Pete ConryU.S. Politics The Next Debate Stage Won’t Look Like the Democratic Party The Atlantic - Edward-Isaac DovereWith Kamala Harris out of the race, the Democrats have an image problem. With Kamala Harris’s unexpected departure from the presidential race Tuesday, the lineup of the next primary debate has become the
Pete ConryDonald Trump Trump asks Supreme Court to void financial records subpoena Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to void a subpoena from the House of Representatives that seeks the president's financial records from his accounting firm.
Pete ConryHouse Judiciary Committee Trump’s Supporters Are Displaying the Will to Win. Democrats Are Not. The Atlantic - David FrumThe House Judiciary Committee needs a clearer plan for mobilizing public opinion in support of impeachment. What on Earth was the point of the first day of the House Judiciary Committee hearings on impeachment?
Pete ConryDonald Trump DOJ watchdog found no evidence US intelligence agencies planted spies in Trump campaign CNN - By Evan Perez, David ShortellWashington (CNN) — The Justice Department's inspector general found no evidence that US intelligence agencies tried to plant spies in the Trump campaign, undercutting a repeated claim from President Donald
Pete ConryPolitics #DemsSoWhite? Kamala Harris' Exit Raises Hard Questions About Race And Power NPR - Asma KhalidWhen news broke that California Sen. Kamala Harris was dropping out of the presidential race on Tuesday, some fellow Democratic candidates quickly began ringing alarm bells. Harris was the only nonwhite
Pete ConryNews Mocked Abroad and Assailed at Home, Trump Returns to Face Impeachment The New York Times - Peter BakerWASHINGTON — When times turn tough, presidents can hop on Air Force One to escape the country for a while and stride purposefully across the world stage. But the world stage was not so friendly this week
Pete ConryOpinion Trump’s Legacy Is Being Written Right Now The New York TimesFor House Democrats, there is a powerful temptation to narrow the grounds for impeachment. By adhering to a simple narrative about President Trump’s criminal actions in relation to Ukraine, they hope will
Pete ConryDonald Trump What 4 legal scholars told the House Judiciary Committee about Trump and impeachment pbs.org - Nick Schifrin As Nick Schifrin reports, the partisan fight over the constitutional rationale for removing President Trump from office took center stage. The House …
Pete ConryDonald Trump Brett Kavanaugh Wrote That Hiding Evidence From Congress Is an Impeachable Offense The Daily Beast - David R. Lurie Law Professor Jonathan Turley, who was called before Congress this week by Republicans, argues that Donald Trump should not be impeached for using …
Pete ConryJonathan Turley The Legal Debate About Impeachment Is Over The Atlantic - Joshua A. GeltzerThe expert witness called by Republicans agreed that the quid pro quo—if proved—would be an impeachable act. During yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing, the three law professors called by the
Pete ConryThe Arts Late Night Can’t Get Enough of World Leaders Laughing at Trump The New York Times - Trish BendixWelcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. If you’re interested in hearing from The Times regularly about great
Pete ConryRussia Who’s Really to Blame for the ‘Ukraine Did It’ Conspiracy Theory? The Atlantic - Thomas RidJudging on the basis of public evidence, the narrative about Ukraine was propagated first and foremost by Americans, not Russian disinformation puppeteers. In her eloquent impeachment testimony last month,
Pete ConryPolitics Democrats have urgent new impeachment argument CNN - Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNNWashington (CNN) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Democrats are injecting an urgent new argument into their already fast-moving impeachment drive: President Donald Trump poses such a flagrant threat to governance
Pete ConryPolitics Republicans win in effort to limit 'liberal' student vote in key 2020 races Guardian US - Sam Levine in New YorkMaggie Flaherty grew up in a small town in California, but after she moved to New Hampshire to attend Dartmouth College, she registered to vote in the state where she would be spending at least four years.
