Trump Pressed Australian Leader to Help Barr Investigate Mueller Inquiry's Origins  —  The discussion was another instance of the president using American diplomacy for potential personal gain.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump pushed the Australian prime minister during a recent telephone call …

McConnell: ‘I would have no choice but to take it up’ if House votes to impeach Trump  — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate would have no choice but to take up impeachment if the House votes to effectively charge President Donald Trump.

Fellow Republicans, there's still time to save your souls  —  Jeff Flake, a Republican, represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019.  He is a resident fellow at Harvard University and a contributor to CBS News.  —  Two years ago I stood in the Senate chamber and said …

Release Detail  —  September 30, 2019 - Support For Impeachment Grows Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Of Voters Approve Of Impeachment Inquiry  —  American voters are divided on impeaching and removing President Trump from office, 47 - 47 percent - closing a 20 point gap …

Trump Seeks Whistle-Blower's Identity  —  The president said he “deserved” to meet his accuser who filed a formal whistle-blower complaint after a call with Ukraine's leader.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that the White House was “trying to find out” …

Rudy Giuliani, Joe diGenova Rage at Fox News Bombshell on Ukraine-Biden Plan  —  The Trump-boosting lawyers didn't deny they were involved in a controversial, aborted Ukraine trip.  They are, however, denying that Trump knew anything about it in advance.  —  Appearing Monday morning on WBAL radio …

Another Woman Says Al Franken Groped Her  —  The cover story New York published this week centers on the stories of women and men who came forward about sexual abuse and harassment — and one who has not yet done so.  In the issue, a woman who says former U.S. senator Al Franken groped …

Republicans Don't Have to Nominate Trump in 2020  —  The party can do better.  —  Mr. Kristol served in senior positions in the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations.  —  Republicans have had their differences these past few years.  Most have supported President Trump; a few have not.

Trump's ‘Civil War’ Quote Tweet Is Actually Grounds for Impeachment, Says Harvard Law Professor  —  President Donald Trump's recent tweet quoting a longtime evangelical pastor who warned of a “Civil War” if Democrats seriously pursue removing him from office could actually be grounds for impeachment, one Harvard Law professor said.

Fact check: Trump falsely claims whistleblower rules changed just before Ukraine complaint  —  Washington (CNN)On Monday, President Donald Trump tweeted a conspiracy theory suggesting the rules for whistleblowing had recently changed in order to accommodate the recent whistleblower complaint against him …

Bolton criticizes Trump policy on North Korea as sources say he opposed call to Ukraine  —  The former national security adviser is said to have been concerned that the president would air personal grievances in phone call with Zelenskiy.  —  WASHINGTON — Former national security adviser John Bolton …

Hunter Biden: The Most Comprehensive Timeline  —  From being appointed senior MBNA vice president (two years out of law school), to a gift of a 2.8-carat diamond from a Chinese energy tycoon, to Burisma Holdings ...  Late Summer 2006: Hunter Biden and his uncle, James Biden, purchase the hedge fund Paradigm Global Advisors.

Virginia sixth-grader now says she falsely accused classmates of cutting her hair  —  The sixth-grade girl at a private Virginia school who accused three classmates last week of forcibly cutting her hair now says the allegations were false, according to statements from the girl's family …

Trump's PR Meltdown  —  If the facts are against you, argue the law.  —  If the law is against you, argue the facts.  —  If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.  —  ― Carl Sandburg  —  Hi Republicans.  —  Long time, no talk.

What Democrats Could Lose With Their Left Turn  —  A survey experiment shows that some independents are already being turned off.  —  One defining feature of the Democratic primary so far has been the party's leftward turn.  In recent debates, candidates have supported policies …

Bill Maher on the Perils of Political Correctness  —  “Religions always talk about the one true religion.  Now on the left we have the one true opinion.”  —  Bill Maher on the perils of political correctness.  —  Deeply caustic and supremely confident, Bill Maher is the kind of satirist …