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BREAKING: New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand forming exploratory committee for 2020 White House run

January 15, 2019

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced on Tuesday that she is forming an exploratory committee to consider a 2020 presidential bid. Her decision, which she revealed to late-night [...]

House overwhelmingly passes resolution condemning Iowa GOP Rep. King’s racist comments

January 15, 2019

The Democratic-controlled House on Tuesday passed a resolution expressing disapproval of recent comments made by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, in which he asked why it was [...]

If Trump declares a national emergency, could Congress or the courts reverse it?

January 14, 2019

Chris Edelson, American University School of Public Affairs If President Donald Trump declares a national emergency to fund some portion of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Tulsi Gabbard to run for president

January 11, 2019

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said Friday that she is running for president. “I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week,” she said [...]

Families of Sandy Hook victims score victory in lawsuit against Alex Jones, Infowars

January 11, 2019

The families of Sandy Hook victims suing Alex Jones scored a legal victory Friday when a judge granted their discovery requests, providing them with access to internal [...]

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to testify to Congress and give a full account of what he did before going to prison

January 10, 2019

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, will testify publicly to Congress next month before heading off to prison. Cohen said he [...]

Turkey’s Erdogan shuts down White House’s Bolton on Syria, says he made a ‘serious mistake’

January 8, 2019

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a blunt put-down against White House national security advisor John Bolton over his pledges to ensure Turkish [...]

Trump plans prime-time address to nation on Tuesday ahead of border visit

January 7, 2019

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he plans to give a prime-time speech on Tuesday addressing the “humanitarian and national security crisis” at the [...]

Trump ‘Evaluating’ Whether To Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan

January 7, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump is in the “process of evaluating” whether to withdraw some troops from Afghanistan, said Vice President Mike Pence. Pence’s [...]

Trump says he could declare ‘national emergency’ to build wall, warns of yearslong shutdown

January 4, 2019

President Donald Trump threatened Friday to keep the government shut down for months or even years if he doesn’t get money for his border wall and said he is [...]

Rep. Nancy Pelosi takes over as House speaker

January 3, 2019

Rep. Nancy Pelosi was elected speaker of the House today as Democrats took control of the chamber. Already the first female House speaker in history, Pelosi now becomes the [...]

The new Congress and the history of governing by a house divided

January 2, 2019

What will a divided Congress do over the next two years? Shutterstock Brooks D. Simpson, Arizona State University As the 116th Congress convenes this week, power has shifted [...]

BREAKING: Trump invites congressional leaders to White House for border wall briefing

January 1, 2019

President Donald Trump has invited congressional leaders from both parties to the White House for a Wednesday afternoon briefing on the border wall amid the ongoing partial [...]

Warren launches presidential exploratory committee, first major Democrat to take step toward 2020 run

December 31, 2018

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren became the first major Democrat to take initial steps towards a 2020 presidential run Monday when she announced the formation of an [...]

BREAKING: Trump: I may be forced to seal southern border

December 28, 2018

As the partial federal government shutdown entered its seventh day, President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to close the nation’s southern border if Congress [...]

BREAKING: Trump makes surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq, his first to a combat zone

December 26, 2018

President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to American troops in Iraq on Wednesday, his first journey to an active combat zone since he took office. Prior to [...]

BREAKING: Mattis to leave two months early, as Trump announces his replacement

December 23, 2018

Gen. James Mattis is leaving as defense secretary two months early amid blowback over his departure. Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan will replace Mattis on [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Senate adjourns until after Christmas with no shutdown deal in sight

December 22, 2018

The Senate adjourned with no solution to the partial government shutdown and no plans to reconvene until Dec. 27, indicating Washington is settling into a lengthy government [...]

BREAKING: House passes stopgap bill to fund government with $5 billion for Trump’s border wall, putting it at odds with Senate

December 20, 2018

The House vote came after President Donald Trump said Thursday he would not sign a short-term spending bill that did not include border-wall funding. The Senate will now have [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Mattis to retire in February, Trump says

December 20, 2018

Defense Secretary James Mattis will retire at the end of February, President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday. While the announcement came as a surprise, it has long been [...]

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Sears chairman prevails in bankruptcy auction for retailer with $5.2 billion bid: sources

16 January 2019

Sears Holdings Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert prevailed in a bankruptcy auction for the U.S. department [...]

Russia says it caught former U.S. marine accused of spying red-handed

16 January 2019

Russia said on Wednesday that it had caught former U.S. marine Paul Whelan, who is being held in Rus [...]

Kenyan forces kill militants who stormed Nairobi hotel - president

16 January 2019

Kenyan security forces have "eliminated" the militants who stormed an upscale hotel compou [...]

China central bank's record $83 billion injection heightens worries over ailing economy

16 January 2019

China's central bank injected a record $83 billion into the country's financial system on [...]

UK PM May faces confidence vote as Brexit goes down to the line

16 January 2019

Prime Minister Theresa May's government faced a no confidence vote on Wednesday after the crush [...]

Steve King Was Saying Insanely Racist Things Long Before Republicans Decided Enough Was Enough

15 January 2019

Iowa Rep. Steve King’s openly racist and anti-immigrant rhetoric has finally caught up with him. On [...]

The House Votes to Reprimand Steve King for Racist Comments

15 January 2019

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Tuesday condemning comments that Rep [...]