Pete ConryDoug Collins Trump's High Crime Was to Assault Every American's Right to Free and Fair Elections Esquire - By Charles P. PierceWASHINGTON—I don’t mean to diminish the gold-standard, A-level Founders porn with which the nation was gifted on Wednesday. I am a ridiculous nerd for such stuff, and not even the woebegone visage of Turley,
Pete ConryWilliam Barr William Barr: U.S. Attorney General Warns ‘Communities’ That Protest Against Cops Could Lose Police Protection The Daily Beast - Jamie Ross Attorney General William Barr has warned that “communities” that protest against police could lose the right to law-enforcment protection. Barr made …
Pete ConryU.S. Politics Harris exit points to hurdles facing minority candidates Associated Press - By ERRIN HAINES, AP National WriterKamala Harris cloaked her presidential campaign in the promise of becoming the first black woman in the White House. That wasn't enough for donors and supporters, including black voters. The California
Pete ConryU.S. Politics The attacks on Ilhan Omar reveal a disturbing truth about racism in America Vox - Emily StewartWant to know how awful racism can still be in America? Look no further than the vitriol directed at Ilhan Omar. Take, for example, the events of just the past several days. Last week, Twitter finally the
Pete ConryDonald Trump Stop calling Trump a ‘Russian dupe.’ The truth is much worse. The Washington Post - Greg SargentIt’s time for a reconsideration of this concept. We need to be much clearer on why Trump himself is doing these things — that is, on his true purpose in employing these lies to serve his own corrupt interests.
Pete ConryGeorge Zimmerman George Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin's family for $100m Guardian US - Richard Luscombe in MiamiGeorge Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer cleared of murdering an unarmed black teenager in one of Florida’s most high-profile criminal cases, launched a $100m lawsuit on Wednesday against the
Pete ConryPolitics For Democrats, #DebatesSoWhite The New York Times - Lisa LererWe’ve talked a lot in this newsletter about the historic diversity of the Democratic primary campaign. At its peak, the field boasted six women, two black senators, a Latino former cabinet secretary, American
Pete ConryPolitics Giuliani, Nunes and '-1': A Look At What The Impeachment Report Phone Records Mean NPR - Bobby AllynThe story of the House Democrats' impeachment report has quickly become all about the phone records. The majority Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday released a 300-page report detailing
Pete ConryDonald Trump AP FACT CHECK: Trump suddenly loses interest in stock market Associated Press - By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a faulty take on the Constitution's grounds for impeachment Wednesday as he wrapped up a NATO summit marked by his misstatements on several fronts. Among
Pete ConryPolitics The Trump Administration Just Cut Food Stamps in Time for the Holidays Esquire - By Charles P. PierceWASHINGTON—The cruelty doesn’t stop for high-profile hearings. Wonder why no Republican will “break” with this president*? This is why. He’s still allowing them to do whatever they want, as long as they
Pete ConryPolitics Republicans abandon originalism at impeachment hearing Quartz - Ephrat LivniThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the constitutional grounds for presidential impeachment today, two months into an inquiry into US president Donald Trump’s Ukraine dealings. The featured
Pete ConryPoliticsBarr’s handpicked prosecutor tells inspector general he can’t back right-wing theory that Russia case was U.S. intelligence The Washington Post - Matt ZapotoskyJustice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s office contacted U.S. Attorney John Durham, the prosecutor Barr personally tapped to lead a separate review of the 2016 probe into possible coordination
Pete ConryU.S. Politics Impeachment hearings: law professor Pamela Karlan had no patience for Rep. Doug Collins’s insults Vox - Aaron RuparDuring the first House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing on Wednesday, Republicans led by ranking member Doug Collins made it clear almost immediately that their strategy would be to interrupt the
Pete ConryPolitics The Traitors Among Us Rolling Stone - Rick Wilson America once used the words “treason” and “traitors” only in cases of actual betrayal of our nation’s most vital secrets or interests. They were …
Pete ConryU.S. Politics "I'm insulted": Stanford law witness rebukes GOP ranking member in opening statement Axios Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan, one of the legal scholars called by Democrats to testify in the House Judiciary Committee's first impeachment …
