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Decision 2020 5 hours ago

NY Times Endorses Klobuchar, Warren in Democratic Contest

The New York Times has endorsed not one but two candidates for the Democratic nomination for president, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar from the party’s moderate wing and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabe...

impeachment inquiry 3 hours ago

Schiff Accuses NSA, CIA of Withholding Documents on Ukraine
2020 Elections 8 hours ago

Confusion Over New Law Could Threaten Young Voter Turnout in NH

Iowa 18 hours ago

Candidates Seek First Time Caucus Voters in Iowa

Bernie Sanders is seeking out first-time Iowa caucus participants where they live, work and shop. Pete Buttigieg is signaling to them through friends of supporters and closing the deal in big rallies....
Immigration Jan 19

US Seeks to Deport Honduran Mom, Sick Children to Guatemala

The U.S. government says it will deport a Honduran mother and her two sick children, both of whom are currently hospitalized, to Guatemala as soon as it can get them medically cleared to travel, accor...
impeachment Jan 19

READ: Impeachment Managers’ 111-Page Senate Trial Brief, Trump Team’s 6-Page Response to Charges

Seven House impeachment managers and two lawyers representing President Donald Trump make their initial case in filings ahead of the president’s trial in the Senate
Decision 2020 Jan 18

Biden Rips Sanders Campaign for Social Security Attacks

Joe Biden has called for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign to “disown” what he calls “doctored video” that some Sanders supporters say shows the former vice president endorsing Republican calls to...

National Archives 21 hours ago

National Archives: ‘We Made a Mistake’ Altering Trump Photos

The National Archives said Saturday it made a mistake when it blurred images of anti-Trump signs used in an exhibit on women’s suffrage. The independent agency is charged with preserving government and historical records and said it has always been committed to preserving its holdings “without alteration.” But the archives said in a statement...
Decision 2020 Jan 18

Facing Senate Trial Crunch, Dems Blitzing Iowa, Early States

As a winter storm barreled down on Iowa, Elizabeth Warren’s campaign team struggled with whether to scrap a town hall scheduled at the old Maytag headquarters. There was more than weather at play as the Massachusetts senator’s campaign monitored the forecast and called expected attendees to gauge their willingness to brave the snow and whippi...
impeachment 22 hours ago

House Outlines Impeachment Case, Trump Team Has Fiery Answer

House Democrats are preparing to outline their case for removing President Donald Trump from office with the filing of a legal brief due by 5 p.m. Saturday. The submission follows new revelations in the case and Trump’s naming of nationally known lawyers Ken Starr and Alan Dershowitz to the team that will defend him.
Virginia Jan 18

Gun-Rights Activists Gear Up for Show of Force in Virginia

An unprecedented show of force by gun-rights activists is expected on Monday in Virginia. Thousands of gun activists are expected to turn out. Second Amendment groups have identified the state as a rallying point for the fight against what they see as a national erosion of gun rights. Authorities in Virginia are taking precautions since extremist g...
Decision 2020 Jan 18

Democrats Announce New Criteria to Qualify for Feb. 7 Debate

The Democratic National Committee on Friday announced its criteria for the first debate to be held after voting begins in the 2020 presidential campaign, including a new pathway to the stage based off delegate pledges. As they have before, qualifiers will need to meet polling and grassroots funding thresholds to participate in the Feb. 7 debate in ...
Mexico Jan 19

Mexico Blocks Hundreds of Migrants From Crossing Border Span

More than 200 mostly Honduran migrants rested on a bridge at the Guatemala-Mexico border waiting for the arrival of others and hoping sheer numbers will improve their chances of entering Mexico and continuing their journey north.......Across the river from Tecun Uman, in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Hidalgo, National Guard troops with riot shi...
Decision 2020 Jan 18

Amid Hacking Fears, Key Caucus States to Use App for Results

Two of the first three states to vote in the Democratic presidential race will use new mobile apps to gather results from thousands of caucus sites — technology intended to make counting easier but that raises concerns of hacking or glitches.
Ukraine Jan 18

New Evidence Shows Nunes Aide Communicated With Parnas on Ukraine

New evidence released Friday by House Democrats shows Derek Harvey, a former White House official and top aide to GOP Rep. Devin Nunes, communicated extensively with Lev Parnas about both Ukraine aid and setting up Skype interviews with former Ukrainian prosecutors, NBC News reports.
Trump administration Jan 18

Rollback Proposed for Michelle Obama School Lunch Guidelines

The Trump administration on Friday took another step toward dismantling Michelle Obama’s school nutrition guidelines, proposing a new rule that could lead to more pizza and fries and less fruit and a smaller variety of vegetables on school menus. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who announced the rule changes on Obama’s birthday, said they...
Mexico Jan 18

Mexico Readies for Central American Migrants at South Border

Border security forces in southern Mexico were preparing Friday for the expected arrival of hundreds of Central Americans traveling through Guatemala and vowed to prevent a repeat of the headline-grabbing “caravans” of past years when massive flows of migrants and asylum seekers overwhelmed agents. National Guard and army troops stood watch as raft...
Iran Jan 18

11 US Troops Flown to Medical Centers After Iran Strike

Eleven U.S. troops were flown out of Iraq for evaluation of concussion-like symptoms in the days following an Iranian missile strike that President Donald Trump had said caused no harm to American forces, officials said Friday. The Pentagon’s chief spokesman, Jonathan Hoffman, said Defense Secretary Mark Esper did not know of the injuries unt...
Supreme Court Jan 18

Supreme Court to Hear Case Involving Religious Freedom in Obamacare Dispute Over Birth Control

The Supreme Court said Friday it will take up the fate of a Trump administration rule, now on hold, that would grant employers an exemption on religious or moral grounds from Obamacare’s requirement to provide health insurance coverage for birth control, NBC News reported. Pennsylvania and New Jersey successfully challenged the rule that woul...
Supreme Court Jan 17

‘Faithless Elector’: Supreme Court to Hear Case on How Presidents Are Chosen

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up an issue that could change a key element of the system America uses to elect its president, with a decision likely in the spring just as the campaign heats up, NBC News reported. The answer to the question could be a decisive one: are the electors who cast the actual...

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