Whistle-Blower Is Said to Allege Concerns About White House Handling of Ukraine Call  —  New details have emerged about the intelligence officer who raised alarms about the president's pressure on Ukraine to open inquiries that could benefit him politically.

Pre-Transcript Release, Chris Christie Argued Trump Was Only in Trouble If He Said Something Like ‘Do Me a Favor...’  —  Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proved prescient Wednesday morning on the set of Good Morning America.  Just hours before the transcript of a phone call between …

Dems Worry Rudy Would Send Impeachment Hearing Off the Rails  —  Giuliani isn't really known for his staid public appearances these days, and that's exactly what gives some Democrats pause.  —  If Congress is to get to the bottom of President Trump's efforts to get the Ukrainian government …

The Pee Tape Is Real, but It's Fake  —  There's a video going around that no one's really talking about.  What makes it most unreal is how believable it is.  —  There exists a video online that, considering the subject matter, astoundingly few people have seen.

“Do Us a Favor”: The Forty-eight Hours That Sealed Trump's Impeachment  —  President Trump began Wednesday in a dark place.  “There has been no President in the history of our Country who has been treated so badly as I have,” he lamented on Twitter, before 8 a.m. The night before …

Trump Doesn't Need to Commit a Crime to Be Kicked Out of Office  —  The Constitution is clear that the standard for an impeachable offense is political, not criminal.  —  Mr. Katyal was an acting solicitor general in the Obama administration.  —  An important line of defense for President Trump …

REPUBLICAN SOURCE: “[The whistleblower] paints a clear path to impeachment.”  —  Speaking on background to a Republican congressional source who has direct knowledge of the whistleblower report, he says it is really bad.  He says the GOP can attack it as partisan because, in his words …

Rep. Sharice Davids Statement on House Impeachment Inquiry  —  Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump:  —  The people of Kansas' Third District elected me to represent our community and our values.

Census: Inequality grew, including in heartland states  —  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The gap between the haves and have-nots in the United States grew last year to its highest level in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality, according to Census Bureau figures.

It Has Begun  —  An impeachment inquiry is nothing to celebrate.  Still, it is evidence of what's right being put ahead of what's expedient.  —  It is truly wondrous and arresting to see the Constitution in action, to see its ultimate tool — impeachment — employed, to see this mechanism …

Donald Trump Actually Has 2 Whistleblowers To Worry About  —  Don't forget the whistleblower alleging possible interference with the IRS audit of the president's tax returns.  —  WASHINGTON ― An intelligence community whistleblower has stunned Washington with possible evidence …

The House doesn't need an impeachment inquiry to confirm Trump's wrongdoing.  Just look at his hotel.  —  The House just launched its “impeachment inquiry,” but that's a bit of a misnomer, because it implies questions must be asked to discover whether President Trump is guilty of wrongdoing.