Two of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than two weeks before trial
With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…
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Two of Trump’s attorneys no longer on impeachment defense team
With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…
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South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Tom Rice after his vote to impeach Trump
The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the…
Continue Reading Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene boasts of ‘great’ conversation with Trump amid calls for her ouster
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Saturday she had spoken with former President Donald Trump amid calls for her expulsion from Congress, saying…
Continue Reading From building the wall to bringing back coal: Some of Trump’s more notable broken promises
While Donald Trump’s first campaign for president was all about change, his argument for re-election was based on the premise that he had…
Continue Reading ‘People are angry’: House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump face backlash at home
The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and…
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Plan to vaccinate Guantanamo Bay detainees against Covid-19 has been paused
An earlier plan to give Guantanamo Bay detainees the Covid-19 vaccine has been paused as of Saturday, according to a US Pentagon official. Pentagon…
Continue Reading Massachusetts Democratic congressman, vaccinated for Covid-19, tests positive for virus
Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, who has been vaccinated for Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Friday afternoon and remains…
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Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward rejects calls for audit of party elections
Kelli Ward on Friday rejected calls for an audit into her recent reelection as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party and other party races,…
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McConnell and McCarthy crawl back to Trump’s side
The country is still traumatized by the January 6 riot at the Capitol. The five whose lives were taken are still being grieved, among them Brian…
Continue Reading Proposal to build permanent fence around the Capitol meets resistance
A recommendation from the acting chief of the US Capitol Police for permanent fencing and other enhanced security measures around the US Capitol in…
Continue Reading Biden’s Supreme Court commission set to launch as some liberals are eager to pack the court
President Joe Biden will soon reveal the membership and agenda of a commission that would take the first modern-day look at reforming the Supreme…
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‘Cowboys for Trump’ leader held in solitary confinement on charge stemming from U.S. Capitol riot
WASHINGTON, DC — The jailed leader of Cowboys for Trump has been held in solitary isolation for two weeks as he refuses to take a coronavirus test…
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Ohio lawmakers seek to create ‘President Donald J. Trump Day’ holiday on June 14
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG/ABC-13) — Two state lawmakers in Ohio want June 14 recognized as “President Donald J. Trump Day”, according to a report in…
Continue Reading Covering Obama, then Trump, now Biden: What’s changed?
We’re now more than a week out of the Trump era and a week into the Biden era. CNN’s What Matters newsletter talked to CNN reporter Kevin…
Continue Reading Republican operatives sweat Trump’s role in upcoming Senate primaries
Republicans tasked with taking back the Senate in 2022 are preparing for a contentious primary season, fearful that former President Donald Trump…
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Fact check: No, Biden didn’t say that signing lots of executive orders makes you a dictator
President Joe Biden has signed more than 35 executive orders, actions and memorandums in his first week-and-a-half in the Oval Office. And some of…
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George W. Bush to thank Dick Cheney, father of Liz Cheney, ‘for his daughter’s service’
Former President George W. Bush is making it clear that he supports Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican in the House, who voted to…
Continue Reading Biden seeks to intensify public lobbying for Covid-19 relief bill amid the pandemic
When President Joe Biden intensifies his attention next week to selling Republicans and Democrats on his coronavirus relief bill, he won’t be…
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US spent $200 million sending 8,722 ventilators around the world and can’t find many now, watchdog finds
The Trump administration spent $200 million sending thousands of ventilators around the world, starting weeks after President Donald Trump touted…
Continue Reading 2 members of the Proud Boys face conspiracy charges in U.S. Capitol riot
The Justice Department on Friday announced conspiracy charges against two members of the far-right Proud Boys who allegedly participated in the…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans say Trump should be held accountable for riot — but not by them
To Senate Minority Whip John Thune, former President Donald Trump’s actions ahead of the deadly Capitol riot are totally indefensible.…
Continue Reading 2 Fort Bliss soldiers in ICU, 9 others hospitalized after ingesting chemical used in antifreeze
Two soldiers at Fort Bliss received treatment at the intensive care unit of a local hospital Friday for ethylene glycol poisoning, a chemical often…
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Feds charge woman allegedly heard during Capitol riot saying she was looking for Pelosi ‘to shoot her in the friggin’ brain’
Federal prosecutors charged a woman in connection to the January 6 riot at the US Capitol in Washington who they say can be heard on video making…
Continue Reading Kevin McCarthy to meet with Marjorie Taylor Greene next week
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will meet with controversial freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene next week, his spokesperson told CNN on…
Continue Reading NY judge orders Trump Organization’s tax firm to hand over more documents to state attorney general
A New York state judge on Friday ordered a tax firm that has worked with former President Donald Trump to turn over more documents to New York…
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Federal appeals court allows U.S. border officials to swiftly return unaccompanied migrant children under Trump-era policy
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the federal government can quickly return unaccompanied migrant children apprehended at the US-Mexico…
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Cori Bush says she is moving offices to get away from Marjorie Taylor Greene after mask altercation
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri announced Friday that she will be moving her office away from GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia,…
Continue Reading White House to release state coronavirus reports previously kept out of public view in Trump administration
The transition from the Trump to the Biden administration has brought significant changes to the US Covid-19 strategy, and with it, a new level of…
Continue Reading Florida town conducting legal review of Trump’s residency at Mar-a-Lago
The use of Mar-a-Lago as former President Donald Trump’s permanent home is under legal review by the town of Palm Beach and the arrangement may…
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