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January 29, 2020 – House Democrats impeached President Trump for putting his own political fortunes ahead of the national interest in dealing with Ukraine. But it’s Joe Biden who should be on the hot seat for that. Trump is criticized for a July 25 phone call, when he asked the president of Ukraine for help

January 25, 2020 – No one knows whether the coronavirus will substantially threaten the U.S., where it has already been detected, but one thing is certain: American hospitals aren’t ready for the deadly virus or a future global contagion. Travelers from China’s Wuhan region are being diverted to five U.S. airports, where they can be

January 22, 2020 – The White House fired back at President Trump’s impeachers Monday, taking aim at their far-fetched legal arguments and blatant dishonesty. Trump’s lawyers called the Democrats’ grounds for impeachment a “made-up theory.” They singled out House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff for “lying,” violating “basic fairness” and “concocting” the whistleblower complaint. The White House

January 15, 2020 – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is gloating because President Trump is “impeached for life,” and “there’s nothing the Senate can do that can ever erase that.” Like a prosecutor telling a defendant, “Even if acquitted, you’re indicted for life, and you’ll never shake the disgrace.” So much for the noble principle of

January 5, 2020 –Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is waging a media blitz to demand that four of President Trump’s White House staff members be compelled to testify at the president’s impeachment trial in the Senate. Schumer claims that unless that happens, the trial will be unfair. Don’t believe him. It’s a ploy to smear President Trump’s expected acquittal, leaving Trump

December 31, 2019 – The truth behind House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff’s role in engineering President Trump’s impeachment may soon come out. Judicial Watch, a nonprofit group promoting government transparency, is suing to get the whistleblower’s emails. That’s good news. Because no matter what comes of Trump’s Senate trial, Schiff should be held accountable for his

December 23, 2019 – It’s Christmas week, and America is in the midst of the witness wars. Sen. Chuck Schumer issued ­another demand Sunday for more witnesses and documents as impeachment moves to the Senate. He is undercutting House Democrats’ boasts of a “rock-solid case” against President Trump. If the case is so solid, why

December 18, 2019 – As the impeachment battle moves to the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is wisely holding the line against Democratic efforts to drag it out. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding that Democrats be able to call new witnesses. He insists an impeachment trial has to “pass the fairness test.” Fairness? He

December 11, 2019 – House Democrats are redefining “impeachable offense” to mean whatever President Trump does. Democratic leaders announced two articles of impeachment against the president Tuesday that marked a radical departure from all of American history. For the first time, the House is rushing to impeach a president without even claiming he broke the law.