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President Trump Doubled Down on 'Why Don't They Go Back' Remarks: Read the Transcript

President Donald Trump defended his attacks on four freshman Democrats at a White House event on manufacturing Monday, arguing that it was not racist to tweet that they should "go back and help fix the...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

All of the Highlights From Thursday's Debate

Democratic presidential contenders went after three targets on the second night of this week's 2020 Democratic debates: Former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump. As the frontrunner, Biden faced...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

The Biggest Moments From Debate Night One

Elizabeth Warren said she'd abolish private insurance, while Amy Klobuchar questioned "kicking half of America off of their health insurance." Julián Castro attacked Beto O'Rourke for not supporting proposals to treat border crossings as civil...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Madeleine Joung

What Makes Trump's 'Treason' Talk Different

The Constitution sets a high bar for treason charges. But Donald Trump has used a much lower standard

By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Lauren Bogholtz

Democrats Are No Longer Afraid of a Trillion-Dollar Price Tag. Here's Why

Donald Trump changed the conversation

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

Why Trump Says He 'Never Met' People He Clearly Knows

When Donald Trump says he's "never met" someone, it can mean a lot of things. One thing it doesn't: that they literally have never met. On multiple occasions over the last few years, the president...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

A Quick Guide to the Big Ideas in the Democratic Primary

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary is centered on some big ideas. While some of the 20 candidates for the nomination have stayed away from specifics so far, a handful have shared some dramatic and detailed...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

5 Times Mueller's Report Found Trump Lied

From the Trump Tower meeting to James Comey's firing

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

All the Ways Trump May Have Obstructed Justice

Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigated a number of ways in which President Donald Trump may have have attempted to obstruct justice. In an almost 400-page report sent to Congress Thursday, the former FBI director said...

By Mahita Gajanan , Katie Reilly , Ryan Teague Beckwith and Gina Martinez

Watch Donald Trump Change Positions on Releasing His Taxes

Donald Trump said he would release his tax returns. Then he said he'd do it after an audit. Now he says the public doesn't care. Over the years, the president and members of his Administration...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Lauren Bogholtz

2020 Democrats Reach Out to Black Voters at the National Action Network

The first debate of the Democratic presidential primary is still months away, but the candidates are getting closer to being on the same stage, if not yet at the same time. This week, it was...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

All the Indictments From Mueller's Investigation

Since his appointment in May of 2017, Special Counsel Robert Mueller racked up a lengthy record of court wins, but none of them answered some of the central questions the public had about his investigation...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

'Jilted Battlegrounds.' Could Former Swing States End the Electoral College?

Like other political operatives, John Koza keeps tabs on the Electoral College map. But he's not looking at big swing states like Florida and Pennsylvania. Instead, the head of the National Popular Vote advocacy group...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

Support for Impeaching Trump Ticks Up in Latest Poll

4 in 10 Americans now support it, a new poll shows

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

Nearly Two-Thirds of Voters Think Trump Committed Crimes

Nearly two-thirds of American voters in a new poll think Donald Trump committed crimes before he became President, and 45% say he's committed crimes as President. According to the Quinnipiac University Poll, voters split 64-24%...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

Inside the World of CPAC

The Conservative Political Action Conference is the biggest annual gathering of conservatives, making it a microcosm of the arguments taking place inside — and outside — the Republican Party. This year's theme could be summed...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

The 13 Most Explosive Claims From Michael Cohen's Testimony

President Donald Trump’s longtime fixer revealed damaging information about everything from his business practices to his campaign in testimony before Congress Wednesday. Speaking under oath before the House Oversight Committee, Michael Cohen claimed that Trump...

By Katie Reilly , Abigail Abrams and Ryan Teague Beckwith

‘He’s Proclaimed His Innocence.’ Trump Uses Familiar Line on Patriots Owner Robert Kraft

Trump used similar language while defending Rob Porter and Roy Moore

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

New Book Criticizes Trump's 'Team of Vipers'

Books about the Trump Administration have so far fallen into two broad camps: pro-Trump hagiographies ("In Trump We Trust," "Let Trump Be Trump," "Understanding Trump") and dishy tell-alls ("Unhinged," "Fire and Fury," "Fear"). Former White...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

Celebrity Chef José Andrés Briefly Bridged the Shutdown Divide

Washington remains divided along partisan lines on the partial government shutdown, but celebrity chef José Andrés briefly brought both sides together at a soup kitchen for furloughed workers. Democratic Rep. Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith
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