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WASHINGTON — In one hectic day in the nation’s capital, Donald Trump’s presidency — which has already survived a special counsel investigation and countless political scandals — shifted back into the danger zone. Trump began the workday declaring that the increasing calls for impeachment over his alleged pressure on Ukraine to dig up dirt on a political rival were “nonsense.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ended the day by announcing the start of a formal impeachment inquiry after she strenuously resisted one for months. It would be the fourth such impeachment inqui

As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi began tweeting his thoughts on the matter. At first, Trump bemoaned the announcement taking away from his “important day” at the UN, in which he delivered a speech earlier in the day focusing on the defense o

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan told a judge Tuesday night that they are considering inserting themselves into a lawsuit filed last week by President Donald Trump that argued he cannot be criminally investigated while in office. The unusual court filing suggested that the president’s own Justice Department could take a position on a sweeping constitutional argument by Trump and his lawyers that has not been tested in a court. It could also put the department in the middle of a larger dispute between Trump and the Manhattan district attorney’s office,

Two swing-district lawmakers in the Twin Cities suburbs on Monday became the first Democrats to link MORE’s impeachment to the escalating Ukraine controversy. Allegations that Trump sought to pressure Ukraine’s government into investigating former Vice President MORE’s probe have given new momentum to efforts to rally support for impeaching Trump. Impeachment statements from Reps.

A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted the Trump administration’s plans to open up thousands of acres in the nation's largest national forest to logging.  The decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska placed a preliminary injunction on the logging of 42,500 acres of temperate rainforest in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.

MORE is facing an escalating controversy surrounding a whistleblower complaint said to be centered on his communications with Ukraine’s leader. Congress has not seen the complaint, even though Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson determined that the allegations were credible and of “urgent concern.”  Here are five things to know about the complaint and the whistleblower process. It’s supposed to protect classified information The intelligence community whistleblower statute is set up to provide a pathway for individuals to come fo

Speaker MORE and his son Hunter Biden are raising howls from Democrats, who are casting it as Trump’s most egregious act in a long string of controversies.
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According to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, when all American voters are asked to rank 12 policies from best to worst, a plan to provide taxpayer-funded healthcare to all illegal aliens — endorsed by Democrat front-runners like Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Sen.

The monthly tracking poll, conducted by Political Data Inc., surveyed 599 likely Democrat voters September 1-13, 2019, and found Warren in a commanding lead with 29 percent support. Sanders came in eight points behind with 21 percent support, causing Biden to fall to third with 18 percent support. Once again, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) failed to crack into the top tier of candidates in her home state, garnering just 11 percent of the vote.