Ever since details from John Bolton’s manuscript leaked to The New York Times, it seemed like it would be the smoking gun that would push Republicans to at least entertain the idea of hearing from witnesses like Bolton at President Donald Trump’s Senate trial, if not ultimately support removing Trump from office. But, despite a new…… MORE
Senate Republicans are wrestling with a momentous dilemma over whether to call witnesses in Donald Trump’s trial in a closed-door tussle that risks antagonizing the President and fueling Democrat claims of a cover-up. Revelations from former national security adviser John Bolton that could bolster evidence that Trump pressured Ukraine for electoral favors are jolting GOP…… MORE
Christina Mauser, one of the victims in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, was was planning to celebrate her daughter’s fourth birthday next week, her husband says. “I’m trying to navigate that,” Matt Mauser told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Tuesday night. “I’d walk in and she would call for mom… and now I walk in,…… MORE
One impeached, the other indicted, they posed as honest brokers with a common vision of a mythical Middle East peace. US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both have strong political reasons to use their “deal of the century” to distract from their parlous domestic plights, and as a tool in looming…… MORE
An airline industry official told CNN that Trump administration officials briefed US airlines Tuesday on measures being taken to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The official said the White House mentioned the possibility of banning flights to China, but said they are not now issuing such a ban, and said the administration would…… MORE
Shaquille O’Neal said Tuesday he didn’t want to believe the news when it first started hitting social media that Kobe Bryant had died in a helicopter crash in Southern California. Then he got a flood of calls from friends and there was confirmation. “I haven’t felt a pain that sharp in a while,” he said…… MORE
Presidential impeachment defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz said Tuesday that while he disapproved of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo berating a reporter, “if he can help bring about peace in the Middle East, I’ll forgive him his rudeness towards a reporter.” The comments come following President Donald Trump’s remarks at the unveiling of the Middle East…… MORE
As senators mull a proposal by two Republican colleagues for the White House to send them John Bolton’s book manuscript to review, an open question is whether the administration would even be legally allowed to do such a thing. Bolton’s attorney and book publisher would almost surely argue that giving Congress a manuscript that had…… MORE
The following contains spoilers about the “Arrow” series finale. As the series that essentially started the superhero tidal wave on the CW, “Arrow’s” series finale felt like an occasion. But the last episode — coming after the death of its title character — couldn’t help but feel a bit anticlimactic, looking back to its past…… MORE
Democrats in states President Donald Trump carried in 2016 are not ruling out voting to acquit him of the charges he faces in his impeachment trial, giving the White House hopes of potential bipartisan opposition to his conviction as he gears up for his reelection bid. Several key Democrats, including Sens. Joe Manchin of West…… MORE
