Politics

Democrats Can Qualify for the Next Debate by Winning a Single Delegate in Iowa

There will be two ways for Democratic candidates to qualify for their party’s next presidential debate, scheduled for Feb. 7, the Democratic National Committee announced on Friday. All six candidates who qualified for this past week’s debate have qualified for the next. The candidates can meet the same thresholds they had to last time: 225,000

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They ‘Would Love to See a Woman in Office,’ but It’s Not Priority No. 1

Early state polling shows Ms. Warren with an edge among female voters but Mr. Biden with more backing overall. Nationally Mr. Biden leads among female voters, a reflection of his strength in the race. At events for Ms. Warren and Ms. Klobuchar in recent months, female voters were grappling with contradictory ideas. They thought the

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Ken Starr Returns to the Impeachment Fray, This Time for the Defense

WASHINGTON — The last time a president was put on trial, few were more responsible for putting him in the dock than Kenneth Winston Starr. Now the former independent counsel whose investigation led to President Bill Clinton’s impeachment 21 years ago will come to the defense of another president charged with high crimes and misdemeanors.

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Pompeo Says He ‘Never Heard’ That Ambassador Might Be Under Surveillance

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday he “never heard” that his top envoy to Ukraine, Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch, might have been under surveillance before she was recalled to Washington, accused of being disloyal to President Trump. “Until this story broke, I had, to the best of my recollection, had never heard

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CNN calls senator’s retort to a reporter ‘extremely unbecoming.’

CNN calls senator’s retort to a reporter ‘extremely unbecoming.’ CNN responded on Thursday after Senator Martha McSally, an Arizona Republican, dismissed a basic question from the network’s congressional reporter by calling him “a liberal hack.” “It is extremely unbecoming for a U.S. senator to sink to this level and treat a member of the press

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Trump Legal Team to Add Starr and Dershowitz for Senate Trial

WASHINGTON — President Trump plans on adding former independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr and the defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz to his legal team for his trial by the Senate, a person briefed on the plan said Friday. Mr. Starr, whose investigation into President Bill Clinton’s sexual relationships led to his impeachment, will be joined by

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