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Fed Chairman Powell sees steady US growth and signals rate cuts on hold...

With the official impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump's extortion of Ukraine beginning on Wednesday morning, the Republican strategy to defend Trump's words and actions is to never, ever mention Trump's words and actions. Which leaves nonsen...

Giuliani clearly and repeatedly acted with Trump's mandate—as he reiterated on Tuesday....

A federal court ruled Tuesday that suspicionless searches of international travelers' smartphones and laptops at US ports of entry are unconstitutional....

"While Trump was playing politics on Ukraine, people who depended on U.S. military aid were getting killed and wounded."...

Trump campaign says Pelosi 'lost control'...

The impeachment hearings could turn out to be more unpredictable than you think...

Former presidential candidate Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, endorsed Joe Biden Wednesday. Ryan ended his presidential campaign in October, and at the time hadn't signaled who he would support....

Live blog of the House of Representative's public impeachment hearing. Witnesses George Kent and William Taylor testify about President Trump....

The White House, led by Jared Kushner, is angling to get webcams set up to stream the construction of the......

Americans who haven't had time to 'read the transcript' as encouraged by President Trump can start tuning in to TV to hear firsthand from witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry; Democrats call the proceedings a 'solemn undertaking'...

As the curtain rises Wednesday on the historic impeachment hearings exploring Donald Trump's extortion of Ukraine, the key questions facing the country are whether facts still matter to a solid majority of Americans and if, in turn, that could move th...

One group's spokesman says it's acting as 'unpaid consultant' to Facebook...

There's some evidence Democrats have lost ground with black voters....

By now, it's apparent that right-wing media outlets are taking a "Gish Gallop" approach of overloading their audiences with a flood of factually dubious arguments to defend Donald Trump through his impeachment inquiry, and that's made for ...

Dems release response to GOP strategy memo...

Kremlin draws a parallel between the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump and accusations of Russia's interference in his election...

The book "A Warning," written by the anonymous author of the famous New York Times op-ed, is already racking up......

While most in Washington assume they know how impeachment hearings will play out, there's nothing more predictable in today's politics than the unexpected....

Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson did his job. It's why Donald Trump might try to fire him....

Animal abuse isn't illegal at the federal level. The PACT Act looks to change that....

US consumer prices climb 0.4% in October on surging gasoline prices...

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The Ohio congressman said he thinks the former vice president is the candidate most able to appeal to blue-collar voters in key states....

Live blog of the House of Representative's public impeachment hearing. Witnesses George Kent and William Taylor testify about President Trump....

Live blog of the House of Representative's public impeachment hearing. Witnesses George Kent and William Taylor testify about President Trump....

Although there are some laughs, Seth Meyers is deadly serious about explaining the utter unsuitability of Trump's ideological nominees for lifetime federal judicial appointments. "To put it into perspective, in eight years, Barack Obama did not mo...

Live blog of the House of Representative's public impeachment hearing. Witnesses George Kent and William Taylor testify about President Trump....

On TODAY, fmr. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley doubled down on her belief that President Trump is fit for his job: "I never had any concern on whether he could handle the job."...

Live blog of the House of Representative's public impeachment hearing. Witnesses George Kent and William Taylor testify about President Trump....

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-NY, sits on the Intel Committee, and he joins Morning Joe to discuss the first day of public impeachment hearings....

Live blog of the House of Representative's public impeachment hearing. Witnesses George Kent and William Taylor testify about President Trump....

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani penned a Wall Street Journal op-ed Tuesday, centering his case for President Donald Trump's innocence on......

The pipeline operators called the request 'overly broad' and 'unduly burdensome.'...

White House readies for rapid response...

In honor of today's first impeachment hearing, Stephen Colbert introduced his first impeachment tree. "I'm so excited, I won't be able to sleep. So like every other night of the Trump presidency. I've already decorated my impeachment t...

Democrats have called two diplomats whose testimony they see as key to making the case that the president improperly pressed Ukraine for investigations that could benefit him politically....

Industry speeches are increasingly controversial. But not so many Trump officials get booked....

As the impeachment process reaches a new stage, the questions aren't limited to "high crimes and misdemeanors." This is also about bribery....

Hearings begin Wednesday on Capitol Hill as lawmakers consider whether to impeach President Trump for what Democrats say was an effort to use the power of his office for political gain....

Pre-order my new book, We Should Improve Society Somewhat , out March 2020 from Clover Press. Featuring 184 pages of my best comics from the Trump era and an introduction from Tom Tomorrow....

Many Americans have gotten a surprise medical bill and had trouble paying it off....

I've seen the sexts on her phone....

Alumni of the Obama administration love Joe Biden. But some of them think that Deval Patrick is better equipped to win the presidency....

Oh, Chuck Rosenberg. You're so quiet and calm, level and reassuring, not so much as a raised eyebrow, or a microscopic increase in decibel level in your voice. And yet, your words slice through what is left of Nikki Haley's reputation like a Ginsu...

On Tuesday, the prosecution rested in the Roger Stone trial after putting on one final witness: Rick Gates, former partner with Paul Manafort, consultant to the Trump campaign through the inaugural, and witness to the fact that Donald Trump was in on the ...

Not really buying this from Schmidt, but hey, if anyone knows about picking a Hail Mary VP pick after what McCain did in 2008 it'd be Steve Schmidt. Source: The Hill MSNBC contributor and GOP strategist Steve Schmidt said Tuesday that he believes Pres...

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... "Deploy the Butt Kissers!" You're waiting for the hearings to start. I'm waiting for the hearings to start. We're all waiting for the cockadoodie hearings to start. As the minutes drag on toward 10am, h...

The Trump campaign is paying special attention to its communications department, hiring and promoting to prepare for the double-headed onslaught......