Lev Parnas and Rudy Giuliani have demolished Trump's claims of innocence  —  New documents show why the president has been trying to hide evidence from Congress.  —  Americans who have been wondering why President Trump has taken the extraordinary step of trying to block every document …

Warren ‘came to raise a concern’ with Sanders after debate, his campaign manager says  —  DES MOINES — Sen. Elizabeth Warren “came to raise a concern” with Sen. Bernie Sanders after Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate, according to Sanders's campaign manager, who briefly described …

New book portrays Trump as erratic, ‘at times dangerously uninformed’  —  President Trump reveals himself as woefully uniformed about the basics of geography, incorrectly telling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “It's not like you've got China on your border.”  He toys with awarding himself the Medal of Freedom.

Impeachment live updates: Pelosi names 7 impeachment managers; vote expected to trigger articles' transmission  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) selected seven House members Wednesday to serve as impeachment managers in the upcoming Senate trial of President Trump, including Intelligence …

Russian government resigns as Putin proposes reforms that could extend his grip on power  —  Moscow, Russia (CNN)The entire Russian government is resigning, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced Wednesday, after Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping reforms that could extend his decades-long grip on power beyond the end of his presidency.

Lawsuit Claims Epstein Trafficked Girls in Caribbean Until 2018  —  The attorney general of the Virgin Islands says Mr. Epstein and his associates used a database to track victims as young as 11 years old.  —  New evidence shows Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused and trafficked hundreds …

I tried to interview Sen. Peter Lucido.  He told me a group of schoolboys ‘could have a lot of fun’ with me.  —  I waited outside the Michigan Senate chamber to ask Sen. Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Twp.) on Tuesday for a comment about the Detroit Metro Times' story reporting that he was a member of a violent …

Thornier trade issues await after initial US-China deal  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday described an initial trade agreement with China as “righting the wrongs of the past and delivering a future of economic justice and security for American workers, farmers and families.”

Justin Amash Has a Decision to Make  —  ‘Is there any better time to have a president who might be not from either party?’  —  Three weeks from the first votes of the 2020 election, the presidential race seems—finally—to be taking shape.  Republicans, having blocked any serious attempts …

Michael Avenatti jailed over new money laundering accusations  —  Los Angeles attorney Michael Avenatti engaged in fraud and money laundering to hide $1 million from one of his ex-wives and other creditors after his March 2019 arrest, federal prosecutors allege in newly filed court papers.

2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year Ever, Closing Out the Warmest Decade … ·Source: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies |  Anomalies shown in reference to the average temperature at each location between 1951 and 1980.  —  Last year was the second-hottest on record …

Days before Europeans warned Iran of nuclear deal violations, Trump secretly threatened to impose 25% tariff on European autos if they didn't  —  A week before Germany, France and Britain formally accused Iran of breaching the 2015 nuclear deal, the Trump administration issued a private threat …

Trump renews attack on lightbulbs and goes after dishwashers, fridges, toilets and showers  —  Donald Trump has revisited his vendetta against energy-saving lightbulbs, ascribing them the blame for his orange hue while extending the focus of his ire to include showers, dishwashers and toilets in a wide-ranging rally speech in

Pete Buttigieg's Campaign Cybersecurity Chief Resigns  —  His was the sole Democratic presidential campaign known to have a full-time cyber staffer  —  The cybersecurity chief for Democratic candidate for president Pete Buttigieg's campaign has resigned, as concerns mount about attempts …