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Former New York City Mayor MORE on Friday officially filed as a candidate for the Alabama Democratic presidential primary, the first step in a possible White House run that could shake up the already-crowded 2020 field. The Alabama Democratic Party updated its website at 4:35 p.m.

A White House official who was on MORE's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Congress there was “no doubt” that Trump had invoked a quid pro quo, according to transcripts released Friday as part of Democrats' impeachment inquiry. Lt. Col.

House Democrats are moving aggressively to wrap up their historic, weeks-long investigation into MORE before 2020, potentially setting up a climactic vote to impeach him just before Christmas. The timeline has come into sharper focus as Democrats have made a series of critical moves signaling they are shutting down the closed-door fact-finding phase of the inquiry and shifting now to Phase 2: making the case for impeachment to the American public. Congressional investigators, led by House Intelligence Committee Chairman MORE (D-Calif.), appea

There is no shortage of candidates in the current Democrat primary field. Democrats have, on paper, everything they have claimed to want in terms of diversity in their lineup. They have multiple women — Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), and self-help guru Marianne Williamson (D). They have candidates who represent racial minorities — Sen.

“The subpoena at issue in this matter has been withdrawn, and there is no current intention to reissue it,” Democrats wrote in court filings, the Hill reported. On October 25, Kupperman, who served as a top aide for White House national security adviser John Bolton at the White House National Security Council (NSC), filed a lawsuit esse

In the letter, Nunes argued that Schiff should testify in lieu of the “whistleblower,” since the “whistleblower” went to Schiff’s staff before filing his complaint and since Schiff will not let the whistleblower testify. In his letter to Schiff, Nunes wrote: Nunes noted that there is precedent: Members of Congress participated for closed-door depositions during the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. He added: “Given your championing of such an arrangement two years ago, you should have no problem with you appearing before the three comm

“We’re going to campaign for every last African American vote in 2020,” he said in a speech as the crowd cheered. The president celebrated his successful first term presidency, bringing unemployment for the black community to historic lows, restoring the strength of the economy, passing criminal justice reform, and creating tax-exempt opportunity zones. Trump recalled his controversial statement during the 2016 campaign to the black community, asking them “What the hell do you have to lose?” by supporting a Republican for president. “I

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. — The kettle steamed in the background as a familiar yet painful argument began to boil over between father and daughter in the Slewo home last Inauguration Day. “My president is going to be good for the Christians and the economy,” Warda Slewo, an ardent Donald Trump fan, told his daughter, Ashourina Slewo, in her small kitchen in the northeastern suburbs of Detroit on Jan. 20, 2017. “Your president is a racist,” Ashourina shot back.

PORT HURON, Mich. — Giani DiTrapani was on his way out the door when his mom called out, “You better be voting for Trump!” She shouldn’t have worried. Giani, then a high school senior about to vote in his first presidential election, had already lined up behind the outsider candidate, even getting into a Twitter war with a fellow student council member who was criticizing Trump.