Politics

On Meet the Press on Sunday, Chuck Todd asked Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, “Do you believe Ukraine meddled in the election in 2016?” Cruz replied, “I do, and I think there’s considerable evidence.” Todd’s eyes immediately widened in astonishment while he responded, “You do?” and viewers could hear laughter …

America once used the words “treason” and “traitors” only in cases of actual betrayal of our nation’s most vital secrets or interests.They were profound words, deep with meaning, grim in import, carrying with them the knowledge that the penalty for treason was death. Be honest: The words“traitor” and “treason” don’t …

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg made his presidential run official on Sunday while rolling out a two-minute campaign video that touts his start in life as a “middle-class kid who had to work his way through college and built a business from a single room to global entity that …

From The Guardian, Monday, November 4th: Fresh evidence has also emerged of attempts by the Kremlin to infiltrate theConservatives by a senior Russian diplomat suspected of espionage, who spent five years in London cultivating leading Tories including Johnson himself…. The committee’s report is based on analysis from Britain’s intelligence agencies, …

Barack Obama isn’t a huge fan of online call-out culture. While speaking at an Obama Foundation event in Chicago on Tuesday, the former president sounded off over what he perceives to be a desire among young people to prove how “woke” they are by judging others online. “This idea of …

In an eight-page letter sent to congressional leaders, the White House made clear Tuesday night that it has no plans to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry House Democrats launched last month. The letter is one of the most inaccurate, unhinged pieces of correspondence ever to bear the White House letterhead, …

After a long day of rage-tweeting about how unfairly he’s been treated over his efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate Joe Biden, President Trump on Sunday night raised the specter of a civil war should the Democrats’ new impeachment inquiry prove successful. The nod to a potential violent …

President Trump solicited the incoming Ukrainian administration’s help to investigate Joe Biden and used his top officials to make it clear that U.S. support was contingent on that help. What’s more, multiple high-ranking administration officials worked to erase or hide evidence of Trump’s actions. Those two allegations — the abuse …

Canada’s Prime Ministerand one-time Rolling Stone coverfeatureJustin Trudeau has positioned himself as the free world’s anti-Trump — a leader who doesn’t seek to build walls to keep out refugees, but has embraced the resettlement of 25,000 Syrians in Canada. His woke brand of politics celebrates diversity. So it comes as …

During a halftime swearing-in ceremony of United States Armed Forces, soccer fans in Portland, Oregon, booed when enlistees were asked to pledge to “obey the orders of the President of the United States.” A crowd of over 17,000 were in attendance at Providence Park to watch Wednesday’s game between the …