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Chaos on Capitol Hill as House Republicans storm closed-door Trump impeachment hearing
Fed up with the lack of public access to an impeachment inquiry they likened to a “Soviet-style process,” dozens of House Republicans stormed into a closed-door Intelligence Committee hearing, refused...
Mitch McConnell: Kentuckians not worried about 'millionaires in Brooklyn'
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Chuck Schumer’s move to kill the $10,000 federal cap on state and local taxes is nothing more than a tax break for...
Schumer to force vote in bid to kill $10K federal cap on state, local tax deductions
WASHINGTON - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will make a move Wednesday to kill the $10,000 federal cap on state and local tax deductions. The New York senator will force...
Gabbard fundraises off Clinton's comments on Russia grooming her for 2020
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard fired another shot in Hillary Clinton’s direction -- and chased it with a plea for campaign cash. In a new video, Gabbard suggests...
Pelosi's older brother, a former Baltimore mayor, dies at 90
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s eldest brother Thomas D’Alesandro III, the former mayor of Baltimore, died Sunday at age 90. D’Alesandro, nicknamed “Young Tommy,” passed away due to stroke...
Pompeo refuses to comment on 'hypothetical' quid pro quo to Ukraine
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wouldn’t say whether it was appropriate to hold up military aid to Ukraine unless an investigation into the Democrat National Committee's server was...
Mulvaney defends his comments about Ukraine aid, denies he offered to resign
WASHINGTON -- White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that he didn't offer President Trump a resignation letter after Thursday’s press conference about aid to Ukraine --...
Mulvaney: Trump picked Doral to host G-7 because he's in the 'hospitality business'
WASHINGTON - Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said President Trump still considers himself part of the “hospitality business,” which was why he had wanted to use his...
Elizabeth Warren had best debate performance: poll
Democratic voters gave Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and Mayor Pete Buttigieg got the top grades for their performances at Tuesday night’s debate in Ohio. FiveThirtyEight.com and Ipsos polled...
Surging Elizabeth Warren main target of rivals' jabs at Dem debate
OHIO — Tuesday’s fourth-round Democratic debate saw the dozen candidates throw as many punches at each other as at President Trump — with Elizabeth Warren vs. The Field serving as...
Tulsi Gabbard rips debate hosts CNN, New York Times
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard went after the hosts of Tuesday's Democratic primary debate — CNN and The New York Times — calling their coverage of her "completely despicable." Speaking from the...
Tom Steyer rips billionaires during debate, slammed online for being one
Billionaire Tom Steyer accused corporations of buying their way into government during Tuesday's Democratic primary debate — prompting critics to charge that he bought his way onto the debate stage....
November's Democratic debate will feature fewer candidates
A dozen Democratic hopefuls took the debate stage Tuesday night in this election cycle’s largest field yet — but don’t get used to it. A third of the candidates are...
Democratic primary candidates to quickly leave Ohio after debate
Democratic party leaders chose Ohio for the fourth presidential debate hoping to tilt the gradually reddening state blue — but participants seem less optimistic. All of the major candidates are...
Trump campaign flew plane over Democratic debate venue to troll challengers
President Trump’s re-election campaign took to the skies over Ohio on Tuesday to troll the field of 12 Democrats vying to challenge him in 2020 — flying a plane over...
AOC takes first international trip as lawmaker
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is taking the Green New Deal global. The New York Democrat posted an Instagram story Tuesday afternoon showing herself walking through the airport as she headed for...
Anne Sacoolas may not have diplomatic immunity in teen's death: lawyer
The diplomat's wife who allegedly struck and killed a British teen may not have been eligible for diplomatic immunity, a lawyer for the victim's family claimed Tuesday. Attorney Mark Stephens...
Ilhan Omar blames the media, political foes for killing her marriage
US Rep. Ilhan Omar suggested Monday that the press and her political foes are partly to blame for the demise of her marriage. "Ilhan and Ahmed have been the object...
Larry Kudlow: I don't know if Trump was joking about asking China to investigate Bidens
WASHINGTON -- White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said he didn’t know if President Trump was joking when he said that China should investigate Joe and Hunter Biden. “I don’t...
Boris Johnson urges US diplomat's wife to return after fatal crash
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday urged the wife of a US diplomat to return to the UK to face justice for allegedly fatally striking a 19-year-old motorcyclist. “I...