US considers sending thousands more troops to Middle East to deter Iran
The Pentagon is considering sending thousands more troops to the Middle East as part of an effort to beef up air defense capabilities in the face of…
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Impeachment trial live witnesses could lead to ‘3-ring circus,’ GOP senator warns
A day after a White House official suggested an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump should include live witnesses in the chamber, a senior…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi just wrote Donald Trump’s name in the history books
Don’t miss what happened in Washington on Thursday morning: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi virtually guaranteed that President Donald Trump will be…
Continue Reading Trump’s trade challenge: Closing China and Mexico-Canada deals by the end of December
President Donald Trump is approaching the end of another year without closing on either of the two big trade priorities he campaigned on in 2016…
Continue Reading Ohio finds 77 illegal ballots among nearly 4.5M cast in 2018
Seventy-seven apparent non-citizens voted in Ohio’s general election in November 2018, the state’s top election official said Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Trump made 96 false claims over the last two weeks
It is not fun trying to catch up on fact checking President Donald Trump. We took a Thanksgiving break from our comprehensive counting of the…
Continue Reading ‘You’re a damn liar’: Biden has heated exchange with audience member on Ukraine, his age
Joe Biden grew visibly frustrated with an audience member at a campaign event on Thursday, calling the man a liar and challenging him to a push-up…
Continue Reading New evidence raises the question: Is Nunes an investigator or participant in Ukraine affair?
Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, was closer to the central figures in the Ukraine scandal than he let on,…
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Speaker Pelosi: ‘No choice’ but to move forward with articles of impeachment for President Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the House was proceeding with articles of impeachment against President Donald…
Continue Reading Democrats have urgent new impeachment argument
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Democrats are injecting an urgent new argument into their already fast-moving impeachment drive: President Donald…
Continue Reading Trump asks Supreme Court to block House subpoena for financial documents and take up case
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court Thursday to block a subpoena for his financial documents, arguing that the House exceeded its…
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Tom Graves of Georgia won’t seek reelection in 2020
GOP Rep. Tom Graves of Georgia announced on Thursday he will not seek another term in office, becoming the latest Republican who is not seeking…
Continue Reading READ: Trump appeal to Supreme Court to block House subpoenas
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court Thursday to block a subpoena for his financial documents, arguing that the House exceeded its…
Continue Reading Pelosi’s impeachment decision puts her on track for epic clash with Trump
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement Thursday that the House has “no choice” but to move forward with articles of impeachment…
Continue Reading US sanctions Russian cybercriminal group ‘Evil Corp’ over $100 million hack
The US Treasury Department announced new sanctions Thursday on a Russian-based cybercriminal organization called “Evil Corp” for using…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi to reporter: ‘Don’t mess with me’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a scathing warning Thursday to a reporter who asked her a question about her feelings about President Donald Trump:…
Continue Reading House Judiciary Committee slates next impeachment hearing for Monday
The House Judiciary Committee has announced Thursday that it will convene its next hearing on the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump on…
Continue Reading DOJ watchdog found no evidence US intelligence agencies planted spies in Trump campaign
The Justice Department’s inspector general found no evidence that US intelligence agencies tried to plant spies in the Trump campaign,…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi quietly gauges Democrats’ temperature over impeaching Trump
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is having a steady stream of private conversations with her colleagues to get their input about whether they’re ready to…
Continue Reading Intelligence agencies have tracked Iranian short-range ballistic missiles into Iraq, US official says
US intelligence agencies and the Pentagon in recent weeks have tracked the movement of a number of Iranian short-range ballistic missiles into Iraq,…
Continue Reading Joe Biden: ‘Of course’ I would consider Kamala Harris as VP pick
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday he would consider Sen. Kamala Harris as a potential running mate, a day after she dropped out of the…
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood targets GOP senators over abortion ‘gag rule’ in $1 million ad buy
Planned Parenthood will launch an ad campaign costing more than $1 million to pressure three vulnerable Republican senators for condoning the Trump…
Continue Reading Impeachment state of play: Senators know it’s coming but what does a trial look like?
Senators know an impeachment trial is coming. Leaders have held closed-door briefings walking through procedural and technical aspects. The White…
Continue Reading Trudeau admits to talking about Trump after President calls him ‘two-faced’
After President Donald Trump called him “two-faced,” Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, admitted Wednesday that he and other…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren’s once surging campaign mixes it up as she faces a winter cold front
Elizabeth Warren is trying something different. As she took the mic in Marion, Iowa, on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, Warren told the audience they…
Continue Reading How to watch Thursday’s town hall with Nancy Pelosi
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will participate in a CNN town hall on Thursday, a day after the first House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing saw…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg scores endorsements from former Obama officials
Three former Obama administration officials are endorsing Pete Buttigieg for president, as the South Bend, Indiana, mayor continues to stress…
Continue Reading Leaders learn the hard way that Trump will be Trump at NATO meeting
At the outset of NATO’s 70th anniversary meeting, which was meant to promote the unity of the alliance, no one doubted President Donald…
Continue Reading Biden campaign calls Trump ‘a president the world is laughing at’ in new video
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday released a video assailing President Donald Trump as “a president the world is…
Continue Reading A battle of attrition: It was a busy day in impeachment politics
In London, President Donald Trump, having been the subject of mockery by fellow world leaders at a major summit, packed up early and left without…
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