The Commission on Presidential Debates said Wednesday it would be making changes to the format of the remaining presidential debates after the first debate between Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump devolved into a chaotic disaster the night before. “The Commission on Presidential Debates sponsors televised debates for the benefit of the American…… MORE
President Donald Trump took four years of personal venom and outright lies and stuffed it all into 90 minutes of chaotic sparring with former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night — a performance that, for all its sound and fury, even his allies said afterward was unlikely to change the dynamic of a contest…… MORE
Former FBI Director James Comey pushed back against Attorney General William Barr’s attacks on the FBI’s Russia investigation, arguing on Wednesday that the Justice Department’s efforts to dismiss charges against Trump’s first national security adviser Michael Flynn were “deeply concerning.” “I have no idea what on Earth he is talking about,” Comey said when asked…… MORE
The top US intelligence official released information Tuesday about unverified Russian intelligence about Hillary Clinton that will likely fuel President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Russia investigation and Clinton’s 2016 campaign. Democrats charged that Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe was pushing Russian disinformation about Clinton, which Ratcliffe denied. Ratcliffe declassified the summary of a…… MORE
President Donald Trump is expected to wage an attack on the election itself at Tuesday night’s debate with former Vice President Joe Biden by repeating his past claims that conflate and exaggerate problems with mail-in voting. The “integrity of the election” is one of six topics at the first presidential debate between Trump and Biden.…… MORE
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, garnered high praise from Republican senators during a visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday as the party finalizes plans for a quick confirmation process ahead of the November presidential election. Barrett met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell before a slate of meetings…… MORE
The Senate voted Tuesday evening to advance a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown ahead of a looming deadline. A procedural vote passed overwhelmingly at 82-6 to limit debate and pave the way for a final vote to pass the spending measure, setting up final passage just hours before government funding is set…… MORE
Republican Sen. Susan Collins delivered a dire message in her debate on Monday night, as she sought to remind Mainers of all that she’s done for them with her power in Washington: “Don’t buy the lies you see on TV.” The remark was an acknowledgment that her race has become the subject of national forces…… MORE
The likelihood that President Donald Trump personally owes unknown creditors hundreds of millions of dollars has raised concerns about how the President’s financial entanglements could influence his national security decisions, former officials and experts say. It also highlights how if were Trump not the President, a role that grants him access to the country’s most…… MORE
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who have cut several major deals during the coronavirus pandemic, are trying one final time to ease a bitter standoff on Capitol Hill over a pre-Election Day package to provide relief to millions of Americans reeling from the damaging economic crisis. Pelosi and Mnuchin have spoken…… MORE
