Rep. Francis Rooney, a Florida Republican who appears open to impeaching President Donald Trump, said Sunday that what he’s seen so far in the ongoing Trump-Ukraine scandal is “quite troubling.” CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Rooney on “State of the Union” if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hypothetically called a vote tomorrow to launch an impeachment inquiry,…… MORE
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday aggressively denied that he admitted last week a quid pro quo between President Donald Trump and Ukraine, saying again that he was misunderstood and that no such agreement occurred. During a White House press conference on Thursday afternoon, Mulvaney said Trump held up an aid…… MORE
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Sunday dismissed the claim that fellow 2020 hopeful Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is a “Russian asset,” saying “there is no basis for that.” The South Bend, Indiana, mayor told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” that he considers Gabbard, who represents Hawaii’s 2nd District, a “competitor” and “statements…… MORE
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says he and President Donald Trump never discussed his potential resignation following a defiant press conference last week in which the aide admitted a quid pro quo between the US and Ukraine. “After the briefing and all the blowback and the criticism, did you ever offer or…… MORE
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney faced internal efforts to oust him before House Democrats moved ahead with their impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, multiple sources tell CNN. Top aides including Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner were in the process of reaching out to at least two potential replacements for the…… MORE
The debate on transgender and abortion protections has percolated in recent months as a challenge to the Affordable Healthcare Act awaits a ruling, a workplace discrimination case focused on transgender rights sits before the Supreme Court and multiple state abortion restrictions make their way through the courts. The Trump administration is also working to explicitly…… MORE
The US has grown more divided along partisan lines over the last two decades and past polling suggests the current impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is likely to only exacerbate those growing divisions. Polling shows that the US is as divided on party lines as it’s ever been — and the start of that…… MORE
President Donald Trump on Saturday night abruptly reversed course and announced next year’s G7 economic summit of world powers would not be held at Trump National in Doral, Florida, in a rare departure after facing bipartisan backlash. The President tweeted the major change just over 48 hours after the initial announcement: “We will no longer…… MORE
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez never hid from the fact that choosing between Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, as she weighed her 2020 presidential endorsement, would be a difficult one. She was open, when asked, about her affection and appreciation for both Democratic candidates. A decision, if it was going to come at all, wasn’t expected…… MORE
The Biden campaign ramped up its criticism of Facebook in a second letter to the social media giant, calling for the platform to reject another false anti-Joe Biden ad. In Thursday’s letter, Biden campaign manager Greg Schultz blasted Facebook for what he called a “deeply flawed” policy, saying it gives “blanket permission” for candidates to…… MORE
