'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere': MLK's powerful call for direct political action
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, wrote Martin Luther King Jr. from a Birmingham jail on April 16,
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Looking Back at the Trump/Stephanopoulos Interview in Context
This isn’t new news. But I at least had not really put the two things together until this afternoon. Remember...
McConnell Lays Out Plan For Senate Impeachment Trial Procedure
The Senate majority leader is planning for each side in the impeachment trial to have 24 hours to present their case, spread over two days. Democrats object to that idea.
Impeachment resolution shortens trial's opening arguments to two days per side
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to give House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump's legal team each 24 hours divided over two days for their opening arguments in the Senate's impeachment trial, a move that indicates Senate Republicans are pushing to finish the trial as quickly as possible -- ahead of the President's February 4 State of the Union address.
Thousands March For Gun Rights Peacefully In Virginia Despite Riot Fears
By the time the protest ended about 2 p.m., there had been no fights, no violence, no rioting, no vandalism, and one arrest, according to officials.
Democrats: McConnell impeachment trial rules a 'cover-up,' 'national disgrace'
Senate Democrats slammed Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday night over his proposed rules for President Trump's impeachment trial, accusingthe GOP leader of a "cover-up."
Several House Republicans to join Trump's impeachment team following internal debate
The White House announced Monday that it will add several House Republicans to President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment team in what appear to be largely ceremonial roles following an internal debate over whether they should be included.
Democrats push back on White House impeachment claims, saying Trump believes he is above the law
House Democrats on Monday hammered the White Houses impeachment defense heading into the Senate trial of President Trump, describing their historic effort as necessary to protect the country from a man who they say believes he is above
GOP state lawmaker wants to let cops detain anyone they think might commit a crime
A proposed bill would allow police to demand information and ID from anyone they deem suspicious and detain and question them for up to two hours.
Lev Parnas Asks Barr to Recuse Himself From Criminal Case
A lawyer for Mr. Parnas, who is facing campaign finance charges, argued that Mr. Barr had too many conflicts of interest to oversee his prosecution.
Parnas attorney asks William Barr to recuse himself from investigation
A lawyer for Lev Parnas, an associate of President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, is asking Attorney General William Barr to recuse himself from an investigation into alleged campaign finance violations against Parnas.
Schiff fires back at Trump: 'What are you hiding?'
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) fired back at a tweet by President Trump on Monday regarding witnesses in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial, asking what the president is "hiding."&nb
Legal scholars pan Alan Dershowitz's defense of Trump
Legal scholars are panning new arguments championed by Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz, who recently joined President Donald Trump's legal team and is making the case that Trump cannot be impeached because he didn't commit any crimes.
Buttigieg names Sheriff Rivera New Hampshire co-chair
Cheshire County Sheriff Eliezer Eli Rivera will be one of four New Hampshire co-chairs for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigiegs campaign going into the primary on Feb. 11.
McConnell proposes compressed schedule for impeachment trial
House impeachment managers will have 24 hours over two days to make their opening arguments when they begin to present their case againstPresident Trumpto the Senate Wednesday, according to a resolution circulated by Senate Majority Le