Four takeaways from Tom Steyer’s CNN town hall
Businessman Tom Steyer began his Sunday CNN night town hall in Iowa by challenging fellow billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who appears poised to join…
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Klobuchar: Female 2020 candidates with Buttigieg’s experience would not reach debates due to ‘different standard’
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday that she doesn’t believe she and her fellow female senators running for president “would be standing on…
Continue Reading Trump to hold news conference with Turkish President on day of House’s first public impeachment hearings
President Donald Trump will hold a news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Wednesday, the same day the…
Continue Reading The 5 big 2020 fights to watch this week, ranked
With 86 days until the Iowa caucuses, the 2020 election will be here before you know it. Every Sunday, I will outline the 5 BIG storylines you…
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Graham: Impeachment inquiry is ‘invalid’ without whistleblower’s testimony
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham asserted Sunday that the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is “invalid” unless the…
Continue Reading ‘You have to earn votes and not buy them’: Some 2020 Dems wary of Michael Bloomberg’s potential bid
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined others vying for the party’s nomination in taking issue with Michael…
Continue Reading Is a government shutdown on the horizon?
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters will be watching for in the week ahead in this week’s “Inside Politics”…
Continue Reading DACA advocates tailor their appeal to Chief Justice John Roberts — with his own words
Lawyers trying to save an Obama-era program that defers the deportation of certain undocumented young adults are strategically directing their…
Continue Reading Fewer than 1,000 US troops to stay in Syria, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says
Fewer than 1,000 US troops will stay in Syria but the objective of defeating ISIS remains in tact despite the smaller US military presence, Chairman…
Continue Reading A fractured Senate looks to the past for impeachment trial game plan
As the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump barrels through the House on target to potentially finish by Christmas, senators from both…
Continue Reading The Joker’s warning for Trump and Democrats
The Joker told Batman, “This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.” That line, from the closing minutes of…
Continue Reading Michael Bloomberg files to run in Alabama Democratic primary
Michael Bloomberg on Friday filed to run in Alabama’s Democratic presidential primary in 2020. Representatives of Bloomberg submitted paperwork…
Continue Reading Mulvaney tries to join a lawsuit fighting House subpoena power
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is attempting to join a lawsuit testing House subpoena power, which, if allowed, could effectively…
Continue Reading Tom Steyer to appear at CNN town hall
Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer will take questions from Iowa voters on Sunday at a CNN town hall hosted by CNN’s Brianna…
Continue Reading Schiff says whistleblower testimony is ‘redundant and unnecessary’
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff made clear on Saturday that the Ukraine whistleblower won’t be testifying in the impeachment inquiry,…
Continue Reading READ: Schiff sends letter to Republicans saying whistleblower testimony is ‘redundant and unnecessary’
In a letter obtained Saturday by CNN, House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff goes further than he did earlier today, making clear that that the…
Continue Reading House Oversight Committee race heats up as impeachment inquiry moves public
As the closed-door briefing phase of the impeachment inquiry winds down and moves into the public eye with a slate of hearings scheduled next week,…
Continue Reading ‘Baby Trump’ balloon slashed and deflated after drawing protesters ahead of Alabama-LSU football game
The “Baby Trump” balloon has been slashed — and as a result, deflated. The popular protest symbol against President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Trump receives loud cheers, positive chants at Alabama-LSU football game
President Donald Trump received a mostly cheerful welcome from the crowd attending Saturday’s major college football game between the…
Continue Reading India doesn’t need to choose between clean air and growth
When India’s Supreme Court ordered in November 2000 that polluting industries in Delhi’s residential areas be relocated outside of the…
Continue Reading This is what the whistleblower’s attorney told House Republicans who asked client to testify in impeachment inquiry
The attorney for the whistleblower, whose complaint initiated the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, responded Saturday to House…
Continue Reading Robyn Crawford deserves to speak her truth about Whitney Houston
It feels as if everybody’s got something to say about Whitney Houston, the pop star and actress who died in 2012 at 48. Her mother, Cissy…
Continue Reading Giuliani’s Soviet-born associates lived lavishly despite questionable finances
As federal prosecutors pursue their case against a pair of South Florida businessmen at the center of an alleged plot to hijack the US political…
Continue Reading Cindy McCain: John would be ‘disgusted’
Cindy McCain said that her husband, the late Sen. John McCain, would be “terribly upset” about several recent events and she lamented the…
Continue Reading House Republicans ask for Hunter Biden and whistleblower to testify in impeachment probe
House Republicans on Saturday submitted a list of witnesses they’d like to testify as part of the chamber’s impeachment inquiry into…
Continue Reading Virginia Democrats elect first female speaker of the House
For the first time in Virginia’s 400-year legislative history, a woman will become speaker of the House. Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, the current…
Continue Reading Trump says White House will release transcript of another call with Ukraine ‘probably’ Tuesday
President Donald Trump said he will release the transcript of another phone call with the President of Ukraine “probably” on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Bring the spirit of 1989 back to save European democracy today
This week the world celebrates 30 years since the moment that symbolized the end of communism in Eastern Europe. The fall of the Berlin Wall was an…
Continue Reading We read all 2,677 pages of impeachment inquiry testimony released to date. Here’s what’s clear.
To President Donald Trump, the whole flap with Ukraine is over a “perfect” phone call. “It’s based on a single phone call of…
Continue Reading Testimony highlights Rick Perry’s central role in Ukraine scandal as he prepares to exit
The first step outside of formal diplomatic channels in President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine was taken by Energy Secretary…
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