Trump’s New Cybersecurity Agency Is Suffering a Major Setback Thanks to the Government Shutdown

15 January 2019

Cybersecurity officials celebrated in November when President Donald Trump launched a new agency wit [...]

William Barr’s Testimony May Not Sit Well With Donald Trump

15 January 2019

Based on Tuesday’s testimony by William Barr, Donald Trump’s attorney general pick, the president ma [...]

Judge Strikes Down Controversial Citizenship Question on 2020 Census

15 January 2019

A federal judge struck down a controversial question about US citizenship that the Trump administrat [...]

Trump and lawmakers paralyzed over shutdown as both sides remain dug in

15 January 2019

The standstill underscores the dysfunction gripping Washington and the president’s seeming indiffere [...]

How Wilbur Ross ‘aggressively’ tried to alter the 2020 Census and ‘conceal’ why, according to a federal judge

16 January 2019

In a new opinion, a judge accuses Ross of misleading Congress and the public. [...]

Senate Republicans stand with McConnell on the sidelines of shutdown fight

16 January 2019

The majority leader has effectively ceded the talks to President Trump and the Democrats, even thoug [...]

William Barr tries to clean up his Clinton comments — but stumbles into a new Mueller problem

16 January 2019

Barr suggests he wasn't actually calling for full-fledged probes of the Clintons, but a newly r [...]

How Wilbur Ross ‘aggressively’ tried to alter the 2020 Census and ‘conceal’ why, according to a federal judge

16 January 2019

In a new opinion, a judge accuses Ross of misleading Congress and the public. [...]

May Likely Faces Defeat as Brexit Deadline Nears

15 January 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May likely faces a defeat in a vote Tuesday on her plan to leave the [...]

U.S. Considers Harshest Venezuela Sanctions Yet, on Oil

15 January 2019

The U.S. is evaluating whether to impose tougher sanctions against Venezuela’s military and vital oi [...]

China Sentences Canadian to Death for Drug Conviction

15 January 2019

A Chinese court ordered the death penalty for a Canadian national in the latest example of how ensna [...]

Pompeo Stresses Friendship With Saudis Amid Storm Clouds

14 January 2019

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Arabia’s leaders, bearing a message of support at a ti [...]

Polish Politician Dies After Stabbing, Sparking Uproar

15 January 2019

The popular mayor of a major Polish city died after being stabbed during a public address, sparking [...]

Noemie Emery: The high cost of Trump

15 January 2019

On the weekend before the 2012 election, analyst Henry Olsen — then of the American Enterprise Insti [...]

Rep. Tom McClintock: How cloture killed the 115th Congress

15 January 2019

Whittier’s lament is an appropriate epitaph for the 115th Congress: “Of all sad words of tongue and [...]

Leaving soon? Ailing Ginsburg has repeatedly promised to work only at 'full steam'

10 January 2019

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has repeatedly said she will retire when she is no longer [...]

Democrats silent on returning cash from top donor after second man mysteriously found dead in his apartment

9 January 2019

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign refuse to say wheth [...]

The worst American politics since the Civil War

4 January 2019

Never in most of our lifetimes, not even during the Watergate years or the Clinton impeachment, have [...]

Mark Warner - Trump wants to lift sanctions related to a Russian oligarch. Here’s why

15 January 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Trump wants to lift sanctions related to a Russian oligarch. Her [...]

Donald Trump - Donald Trump falsely says there's 'never' been so many border apprehensions

11 January 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump falsely says there's 'never' been so man [...]

Donald Trump - Trump says he didn't say Mexico would write US a check for border wall. But he did

10 January 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Trump says he didn't say Mexico would write US a check for bord [...]

Donald Trump - Did Democrats reverse border wall position after Donald Trump was elected?

9 January 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Did Democrats reverse border wall position after Donald Trump [...]

Donald Trump - No, Democrats didn't ask for a steel barrier, as Donald Trump said

9 January 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No, Democrats didn't ask for a steel barrier, as Donald Trump s [...]

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BREAKING: New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand forming exploratory committee for 2020 White House run

House overwhelmingly passes resolution condemning Iowa GOP Rep. King’s racist comments

If Trump declares a national emergency, could Congress or the courts reverse it?

BREAKING NEWS: Tulsi Gabbard to run for president

Families of Sandy Hook victims score victory in lawsuit against Alex Jones, Infowars

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to testify to Congress and give a full account of what he did before going to prison

Turkey’s Erdogan shuts down White House’s Bolton on Syria, says he made a ‘serious mistake’

Trump plans prime-time address to nation on Tuesday ahead of border visit

Trump ‘Evaluating’ Whether To Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan

Trump says he could declare ‘national emergency’ to build wall, warns of yearslong shutdown

Rep. Nancy Pelosi takes over as House speaker

The new Congress and the history of governing by a house divided

BREAKING: Trump invites congressional leaders to White House for border wall briefing

Warren launches presidential exploratory committee, first major Democrat to take step toward 2020 run

BREAKING: Trump: I may be forced to seal southern border

BREAKING: Trump makes surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq, his first to a combat zone

BREAKING: Mattis to leave two months early, as Trump announces his replacement

BREAKING NEWS: Senate adjourns until after Christmas with no shutdown deal in sight

BREAKING: House passes stopgap bill to fund government with $5 billion for Trump’s border wall, putting it at odds with Senate

BREAKING NEWS: Mattis to retire in February, Trump says