Voters asking questions at Democratic presidential campaign events don’t often profess their love for Donald Trump or privately weigh whether to support a Democrat or the President in 2020. But most Democratic events are not like Tulsi Gabbard‘s town halls. The Hawaii congresswoman has proven resilient in the Democratic field, weathering low poll numbers and…… MORE
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday endorsed Cenk Uygur, a controversial candidate in the competitive race to replace Katie Hill in California’s 25th Congressional District. Uygur — who had already backed Sanders’ bid for president — has built a following around his popular progressive talk show “The Young Turks,” which started as radio program before becoming…… MORE
The House Judiciary Committee is now expected to vote Friday, likely on party lines, to send two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the House floor for consideration next week. The committee had been expected to approve the charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress late Thursday, after a 14-hour debate. Instead,…… MORE
Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin issued 428 pardons in his final days in office after his November defeat to Democrat Andy Beshear, the Louisville Courier Journal reported. That list includes a man who killed his parents, another convicted of reckless homicide and a woman who threw her newborn in the trash, the Washington Post reported.…… MORE
Americans: Watch the next few hours in the UK closely. If the Labour Party’s election night goes as disastrously as early exit polls foretell, the Democratic Party may see a cautionary tale for the US 2020 presidential race. Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn took his party way to the left, leaving the more moderate ground where many…… MORE
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald Trump’s top lawyer sketched out a plan Thursday to coordinate closely for an impeachment trial but haven’t reached agreement on a final strategy to defend Trump against charges of high crimes and misdemeanors, according to two sources familiar with the conversation. The closed-door meeting Thursday between the…… MORE
Federal prosecutors investigating associates of Rudy Giuliani have focused on a Ukrainian state-owned natural gas company, a move that suggests authorities are exploring whether a law prohibiting the payment of bribes to foreign officials has been violated. The fresh line of inquiry has accelerated in recent weeks. New York federal prosecutors have interviewed two senior…… MORE
Newly sworn-in Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear restored voting rights for over 140,000 former felons in the state through an executive order, his office announced Thursday. “My faith teaches me to treat others with dignity and respect. My faith also teaches forgiveness and that is why I am restoring voting rights to over one hundred forty…… MORE
The House Judiciary Committee is in the midst of a marathon session that will, eventually, end with a final vote on the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. You might think that a hearing that began at 9 a.m. ET and could easily extend past the 12-hour mark might be overwhelming. Or filled…… MORE
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg‘s campaign on Thursday released a letter from the candidate’s doctor that says he is in “outstanding health” with no medical conditions that would prevent him from serving as president. The Democratic candidate underwent a coronary stent placement in 2000 for a blocked artery, according to the letter, signed…… MORE
