Trump Told Bolton to Help His Ukraine Pressure Campaign, Book Says  —  The president asked his national security adviser last spring in front of other senior advisers to pave the way for a meeting between Rudolph Giuliani and Ukraine's new leader.  —  WASHINGTON — More than two months …

The Senate Can Stop Pretending Now  —  Lamar Alexander and the end of Donald Trump's impeachment trial.  —  Just like that, at precisely 11 p.m. on Thursday, minutes after the end of the ninth day of the Senate trial of Donald John Trump, Senator Lamar Alexander ended it.

DNC overhauls debate requirements, opening door for Bloomberg  —  The Democratic National Committee is drastically revising its criteria to participate in primary debates after New Hampshire, doubling the polling threshold and eliminating the individual donor requirement …

Trump's former chief of staff says Senate impeachment trial without witnesses is ‘a job only half done’  —  WASHINGTON — A Senate vote to end President Donald Trump's impeachment proceedings without calling witnesses should be considered “half a trial,” the president's former chief of staff John Kelly said Friday.

For $193, a Flight to New York With a Six-Hour Stopover in Wuhan  —  Bargain flights between Hong Kong and New York have emerged in the wake of the new coronavirus, as long as travelers are willing to stop in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, in just a few months.

My Statement on the President's Impeachment Trial  —  Voting to find the President guilty would not just be a condemnation of his action.  If I vote guilty, I will be voting to remove a President from office for the first time in the 243-year history of our Republic.

Giuliani discussed interests of a former Ukrainian client during summer meeting with top Zelensky aide  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani was huddled with a top Ukrainian official at a luxury Madrid hotel last August, on a mission to push for investigations sought by President Trump.

Alexander vs. Trump  —  Lamar Alexander voted against witnesses.  But did he also come out against Trump?  —  With his announcement that he will vote against witnesses, Lamar Alexander has finally come to the defense of Donald Trump.  —  Or has he?  —  It is certainly true that Alexander …

Omar Paid Additional $215,000 From Campaign Coffers to Alleged Boyfriend's Firm  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) continues to push campaign cash to a firm run by her alleged boyfriend, filings show.  —  Omar's new committee filings submitted Friday morning show that between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 …

Senate investigators interview IRS whistleblower about alleged interference with Trump or Pence audit  —  Senate investigators have conducted an extensive interview of a whistleblower at the Internal Revenue Service who has alleged improper political interference in the audit of the president …

Stacey Abrams Thinks She'll Be President By 2040  —  Back in November, right before Thanksgiving, I traveled to Georgia to talk with Stacey Abrams as part of FiveThirtyEight's “When Women Run” project.  The 46-year-old former minority leader of the Georgia House made waves in 2018 during …

John Delaney Announces Decision to Withdraw From 2020 Race  —  DES MOINES, IA - Today, 2020 Presidential candidate John Delaney announces his decision to withdraw from the 2020 race.  This decision is informed by internal analyses indicating John's support is not sufficient to meet …

SUV breaches security checkpoints at Mar-a-Lago Club; shots fired  —  2 taken into custody after incident near Trump's property in Palm Beach  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. - An SUV breached two security checkpoints near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, leading authorities …

The Conservatives Trying to Ditch Fake News  —  Jonah Goldberg, the conservative author and longtime fixture at National Review, used to have a go-to metaphor he'd deploy whenever he found himself defending one of his noisier compatriots in the right-wing media.

The Republican Cover-up Will Backfire.  The House Can Keep Investigating Trump.  —  Toward the end, the impeachment trial's strategic purpose narrowed into an obsessive quest to produce evidence.  Democrats have defined victory not as removal, but as winning a procedural vote to allow more testimony, especially by John Bolton.

Trump Administration Imposes New Travel Restrictions on Six Countries  —  Citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan won't be allowed to apply for visas to immigrate to U.S  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is banning immigration from Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation …