At a pivotal, potentially energizing moment for Democrats, preparing for the first votes of their long-awaited effort to unseat Trump, the presidential candidates found themselves reacting to his massive shadow rather than setting their own course.
Jan 31, 2020•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Trump’s legal team offered a startling defense yesterday as senators debated his fate in the impeachment trial, arguing that presidents could do nearly anything so long as they believe their reelection is in the public interest.
Jan 30, 2020•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Congressional Republicans are pivoting hard to a new argument: the president’s actions are not impeachable, even if it turns out he did leverage his office for an investigation of a domestic rival.
Jan 29, 2020•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sensational revelations from President Trump’s former national security adviser threatened to upend the Senate impeachment trial Monday, increasing the chances that senators would vote to allow witnesses in a perilous development for the White House.
Jan 28, 2020•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast John Bolton’s forthcoming book, “The Room Where It Happened,” is scheduled for publication March 17, but a White House review could attempt to delay its publication or block some of its contents.
Jan 27, 2020•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the impeachment trial, Democrats detailed their defense of Joe Biden’s actions regarding Ukraine in anticipation that it will be a major portion of the White House’s defense later this week.
Jan 24, 2020•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast House Democrats charged with prosecuting the impeachment case against President Trump scaled back their fiery language yesterday following that scolding from Chief Justice John Roberts
Jan 23, 2020•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast A little 1 a.m. Eastern time this morning, Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked House impeachment managers and defense lawyers for President Trump over their decorum.
Jan 22, 2020•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Later yesterday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell finally released the ground rules that will guide trial proceedings.
Jan 21, 2020•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast For three years, Trump’s hotel near the White House has been a loose, anybody-welcome hangout for Republicans.
Jan 17, 2020•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Trump has often revealed himself as woefully uninformed about the basics of geography and history during his three years as the most powerful man in the world.
Jan 16, 2020•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast New materials released by House Democrats appear to show Ukraine’s top prosecutor offering one of Rudy Giuliani's associates damaging information related to Joe Biden if the Trump administration recalled the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
Jan 15, 2020•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Russian military spies have hacked the Ukrainian gas company that is at the heart of the impeachment trial of Trump.
Jan 14, 2020•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast The only woman in Iran to ever have won an Olympic medal has defected from that country, announcing her departure in a poignant Instagram post this weekend that accuses the government in Tehran of “hypocrisy,” “injustice” and oppressing women.
Jan 13, 2020•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Instant messages and other internal Boeing documents released on Thursday night show company employees discussing efforts to manipulate U.S. and international safety regulators.
Jan 10, 2020•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast U.S. officials said they knew by Tuesday afternoon that the Iranians intended to strike at American targets in Iraq, although it was not immediately clear exactly which they would choose.
Jan 09, 2020•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast No American casualties have been reported after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing US personnel last night.
Jan 08, 2020•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast If the United States withdraws from Iraq as backlash over the killing widens, Russia could strengthen its foothold in the country — much as it did in Syria after Trump ordered a troop pullout there last fall, a step that was later partly reversed.
Jan 07, 2020•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Pompeo spoke to President Trump multiple times every day last week, culminating in Trump’s decision to approve the killing of Iran’s top military commander, Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, at the strong urging of Pompeo.
Jan 06, 2020•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast A U.S. airstrike killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on Thursday, the Pentagon said, a dramatic escalation of tensions between the two countries that could lead to widespread violence in the region and beyond.
Jan 03, 2020•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast The siege by supporters of an Iranian-backed militia at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad ended Wednesday after the militia ordered them to withdraw.
Jan 02, 2020•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast When the Latino Community Foundation sent questionnaires to the Democratic presidential candidates asking where they stood on issues such as education, health care and immigration, the result was hardly what it anticipated: no response at all.
Dec 27, 2019•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a key potential Republican swing vote, told an Anchorage TV station that she was “disturbed” by the Senate majority leader’s statement last week that the verdict in President Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial was already determined.
Dec 26, 2019•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast An official from the White House budget office directed the Defense Department to “hold off” on sending military aid to Ukraine less than two hours after President Trump’s controversial phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Dec 23, 2019•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Former White House officials say they feared Vladimir Putin influenced President Trump’s views on Ukraine and the 2016 campaign.
Dec 20, 2019•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast The House of Representatives voted last night to impeach President Trump on charges that he abused his office and obstructed Congress, branding an indelible mark on the most turbulent presidency of modern times.
Dec 19, 2019•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Trump, on the eve of his expected impeachment, lit into congressional Democrats. Trump wrote a rambling and raging letter that voters would punish Democrats and history would vindicate him.
Dec 18, 2019•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Congressional negotiators cemented a $1.3 trillion federal spending deal, with a pay raise for federal workers, money for federal gun violence research and the repeal of several taxes associated with the 2010 health care law.
Dec 17, 2019•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) could reach conservative voters in a way Democrats can’t, potentially bolstering their case to the public. He could also provide Democrats cover from GOP accusations that they’re pursuing a partisan impeachment.
Dec 16, 2019•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ballots tallied through the night affirmed that Johnson and his Conservative Party had achieved a smashing success, the largest win for the Tories since Margaret Thatcher prevailed a third time in 1987.
Dec 13, 2019•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast