Bloomberg places at least $37 million in television advertising over next two weeks
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has placed at least $37 million worth of television advertising over the next two weeks, according to…
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Navy Secretary says review of SEAL should proceed despite Trump’s opposition
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer said Friday that a military review of the status of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher should proceed despite President…
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Congressional negotiators reach deal on spending levels
The top two appropriators in Congress clinched a deal on topline spending levels that should clear the way for at least some of the 12 spending bills…
Continue Reading Jane Fonda on Donald Trump: ‘I don’t hate him. I feel sad for him’
Actress and activist Jane Fonda said she thinks President Donald Trump’s actions on climate change are “criminal” and that now is…
Continue Reading Seven hours in the air with Sondland after he implicated Trump in his impeachment testimony
In the middle of impeachment hearings Wednesday, as Ambassador Gordon Sondland implicated President Donald Trump in pressuring Ukraine to investigate…
Continue Reading Kardashians, A$AP Rocky and four-letter words: The impeachment inquiry clearly reflects the Trump era
Maybe it was President Donald Trump’s mention of the Miss Universe pageant. Or his allegiance to the Kardashians. Or that the Ukrainian…
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Vice President Mike Pence takes swipe at Congress during unannounced visit to Iraq
Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday took a veiled swipe at Congress and its impeachment probe into President Donald Trump during an unannounced…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Giuliani associate willing to tell Congress Nunes met with ex-Ukrainian official to get dirt on Biden
A lawyer for an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani told CNN that his client is willing to tell Congress about meetings the top Republican on the…
Continue Reading Biden: Lindsey Graham will ‘regret his whole life’ doing Trump’s bidding on Ukraine
Joe Biden said he is “embarrassed” for South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham over the Republican’s willingness to do President Donald…
Continue Reading White House helped arrange call between Giuliani and Pompeo after handover of Biden allegations
The White House helped arrange a phone call between Rudy Giuliani and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo the day after the President’s personal…
Continue Reading Rick Perry avoids impeachment questions ahead of resignation
As Energy Secretary Rick Perry prepares to leave office in December, it appears he could largely avoid tough questions from reporters and lawmakers…
Continue Reading Debunking the Trump-backed conspiracy theory on Ukraine election meddling
Here’s the reality. In 2016, the Russian government and military, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, launched an unprecedented…
Continue Reading What’s missing from the Democrats’ case against Trump
A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Impeachment Watch newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. We saw two weeks…
Continue Reading Bolton re-emerges after public hiatus charging White House froze his Twitter account
Former national security adviser John Bolton said Friday the White House barred him from his own Twitter account after he left the administration and…
Continue Reading Black South Bend official endorses Biden while criticizing Buttigieg
The former president of the South Bend, Indiana, Common Council on Friday endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president, and criticized…
Continue Reading How Republicans learned to love conspiracy theories
A clear divide was on display this week in Washington. On one side were the nine witnesses — all of whom are current or former Trump…
Continue Reading Homeland Security expands migrant returns to Mexico by driving migrants hundreds of miles
The Department of Homeland Security plans to bus migrants from Tucson, Arizona, to El Paso, Texas, in an expansion of its controversial program to…
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DOJ watchdog report expected to say FBI’s Russia probe launched properly but lower-level employees made mistakes
The Department of Justice Inspector General’s report on the start of FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election…
Continue Reading Vilsack expected to endorse Biden on Saturday in Iowa
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, who was the longest-serving Cabinet secretary in the Obama administration, is poised to endorse former Vice President…
Continue Reading Federal judge awards journalist Jason Rezaian and family $180 million
Federal Judge Richard Leon in Washington, DC, on Friday ordered Iran to pay Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian and his family $180 million for…
Continue Reading Trump: ‘We’re working on an agreement now with the Taliban’
President Donald Trump on Friday seemed to suggest that formal negotiations with the Taliban were back on — months after the peace talks with…
Continue Reading House GOP disregards expert warnings that debunked Ukraine theory helps Russia
Expert after expert in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump testified about one key fact: That Ukraine had no role interfering…
Continue Reading Trump makes at least 18 false claims in ranting Fox & Friends interview
Fox & Friends tried harder than usual — not especially hard, but harder than usual — to challenge President Donald Trump. It did not…
Continue Reading The 58 most bananas lines from Donald Trump’s ‘Fox & Friends’ interview
Looking for a shelter in the storm amid one of the most damaging weeks of his presidency, President Donald Trump phoned in for a nearly hour-long…
Continue Reading Senate report: Whistleblowers blast Trump administration’s immigration policies
The Trump administration’s immigration policies have taken a toll on some of the officers tasked with carrying them out, according to a…
Continue Reading Graham asks State Department for documents related to the Bidens and Ukraine
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is seeking documents related to former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s…
Continue Reading Trump says he supports Senate impeachment trial if House moves ahead
President Donald Trump said he would like a full Senate trial if the House votes to impeach him during a wide-ranging and at times rambling hour-long…
Continue Reading Divorce hearing testimony of Giuliani associate sheds light on campaign donations
Igor Fruman, the Soviet-born South Florida businessman at the center of a federal campaign finance probe involving the President’s personal…
Continue Reading President Trump made 53 false claims last week, including 29 in a speech to New York business leaders
President Donald Trump made a conventional kind of presidential appearance last week, delivering a speech about the economy to a gathering of New…
Continue Reading Fiona Hill nails the Democrats’ case
Fiona Hill, the last witness in two weeks of televised impeachment hearings, made the case against her old boss President Donald Trump better than…
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