It’s election day in California, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, with races that may lead to major shifts in political power. Get out, have fun, go vote! 1/21 Today in impeachment news: One of Giuliani’s Ukrainian-
Smugglers are sawing through sections of Trump's border wall using relatively inexpensive power tools. 1/23 Beto O'Rourke ends his presidential campaign, telling supporters he won't run for office next year—and that includes a Senate bid. 2/23 "People dismiss 15-year-
The House of Representatives approves its first resolution related to an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump: an explainer. 1/26 Another Trump aide confirms that military aid to Ukraine was linked to an investigation of Trump’s political rivals. 2/26 “We think we’re ready.” Democrats near the end
After hearing the White House's top Ukraine adviser's concerns about Trump's Ukraine call, the national security legal adviser broke protocol by moving the transcript to a highly classified server. 1/29 Responding to an invitation to voluntarily testify at the House impeachment inquiry, Bolton&
Lebanon's prime minister submits his resignation after nearly two weeks of anti-government protests. 1/22 Hariri’s ouster was sparked by a proposed tax on the first WhatsApp call users make each day. 2/22 Officials fear that Turkey-backish militias are killing civilians in US-abandoned
"We are taking this step to eliminate any doubt as to whether the Trump Administration may withhold documents, prevent witness testimony, disregard duly authorized subpoenas, or continue obstructing the House of Representatives." The House will vote to formalize its impeachment inquiry. 1/22 The National Security's
In a victory for the impeachment inquiry, a federal judge ruled the Justice Dept. must supply Mueller's grand jury materials to the House Judiciary Committee. 1/18 The US government's annual budget deficit widened to $984 billion—its largest since 2012 and the first time since
Thousands have been evacuated in Southern California as four separate wildfires burn. 1/24 The Justice Dept.'s review of the probe into Russian election interference is reportedly now a criminal investigation. 2/24 "Nothing kills a global political scandal like debate about process, and that's
Despite Russia’s “peace plan,” Kurdish forces say a new Turkish land offensive has forced thousands to flee. Turkey doesn’t deny it. 1/22 Trump’s betrayal of Kurdish allies for Russia and Iran worries (some of) his evangelical supporters. 2/22 Approval of the impeachment inquiry reaches its
In a shocking testimony, a top US diplomat has testified that Trump was indeed engaging in a quid pro quo arrangement with Ukraine, holding back military aid in exchange for investigating Democrats and the Biden family. 1/20 Hong Kong has withdrawn the bill that would have allowed extraditions to
