Oct 22 Anonymous official writing 'unprecedented' portrait of Trump's presidency By Associated Press The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal. Continue reading
Oct 22 McConnell criticizes Trump's tweet comparing impeachment inquiry to lynching By Associated Press In a Tweet Tuesday, President Trump essentially likened the horrors of a deadly and racist chapter in U.S. history to a process laid out in the Constitution. The Senate majority leader, speaking to reporters, said "that was an unfortunate choice… Continue reading
Oct 22 Trump compares impeachment inquiry to 'a lynching' By Darlene Superville, Associated Press "All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here - a lynching," Trump tweeted. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 6:53 Facing weaker GOP support, Trump urges allies to rally against impeachment President Trump on Monday again denied any improper conduct with Ukraine, and lashed out at Democrats over the impeachment inquiry. Last week, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledged the president withheld military aid to Ukraine in part… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 8:35 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on impeachment public opinion, 2020 Iowa poll numbers Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss the criticism of President Trump on Syria and the suggestion that his resort would host the G-7, the danger for Democrats of an… Continue watching
Oct 21 WATCH: Trump calls for GOP to 'fight' Dems on impeachment Trump made the comments during a White House Cabinet meeting in which he again called the investigation "phony" and said "Democrats are trying to hurt the Republican Party" in the upcoming 2020 Election. Continue reading
Oct 21 Your political views can predict how you pronounce certain words By Zachary Jaggers, The Conversation A linguist explains how your political orientation can influence how you pronounce certain words. Continue reading
Oct 20 Pentagon chief says US troops leaving Syria for western Iraq By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that under current plans all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the American military will continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State group to prevent its resurgence. Continue reading
Oct 19 Trump scraps plan to host G-7 at his Doral golf resort By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Responding to stinging criticism, President Donald Trump has abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next year's Group of Seven world leaders' meeting at his Doral golf resort in Florida. Continue reading
Oct 19 Impeachment inquiry puts spotlight on Perry, who shunned it By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Long after more flamboyant colleagues flamed out of President Donald Trump's favor amid ethics scandals, low-profile and folksy Rick Perry survived in the Cabinet in part by steering clear of controversy. Until now. Continue reading