Political Notebook
Biden calls Iowa voter a ‘liar’ after he brings up Ukraine
Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden got into an extraordinary exchange Thursday afternoon with an Iowa farmer who first called him too old to run and then challenged him on Hunter Biden’s activities in Ukraine.
‘You’re a damn liar’: Biden has tense exchange with Iowa voter over Biden’s age, son
Former vice president Joe Biden got into a heated exchange with an attendee at a town hall event in Iowa on Thursday after the man told Biden he was too old to be president and brought up his son, Hunter Biden.
John Kerry endorses Joe Biden, saying US ‘desperately needs [him] right now’
Kerry will join Biden on the campaign trail in Iowa on Friday and New Hampshire on Sunday, according to the Biden campaign.
‘Don’t mess with me.’ Pelosi rebukes reporter who asked if she ‘hates’ Trump
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters that as a Catholic, she resents the suggestion that she hates anyone.
With memes, videos, and quips, Bernie Sanders’ campaign uses Instagram to boost his appeal to young voters
The Vermont senator has far more Instagram followers than any other Democratic presidential candidate and posts more frequently with a variety of content.
Read the text of Pelosi’s announcement on articles of impeachment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Trump.
Watch live: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivers statement on impeachment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is providing an update on the impeachment inquiry.
Pelosi announces House to draft articles of impeachment against Trump
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she’s asking the House Judiciary chairman to proceed with articles of impeachment, saying that President Trump “leaves us no choice but to act.”
As impeachment proceedings continue, no one seems happy in Washington
Democrats and Republicans were in a bitter mood Wednesday as the impeachment inquiry into President Trump entered a new phase with the first Judiciary Committee hearing. Both sides know they’re not going to get what they want during this holiday season, and they hardly relish the prospect of working straight through to an expected impeachment vote in the days before Christmas.
Key quotes from the Judiciary Committee’s impeachment hearing
“If we cannot impeach a president who abuses his office for personal advantage we no longer live in a democracy,” one professor testified.
The major takeaways so far from Wednesday’s impeachment hearings
The next phase of the impeachment inquiry of President Trump moved to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Here are some takeaways from the hearing so far.
Trump and other world leaders kept butting heads at the NATO summit. Here’s what happened
Here’s a closer look at Trump’s interactions with foreign leaders over the course of the summit.
President Trump calls Justin Trudeau ‘two-faced’ after NATO reception remarks
The comments came after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was overheard appearing to gossip about Trump on video.
Three law professors testify that Trump conduct meets impeachment threshold
The House Judiciary Committee opened its first impeachment hearing Wednesday, moving swiftly to weigh findings by fellow lawmakers that President Trump misused the power of his office.
Watch live: House Judiciary impeachment hearing
The House impeachment inquiry is beginning a new phase on Wednesday morning.
Ground Game
What does the lasting power of Andrew Yang tell us about politics today?
The guy who wants to give everyone $1,000 a month has outlasted governors and senators, and may just take on President Trump.
Here’s how the founders felt about impeachment
Representative Adam Schiff began the Intelligence Committee’s report on the impeachment inquiry into President Trump by turning back the clock and quoting a warning from George Washington.
Some Elizabeth Warren backers urge the ‘plans’ candidate to get more personal
The Massachusetts senator has trimmed her policy-laden stump speech as she has lost her polling lead in Iowa and New Hampshire.
The five most incisive excerpts from the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment report
The 300-page report outlines the evidence the committee has collected against Trump in his call with Ukraine, as well as efforts by the administration to prevent key witnesses from testifying and withhold documents demanded by impeachment investigators.