Ukraine Knew of Aid Freeze by August, Undermining Trump Defense  —  Top officials were told in early August about the delay of $391 million in security assistance, undercutting a chief argument President Trump has used to deny any quid pro quo.  —  KIEV, Ukraine — To Democrats …

Trump lawyer: Trump can't be prosecuted for shooting someone  —  NEW YORK — Even if President Donald Trump shot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue, New York authorities could not punish him while he is in office, the president's lawyers argued Wednesday.

Release Detail  —  October 23, 2019 - Approval Of Impeachment Inquiry Reaches 55 Percent, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Disapprove Of Trump's Decision On Syria 2-1  —  Approval among American voters of the U.S. House impeachment inquiry, an inquiry to determine whether …

House Republicans storm closed impeachment hearing in protest  —  More than a dozen House Republicans attempted to force entry Wednesday into the closed-door hearing where Laura Cooper, deputy assistant secretary of defense, is scheduled to testify in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump and Ukraine.

Sean Duffy Gets Repeatedly Owned In Bonkers CNN Segment: 'My Nose Isn't a Heat-Seeking Missile for the President's Backside'  —  CNN's New Day hosted a duel between Republicans on Wednesday morning as former congressmen Sean Duffy and Charlie Dent squared off on whether Bill Taylor …

Will Trump shut down the government to fight impeachment?  —  Analysis: Washington is bracing for the prospect that president may seek to let funding lapse in a bid to blame Democrats.  —  WASHINGTON — Impeachment, meet government shutdown.  —  With funding for federal operations set to expire Nov. 21 …

CNN Poll: Biden's lead in Democratic primary hits widest margin since April  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president has rebounded, and now stands at its widest margin since April, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

Trump Whines That Senate Republicans Are Failing Him on Impeachment and Not Owning Nearly Enough Libs  —  The president and his advisers want Republicans in the Senate to stage their own hearings to counteract what's happening in the House.  —  President Trump, his advisers …

Prosecutors flagged possible ties between Ukrainian gas tycoon and Giuliani associates  —  When two business associates of Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, were arrested this month on charges that they funneled foreign money into U.S. elections, federal prosecutors working on a different case in Chicago took note.

Iraq official: US troops from Syria to leave Iraq in 4 weeks  —  BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S troops withdrawing from northeastern Syria to Iraq are “transiting” and will leave the country within four weeks, Iraq's defense minister said Wednesday.  —  Najah al-Shammari made the remarks …

Dick's Sporting Goods CEO quietly tests presidential bid  —  Ed Stack, the CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods and a longtime Republican donor, is testing the waters for a possible third-party presidential bid that could scramble the dynamics of the 2020 general election.

Maxine Waters slams Zuckerberg, raises specter of breaking up Facebook  —  House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters today demanded that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg halt plans to launch a global digital currency until it resolves a litany of other controversies surrounding …

A Note To Readers  —  To our readers:  —  Last month, The Crimson covered a rally organized by campus group Act on a Dream that called for the abolition of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  During the course of our reporting, Crimson reporters requested comment from ICE …

Former Acting Attorney General: ‘Abuse of Power Is Not a Crime’  —  Matthew Whitaker also blasted the “global elitists and careerists” who are upset with Trump for “upsetting the apple cart” of the “world establishment.”  —  Following Tuesday's devastating House testimony by acting U.S. Ambassador …

Syria disagreement with Trump used as a pretext for Mattis's departure as Pentagon chief, new book says  —  “Holding the Line,” by a former staff member, details the retired general losing influence with Trump.  —  Increasingly embattled and isolated, former defense secretary Jim Mattis used …

We've Already Seen Twice As Many Presidential TV Ads As At This Point In The 2016 Election  —  Over the course of the entire 2016 presidential election, TV ad spending approached a whopping $761 million, with more than 920,000 spots flickering across the airwaves.  But that might be nothing compared to what we see in 2020.

Rick Wiles: ‘There Is Going to Be Violence in America’ if Trump is Removed From Office  —  End Times broadcaster, rabid anti-Semite, and ardent conspiracy theorist Rick Wiles warned on his “TruNews” program last night that if President Donald Trump is removed from office, Trump supporters who …

National Politics on Twitter: Small Share of U.S. Adults Produce Majority of Tweets  —  Those who strongly disapprove of Trump produce majority of tweets from U.S. adults that mention national politics  —  The social media platform Twitter plays a prominent role in how politicians …

After Meeting with Matt Lauer, He Has a Compelling Story, But Is There a Fair Place to Tell It?  —  Tuesday, I took a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to New York so that I could spend most of the day speaking with former NBC News anchor Matt Lauer about his version of the events that resulted …

How a Beltway power couple and a political newcomer learned to thrive in the Trump era  —  When Brad Parscale was looking for advice about how to navigate Washington after running the digital strategy for Donald Trump's upstart presidential campaign in 2016, the brash political newcomer turned to a Beltway power couple.