Why Republicans lost another deep-red state in Louisiana governor’s election
For the second time this month, Republican President Donald Trump failed to carry a Republican gubernatorial candidate across the finish line in a…
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Ex-NSC official corroborates Sondland said he was directed by Trump on Ukraine
Gordon Sondland, the American envoy to the European Union, was acting at President Donald Trump’s instruction in his dealings with Ukraine, and…
Continue Reading Defense secretary says he has ‘great faith in the military justice system’ following Trump’s intervention in military war crimes cases
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that he has “great faith in the military justice system” following President Donald…
Continue Reading President Trump’s medical exam was unscheduled, source said
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump underwent a “quick exam and labs” as part of his annual physical exam on Saturday, out of…
Continue Reading Louisiana’s Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards defeats Trump-backed businessman in close race, CNN projects
Louisiana Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards narrowly won reelection, CNN projected Saturday night, beating out Republican challenger Eddie Rispone,…
Continue Reading Bloomberg? Patrick? Few voters are asking for this.
First things first: The theme song of the week is Card Sharks from 1986-1988. Poll of the week: A new Quinnipiac University poll of likely New…
Continue Reading Ex-NSC official says Trump July 25 call transcript mistakenly moved to classified system
Tim Morrison, the National Security Council’s former senior director for Europe and Russia official, testified earlier this month that he was…
Continue Reading White House budget official lays out unusual process in freeze of Ukraine aid for impeachment investigators
A senior career official at the Office of Management and Budget testified on Saturday about a budget process that went off the rails when nearly $400…
Continue Reading Aide gives first details of Pence call with Zelensky
An aide to Vice President Mike Pence told lawmakers that she was on a call between Pence and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and that it was…
Continue Reading Schiff calls out Mulvaney for not complying with subpoena to testify
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff on Saturday again called on White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and others to comply with…
Continue Reading Senior OMB official set to testify behind closed doors in Saturday deposition
House impeachment investigators have little visibility into the inner workings of the White House at the time when President Donald Trump allegedly…
Continue Reading Republicans could lose a second red state governor’s election
It’s down to the wire in Louisiana’s gubernatorial runoff election. In the Saturday election, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards is trying…
Continue Reading READ: Transcript of House testimony from White House national security official Tim Morrison
The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Saturday released the deposition transcript of Tim Morrison, the…
Continue Reading READ: Transcript of House testimony from White House national security official Tim Morrison
The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Saturday released the deposition transcript of Tim Morrison, the…
Continue Reading READ: Transcript of House testimony from Pence aide Jennifer Williams
The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Saturday released the deposition transcript of Jennifer Williams,…
Continue Reading What the first public impeachment hearing tells us about the path forward
The first public impeachment hearing on Wednesday lived up to the hype, and the daylong affair gave both parties plenty to chew on as the inquiry…
Continue Reading Barr slams Democrats and courts: Avalanche of subpoenas is designed to ‘incapacitate the executive branch’
Attorney General William Barr trashed the so-called resistance movement and mocked Senate Democrats — as well as the Oscar-nominated movie…
Continue Reading Obama warns 2020 candidates about getting out of step with voters: Be ‘rooted in reality’
Former President Barack Obama used an appearance at a high-dollar donor confab on Friday to urge the field of Democratic presidential hopefuls to…
Continue Reading Fact check: A list of 45 ways Trump has been dishonest about Ukraine and impeachment
President Donald Trump is dishonest about a whole lot of things. But he is rarely as comprehensively dishonest as he has been about his dealings with…
Continue Reading A day that underscored the corruption swamping the Trump presidency
A fateful convergence of events Friday reflected a culture of corruption and intimidation endemic to the circle of a President who vowed to drain the…
Continue Reading Yovanovitch offers a stirring tribute to the foreign service — and a warning about its future — amid attacks
In the face of attacks from the President of the United States and relative silence from the State Department, former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie…
Continue Reading Exclusive: After private White House meeting, Giuliani associate Lev Parnas said he was on a ‘secret mission’ for Trump, sources say
Among the many guests who had their pictures taken with President Donald Trump at the White House’s annual Hanukkah party last year were two…
Continue Reading Trump ignores Pentagon advice and intervenes in military war crimes cases
President Donald Trump ignored Pentagon advice Friday and pardoned two officers, while also restoring the rank of a third after all faced war crimes…
Continue Reading An astonishing week closes with a wild new window into Trump’s style
Every week feels weird and wild lately, but this one included some particularly difficult setbacks for President Donald Trump. Public impeachment…
Continue Reading Witness overheard US ambassador tell Trump that Ukraine would investigate Biden
A US ambassador told President Donald Trump that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “loves your ass” and that Ukraine was going to…
Continue Reading The private border wall group is building again, this time in Texas
A private group backing President Donald Trump’s border wall has kicked off a new project on the US-Mexico border in an attempt to showcase its…
Continue Reading White House blames NSC aide for discrepancy between readout and new transcript of Trump-Zelensky April call
The White House placed the responsibility on the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council on Friday after being asked about the…
Continue Reading Former US ambassador to Ukraine tells impeachment inquiry she was ‘shocked and devastated’ after being removed from her post
WASHINGTON, DC — The ousted US ambassador to Ukraine testified Friday that she was “shocked and devastated” after learning that…
Continue Reading White House releases rough transcript of Trump’s first Ukraine call
The White House released a rough transcript of President Donald Trump’s first phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart as Friday’s…
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