On November 25, at a hip “event loft” in Berlin, Yanis Varoufakis announced that he’d be campaigning for office in two countries at once. In the spring, the former Greek finance minister had declared his intention to run for prime minister back home in Athens—and in ordinary times, that might Continue Reading
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw support for Kurdish allies in northern Syria ahead of Turkey’s planned invasion of the region drew forceful backlash from both Republicans and Democrats, as well as foreign policy experts. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a frequent cheerleader of the president, split with Trump on his Continue Reading
MARKIS, HANNAH, DEVONTE, Abigail, Jeremiah, and Sierra Hart—six beautiful chi ldren, ranging in age from 12 to 19, were all adopted by Sarah and Jennifer Hart. On Jen’s Facebook page, it looked as if they were the perfect blended family, even earning the nickname “Hart Tribe” from friends. Then, on Continue Reading
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) appeared so very unconcerned Friday about Donald Trump calling on China to investigate his political rival Joe Biden that he had a difficult time presenting a coherent defense,Speaking to reporters in Florida on Friday, Rubio, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Trump was Continue Reading
In 1973, when the Senate special committee chaired by North Carolina Democrat Sam Ervin held hearings on Watergate, it was the committee’s Republican staff that discovered the closet holding the smoking gun. Staffers for the ranking member, Howard Baker (R-TN), deposed mid-level White House aide Alexander Butterfield, and asked him Continue Reading
Amber Guyger, 31, the former Dallas police officer convicted Tuesday of murdering an unarmed man in his own home last year, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years behind bars,The former officer, Amber R. Guyger, was off duty when she came home from work last year and shot her neighbor, Botham Continue Reading
More than three million people would lose their food stamps under a new rule proposed Tuesday by the Agriculture Department to change the program’s eligibility requirements,The draft rule is the Trump administration’s third proposed cut to SNAP benefits in the past year, demonstrating Trump’s commitment to a conventional Republican policy Continue Reading
The U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment probe into President Donald Trump intensified on Monday, as Trump raged about the inquiry and news reports suggested he had used additional diplomatic channels togo after his adversaries,In a recent telephone call, Trump asked Morrison to assist Attorney General William Barr with the probe, Continue Reading
Speaking Saturday at The Texas Tribune Festival, Pelosi embraced a “friendly incumbent rule” heading into the 2020 elections and said she will endorse all current members of Congress against Democratic primary challengers. Pelosi agreed to endorse 28th Congressional District Rep. Henry Cuellar, who is facing a challenger from his left Continue Reading
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman warned that war between his country and Iran would lead to a “total collapse of the global economy” and said he prefers non-military pressure to stymie Iranian ambitions,”The region represents about 30 percent of the world’s energy supplies, about 20 percent of global trade Continue Reading
The whistleblower’s testimony could shed light on a number of questions that still surround the complaint, including: who gave him information about the alleged solicitation (the complaint states the whistleblower learned of the matter from officials with direct knowledge of the president’s conversations, but that he did not witness the Continue Reading
Democrats are working against an unofficial deadline of the end of the year to complete impeachment proceedings that currently focus on Trump’s request for “a favor” during a July telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,“This is a cover-up,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, who after months of Continue Reading
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