President Donald Trump early Tuesday blasted federal prosecutors for seeking a prison term of between seven and nine years for his longtime ally Roger Stone, a Republican political operative convicted of lying to Congress in the Russian election meddling probe. Prosecutors on Monday had called for that long prison term by citing the seriousness of […]
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Highlights from the 2020 Democratic debate in New Hampshire
(L-R) Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) participate in the Democratic presidential primary debate in the Sullivan Arena at St. Anselm College on February 07, 2020 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Just days before the crucial New Hampshire primary, Democratic […]
Joe Biden predicts he will ‘take a hit’ in New Hampshire primary
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., Feb 7, 2020. Brian Snyder | Reuters Seven Democrats vying to unseat President Donald Trump in 2020 appeared on the Manchester, New Hampshire, debate stage Friday night, just days before that […]
Bernie Sanders January fundraising fuels Super Tuesday ad buy
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters and volunteers at a campaign field office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, February 2, 2020. Mike Segar | Reuters Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign raked in a whopping $25 million in January alone and will use the haul to bankroll ads and staff across the critical Super […]
Top moments and highlights from Trump speech
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters In the chamber where he was impeached, President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered his third State of the Union […]
Rush Limbaugh says he has ‘advanced lung cancer’
US radio talk show host and conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh looks on before introducing US President Donald Trump to deliver remarks at a Make America Great Again rally in Cape Girardeau, MO, on November 5, 2018. Jim Watson | Getty Images Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh announced on his program Monday that he […]
Veterans Affairs deputy secretary James Byrne fired
Veterans Affairs Department Deputy Secretary James Byrne was fired Monday, amid controversy over the department’s handling of a sexual assault allegation by a House staffer visiting a VA facility last year. VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said he dismissed Byrne just five months after he was confirmed by the Senate “due to loss of confidence in […]
2 people stabbed, suspect shot dead in south London terrorist attack
Police officers at the scene after a man was shot and killed by armed police on February 2, 2020 in London, England. Hollie Adams | Getty Images A male suspect wearing a hoax explosive device was shot dead Sunday in south London by armed officers after he stabbed two people in an Islamist-related terrorist incident, […]
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg calls for $5 trillion tax plan
2020 Democratic presidential hopeful and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during an event to open a campaign office at Eastern Market in Detroit, Michigan, on December 21, 2019. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images Billionaire Democratic candidate Mike Bloomberg unveiled a tax plan on Saturday that would unwind corporate tax breaks granted […]
Senate votes against calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON – A razor-thin majority of Senate Republicans on Friday voted against a Democratic proposal to admit additional witnesses and documents into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. The final tally was 51 votes against the motion, and 49 in favor. The vote dashed Democrats’ hopes of hearing testimony from former Trump national security advisor John […]
