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First LookTrump signs first veto after rebuke of emergency orderPresident Donald Trump signed his first veto, overruling Congress as he fights to fulfill his signature campaign promise. The president's national emergency order still faces several legal challenges in federal court.
Politics WatchIn rare rebuke, Senate votes to block Trump鈥檚 emergency orderIn a rare 59-to-41 vote against President Donald Trump, a dozen Senate Republicans joined with Democrats to deny the president emergency powers to fund his wall.
First LookGOP senators likely to block Trump border declarationSeveral conservative senators have refused to back President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration,聽imperiling Thursday's vote and Mr. Trump's border wall. Defection among GOP ranks would deliver one of the sharpest rebukes of the president's agenda during his tenure.
Politics WatchPelosi puts the kibosh on impeachment: good politics or bad precedent?By saying she won鈥檛 pursue it without bipartisan support, some wonder if the Speaker is setting too high a standard for impeachment.
Monitor BreakfastWhy Adam Schiff, like Pelosi, doesn鈥檛 favor impeaching TrumpThe House Intelligence chair says that without Republican support, impeachment would be 鈥榓 partisan exercise doomed to failure.鈥�
First LookPelosi 'not for' impeaching Trump, says it would divide countryWithout something "so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi聽says she is against impeaching President Donald Trump. Thinking among Democrats has shifted in part because special counsel Robert Mueller's report may not be decisive.
Democrats, citing Russia, move to block foreign funding in 2020 electionDetecting foreign money in U.S. elections is one aim of H.R.1, the bill passed by House Democrats March 8. Republicans say it infringes on free speech.
As politics around the world pull apart, can the center rally?Amid the polarization of the world today, some are increasingly calling for a return to the moderate middle. But centrism鈥檚 definition, popularity, and聽practicality all depend on where you are standing.
The Mueller report is coming. Here鈥檚 what to expect.Although the special counsel鈥檚 probe into alleged Trump-Russia collusion is reportedly wrapping up, that doesn鈥檛 mean the public will learn everything. Nor will it signal the end of investigations into the president.- Politics WatchTrump鈥檚 CPAC speech was like a national Rorschach testTo the president鈥檚 supporters, the two-plus hours of off-the-cuff remarks were high political entertainment. Critics saw an 鈥榰nhinged rant.鈥�
- 2020 candidates tout small donors. But big money could still find its way in.
Democrats鈥� hand-wringing over anti-Semitism vote reveals a party in fluxHouse Democrats emerged from the 2018 election as the most diverse group of representatives in history. Now they are grappling with divisions in party ideology that could be growing pains 鈥� or a growing rift.
Prequel to impeachment? Inquiry into Trump could be something else.There has been lots of talk about impeachment since Democrats retook the House. But that comes with considerable political risks. The investigation launched Monday by the House Judiciary Committee may have a different goal in mind.
First LookHouse panel launches sweeping probe of Trump, his associatesThe House Judiciary Committee will begin a probe into President Trump's possible obstruction of justice, corruption, and abuse of power. The effort could be the first steps toward an impeachment process.聽
First LookMaryland House censures lawmaker who made racial slurThe Maryland House of Delegates voted unanimously to censure Del. Mary Ann Lisanti, a white lawmaker who is accused of making a racial slur in reference to a majority-black county during a social gathering of lawmakers. She has publicly apologized, but resists resignation.聽
As party shifts left, Democrats show new unity on gunsFor the first time in more than 20 years, major gun control legislation passed the House. It's because Democrats are in control 鈥� but also because of a shift within the party.
How Trump鈥檚 split-screen presidency transfixes a divided USThe president鈥檚 domestic travails may be peaking at the same moment as one of his critical foreign ventures. Beyond the outcome of the hearing or the summit, what will this test of multifront governing reveal?
It鈥檚 40 feet tall and concrete. Is 鈥楶eace Cross鈥� a civic or 海角大神 symbol?The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday to determine whether the Bladensburg cross violates the First Amendment鈥檚 prohibition of an establishment of religion.
Politics WatchCohen calls Trump a 鈥榗on man鈥� 鈥� but seems unlikely to change many minds
First LookChicago runoff election will ensure black woman as city's mayor for first timeAfter record low turnout and a field of 14 candidates, Chicago is headed to a runoff in its mayoral election, with a former federal prosecutor and a county board leader vying to become the first black female mayor聽of the nation's third-largest city.
