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Outraged Rahm Emanuel slams decision to drop Smollett hoax case as 'whitewash of justice'

Outraged Rahm Emanuel slams decision to drop Smollett hoax case as 'whitewash of justice'

Chicago police superintendent stands by department's investigation  Read more

Senate blocks Green New Deal

Senate blocks Green New Deal

The Senate on Tuesday blocked the Green New Deal, a progressive climate change resolution that Republicans view as prime fodder heading into the 2020 presidential election  Read more

Trump's National Emergency Stands As House Fails To Override Veto
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  • 03/26/2019 12:00 AM

Trump's National Emergency Stands As House Fails To Override Veto

The House of Representatives failed to override President Trump's veto on a congressional resolution blocking his national emergency declaration  Read more

The Reckoning Finally Arrives for the Trump Resistance

The Reckoning Finally Arrives for the Trump Resistance

With Mueller’s investigation over, Democrats, the news media and the national security state have a lot to answer for  Read more

 Pence slams 2020 Democrats for skipping AIPAC

Pence slams 2020 Democrats for skipping AIPAC

Vice President Mike Pence on Monday slammed the multiple Democratic presidential candidates who are skipping the annual AIPAC policy conference, telling the group's Washington gathering that any White House hopeful should stand with Israel  Read more

Michael Avenatti arrested on extortion, fraud charges

Michael Avenatti arrested on extortion, fraud charges

Anti-Trump lawyer faces federal cases on both coasts  Read more

Trump announces US recognition of Israeli claim on Golan Heights

Trump announces US recognition of Israeli claim on Golan Heights

President Trump on Monday signed a proclamation officially granting U.S. recognition of Israel’s claim over the Golan Heights, reversing decades of American policy regarding the disputed territory between Israel and Syria  Read more

After Mueller report, Senate moves to investigate the Russia probe Trump called an 'illegal takedown'

After Mueller report, Senate moves to investigate the Russia probe Trump called an 'illegal takedown'

A day after Attorney General William Barr cleared President Donald Trump of conspiring with Russians to win the 2016 election, Republicans in Congress said they would open a new probe into the investigation Trump derided as an "illegal takedown that failed."  Read more

A Cloud Over Trump’s Presidency Is Lifted

A Cloud Over Trump’s Presidency Is Lifted

For President Trump, it may have been the best day of his tenure so far  Read more

Trump mounts Rust Belt defense

Trump mounts Rust Belt defense

President Trump is mounting a defense of Rust Belt states that delivered his 2016 victory and will serve as the key to his reelection bid next year  Read more

Trump Abruptly Scraps New North Korea Sanctions

Trump Abruptly Scraps New North Korea Sanctions

President Trump announced Friday that he had cancelled new sanctions on North Korea  Read more

U.S.-backed forces in Syria declare final victory over ISIS

U.S.-backed forces in Syria declare final victory over ISIS

U.S.-backed forces in Syria on Saturday said it had ousted ISIS from its final outpost in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz. Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces, tweeted "Syrian Democratic Forces declare total elimination of so-called caliphate and %100 territorial defeat of ISIS"  Read more

Mueller Report: Investigation finds no evidence of Russia conspiracy, leaves obstruction question open

Mueller Report: Investigation finds no evidence of Russia conspiracy, leaves obstruction question open

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump or members of his campaign conspired with Russia's efforts to sway the 2016 election, delivering a boost to the president in a case that has shadowed his administration since its first days  Read more

 Dems should leave Electoral College alone

Dems should leave Electoral College alone

At a town hall in Mississippi last week, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined the ranks of those in her party who want to see the Electoral College abolished. Her reasoning left a little to be desired, however  Read more

 White House rejects Democrats' request for Trump-Putin communications, interpreter interview

White House rejects Democrats' request for Trump-Putin communications, interpreter interview

The White House on Thursday rejected a Democratic request for information on private conversations between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, including an interview with an interpreter who sat in on their one-on-one meeting in Helsinki last summer  Read more

	The Waning Appetite for Impeachment

The Waning Appetite for Impeachment

Former FBI director James Comey writes in the New York Times today: I hope that Mr. Trump is not impeached and removed from office before the end of his term  Read more

 President Trump signs executive order on free speech at college campuses

President Trump signs executive order on free speech at college campuses

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at ensuring colleges uphold free speech by threatening to withhold billions in research funding. It’s not entirely clear how the order will work  Read more

The Electoral College Still Makes Sense Because We’re Not A Democracy

The Electoral College Still Makes Sense Because We’re Not A Democracy

What appears to deprive the populace of its power to decide a president is the very mechanism that preserves its power. The Electoral College works that way because the United States isn’t a pure democracy  Read more