How the impeachment hearings will work
Make no mistake about it: Democrats all but acknowledge there will be a vote to impeach President Donald Trump. But this week, and the hearings that…
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Suspicionless phone searches at the border are unconstitutional, court rules
A federal court ruled Tuesday that suspicionless searches of international travelers’ smartphones and laptops at US ports of entry are…
Continue Reading ‘Don’t get discouraged’: Jimmy Carter’s church prays for his recovery after hospitalization
A small crowd gathered Tuesday at former President Jimmy Carter’s church where they prayed for his recovery hours after he underwent an…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Indicted Giuliani associate said he discussed Ukraine with Trump at donor dinner
Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, has told associates that he and his business partner, Igor Fruman, discussed Ukraine with…
Continue Reading Democrats’ 2020 uncertainty has heavyweights thinking about a run
Three Democratic heavyweights this week have dangled the possibility of a 2020 White House run, a reflection of the extraordinarily unsettled nature…
Continue Reading Washington Post: White House to livestream border wall construction
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and other administration aides are planning to launch 24-hour web cameras at the southern border to…
Continue Reading GOP’s defense of Trump, Democrats’ rebuttal and more from the impeachment inquiry
The day before the first public hearings of the impeachment inquiry, House Republicans published an 18-page memo arguing that the system focused on…
Continue Reading My third impeachment is really different from the others
Over the past month or so I’ve been asked repeatedly how the Donald Trump impeachment process compared to President Bill Clinton’s. The…
Continue Reading Turkish President will find sanctuary in Trump’s White House
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Washington on Wednesday, he’ll likely find the capital a pretty hostile place Not only is it…
Continue Reading Next week’s schedule of public impeachment hearings
The House Intelligence Committee announced Tuesday that it will hear publicly next week from eight officials who have already appeared for…
Continue Reading Report on probe into Russia investigation may be nearly finished
Multiple witnesses who interviewed with the Justice Department Inspector General’s Office as part of its probe into the opening of the Russia…
Continue Reading Impeachment investigators slate open hearings for 8 more witnesses next week
The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday announced it will hear publicly from eight witnesses over three days next week, in another sign Democrats…
Continue Reading GOP senators divided on whether to watch impeachment hearing
Republican senators are split on whether they will watch Wednesday’s first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.…
Continue Reading Stephen Miller privately promoted stories from white nationalist and fringe media organizations
Stephen Miller, the controversial senior White House policy adviser who holds hardline views on immigration, promoted stories from white nationalist…
Continue Reading Five things to watch for the first public impeachment hearing
The impeachment inquiry is going public, a pivotal step for House Democrats as they try to make their case to the country that President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Chad Wolf moves one step closer to becoming acting DHS chief
Chad Wolf cleared a vote Tuesday that paves the way for him to become undersecretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans at the Department…
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U.S. Supreme Court justices seem split on DACA ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to struggle Tuesday with the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate the Obama-era…
Continue Reading Is Pete Buttigieg peaking too soon?
The last 48 hours may well be the best 48 hours of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign. First came a Quinnipiac…
Continue Reading Career diplomat told to keep his ‘head down’ is now set to testify publicly in the impeachment inquiry
A career diplomat who said he was told to “keep (his) head down” after being attacked by the President’s personal lawyer will…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton says ‘many, many, many people’ pressuring her to consider 2020 presidential run
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said “many, many, many people” were pressuring her to consider a 2020 presidential…
Continue Reading Leading the House impeachment inquiry is not where Adam Schiff expected to be
When Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California decided to join the House Intelligence Committee in 2008, leading an impeachment inquiry one day…
Continue Reading New York Times: Trump floated firing intel watchdog who shared whistleblower complaint
President Donald Trump has raised firing the intelligence community inspector general, Michael Atkinson, for deeming a whistleblower complaint…
Continue Reading READ: Democrats circulate memo pushing back on GOP impeachment talking points
The Republican staff on the three panels involved in the impeachment investigation have drafted a detailed memo outlining their defense of President…
Continue Reading Fate of DACA immigrants may hang on vote of Chief Justice Roberts
At the close of Supreme Court arguments Tuesday over the fate of certain young undocumented immigrants, the question appeared to be: What will John…
Continue Reading Democratic voters want the 2020 field to shrink, not grow
Two more Democrats are considering joining the 2020 presidential primary, despite voters sending signals for months that they are largely happy with…
Continue Reading US has surveillance video of a possible war crime by Turkish-backed forces in Syria
As President Donald Trump prepares to welcome Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House on Wednesday, two US defense officials…
Continue Reading Impeachment has stagnated in the polls. That happened with Nixon, too.
This week is arguably the most important to date in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. It’s the first time there will be…
Continue Reading The top US diplomat to Ukraine came out of retirement for the job. Now he’s a key impeachment witness.
Ambassador Bill Taylor came out of retirement to lead the US embassy in Kiev — a decision he did not take lightly. Now the longtime diplomat is…
Continue Reading Hate crimes remain at heightened levels, FBI report finds
The number of hate crime incidents reported to the FBI last year remain at the heightened levels they surged to in 2017, according to statistics…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter recovering in hospital after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain
Former President Jimmy Carter is recovering at a hospital in Atlanta after undergoing an operation Tuesday morning to relieve pressure on his brain,…
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