Politics

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) in a heated exchange with Elliot Abrams, the U.S. special envoy to Venezuela regarding his role in the Iran-Contra affair in February 2019. Credit C-SPAN. MINNESOTA - Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar claimed…

Kentucky Republican Rand Paul, lasy month, speaking forcefully against the section of the Middle East Policy bill that deals with the BDS movement regarding Israel, arguing that it’s against the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.…

WASHINGTON – A vast majority of the cities and townships that applied for federal law enforcement grants have received them, despite attempts from the Trump administration to withhold funding from sanctuary cities. President…

NEW YORK - Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner suggested Sunday that Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam should be given an opportunity to redeem himself after reports surfaced in February showing a photo from his school yearbook of people…

NEW YORK – House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler said he believes that President Donald Trump is guilty of obstruction of justice, though he stopped just short of calling for his impeachment. Speaking Sunday on…

President Donald Trump during a 2-hour speech at the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference. Photo: C-SPAN. WASHINGTON - President Trump assailed Michael Cohen as a “liar” on Sunday, but said that his former lawyer’s…

One of several polls released by the Wall Street Journal and NBC on Sunday. WASHINGTON - Only a scant few Americans view socialism in a favorable light, according to a Wall Street Journal poll published Sunday. The poll numbers come as…

WASHINGTON – Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen “totally debunked” the infamous Steele dossier in his congressional testimony last week, GOP California Rep. Devin Nunes claimed in an interview on Sunday. (https:) “It was…

WASHINGTON - The nomination of Neomi Rao to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit exposed oft-ignored fissures within the right-wing legal establishment, aggravating social conservatives who feel their priorities have been…

MARYLAND - During President Donald Trump’s speech at CPAC on Saturday, he took a moment to recognize the discrimination conservative students face on college campuses. “I turn on my television the other day and I saw somebody that…

BROOKLYN – Activist Shaun King gave Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders a backhanded compliment while introducing the 2020 presidential hopeful at a rally in Brooklyn, New York, Saturday. (https:/) “For most of us in our…

Republican State Rep. Fred Keller in 2016 discussing the state budget situation as Gov. Tom Wolf proposed a new spending plan for the fiscal year. Photo credit: Rep Keller, YouTube. WASHINGTON – A state representative with nearly a…

MARYLAND - Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee criticized Democrats on Thursday for their selective outrage over America’s deviation from federalism and the separation of powers when a Republican controls the executive branch, but not…

SEATTLE – Washington Governor Jay Inslee has entered the 2020 presidential race as the candidate who has what it takes to unite Americans around one goal — fighting climate change. But while Inslee pushes for a Green New…

SEATTLE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will seek the presidential nomination in 2020, adding to the growing field of Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump. “We’re the first generation to feel the sting of climate…

WASHINGTON - The special counsel’s office said Friday that prosecutors need only between five and eight days to present their case against Roger Stone, the Trump confidant accused of lying to Congress and witness tampering. Stone…

WASHINGTON - America First Action, the primary pro-Trump Super PAC that bankrolled more than $30 million in 2018 contests, has been struggling to fill its top post, according to Politico. An article published Thursday…

WASHINGTON - Democrats are eyeing another line of attack against President Donald Trump after a report Wednesday that he ordered his senior adviser, Jared Kushner, be given a top-secret security clearance in 2018. “Stunning. The…

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats introduced a toned-down alternative to the Green New Deal as members stress over having to vote on the controversial resolution. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Delaware Sen. Tom Carper…

MARYLAND – GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, the newly-minted chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that his panel will move on judicial confirmations at an…

MARYLAND - RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel warned Republicans considering a primary challenge against President Donald Trump in 2020, saying they will “lose horribly.” At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Thursday,…

NEW YORK - A 2016 CNN interview with Michael Cohen appears to contradict part of his Wednesday congressional testimony in which he claimed he did not want to work in the White House. When asked by CNN’s Chris Cuomo if Trump would…

President Donald Trump’s newest pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency was confirmed Thursday even after Sen. Susan Collins announced her opposition to the former coal lobbyist. EPA acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler was…

WASHINGTON – The “For The People Act” cleared the House Administration Committee on Tuesday by a 6-3 party-line vote, and lawmakers anticipate it will come to the House floor in a few weeks. The controversial HR1 bill,…

WASHINGTON - GOP Rep. Jody Hice of Georgia said former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is the first person to testify in front of Congress after being convicted of lying to Congress. Cohen appeared in front of the House Oversight…

CHICAGO – Holding the fourth open election in 100 years, Chicago has cleared the path to elect its first black female mayor, advancing Toni Preckwinkle and Lori Lightfoot in Tuesday’s mayoral race to the April 2 runoff.…

WASHINGTON - Michael Cohen will make several bombshell allegations about President Trump during his testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, including that he overheard political operative Roger Stone tell Trump during the 2016…

NEW YORK - House Republicans will hold a policy forum Wednesday to do something Congress hasn’t done yet with respect to the Green New Deal — publicly scrutinize it. Green New Deal opponents and supporters were invited by the…

WASHINGTON - A host of Republican congressional members gathered outside the Capitol Building on Tuesday to express opposition to a pair of anti-gun pieces of legislation that House Democrats are poised to bring to the floor for a…

COLORADO - Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’s signature is all that remains to include Colorado among the ranks of states prepared to abandon the electoral college system in favor of nationwide popular voting for the next…