaching President Donald Trump, which they will do later this week, is the right thing to do…
Continue Reading Carly Fiorina’s logic-twisting explanation on why she wants Trump impeached — and might vote for him in 2020
Carly Fiorina has never been a big fan of Donald Trump. Which makes sense, given their high-profile clashes when she opposed him for the 2016…
Continue Reading How John Roberts might oversee a Senate impeachment trial
As the Democratic-led US House moves toward an impeachment vote on President Donald Trump, attention is turning to the likely Senate trial and how…
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