Hoyer: ‘We need to talk about’ delaying Senate impeachment trial  —  House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, the second-ranking lawmaker in the House, said Wednesday that Democrats must discuss a last-ditch gambit to delay sending articles of impeachment to the Senate and prevent …

Nancy Pelosi's pin at the impeachment debate was a declaration: The republic will survive this  —  The day was sober, no matter what side of the Trump impeachment debate one might be on.  It was a sad day, on that there was bipartisan agreement.  —  And for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …

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.

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 …

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.

Surveillance footage outside of Jeffrey Epstein's cell during first suicide attempt is missing  —  Surveillance footage of the outside of Jeffrey Epstein's cell at the troubled Metropolitan Correctional Center during his first suicide attempt has gone missing, prosecutors revealed Wednesday.

Democrats are sleepwalking into a Biden disaster  —  The Democratic primary has had much hue and cry over Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders of late.  Yet the front-runner continues to be former Vice President Joe Biden, and there is little sign as yet that he is going to lose his lead, despite his fumbling campaign.

Statement from Vice President Joe Biden on the Rise of Anti-Semitism and the Battle for the Soul of This Nation  —  Across America, and around the globe, the disturbing rise of anti-Semitism is shredding the fabric of our communities, tearing apart the lives of innocent people and their families, and eroding the soul of our nation.

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 …

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 …

Top Senate Republicans request records, interviews with former Obama officials  —  Top Senate Republicans on Wednesday requested records from and interviews with former Obama administration officials regarding Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company, and Hunter Biden, both of which have been at the heart of Trump's impeachment inquiry.

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.

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.

Rudy Giuliani Flew To Ukraine On A Budget Flight.  But He Left On A Private Jet.  —  Rudy Giuliani flew to Kyiv on a budget airline when he visited earlier this month — but he left in style, on a private jet.  —  It was the afternoon of December 4 when Giuliani flew to the Ukrainian capital …

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.

Rep. Justin Amash, former Republican, backs impeachment: Trump has ‘abused and violated the public trust’  —  Rep. Justin Amash, former Republican, speaks out in favor of impeachment: Trump has ‘abused and violated the public trust’  —  Rep. Justin Amash, I-Mich., who left the Republican Party earlier …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

One Week's Work: New Jersey and Kentucky Restore Voting Rights to More than 200,000  —  Advocates in both states vow to demand further action against felony disenfranchisement.  “To vote has value to the soul,” a New Jersey advocate said at a signing ceremony.

UMaine College Republicans Caught in MAGA Civil War  —  Student group sides with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, loses key advisor  —  The chair of the University of Maine's political science department resigned her position as faculty advisor to the UMaine College Republicans in protest …

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.