On Friday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named Elliott Abrams as the United States’ special envoy to Venezuela, tasked with handling “all things related to our efforts to restore democracy” in the country.
Republicans Notch a Rare Recruiting Victory in North DakotaRepublicans have finally gotten their man—at least one of them, anyway. Rep. Kevin Cramer has decided to mount a challenge to Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota, one of 10 Senate Democrats running for re-election in states t… Read MoreToday’s Impeach-O-Meter: Trump Asked Acting FBI Director Who He Voted for in Oval Office MeetingAfter President Trump fired then-FBI Director James Comey in May, shortly after the president tried, and failed, to get Comey to lay off in the Russia investigation, Trump summoned the bureau’s number 2, and new acting direct… Read MoreGOP Releases Classified Memo Accusing Steele of Violating ConfidentialityOn Friday, House Republicans released a memo accusing the FBI and the Department of Justice of omitting “material and relevant information” in its applications to surveil Carter Page with a FISA warrant. Those omissions were … Read MoreShow the CarnageOn Wednesday, a 19-year-old in Parkland, Florida, entered his former high school and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, killing 17 people and injuring 14 others. It was the seventh school shooting to result in injury or… Read More“One of the Greats”: Writers Pay Tribute to Ursula K. Le GuinThe death of Ursula K. Le Guin has brought an outpouring of remembrances and tributes from her fellow writers, as those her work touched and inspired reflected on social media about her life and lasting influence. Here’s what… Read More
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