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Republican senators appear likely to vote down a motion to call witnesses, which likely means the end of the impeachment trial. As of midnight in Brussels, Britain will no longer...
The World Health Organization meets again to consider whether coronavirus—170 dead, over 7,000 infected—is a global health emergency. Related: Questions about the virus that scientists are struggling...
McConnell says he doesn't have the votes to block witnesses at the impeachment trial. "By 2016, the nation’s political map corresponded neatly to the distribution of prosperity." Explaining...
The White House works to contain potential damage from allegations in John Bolton’s forthcoming book. How long can Republicans really play dumb about Bolton? Here’s a...
Please note that we’ll be off next week, and the newsletter will return on Jan. 28. See you then! How far has US election security come since 2016? It's...
Impeachment proceedings officially started yesterday in the Senate, with the trial set to begin next week. The Government Accountability Office has concluded that the White House broke the law when...
New material shows Trump’s team offering yet another quid pro quo in Ukraine, as well as surveilling the US ambassador there. Lessons from a former Obama speechwriter who...
Takeaways from the final Democratic debate before voting begins in the Iowa caucuses. The New York Public Library waited 25 years to carry Goodnight Moon, finding the book "unbearably sentimental." Related:...
The US delists China as a currency manipulator. China commits to spend $200 billion on US agricultural products. Democrats hold their final debate before Iowa—a state that remains up...
Iran says its military unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airline, blaming "human error" for the incident. Three weeks ahead of Caucus Day in Iowa, a new poll shows Sanders is...
That Ukraine International Airlines flight in Tehran appears to have been downed by an Iranian missile, possibly fired by mistake. Iran’s civil aviation chief disagrees. After severe earthquakes...
Pelosi says the House will vote to limit Trump's war powers—though any legislation isn't likely to pass the Senate. "You may be giving up your children,...
Iran launches missile attacks against Iraqi bases hosting US troops, though in a manner to avoid casualties. Iraq was warned ahead of time, “The US military was anticipating...
Iran's supreme leader: Any retaliation against American interests for the death of Soleimani must be direct and proportional, and carried out by Iranian forces, rather than proxies. The Pentagon...
Trump insisted that Obama would start a war with Iran to get re-elected. Will fighting a war now be an extension of his domestic politics? Two US presidents before Trump...
Amid escalating US-Iran tensions, Trump ordered an airstrike in Baghdad that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force. "The targeted strike, and any retaliation...
Following US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-backed militias, hundreds of protestors storm the US embassy in Baghdad, chanting "Death to America" and slogans in support of the militias. ...