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Republicans Blocked Gun Control Again Just As Another Mass Shooting Was Unfolding
“I wish this weren’t the case, but Republicans’ interest in working on guns is driven by casualties of 15 or more,” Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said. “It’s so awful that it works like this.”
Opinion: Pete King Whipped Up Anti-Muslim Bigotry. Why Is Chuck Schumer Celebrating Him?
The Long Island Republican will leave a legacy of division and demonization. Schumer is wrong to celebrate it.
Progressive Activists Release Their Own Articles Of Impeachment, Including Calling Out Trump’s Racism
Focusing solely on Ukraine, they say, “risks portraying that Congress is more concerned about Joe Biden's son than about the children who are being detained and separated from their parents.”
The Mueller Investigation Is Having An Unexpected Moment In Democrats’ Impeachment Inquiry Months After It Ended
What is dead may never die.
After Being Unified So Far, Some Democrats Are Pushing For Trump's Racism To Be Included In Articles Of Impeachment
“We have to try to tell a comprehensive story faithfully while at the same time zeroing in on the criminal charges where we think the evidence is decisive and irrefutable.”
A Jury Saw Records Of Trump’s Phone Calls With Roger Stone After The DNC Announced It Was Hacked In 2016
Roger Stone’s trial on charges that he lied to Congress about his contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign began Wednesday.
Opinion: I Asked Joe Biden A Tough Question, So He Called Me A Child. He Wants To Be President?
My encounter with the man who wants to be president taught me that he is not up to the task.
The Justice Department Argued Congress Can’t Force Senior Trump Advisers To Testify And That There’s Nothing Courts Can Do About It
The legal fight involves the Mueller report and tests an immunity argument that the Trump administration is making to block potential witnesses from testifying in the impeachment inquiry.
Just Two House Democrats Opposed Formalizing The Impeachment Inquiry Against Trump
President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have argued for weeks that the impeachment investigation wasn’t valid unless the House voted.
News Podcast: Kavanaugh's Hearings And France's Anti-Vaxxers
News podcast about the Supreme Court nomination hearings, measles outbreaks in Europe, and fake news this week.
The Trump Impeachment Inquiry: Coming Soon To A Television Near You
“Let the public see, because ultimately the public has a right to make a determination as to what they what they think happened."
The Group That Helped Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Endorse A New Slate Of Progressives Running For Congress
“We need more folks who haven’t been cultivated and placed by the traditional party system,” Brand New Congress said.
Impeachment Could Mean Most Presidential Candidates Can’t Leave Washington, Or Talk. Sorry, Those Are (Really) The Rules.
“It would be disruptive, that’s all I can tell you,” said former presidential candidate and current senator Mitt Romney, laughing.
Two Men Who Worked With Rudy Giuliani To Dig Up Dirt On Biden Have Been Arrested
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman are in custody, a spokesperson for the US attorney's office in Manhattan has confirmed.
The Trump Administration Says It Won't Comply With Any Requests From Democrats In The Impeachment Inquiry
After preventing the US ambassador to the European Union from testifying Tuesday, the White House sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying it wouldn't participate in any other interviews or requests.
Republicans Say The Real Problem Is That Trump’s Conversation With The Ukrainian President Leaked
“I don’t know how the hell he can be president under these conditions, it’s just incredible,” Sen. Lindsey Graham said.
Democrats Want To Impeach Trump Over A Number Of Scandals, But Say They’ll Focus Solely On Ukraine
Mueller who?
The Former Special Envoy To Ukraine Told Congress That Trump’s Biden Conspiracy “Has No Credibility To Me"
Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, also told Congress "at no time" did he take part in an effort to investigate Joe Biden, according to remarks obtained by BuzzFeed News.
One Of The Last Anti-Impeachment Democrats Now Says He Supports The Inquiry
New York Rep. Max Rose wrote an op-ed just last month warning that impeaching President Trump could tear the country apart.
Some Democrats Are Skipping Their Two-Week Vacation To Keep Working On Impeachment
The chairs of three House committees have already subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for documents and have begun scheduling depositions.
Democrats Say Trump’s Ukraine Call Was “Far More Damning” Than They Expected
Trump’s explicit request that the Ukrainian president help dig up dirt on Joe Biden is “exactly the crime that we were concerned about,” one House Democratic leader said.
5 Moments In Donald Trump’s Phone Call To Ukraine That Could Fuel The Impeachment Investigation
“There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son ... so whatever you can do with the Attorney General would be great.”
The Ukraine Story Is A Much Easier Sell Than The Mueller Report Ever Was, Pro-Impeachment Democrats Say
“He's just coming out and saying, ‘Yeah, I did it, and yeah, my office held up the money.’"
Nancy Pelosi Announced A Formal Impeachment Investigation Into President Donald Trump
The House speaker’s announcement comes amid reports that Trump withheld aid money from Ukraine while pushing the country for dirt on Joe Biden.
Nancy Pelosi’s Impeachment Dam Is Breaking
As the story of President Trump’s interactions with Ukraine continues to unravel, moderate Democrats and impeachment holdouts are changing their tune.
The House Held A Historic Hearing On Making Washington, DC, The 51st State
The DC statehood bill has unprecedented support in the House, but not a single Republican supports the plan.
Trump Is Suing, Yet Again, To Keep His Tax Returns Secret
Trump filed a lawsuit on Thursday to block subpoenas issued by New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance for the president's tax returns.
Democrats In Congress Are Throwing Cold Water On Calls To Impeach Brett Kavanaugh
Congressional Democrats are planning to grill the FBI over its investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations against the Supreme Court justice, but are not moving toward impeachment.
Republicans Have Been Winning On Judges For Decades. Democrats Have Barely Talked About It.
Trump made the courts a major voting issue for Republicans in 2016. Liberal legal advocacy groups and court watchdogs are divided on how to make that happen for Democrats in 2020.
Opinion: Here Are The 2020 Democrats, Ranked By What They're Doing For The Rest Of The Party
We desperately need our national leaders to elevate local candidates and races. Here's who is doing it the best so far.