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Tom Steyer wins Iowa Democratic debate slot with surge in polls

Billionaire liberal activist Tom Steyer has qualified for next week's Democratic presidential debate, hitting the polling threshold just ahead of the Friday deadline.

January 9, 2020

Donald Trump’s address on Iran strikes a chord with Rust Belt voters

A hush fell over the crowd at the lunch counter Wednesday at Pee Dee's Brunch and Bar as President Trump filled the overhead TV screen and responded to Iran's missile strikes on U.S. bases in Iraq.

January 8, 2020

Marianne Williamson lays off campaign staff

New Age guru and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson has fired her entire national campaign team, according to multiple reports.

January 2, 2020

Pete Buttigieg raises $24.7 million in final quarter of 2019

Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday announced a fourth-quarter fundraising haul of more than $24.7 million, setting a high bar for his rivals in the Democratic presidential race.

January 1, 2020

Trump lauds armed volunteers who stopped Texas church shooter: ‘A big THANK YOU to them!’

President Trump on Tuesday applauded the volunteer security guards who stopped a gunman attacking the congregation at a Texas church.

December 31, 2019

Donald Trump makes Christmas Eve video call to U.S. troops: ‘You’re tremendous warriors’

President Trump made a Christmas Eve video call Tuesday to U.S. troops stationed around the world, praising them for being "tremendous warriors" who this year crushed the Islamic State and kept the Taliban in check.

December 24, 2019

Donald Trump hosts Amish in historic Oval Office visit

President Trump began the holiday break by hosting an Amish delegation in the Oval Office, the first time members of the reclusive community have received that honor.

December 22, 2019

Ted Cruz welcomes Pelosi’s delay sending impeachment articles to Senate: Dems ‘are in a total panic’

Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's threat to delay forwarding President Trump's impeachment to the Senate sounded more like a gift than a threat.

December 19, 2019

Donald Trump impeached by House in party-line vote

House Democrats on Wednesday achieved their goal of affixing a black mark to President Trump's tenure in the White House, impeaching him in two historic and yet anticlimactic party-line votes.

December 18, 2019

GOP bucks Pelosi claim that no one came to Congress to impeach Trump

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said President Trump gave lawmakers no option other than impeachment.

December 18, 2019

Impeachment debate opens with partisan clash: ‘This is a sad day’

The House has kicked off an all-day debate leading up to the vote expected Wednesday night to impeach President Trump for abuse of office and obstruction of Congress.

December 18, 2019

Mike Pence mingles with tourists at Capitol, tells boy: ‘Study hard, pray harder’

Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday surprised sightseers at the Capitol, stopping to chat, take photos and hand out boxes of White House Christmas chocolate.

December 17, 2019

James McGovern dares GOP to follow his example: ‘I thought what President Clinton did was wrong’

House Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern on Tuesday challenged Republican lawmakers to follow the example he set during the impeachment of President Bill Clinton and denounce President Trump's conduct as "wrong."

December 17, 2019

Marianne Williamson is adamant: ‘Newsflash! I’m the most electable candidate’

New Age self-help author Marianne Williamson has seized the electability mantle in the 2020 Democratic presidential race.

December 16, 2019

Chuck Schumer demands impeachment testimony from witnesses at Senate trial

The Senate's top Democrat on Sunday laid out his vision for an impeachment trial of President Trump, saying the chamber should demand testimony from four witnesses who did not testify to the House's probe.

December 15, 2019

Devin Nunes offers to help ‘rehabilitate’ Adam Schiff

Rep. Devin Nunes on Sunday offered to help "rehabilitate" House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff after a longtime adherence to false claims in support of the FBI's conduct in the Trump-Russia investigation.

December 15, 2019

Senate impeachment trial divides GOP, White House

Impeachment is hurtling toward a Senate trial, but the White House and Senate Republicans are not on the same page about how to handle the proceedings, The Washington Times has learned.

December 12, 2019

Donald Trump stumped by Time pick of Swedish teen Greta Thunberg as person of the year: ‘Ridiculous’

President Trump on Thursday slammed Time magazine's pick of 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg as its "person of the year," calling the selection "ridiculous."

December 12, 2019

Devin Nunes: Democrats’ impeachment articles distort reality like ‘funhouse mirror’

The House Democrats' articles of impeachment reflected a distorted reality like a "funhouse mirror," accusing President Trump of offenses Democrats committed themselves, Rep. Devin Nunes said Tuesday.

December 10, 2019

Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s son, undercuts ‘No Malarkey’ message

Hunter Biden, the 49-year-old son of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, has emerged as a central character in the impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill and is complicating life for Mr. Biden on the campaign trail.

December 9, 2019