Read: Former President Donald Trump’s defense team’ legal brief
In a pretrial brief ahead of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate, Trump’s legal team accused House Democrats…
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House Democrats ask Biden White House for documents related to alleged Trump administration political interference in Covid response
House Democrats on Monday asked the Biden administration to hand over long-sought documents from the Trump administration regarding its response to…
Continue Reading Biden administration will review deportation of veterans and their families
The Biden administration will review the deportations of veterans and their family members, according to a White House official. The move is in line…
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Impeachment trial kicks off this week as Democrats seek to tie Trump to Capitol riots
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins this week as the House impeachment managers prepare to make their case to the…
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Democrats to work on Covid relief throughout a critical week in Washington
It’s a critical week of negotiations for Democrats about how to move ahead with President Joe Biden’s Covid relief package. It will play…
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Roberts won’t preside over impeachment trial, but Leahy set to follow his 2020 script
Sen. Patrick Leahy is expected to adhere largely to the script of Chief Justice John Roberts when he presides over the second impeachment trial of…
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America confronts Trump’s destructive legacy
In a momentous week, America confronts a new reckoning with the negligent, destructive legacy of Donald Trump. The ex-President faces an…
Continue Reading Lt. Gov. John Fetterman enters Pennsylvania’s 2022 Senate race
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman on Monday officially kicked off his campaign for the US Senate seat that’s coming open with Republican…
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5 things to know for February 8: Coronavirus, impeachment, stimulus, Israel, India
Months after the Democratic Republic of the Congo triumphed over its latest Ebola outbreak, another case has reared its ugly head. Here’s what…
Continue Reading Biden team says it sees first signs of improvement in fight against pandemic but it’s a ‘daunting challenge’
Fully ensconced in the depths of the coronavirus crisis, the Biden administration says it is seeing the first signs of improvement — though…
Continue Reading Biden laments lack of Black NFL coaches during Super Bowl halftime interview
President Joe Biden lamented the lack of Black coaches in the NFL during a Super Bowl halftime interview Sunday evening, urging teams to emphasize…
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GOP senators have a simple choice at Trump’s trial
When President George W. Bush addressed a joint session of Congress the week after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, he told Americans…
Continue ReadingFormer Secretary of State George Shultz dead at age 100
Former US Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who played a central role in helping to bring the Cold War to an end as President Ronald…
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Millions who likely voted for Trump want him barred from future office
It is common that many politicians grow more popular once they leave office. That has not been the case for former President Donald Trump. On the eve…
Continue ReadingTrump’s second impeachment trial set to kick off this week amid questions about what it will look like
The second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is scheduled to kick off Tuesday with some of the key questions about the trial…
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Pressley: ‘We have been cleaning up after violent, White supremacist mobs for generations and it must end’
Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley has called on the country “to address the evil and scourge that is White supremacy,” one month after…
Continue ReadingChuck Schumer’s rise in Washington hasn’t loosened his grip on New York
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s voice rose over the din as a group of leading New York leftists, gathered in a small room in Brooklyn on…
Continue ReadingFormer Secretary of State George Shultz dead at the age of 100
Former US Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who played a central role in helping to bring the Cold War to an end as President Ronald…
Continue Reading Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh dead at age 61
Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh died Friday at the age of 61 from complications due to glioblastoma, her family announced on Saturday. As the…
Continue ReadingCheney says she will not resign and GOP shouldn’t embrace Trump
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney stood her ground Sunday, rejecting her state party’s calls for her ouster and denouncing former President Donald…
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