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Veronica Escobar: Texas congresswoman giving Democrats’ Spanish rebuttal to Trump speech

February 4, 2020 3:02 am CNN

After President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, freshman Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas will deliver the…

Republican senators urge Trump to avoid impeachment talk at State of the Union

February 3, 2020 11:22 am CNN

Republican senators are expected to vote on Wednesday afternoon to acquit President Donald Trump in the third presidential impeachment trial in US…

2020 Democrats make closing arguments in final hours before Iowa caucuses

February 2, 2020 2:00 pm CNN

The leading Democratic presidential contenders have sharpened their cases in the final hours of the Iowa caucuses, hoping that clearer divisions will…

Why Elizabeth Warren’s question on John Roberts may have backfired

February 1, 2020 5:49 am CNN

In announcing that she would vote against the Senate calling witnesses, Sen. Lisa Murkowski suggested that her decision was made in part to spare…

Democratic presidential candidates will dash from the trial to the trail and back again

January 31, 2020 6:22 pm CNN

The new resolution agreed to Friday in the Senate impeachment trial gives Democratic senators running for president a much needed opportunity to hit…

READ: McConnell introduces resolution to dictate next steps of the impeachment trial

January 31, 2020 4:24 pm CNN

Leaders of the US Senate struck an agreement to hold the final vote on whether to acquit President Donald Trump on the two articles of impeachment on…

The impeachment trial is basically over

January 31, 2020 3:33 pm CNN

The Senate’s impeachment trial is careening toward its inevitable end, even if the timing on that end isn’t yet clear. The Senate voted…

CNN Poll of Polls: Biden and Sanders lead national Democratic primary

January 31, 2020 10:39 am CNN

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are at the front of the field for the Democratic national primary, according to a new…

READ: Lamar Alexander’s statement on impeachment witness vote

January 30, 2020 8:27 pm CNN

Sen. Lamar Alexander, a retiring Tennessee Republican, said in a statement late Thursday night that he would vote against a motion to hear additional…

Buttigieg calls out Biden and Sanders by name ahead of Iowa caucuses

January 30, 2020 5:40 pm CNN

Pete Buttigieg on Thursday accused Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, by name, of forcing the debate among Democratic presidential contenders to be too…

Pence adviser who testified during the House impeachment inquiry is leaving her role

January 30, 2020 3:23 pm CNN

Jennifer Williams, the special adviser to Vice President Pence on Europe and Russia who testified during the House impeachment inquiry last year, is…

New Parnas video places Giuliani associates at Mar-a-Lago with Trump

January 30, 2020 2:47 pm CNN

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two associates of Rudy Giuliani, attended a fundraising dinner with President Donald Trump and then-Congressman Pete…

Leaked memo shows US border officers were directed to stop Iran-linked travelers

January 30, 2020 2:38 pm CNN

An internal Customs and Border Protection memo obtained by CNN suggests that US border officers working at Canadian ports of entry were directed to…

Don’t look now, but the US deficit is skyrocketing

January 30, 2020 1:55 pm CNN

Amid the intense focus on the Senate impeachment trial and Monday’s Iowa caucuses in the presidential race, you likely missed this announcement…

South Dakota advances bill prohibiting doctors from assisting in gender reassignment process for transgender youth

January 30, 2020 10:10 am CNN

The South Dakota House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would criminalize doctors who assist in the gender reassignment process for…

Bloomberg to air gun control ad during the Super Bowl

January 30, 2020 10:06 am CNN

Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg released on Thursday the one-minute ad he’ll air during next week’s Super Bowl that highlights…

Proposed Oregon bill targets housing discrimination

January 22, 2020 6:55 pm Arielle Brumfield

Housing discrimination is not just an urban issue, but rather a statewide concern. Through Senate Bill 1534, Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle and state…

Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump officially begins

January 16, 2020 9:40 am CNN

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The third Senate impeachment trial of a US president in history convened on Thursday with the reading of the two…

Petitioner says Deschutes sheriff should enforce Second Amendment

December 9, 2019 8:20 pm Rhea Panela

The group Deschutes County Citizens for Second Amendment Rights is circulating a petition in Redmond and La Pine, working to get the Second Amendment…

Knute Buehler declares bid for Walden’s 2nd District seat

December 10, 2019 12:21 pm KTVZ news sources

In a video to supporters, former State Rep. Knute Buehler announced Tuesday that he will seek the Republican nomination for Congress for the seat of…