Pelosi threatens to delay Senate impeachment trial  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned the House may not immediately transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate out of concerns Republicans won't conduct impartial proceedings at a trial.  —  Pelosi refused to commit to any timeline for sending the articles …

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 …

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.

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 …

The Stain of Impeachment Will Last Forever  —  Later today, Donald Trump will become just the third president in American history to be impeached.  —  Because this outcome has been inevitable since at least late October, and because there is no practical prospect of the Senate voting …

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 …

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 …

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.

Pentagon's Policy Chief Under Fire as Senior Officials Head for the Exits  —  Current and former officials point to John Rood as a major source of frustration in the U.S. Defense Department policy shop.  —  Three years into U.S. President Donald Trump's administration …

Tulsi Gabbard Votes ‘Present’ in Impeachment Against Trump  —  The Democrat has missed nearly 90 percent of the votes held in the House of Representatives over the past two months.  On Wednesday, she dodged the biggest vote of her career.  —  As the House of Representatives debated …

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.

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 …

The Plight of #NeverTrump Conservative Women  —  Not welcome in the Democratic party; don't fit in the Republican party either  —  “I  —  can no longer in good conscience endorse this person for president.  It is some of the most abhorrent and offensive comments that you can possibly imagine.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

U.S. Envoy to Ukraine Was Asked to Step Aside Ahead of Pompeo Visit  —  Timing counters earlier suggestions that Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor's precise departure date was predetermined  —  Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor was instructed by a top aide to Secretary …

With Historic Debate, House Moves Toward Impeaching Trump  —  Voting nearly along party lines, the House approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump, making him the third president in history to face removal by the Senate.  —  WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives …