In the 18 years since the U.S. began the war in Afghanistan, taxpayers have shelled out upwards of $133 billion, and more than 2,300 American servicemembers have died there — yet top watchdog John Sopko painted a bleak picture Wednesday of the current…
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Strict impeachment trial decorum guidelines ban electronics, talking and standing
While not unprecedented in American history, a Senate impeachment trial is rare enough to require its own rules and regulations on everything from witness testimony to etiquette. And in the case of President Trump’s — the first such trial to occur in the social…
Elise Stefanik, who antagonized Schiff in impeachment hearings, named Trump NY campaign chair
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who saw her profile rise during the Trump impeachment hearings, is being named an honorary New York State chair for President Trump’s reelection campaign, officials said Wednesday. Stefanik made waves during the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment hearings last year…
Dems rush to blame Trump for anti-Semitic violence
Saturday’s stabbing during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, N.Y., the latest in a spate of anti-Jewish violence in the region, drew bipartisan condemnation. But the attack also became a political football in a matter of hours, with several on…
The most memorable political gaffes of 2019
Biden’s Blunders Former VP Joe Biden had multiple gaffes during the last Democratic presidential debate; Sarah Sanders and Katie Pavlich join Watters’ World to discuss. The political climate in 2019 – between a presidential impeachment and the launch of the 2020…
Texas Republican credits church security team, change in state law after shooting
The deadly shooting inside a Texas church on Sunday prompted Republicans there to credit the changes in state law that permitted concealed firearms inside places of worship after it was revealed that the gunman was fatally shot six seconds after opening fire. CHURCH SHOOTING LATEST…
Chaotic 2020 primary battle raises prospect of brokered convention: Could it really happen?
With less than six weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses kick off the presidential nominating calendar, there’s no clear front-runner in the Democratic race. And that’s fueling speculation America could see something not witnessed in more than a half-century – a…
Embattled union honchos’ lavish spending exposed: Villas, four-figure dinners, $60,000 cigar bill
Work hard, play hard — and on the union’s dime. That might as well have been the motto for some former top officials at the United Automobile Workers, whose lavish spending on luxuries including high-end cigars, four-figure dining and California villas…
Pete Buttigieg faces criticism for calling Jesus a refugee
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg faced a flurry of criticism on Christmas day after he suggested that Jesus Christ entered into the world as a refugee. “Today I join millions around the world in celebrating the arrival of divinity on…
Trump calls Dems ‘Liars!’ for deeming him security threat – and then pausing impeachment
If there was any Christmas truce between President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, it didn’t last long. The president went so far Thursday morning as to suggest Pelosi should face a primary challenge, as he called her San Francisco district “filthy”…