President Donald Trump on Thursday brazenly urged House Democrats whom he claimed are already hell-bent on impeaching him to get it over with already, so he could plead his case during a “fair” trial in the Republican-controlled Senate. The president’s directive to lawmakers came one day after the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from constitutional scholars on […]

Republicans are signaling how they intend to punch back against the fast-paced impeachment inquiry, marking a shift from defense to offense after Democrats scrutinized President Donald Trump’s contacts with Ukraine during two weeks of public hearings. The president and his supporters appear more energized in the impeachment fight, despite several current and former government officials telling […]

America is one year away from the most consequential and negative campaign most have seen. So important and virulent, it is worth taking stock of now. Both sides have great weaknesses, which present the other great opportunities. However, the greater opportunity is Donald Trump’s, so despite his seemingly perilous position, the election remains his to lose. Next […]

U.S. immigration officials apprehended just more than 42,000 individuals at the southern border with Mexico in October, acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan said Thursday, marking a drop from the previous month and a sharp decline from earlier this year. “This represents an overall decrease of almost 70 percent since the peak in May […]

One of the issues being hotly debated among presidential candidates and political operatives leading up to the 2020 campaign isn’t health care, or the economy — it’s free speech. Why it matters: Disagreements about how to apply the First Amendment to the speed and scale of social media are consuming the political debate this election cycle […]