Why the Don McGahn ruling is a very big deal
Don McGahn’s name hasn’t been in the news much of late. But a judge’s ruling Monday that the former Trump White House general…
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READ: House lawsuit against William Barr and Wilbur Ross over subpoena for census documents
The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross for refusing to…
Continue Reading READ: McGahn’s request to pause ruling that he must testify
Former White House counsel Don McGahn and the Justice Department asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to order that he not be forced to testify to the…
Continue Reading Judge tells Trump he’s not a king — the President is not so sure
Donald Trump is not going to like his Constitution 101 lesson: “Presidents are not kings.” A federal judge’s stunning rebuke of the…
Continue Reading What Donald Trump doesn’t get about Eddie Gallagher and being ‘tough’
On Monday, President Donald Trump called Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher “one of our ultimate fighters.” The President was responding to the…
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Federal judge says former White House counsel Don McGahn must speak to House: ‘Presidents are not kings’
A federal judge decided Monday that President Donald Trump’s former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify to the House of Representatives…
Continue Reading Trump signs animal cruelty act into law
President Donald Trump signed a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony on Monday, saying the measure would help us be “more…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: No change in views on impeachment after public hearings
After five days of public hearings in House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, public opinion over whether the President ought…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg confronts his existential problem: Courting black voters
Pete Buttigieg has a problem. After jumping to a commanding position in Iowa and improving his chances in New Hampshire, the mayor of South Bend,…
Continue Reading GOP senator backtracks on Ukraine hacking claim: ‘I was wrong’
Republican Sen. John Kennedy on Monday backtracked on claims he made a day earlier that no one can be sure it was only Russia that tried to interfere…
Continue Reading Booker’s campaign shifts into all-out sprint to persuade voters to get him in December debate
With the qualification deadline fast approaching for the December Democratic presidential debate, Sen. Cory Booker will seek to boost his flagging…
Continue Reading What’s next for the impeachment inquiry over Thanksgiving week
It’s Thanksgiving week and Congress is not in session, but the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is still moving at full speed.…
Continue Reading Trump loses a key court battle but wins a round in tax return fight
A federal judge ruled Monday that former White House counsel Don McGahn is not immune to a House subpoena, knocking down White House claims that…
Continue Reading A Republican senator just completely denied the reality of 2016 election meddling
Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy was asked a simple question by Fox News’ Chris Wallace on Sunday: “Who do you believe was…
Continue Reading Ousted Navy secretary says Trump’s war crimes intervention signals ‘you can get away with things’
WASHINGTON, DC — Ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, who was forced out of his role Sunday after President Donald Trump’s intervention…
Continue Reading Takeaways from a busy day in courts on the impeachment inquiry
Two major court actions in Washington, DC, Monday evening added fuel to the fire for the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry and the ongoing…
Continue Reading Esper ‘flabbergasted’ to learn of Navy secretary’s secret White House outreach about Navy SEAL
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he was “flabbergasted” to discover that then-Navy Secretary Richard Spencer had been working a White…
Continue Reading Supreme Court won’t throw out climate scientist’s defamation suit against National Review
The Supreme Court decided Monday not to intervene in a defamation suit brought by prominent climate scientist Michael Mann against National Review, a…
Continue Reading Subpoena indicates federal investigators interested in Giuliani’s business
Federal prosecutors investigating associates of Rudy Giuliani have launched a broad investigation that could include criminal charges ranging from…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Giuliani’s associates boasted of US government ties, Ukraine gas executive says
An executive of Ukraine’s state-owned oil-and-gas company said two associates of Rudy Giuliani boasted of their ties to Giuliani and the US…
Continue Reading Trump’s ouster of Navy secretary again dents the rule of law
Another top Trump administration official has resigned/been fired, and it’s raising fresh questions about President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Are we still underrating Andrew Yang?
Andrew Yang, sometime in the next two weeks, is expected to qualify for the sixth Democratic debate next month in Los Angeles. That will represent a…
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court blocks House from receiving Trump financial records for now
WASHINGTON, DC — The House of Representatives will not get President Donald Trump’s financial records for now, the Supreme Court said on…
Continue Reading Trump taps US Ambassador to Norway to be his new Navy Secretary
President Donald Trump has tapped Kenneth Braithwaite, his ambassador to Norway, to replace ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer amid unprecedented…
Continue Reading Democrats eye multiple articles of impeachment as some push to go beyond Ukraine scandal
House Democrats are increasingly focusing on multiple articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over the Ukraine scandal — as some…
Continue Reading Giuliani associate to take the Fifth on campaign finance payments
Indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas said in a new court filing Monday that he would take the Fifth Amendment during a December hearing and…
Continue Reading Bloomberg says he entered 2020 race because of ‘greater risk’ of Trump’s reelection
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg kicked off his presidential campaign on Monday here in Virginia with a blunt case: Without me in the race,…
Continue Reading READ: Judge rules in Don McGahn subpoena lawsuit
Former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify to House impeachment investigators, a federal judge ruled Monday. Read the judge’s opinion…
Continue Reading Chinese woman found guilty of trespassing at Mar-a-Lago sentenced to 8 months in prison
A Chinese woman found guilty of trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was sentenced to eight months in prison, but will…
Continue Reading READ: Judge rules in Don McGahn subpoena lawsuit
Former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify to House impeachment investigators, a federal judge ruled Monday. Read the judge’s opinion…
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