Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders inches toward backing impeaching TrumpPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYSen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday inched closer to supporting impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, saying "it may be time" for the House Judiciary Committee to determine whether to start
Donald Trump Judge sides with Democrats in Trump bank subpoena fightPOLITICO - By ZACHARY WARMBRODTNEW YORK — A federal judge on Wednesday allowed the House to move ahead with subpoenas seeking years of President Donald Trump’s financial records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One, dealing the second
Peter Strzok 'FBI Lovebirds': Trump ally bringing Strzok-Page texts to the theater stagePOLITICO - By GABBY ORRA dramatic reading sponsored by conservative filmmakers has signed up Dean Cain and Kristy Swanson to play the Trump-Russia investigators. A new theatrical production in Washington is aiming to be “Hamilton”
Immigration International asylum law is getting in the way of Trump's immigration goalsPOLITICO - Eugene Daniels
John Kennedy Sen. John Kennedy on Congress: ‘We have done nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada.’POLITICO - By MARIANNE LEVINESen. John Kennedy called on the Senate Wednesday to do more than confirm nominations and lambasted Congress for its lack of legislative accomplishments. Kennedy’s criticism comes as the Senate has picked
Harriet Tubman Mnuchin: $20 bill redesign with Harriet Tubman on holdPOLITICO - By VICTORIA GUIDATreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday said a redesign of the $20 bill, expected to feature famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman, is unlikely to come out before 2028, drawing a sharp response from
U.S. Politics Trump, Pelosi and Schumer infrastructure meeting gets dramaticPOLITICO The president called off bipartisan negotiations on infrastructure after the speaker accused him of a 'cover-up.'
Michael Cohen FBI search warrants detail Michael Cohen Russia tiesPOLITICO - By NATASHA BERTRANDNewly unsealed warrants reveal how closely the special counsel's team was tracking the foreign entanglements of Trump’s most loyal fixer. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer, was in
Roe v. Wade Will the Supreme Court take up a Roe v. Wade showdown in 2020?POLITICO - By JOSH GERSTEINMultiple states have passed strict abortion limits in hopes of sending a Roe v. Wade challenge to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court may well be headed for an election-year fight over abortion rights,
Michael Avenatti Michael Avenatti charged with defrauding Stormy DanielsPOLITICO - By ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK — Michael Avenatti, the attorney who rocketed to fame through his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with President Donald Trump, was charged Wednesday with ripping her
New York State Legislature New York Legislature passes bill to share Trump’s state taxes with CongressPOLITICO - By BILL MAHONEYALBANY — The New York Assembly passed legislation Wednesday that will let New York’s Department of Taxation and Finance share political officials’ state tax returns with congressional committees, giving
U.S. Politics POLITICO Playbook PM: Trump storms out of infrastructure meeting, torches Democrats, who then torch himPOLITICO - By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER, DANIEL LIPPMAN, GARRETT ROSS and ELI OKUNWE TOLD YOU THIS MORNING that the prospects for an infrastructure package were sinking -- perhaps quicker than the 19-and-29 Washington Nationals. The White House was backing off its commitment to figure
Adam Schiff Schiff on Barr: He's Rudy Giuliani without 'all the good looks and general likability'POLITICO - By JORDYN HERMANIAttorney General Bill Barr should resign over his conduct before Congress, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Wednesday, calling the attorney general a "personal attorney" for President
Nancy Pelosi Trump blows up White House meeting over nasty feud with PelosiPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEY, BURGESS EVERETT, JOHN BRESNAHAN and NANCY COOKThe president called off bipartisan negotiations on infrastructure after the speaker accused him of a 'cover-up.' President Donald Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi engaged in a public and bitter feud on
Lauren Underwood Democratic congresswoman: Immigrant child deaths are ‘intentional’ Trump administration policyPOLITICO - By IAN KULLGRENThe House Homeland Security Committee broke out in a skirmish today after Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) accused the Trump administration of intentionally killing immigrant children at the border. Underwood's
Ralph Northam Investigators can't determine whether Northam was in blackface yearbook photoPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYInvestigators hired by Eastern Virginia Medical School were not able to identify the two individuals depicted in an offensive photograph on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 yearbook page, the school
Michael Avenatti Michael Avenatti says he 'flew too close to the sun' in rise and fallPOLITICO - By JORDYN HERMANIMichael Avenatti, the attorney and cable news star who once harbored presidential ambitions, conceded in an interview with Vanity Fair that he "flew too close to the sun" as he ascended to celebrity before
Stacey Abrams Stacey Abrams takes a gentle dig at the number of Dems running for presidentPOLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOStacey Abrams is still playing coy about her plans for the 2020 election, but she took a gentle dig at the size of the Democratic field on Wednesday. In an address to liberal think tank Center for American
Nancy Pelosi Pelosi says Trump 'engaged in a cover-up' as she urges against impeachmentPOLITICO - By HEATHER CAYGLE, KYLE CHENEY and JOHN BRESNAHANThe president later lashed out at the speaker, saying, 'I don't do cover-ups.' Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed to House Democrats Wednesday to hold off on beginning impeachment proceedings against President
Steven Mnuchin Mnuchin dismisses IRS memo saying Congress must be given Trump's tax returnsPOLITICO - By TOBY ECKERTTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday dismissed an internal IRS memo concluding it is "mandatory" for the IRS to turn over President Donald Trump's tax returns to Congress unless the president
Medicare Harris targets maternal mortality crisis in new 2020 proposalPOLITICO - By ADAM CANCRYNWith help from Victoria Colliver, Arthur Allen, Alice Miranda Ollstein and Brianna Ehley Editor's Note: This edition of Pulse is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Health Care subscribers hold
Tech Industry House tackles facial recognition and election securityPOLITICO - By ALEXANDRA S. LEVINEWith help from Cristiano Lima, John Hendel and Margaret Harding McGill Editor’s Note: This edition of Morning Tech is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Technology subscribers hold exclusive early
U.S. Politics Trump concedes border wall construction is replacement and 'pure renovation'POLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOPresident Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday against “haters” who say he is making little headway on his signature campaign promise of building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, though he admitted much
Senate Intelligence Committee House Intel postpones possible contempt vote against BarrPOLITICO - By KYLE CHENEYThe House Intelligence Committee has postponed a potential vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, citing efforts by the Justice Department to comply with their demand for to
Trump Administration Big infrastructure dayPOLITICO - By BEN WHITE and AUBREE ELIZA WEAVEREditor's Note: This edition of Morning Money is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Financial Services subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 6 a.m. To learn about
U.S. Politics Trump complains of 'harassment' ahead of House Dem huddle on impeachmentPOLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOPresident Donald Trump complained Wednesday that the fresh push from some congressional Democrats for impeachment proceedings amounts to "presidential harassment," bemoaning ahead of a Democratic Caucus
Kirsten Gillibrand How Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand would address maternal and child healthPOLITICO - By ELENA SCHNEIDERSen. Kirsten Gillibrand has built her presidential campaign around protecting women and families, and she's filling out specifics with a new "Family Bill of Rights" policy, a set of proposals to improve
Cory Booker Booker proposes 'Office of Reproductive Freedom'POLITICO - By NATASHA KORECKISen. Cory Booker says he would create a “White House Office of Reproductive Freedom” if he were elected president and promised a series of executive actions he’d take to protect abortion rights. Under
U.S. Politics POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Don Jr. to pen book … Inside Pelosi’s impeachment battle planPOLITICO - By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER and DANIEL LIPPMANPLAYBOOK SCOOP -- DONALD TRUMP JR. has signed a book deal with Center Street Books, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, for a book “that will focus on politics, current events and the future of the
