Politics
This Is The Rising Republican Who Wants To Be The Alternative To Donald Trump
Larry Hogan has John McCain’s speechwriter and an eyebrow-raising visit to Iowa on his calendar. “I certainly think I have something to contribute to the national debate.”
The ICE Detention Of A US-Born Marine Was The Last Straw For A Michigan Sheriff
The Kent County Sheriff's Department says it will no longer honor ICE requests to hold a prisoner unless a judge has signed a warrant.
Welp, The DNC Believe They Were The Target Of Yet Another Hacking Attempt By Russia
A court filing says the attack appeared to come from the group known as Cozy Bear.
A Middle Eastern Man Is Suing The Bible Museum For Racial Profiling And Reporting Him To The FBI
Romany Erian Melek Hetta is a Coptic Christian who fled Egypt because he was persecuted for his faith. Now he's suing the Museum of the Bible, alleging racial profiling and false imprisonment.
These Are The Americans Killed In The Syria Bombing
The Pentagon identified three of the four Americans killed Wednesday in Manbij, Syria.
The Trump Administration Signals That It’s Not Done Trying To Dismantle Obamacare
A discussion document floated this week reveals the Trump White House is considering a slew of reforms to the individual markets that could potentially throw them into chaos.
Trump Once Again Showed A Lack Of Concern For Security When He Canceled Pelosi's Military Flight To Afghanistan
“The one thing that kind of enables these trips to go forward is that they are done as a surprise visit.”
More And More Democrats Are Suggesting Trump Should Be Impeached After He Told His Lawyer Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress
“There’s no innocent explanation for telling a witness to lie to the Congress of the United States," one Democrat said. But leadership still wants to wait on Mueller.
Lawmakers Vow To Investigate Evidence That Trump Told His Lawyer To Lie To Congress
“Such an instruction would amount to obstruction of justice,” one Democrat said.
A Republican Lawmaker Allegedly Yelled At A Democrat: "Go Back To Puerto Rico"
"I would hope that we could refrain from any implications that have any undertones of prejudice, or racism, or any kind of -ism that would diminish the character and integrity of one of our members."
Pelosi Wants To Delay The State Of The Union, So Trump's Canceling Her Trip Overseas
The speaker of the House and the president are fighting on increasingly personal terms, and the partial government shutdown is nowhere close to ending.
How Trump's Withdrawal Threatens The Secretive Hunt For ISIS Members In Syria
The inability of US forces to eliminate al-Qaeda networks in Iraq helped it reorganize as ISIS after Barack Obama withdrew troops in 2011.
Sherrod Brown Has Hired His First Iowa Staffer As He Considers A Presidential Campaign
Margaret Jarosz worked for Bernie Sanders during the 2016 cycle in the first caucus state.
The White House Called The Food Stamp Funding That Puerto Rico Requested “Excessive And Unnecessary”
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló requested the money in November as the island continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Maria.
The Trump Administration Still Doesn't Know How Many Thousands Of Immigrant Children DHS Separated From Their Parents
Although the family separation policy became public in 2018, a new report reveals the government was actively separating children from summer 2017.
Senators Were Laughably Conflicted About Whether To Share Cardi B's Video On The Government Shutdown
"Are you gonna RT Cardi B or not?" —Sen. Chuck Schumer
He Was Born In Grand Rapids And Fought In Afghanistan, But The Local Sheriff’s Office Still Turned Him Over To ICE
“This is what immigration enforcement has come to in this country.”
A Lawsuit Claims Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Retaliated Against A Staffer Who Planned To Sue The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Over An Alleged Rape
The woman, identified by a pseudonym, claimed in a lawsuit that she was raped by a former employee of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. She says Jackson Lee fired her as she was preparing to pursue legal claims over the alleged assault.
The GSA’s Watchdog Said Officials “Ignored” Constitutional Questions Around The Trump Hotel Project
An inspector general report found agency lawyers recognized there might be constitutional issues with Trump keeping a stake in the hotel, but didn’t pursue the issue.
Tulsi Gabbard’s Team Is Talking To LGBT Groups About Her Past Anti-Gay Comments
Gabbard’s minimal public engagement with the controversy since saying she would run for president has left some Democrats baffled.
Kirsten Gillibrand Is Fighting For An “Awesome” America That Looks Like Upstate New York
The New York senator kicked off her presidential campaign in a place she thinks is emblematic of the kind of values and optimism that can beat Trump.
Israel Will Be The Great Foreign Policy Debate Of The Democratic Primary
“I actually don’t know how it’s gonna go. What I do know is we’re gonna have a debate.”
Nancy Pelosi Asks Trump To Delay His State Of The Union Address Or Submit It In Writing
House Speaker Pelosi cited security concerns due to the government shutdown.
Sherrod Brown Is Taking His Possible Presidential Campaign To The Early Primary States
The Ohio senator will embark on a “Dignity of Work Tour” starting at the end of the month.
Even Steve King Voted For The House Bill That Was Supposed To Reprimand Him
Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush said that King’s vote in support of the resolution “tells you that this resolution is not worth the paper it’s written on.”
Kirsten Gillibrand Said She Will Run For President
"I'm going to run for president of the United States because as a young mom, I'm going to fight for other people's kids as hard as I would fight for my own," the senator told Stephen Colbert.
More Than 46,000 IRS Employees Will Be Working Without Pay To Process Tax Refunds
"We are people too. We have families. We have bills. We have kids that need to eat."
Donald Trump Loves To Call People “Patriots” In Times Of Crisis
For the president, patriots are the people who support him, or whose support he needs.
What The Hell Happened To Lindsey Graham?
The South Carolina Republican used to be Democrats’ go-to guy when they needed help with a deal. But now “it’s like the guy I knew got kidnapped and his twin brother showed up,” said one Democratic senator.
Bill Barr Says He’s “Not Going After” Marijuana In States Where It’s Legal
Bill Barr told senators he’d take the same stance of the Obama administration — not that of former attorney general Jeff Sessions.
