Pelosi threatens to delay Senate impeachment trial  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to commit Wednesday to delivering articles of impeachment to the Senate, citing concerns about an unfair trial on removing President Donald Trump from office.  —  Senior Democratic aides said the House was …

Donald Trump Made His Own Impeachment Inevitable  —  The president's narcissism renders him unable to comply with his duties to the nation.  —  Lawyer practicing in New York City  —  As rare as impeachments may be, today's impeachment of Donald Trump, president of the United States …

Which Democrats voted against Trump's impeachment  —  Only two House Democrats crossed party lines to vote to oppose both articles of impeachment against President Trump on Wednesday.  Both of them are feeling the pressure of representing swing districts Trump won in 2016.

Trump makes 'hell'-acious crack about deceased Rep. John Dingell, wife responds  —  The president spoke about the former lawmaker at a campaign rally in his home state of Michigan.  —  President Donald Trump made a macabre quip about late Democratic Rep. John Dingell at his rally in Michigan …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Pete Ain't It  —  The economic argument against Donald Trump is simple and powerful: The rich own too much.  The Mayor from McKinsey is the wrong man to make the case.  —  A funny debate has been roiling the online left: Do young liberals hate Pete Buttigieg too little, or too much?

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.

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 …

Nancy Pelosi's stomach-turning impeachment charade damages America  —  It is said there are two things you should never watch being made: sausage and government budgets.  —  Now we can add impeachment to the list of stomach-turning sights to avoid.  —  The arcane rules …

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.

India's Citizenship Emergency  —  Last week, India adopted new legislation called the Citizenship Amendment Act, which gives undocumented immigrants of several faiths a path to citizenship but excludes Muslims, who make up about fifteen per cent of the country's population.

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.