- The Guardian
White House defends Melania Trump's silence on Greta Thunberg attack
* Donald Trump lashed out of Time magazine honour * First lady had objected to public reference to son Barron * Opinion: Why is the president cyberbullying a 16-year-old girl? Melania Trump has been silent over her husband’s attacks on Greta Thunberg after protesting a mention of her own son in an
- The Guardian
Mike Pompeo stokes Kansas Senate rumours with Twitter launch
* Secretary of state’s personal account tweets GoArmyBeatNavy * Trump henchman Pompeo is a former Kansas congressman * Linda Ronstadt to Pompeo: ‘Stop enabling Trump’The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, launched a personal Twitter account on Saturday with simple message about the big football game
- The New York Times
Warren Is Fighting a Two-Flank War
Two months ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was commanding support from about one-quarter of Democratic primary voters nationwide and seemed to be building a coalition that cut across demographics.While she remains a leading candidate, after a grueling autumn, polling averages show that her support
- USA TODAY
Democrats rip McConnell after he vowed 'total coordination' with Trump White House on impeachment trial
Over Sen. Mitch McConnell's "total coordination" with the Trump White House, Rep. Val Demings, said the Kentucky Republican "must recuse himself."
- Associated Press
With O'Rourke not running for Senate, many don't know who is
Unusually high hopes among Democrats for Texas in 2020 are facing an unsettled post-Betomania landscape: a dozen Senate challengers and no clear frontrunner. Months into their campaigns, most candidates remain widely unknown, and even party faithful struggle to name more than few of their options against
- The New York Times
McConnell, Coordinating With White House, Lays Plans for Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON -- With the House headed to a vote to impeach President Donald Trump next week, Sen. Mitch McConnell was working hand in hand with the White House to make plans for a Senate trial, a proceeding steeped in tradition and rules, but one fraught with political peril for vulnerable Republicans.Trump
- The New York Times
A Great Big Gift Not on Trump's Disclosure Form: Giuliani's Legal Advice
For the past 20 months, President Donald Trump has received free personal legal services from one of America's highest-paid lawyers, who has traveled around the country and across the ocean to defend him in the special counsel's inquiry and press Ukraine to investigate a political rival and unfounded
- USA TODAY
Judge orders 234,000 purged from Wisconsin voter rolls
Lawyers for the League and for the Wisconsin Elections Commission indicated they will appeal the judge’s ruling.
- Variety
Here’s Who’s Raising Money in Hollywood for Pete Buttigieg
The Pete Buttigieg campaign released its top bundlers on Friday evening, as it continues to open up its fundraising process to media scrutiny. Buttigieg released the names of 157 members of his "investors circle," each of whom has raised at least $25,000 for his campaign. Buttigieg is now the
- Yahoo News
Ex-DOJ official: Trump was 'vulnerable' to foreign intelligence agencies
Mary McCord, the top Justice Department official who oversaw the FBI investigation into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia in its early stages, talks to the Yahoo News “Skullduggery” podcast.
- USA TODAY
Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew, critic of Trump impeachment, to switch to GOP
Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew is expected to make the official announcement that he's switching from Democrat to Republican sometime next week.
- The Daily Beast
Lindsey Graham Invites Rudy Giuliani to Push Biden-Ukraine Conspiracy Theories in Senate Committee
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has invited Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani to appear in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee to present information he claims to have dug up in Ukraine—even though the details of Giuliani’s self-directed investigation raise serious doubts about the credibility of any
- Business Insider
Democrat Jeff Van Drew, who opposes impeaching Trump, is reportedly in talks to switch to the Republican Party
Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who opposes impeaching President Donald Trump, could reportedly switch to the GOP as early as next week.
- Business Insider
Democrat Jeff Van Drew, who opposes impeaching Trump, is reportedly in talks to switch to the Republican Party
Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who opposes impeaching President Donald Trump, could reportedly switch to the GOP as early as next week.
- Associated Press
Former Gary, Indiana, Mayor Richard Hatcher dead at 86
Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher, who became one of the first black mayors of a big U.S. city when he was elected in 1967, has died. Hatcher died Friday night at a Chicago hospital, said his daughter, Indiana state Rep. Ragen Hatcher, a Gary Democrat. Hatcher had to overcome opposition from the local
- The New York Times
The Breach Widens as Congress Nears a Partisan Impeachment
WASHINGTON -- It was the rarest of moments in the nation's capital, a seemingly sincere attempt at persuasion across the partisan breach by the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on the eve of the panel's vote to impeach President Donald Trump."I know this moment must be
- The New York Times
Justice Department Investigates Experiments on People with Disabilities
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether harmful experiments on hydration and sexual arousal were carried out on people at a state-run home for Iowans with disabilities.The Justice Department investigation of the Glenwood Resource Center in western Iowa, which revived long-standing questions about
- USA TODAY
Ex-Gov. Matt Bevin defends flurry of pardons as Kentucky lawmakers call for investigation
Matt Bevin's fellow Republican state Senate President Robert Stivers called for the U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate the flurry of late pardons.
- The Daily Beast
How Biden Kept Screwing Up Iraq—Over and Over and Over Again
In September, former Vice President Joe Biden attempted to portray himself as an opponent of the Iraq war he voted for 17 years ago. Sure, as a U.S. senator, he voted to authorize the war, Biden told an NPR interviewer who asked about his foreign policy judgment. But that was only after Biden got a “
- Business Insider
The Supreme Court just set the stage for a blockbuster ruling on Trump's financial records
The Supreme Court is President Donald Trump's last hope to conceal his finances from the public.
- Business Insider
The Supreme Court just set the stage for a blockbuster ruling on Trump's financial records
The Supreme Court is President Donald Trump's last hope to conceal his finances from the public.
- Reuters
Wall Street Weekahead: Trade deal removes major hurdle for rally in Apple and tech
U.S. President Donald Trump's limited trade deal with China removes a major hurdle for Apple and other technology stocks that have already surged this year to record highs. China has agreed to boost imports of U.S. energy, pharmaceutical and agricultural products, although Chinese officials offered
- The Daily Beast
Center for Public Integrity Challenges Trump Administration Over Heavily Redacted Ukraine Emails
By Rui Kaneya, Alexia Fernández Campbell and Jim Morris, Center for Public IntegrityThe Center for Public Integrity on Friday asked a federal judge to order the Trump administration to divulge information it is concealing about military aid to Ukraine.The action came hours after the House Judiciary Committee
- USA TODAY
Donald Trump's allies target Democrats in swing districts with anti-impeachment ad blitz
Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee target Democrats from districts that voted for the president in 2016.
- Associated Press
After UK election, Trump sees 'harbinger' of things to come
After a tumultuous tenure in office, a controversial candidate expanded his grip on power, surpassing a weak opponent and drawing support from unlikely pockets of voters. It’s the same scenario President Donald Trump is eager to replicate in next year’s American election and Democrats are desperate
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