Some House Democrats push Pelosi to withhold impeachment articles, delay Senate trial  —  A group of House Democrats is pushing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leaders to withhold the articles of impeachment against President Trump that are expected to emerge on Wednesday, potentially delaying a Senate trial for months.

As House convenes on impeachment, Trump declares disbelief  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump woke up in the White House Wednesday morning and expressed utter disbelief that he will likely become just the third U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives.

Trump Administration Battles New Sanctions on Russia  —  On Tuesday, President Trump claimed he was tougher on Russia than his predecessor.  At the same time, his subordinates strongly opposed a bill imposing new sanctions on Moscow.  —  The Trump administration is quietly fighting …

Trump Approval Inches Up, While Support for Impeachment Dips  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating has inched up again and is now at 45%.  The president's ratings have increased six percentage points since the House of Representatives opened an impeachment inquiry against him in the fall.

Bloomberg says Democratic candidates, including Biden, don't have the right experience  —  “The presidency shouldn't be a training job,” Bloomberg said.  “You need somebody who comes in and knows how to run an organization.”  —  Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday …

The GOP's closing impeachment argument: Denying basic facts  —  It's often been said that the two sides in the current impeachment debate can't even agree on basic facts.  But increasingly for the GOP, that's also true of well-established and indisputable facts.

Republicans Are Comparing Trump's Impeachment To Jesus' Crucifixion, Pearl Harbor, And The Salem Witch Trials  —  WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk compared the impending impeachment of President Donald Trump to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in a speech on the House floor Wednesday afternoon.

Justice Dept. plans crackdown on violent crime in 7 cities  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced a crackdown Wednesday aimed at driving down violent crime in seven of the nation's most violent cities.  —  Attorney General William Barr is announcing the initiative known …

Trump Hotel Room Prices Spiked 13x Last Weekend.  We Finally Know Why.  —  In November, we noticed a mysterious spike in the price of available rooms at Trump's DC hotel for a Saturday night in December.  The minimum cost was 13 times the average, but we couldn't identify a reason for the spike …

USDA tariff tracker removes Wakanda, fictional home of Black Panther, as free trade partner  —  There were hundreds of U.S. Department of Agriculture data inputs for Wakanda, a nation that first appeared in the July 1966 Marvel comic Fantastic Four #52.  —  Wakanda's free trade agreement with the United States wasn't forever.

Fourth Pentagon official announces resignation within week  —  A top Pentagon intelligence official will soon leave the building, the fourth key defense official to announce their resignation within a week.  —  Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Kari Bingen submitted …

Court voids Obamacare mandate — but not the whole law  —  Lower court must now reconsider fate of the full statute  —  A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down Obamacare's individual mandate in a decision that immediately thrusts the health care law to the forefront of the 2020 elections.

Trump impeachment: Undisputed evidence that he abused his power  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  The rule of law is a cornerstone of American democracy and is integral to the U.S. Constitution.  It stands for the principles that no person is beneath the laws' protections.  No person is above the laws' requirements.

Letter from President Donald J. Trump to the Speaker of the House of Representatives  —  Speaker of the House of Representatives  —  Dear Madam Speaker:  —  I write to express my strongest and most powerful protest against the partisan impeachment crusade being pursued by the Democrats in the House of Representatives.

State Charges Against Manafort Dismissed by Judge in New York  —  A judge threw out state charges against Paul J. Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, on Wednesday, dealing a setback to efforts by the Manhattan district attorney to ensure Mr. Manafort will still face prison …

Joe Biden Is Sounding Like a Pundit, and He's Bullish on a Certain Former V.P.  —  As he campaigns, Mr. Biden offers free-flowing analysis about the race he's running in.  Among his takes: He should be described as the front-runner, and he's best positioned to beat President Trump.

Impeachment and the Crack Up of the Conservative Mind  —  On this day of righteous fury — the nation's second presidential impeachment in 21 years — I have a special request.  —  I want to hear from someone, anyone, who meets two standards.  One, this person is a supporter of Donald Trump …

How Did the Bidens' Corruption Become Trump's Scandal?  —  Whenever a Republican gets close to discovering the truth about their corruption, like a rattlesnake who feels threatened, a Democrat's immediate response is to strike.  Within hours of the perceived danger, they will have launched …

Trump's Attack on Amazon May Be His Most Egregious Abuse of Power Yet  —  That President Trump's Ukraine policy led to articles of impeachment against him was largely a matter of chance.  A CIA official decided to collect evidence that the administration's foreign policy was being used as a domestic oppo-research shakedown.

Thoughts on the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump  —  With the day now upon us, I wanted to lay out some points on impeachment which seem to me essential and definitional.  —  The signature reality of the Trump Era is confusion.  False stories crowd out real ones - false stories driven less by ignorance than as a mode of attack.

Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to Publish Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Restrict Certain Criminal Aliens' Eligibility for Asylum  —  The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (collectively, “the Departments") today issued a notice …

“AN ASSAULT ON AMERICA”: Trump fires off dozens of tweets on impeachment day … What he's saying:  — “Can you believe that I will be impeached today by the Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrats, AND I DID NOTHING WRONG!  A terrible Thing.  Read the Transcripts.  This should never happen to another President again.

Impeach Him If You Like, but for the Love of God, Stop Pretending You Care about the Constitution  —  Perhaps Donald Trump deserves to be impeached for his Ukrainian adventure.  Heck, maybe he deserves to be impeached for sending that insanely entertaining letter yesterday.

Hundreds of ‘pink slime’ local news outlets are distributing algorithmic stories and conservative talking points  —  An increasingly popular tactic challenges conventional wisdom on the spread of electoral disinformation: the creation of partisan outlets masquerading as local news organizations.