5 times Capitol Hill testimony left its mark on the Trump presidency
A new public phase of the impeachment inquiry kicks off Wednesday with public testimony from career State Department officials. Democrats hope the…
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Pentagon official testifies that she was told Ukrainians were alarmed by stalled aid
A key Pentagon official told House impeachment investigators that former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker told her Ukrainian officials were…
Continue Reading READ: Impeachment testimony of former Ukraine aide Christopher Anderson
The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Monday released the deposition transcript of Christopher…
Continue Reading Giuliani considers launching an impeachment podcast amid public hearings
Rudy Giuliani is considering re-entering the impeachment fray by launching a podcast to provide impeachment analysis of the public hearings in the…
Continue Reading Biden holds a narrow lead in new New Hampshire poll
A new Quinnipiac University poll in New Hampshire shows former Vice President Joe Biden holding a narrow edge in the race for the Democratic…
Continue Reading READ: Impeachment testimony of former Ukraine aide Catherine Croft
The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Monday released the deposition transcript of Catherine Croft, who…
Continue Reading Impeachment witness says in court filing Mulvaney shouldn’t be allowed to join his lawsuit
Impeachment witness Charles Kupperman distanced himself from acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Monday as Mulvaney attempted to join…
Continue Reading READ: Transcript of House testimony from Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary Laura Cooper
The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump released the deposition transcript of Laura Cooper, the deputy…
Continue Reading Bolivia’s blunt message to leaders drunk on power
There’s much we still need to know about what has unfolded in Bolivia, but one thing is clear: Evo Morales, who on Sunday resigned the…
Continue Reading Michael Bloomberg’s most radical idea yet
If Michael Bloomberg runs for president, he’s going to do so in a most radical way: Skipping the first four early voting states. “If we…
Continue Reading The many meanings of Pete Buttigieg
Ask LGBTQ voters what they think about 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg and (surprise) you’ll receive a mix of answers…
Continue Reading On Veterans Day, a reminder of a different cost of service: Why military spouses have a hard time getting hired
On Veterans Day, the country honors those in uniform and the sacrifices they have made across the globe. But as a military spouse who reports on the…
Continue Reading Since Republicans want Hunter Biden to testify, Democrats should call Ivanka Trump
Apparently, the House Republicans’ best defense of Donald Trump from impeachment is to distract from the truth and instead push Trump’s…
Continue Reading Public impeachment hearings scheduled for this week: Here’s what you need to know
The House impeachment inquiry goes before live cameras this week with two days of public hearings, following more than a month of the Democratic-led…
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We’re now closer than ever to seeing Donald Trump’s taxes
In the long saga of Donald Trump’s tax returns, Monday was a very important day. A three-judge federal appeals court ruled that Trump cannot…
Continue Reading Trump recognizes ‘America’s greatest living heroes’ on Veterans Day
President Donald Trump put aside partisanship to honor the service and sacrifice of the nation’s veterans, participating in the centennial New…
Continue Reading New accounts depict White House struggling to contain damage from Trump chaos
When President Donald Trump’s phone rang in September, he was not eager for a lengthy conversation. “The President was really in a bad…
Continue Reading The super weird Republican argument about the whistleblower
With a series of damning closed-door hearings behind them and public hearings into the possible impeachment of President Donald Trump set to start…
Continue Reading The truly frightening thing about Nikki Haley’s big revelation
In her forthcoming book about her time in the Trump White House, former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley claims that she was recruited…
Continue Reading The truly frightening thing about Nikki Haley’s big revelation
In her forthcoming book about her time in the Trump White House, former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley claims that she was recruited…
Continue Reading How DACA landed before the Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the nation’s highest court will hear oral arguments in a case challenging how the Trump administration ended an Obama-era program…
Continue Reading Republicans push diversions and distractions ahead of this week’s televised impeachment hearings
Two days before televised impeachment hearings begin, Donald Trump’s allies are peddling a smokescreen of conspiracy theories and distractions,…
Continue Reading The biggest week yet in the House impeachment investigation is here
The most important week so far of the impeachment inquiry is here. Democrats will take their case to the American people that President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Longtime GOP Rep. Peter King announces retirement
Longtime GOP Rep. Peter King announced on Monday he will not seek another term in office, becoming the latest in a growing list of Republicans who…
Continue Reading Giuliani’s globetrotting complicates US foreign policy
When Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro traveled to New York for the United Nations General Assembly in September, he was recovering…
Continue Reading The moment of truth for Democrats arrives Wednesday
A crucial phase of the impeachment investigation begins with public hearings Wednesday. House Democrats on the Intelligence Committee are preparing…
Continue Reading A lawyer who is also a Dreamer will be at the table during Supreme Court arguments
Hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants whose fates will be determined by the Supreme Court are placing their trust in the hands of their…
Continue Reading Joe Biden fights two-front war with Trump and Democratic rivals
Joe Biden made his way down the long corridor of the New Hampshire State House that his campaign lined with cheering voters, and he did it slowly.…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley’s political chess move on Trump
Nikki Haley, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, raised eyebrows Friday for defending President Donald Trump by stating that she believes…
Continue Reading New York Times: Parnas’ lawyer says Giuliani told associate to offer Ukraine aid in exchange for Biden investigation
A lawyer for Rudy Giuliani’s indicted associate Lev Parnas said Giuliani directed Parnas to issue an ultimatum earlier this year to a…
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