READ: State Department investigation into email use related to Clinton server
An investigation by the State Department released on Friday said there was no “persuasive evidence” of widespread mishandling of…
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Ohio voters voice dismay over Trump’s actions but aren’t convinced on impeachment
When Donald Trump swept Ohio in 2016 with the largest margin of any Republican since 1988, he won so convincingly that Democrats wondered whether the…
Continue Reading Energy Department won’t comply with impeachment subpoena
Assistant Secretary of Energy Melissa Burnison told the three committees involved in the House impeachment inquiry that the Energy Department is…
Continue Reading Fact check: Cutting through the misinformation on Syria, Turkey and the Kurds
Since the White House announced the withdrawal of American forces from northern Syria on October 6, President Donald Trump’s attempts to…
Continue Reading What’s happened and what’s next for Trump’s impeachment inquiry
A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Impeachment Watch newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. There were plenty…
Continue Reading Impeachment inquiry polling has stabilized. A majority of Americans are for it.
First things first: The theme song of the week is the closing credits to “Hercules.” Poll of the week: A new Quinnipiac University poll…
Continue Reading Pompeo feels frustrated and victimized amid impeachment controversy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has become increasingly frustrated in recent weeks by the departure of top State Department officials and claims that…
Continue Reading State Department finds no ‘deliberate mishandling of classified information’ related to Clinton email server
An investigation by the State Department released on Friday said there was no “persuasive evidence” of widespread mishandling of…
Continue Reading READ: State Department investigation into email use related to Clinton server
An investigation by the State Department released on Friday said there was no “persuasive evidence” of widespread mishandling of…
Continue Reading Former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he’s now for impeaching Trump
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich said President Donald Trump should be impeached, a major switch for a former Republican presidential candidate who had…
Continue Reading What if Republicans can’t ‘get over it’?
A rare press briefing from a Trump administration official yielded an especially telling line about the Trump presidency: “Get over it.”…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Career diplomat testifies he raised concerns about Hunter Biden’s Ukraine work in 2015
Career diplomat George Kent told congressional investigators earlier this week he had voiced concerns in early 2015 about former Vice President Joe…
Continue Reading Has the White House tainted Barr’s investigation of the Russia probe?
The Justice Department’s investigation into the origins of the Russia election interference probe keeps getting unwanted assists from the White…
Continue Reading Buttigieg campaign says attorney who blocked release of police shooting footage no longer co-hosting fundraiser
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign said Friday that it was returning money donated and raised by a Chicago…
Continue Reading Rep. Elijah Cummings’ body will lie in state at Capitol next week
The body of Rep. Elijah Cummings will lie in state in the National Statuary Hall of the US Capitol next week, the office of House Speaker Nancy…
Continue Reading READ: Energy Department letter to House Democrats on impeachment subpoena
In a letter to the three committees involved in the House impeachment inquiry, Assistant Secretary of Energy Melissa Burnison wrote Friday that the…
Continue Reading Trump announces he will nominate deputy energy secretary to replace Rick Perry in top post
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he plans to nominate Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to replace Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.…
Continue Reading Supreme Court will hear constitutional challenge to structure of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up a case this term that could significantly weaken the structure and independence of the Consumer Financial…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton is joking about running again in 2020, right?
Hillary Clinton is not running for president for a third time in 2020. That sentence is, I believe, accurate. And will remain accurate over the next…
Continue Reading Jesse Jackson: Elijah Cummings was a man of dignity and discipline
Elijah Cummings was my beloved brother of more than 40 years. And I miss him already. People like Elijah do not come like grapes in bunches; he was…
Continue Reading READ: Energy Department letter to House Democrats on impeachment subpoena
In a letter to the three committees involved in the House impeachment inquiry, Assistant Secretary of Energy Melissa Burnison wrote Friday that the…
Continue Reading Are we settling for a flawed justice system?
“I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy.” That is what Deandre Somerville tearfully told a Florida judge after being thrown in jail…
Continue Reading Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter just became the longest-married presidential couple
Twenty-six thousand seven hundred and sixty-six days — and counting. That’s more than 73 years. And that’s how long former…
Continue Reading Boeing pilots discussed ‘fundamental issues’ with 737 MAX in internal messages
Federal regulators on Friday demanded Boeing explain why it withheld documentation of employees’ concerns with a software system which…
Continue Reading Trump and 2020 Democratic opponents will speak at criminal justice forum
President Donald Trump will attend a criminal justice forum in South Carolina next week along with several of his 2020 Democratic challengers, the…
Continue Reading More refugee flights to the US are being canceled
Flights for refugees who have been approved to come to the United States continue to be canceled, in some cases for the second time, CNN has learned.…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to consider rights of asylum seekers to challenge expedited removal orders
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up a major immigration case concerning the rights of undocumented immigrants seeking asylum to challenge…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump parrots talking points from Putin, Erdogan on Syria
In defending the recent withdrawal of US troops from northern Syria, President Donald Trump has continued to cite reasons that are not only factually…
Continue Reading 2014 photo of Trump and indicted Giuliani associate took place at Ivanka Trump hosted fashion show
A March 2014 photograph showing Donald Trump with a recently indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani appears to have been taken at a fashion show hosted…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump falsely claims Texas ‘made a fortune’ on Hurricane Harvey at Dallas rally
President Donald Trump made at least 26 false claims in his 87-minute rally speech in Dallas on Thursday, including an inaccurate declaration that…
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