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 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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

Will McConnell Let the Senate Hold a Fair Impeachment Trial?  —  Every one of my colleagues has an obligation to pursue the truth, regardless of the politics.  —  Ms. Harris is a Democratic senator from California.  —  Today the House of Representatives will vote on whether to impeach President Trump.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …