Trump Impeachment Inquiry1 day agoYovanovitch testimony overshadowed by partisan brawl over Trump tweetMarie Yovanovitch delivered a dramatic personal account Friday of her ouster as America’s Ukraine ambassador amid a campaign against her by Trump associates, but the testimony was largely overshadowed by a snowballing fight over a presidential tweet that attacked her record.
Politics1 day agoTrump agreed to meet Ukraine's Zelensky without preconditions, White House transcript showsPresident Trump in April agreed to meet with Ukraine’s president-elect—without preconditions—in the first official phone call between the two leaders, according to a White House transcript released Friday morning, moments before the second public hearing as part of the House’s formal impeachment inquiry into the president.
Roger Stone1 day agoRoger Stone found guilty on all counts in trial stemming from Mueller probeTrump confidant and GOP operative Roger Stone was found guilty on all seven counts of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements to Congress in Washington, D.C., federal court on Friday, after a weeklong trial on charges that stemmed from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Federal Courts2 hours agoSenate confirms Trump appeals court nominee Steven Menashi over Dem objectionsThe Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Trump nominee Steven Menashi to a federal appeals court despite fierce opposition from Democrats.
White House4 hours agoTrump undergoes tests at Walter Reed as part of annual physical, White House saysPresident Trump spent more than two hours at Walter Reed National Medical Center on Saturday, undergoing what the White House said were medical tests as part of his annual physical.
California5 hours agoTrump fan hit with scooter as protest outside California Democrats convention turns violent: reportThree suspects were arrested Saturday after a fight broke out between Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters outside the California Democratic Convention in Long Beach.
Louisiana7 hours agoLouisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards projected to win second term, beating GOP's RisponeLouisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards held a narrow lead over Republican challenger Eddie Rispone in Saturday's gubernatorial runoff, with more than 91 percent of the state's precincts reporting.
2020 Presidential Election9 hours agoButtigieg surges clear of Warren, Biden, Sanders in latest Iowa pollA new poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers published Saturday shows South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg nine percentage points clear of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., indicating the one-time longshot is now a force to be reckoned with in the race for the Democratic nomination.
6:22VIDEO10 hours agoStephanie Grisham joins 'Justice with Judge Jeanine'White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham wraps up the first week of public impeachment inquiry hearings.
10 hours agoPence adviser says Trump request that Ukraine open Biden probe was 'unusual and inappropriate'An adviser to Vice President Mike Pence told House impeachment investigators this month that President Trump's request for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to open an investigation into Vice President Joe Biden and his family "struck me as unusual and inappropriate."
5:4611 hours agoDems afraid of losing in 2020AOC admitted on CNN that the impeachment hearings are about preventing a 2020 re-election for president Trump; Dan Bongino and Gregg Jarrett provide insight.
3:4911 hours agoRepublicans see first week of public impeachment hearings big bust for DemocratsHouse Judiciary Committee member Rep. Matt Gaetz and Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel offer their takeaways.
5:1812 hours agoImpeachment and the 2020 raceThe Senate trial against the president could begin in early January.
4:0314 hours agoDeval Patrick officially announces 2020 runThis comes after former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg takes steps for potential entrance to the 2020 race; national political reporter Paul Steinhauser weighs in.
6:0514 hours agoSchiff accuses Trump of witness intimidationPresident Trump tweeted about the ex-ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, during her testimony on Friday; Jon Decker reports from the White House.
4:0414 hours agoHouse Intelligence Committee releases transcripts from interviews with Tim Morrison and Jennifer WilliamsThe two witnesses were on the phone call between Trump and the Ukrainian president; Chad Pergram has the latest.
14 hours agoNearly 80,000 immigrants approved for DACA have arrest records, USCIS report findsNearly 80,000 immigrants approved for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which shields those who came to the country illegally as minors from deportation, have an arrest record -- including arrests for violent or sexual offenses.
2:1715 hours agoHits & Misses: 11/16/19The 'Journal Editorial Report' panel calls out the week's best and worst.
6:0815 hours agoWhite House touts economic boom as Trump makes case for second termWhite House economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks out on the administration's economic messaging strategy for the 2020 election on 'Journal Editorial Report.'
5:3515 hours agoEight witnesses slated for jam-packed week of public impeachment hearingsEight more witnesses will appear over the course of three days as House Democrats continue their impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
16 hours agoTrump weighs in on tight Louisiana gubernatorial race as polls openPresident Trump urged Louisiana voters to oust Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards on Saturday, as polls opened in a tight race that Republicans hope will deliver them a vital seat less than a year before Election Day, and show Trump’s own political strength.
16 hours agoElise Stefanik emerges as main Schiff antagonist in fiery impeachment hearingsRep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., emerged this week as a central figure on the Republican side of the House Intelligence Committee in the public impeachment hearings -- and a top antagonist of Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
4:4716 hours agoRep. Dingell on the first two public impeachment inquiry hearings: I'm deeply disturbedMichigan Democrat Rep. Debbie Dingell said she was most bothered by President Trump's tweet attack on former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanavitch during her Capitol Hill testimony.
17 hours agoHow impeachment hearings can be best understood using ShakespeareWords are spilling into digitized pixels, onto blogs and good, old-fashioned newspapers about the impeachment hearings. There are essays on how to watch. Essays on the dramatis personae. Why is it important that Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is now on the Intelligence Committee? Why isn’t he wearing a jacket?
