Jan 03 Tennessee Republican Rep. Phil Roe to retire By Associated Press Roe called representing East Tennesseans in Congress for the past 11 years “the honor of my life” and said he always intended to serve five or six terms because he didn't want to make it a second career. Continue reading
Jan 03 Trump says Iran general should have been ‘taken out’ years ago By Associated Press In his first comments since the early Friday strike against the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, President Donald Trump said the general was also responsible for killing and wounding “thousands” of Americans and many more in the region… Continue reading
Jan 03 Warren, Klobuchar end 2019 lagging top rivals in fundraising By Sara Burnett, Will Weissert, Associated Press The size of the Democratic candidates' campaign bank accounts won't be clear until the Jan. 15 federal reporting deadline. Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: Trump launches ‘Evangelicals for Trump’ initiative By Jonathan Lemire, Elana Schor, Associated Press The president will host the kickoff meeting of “Evangelicals for Trump” just days after he was the subject a scathing editorial in the Christianity Today magazine that called for his removal from office. Continue reading
Jan 03 Castro’s exit is the latest blow to diversity of 2020 field By Paul J. Weber, Corey Williams, Associated Press Thursday, Julián Castro, the only Latino in the race, called it quits. Continue reading
Jan 03 2020 Democrats call killing of Iran general reckless By Associated Press Democratic White House hopefuls, including former Vice President Joe Biden, criticized President Donald Trump's order to kill Iran's top general, saying it could leave the U.S. “on the brink of a major conflict across the Middle East."… Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 5:29 How 2020 Democrats’ fundraising numbers compare to each other — and to Trump The past year marked dramatic changes and new trends in campaign finance. In 2019, two billionaires bankrolled their own presidential campaigns, while other candidates wooed big donors with pricey fundraisers. And some contenders struggled to take in enough cash to… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 8:17 How evangelicals see President Trump President Trump is seeking reelection in the fall of 2020, and to win it, he will be relying upon one of his strongest voting blocs: white evangelical Christians. But are there signs emerging of a rift within this previously solid… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 7:49 What’s in the $1.4 trillion federal spending bill Before leaving town for the holidays, lawmakers came together to pass a huge federal spending bill that illuminates the government’s policy priorities for 2020. The deal allocates a total of $1.4 trillion to the military, education, a barrier along the… Continue watching
Jan 02 Kentucky attorney general asks FBI to probe former Gov. Bevin’s pardons By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press The pardons have drawn criticism from both sides of the political aisle after media reports highlighted some that went to convicts who had wealthy or politically connected families. Continue reading