John Bolton Just Announced His Support of the Witnesses Who Testified in House Impeachment Hearings
Ron Sachs/CNP/Zuma While the Senate was winding up the question and answer phase of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, and the night before the Senate vote on whether to allow witnesses, former national security adviser John Bolton announced his support for the witnesses who already testified before the House. “All of them acted in the…
Lamar Alexander, Who Had Suggested He Might Vote for Witnesses, Just Caved to Trump
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma After two days of questions concluded in the Senate impeachment trial late Thursday night, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) announced that he would vote against having witnesses appear before the Senate in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. In the lead-up to Friday’s pivotal vote, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has urged…
California’s Controversial Housing Bill Just Died. It Wasn’t Just Because of NIMBYs.
Jae C. Hong/AP The controversial housing bill, SB 50, that’s been roiling California’s state legislature—which would have revolutionized land use and housing in the state—failed yet again in dramatic fashion Thursday afternoon. It was three votes shy from passing out of the state Senate, following an attempt to pass it on Wednesday that also came…
Dershowitz Just Tried To Clarify His Bonkers Statement. His Explanation Was Equally Insane.
Like many people who randomly challenge people to debate them, the President’s attorney Alan Dershowitz is now yelling that he didn’t say something that he did say. Dershowitz said on the Senate floor on Wednesday that it is not corrupt or impeachable for a President to commit a quid pro quo if he’s doing it to get re-elected…
Tom Steyer Takes Credit for Impeachment
Tom Steyer in Knoxville, IowaJack Kurtz/ZUMA With less than a week to go before the Iowa caucuses, four Democratic presidential contenders are stuck in the Senate chamber in Washington, DC, for Donald Trump’s trial. But there’s one candidate who’s free to traverse the Hawkeye State and brag about his role in impeachment. “Those eight-and-a-half million people pulled Washington,…
Wilbur Ross: Coronavirus Could Bring Back Jobs to the US
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Thursday said that he believes the coronavirus is likely to “accelerate” the return of jobs to the United States and Mexico, as companies assess what he described as the potential “risk factor” for doing business in China. “I don’t want to talk about a victory lap over a very unfortunate,…