President Donald Trump isn’t known for his warm relationship with Silicon Valley. He frequently rails against social media companies for what he sees as anti-conservative bias. Tech CEOs have left White House advisory board positions over opposition to Trump’s environmental and immigration policies. And one company, Amazon, has sued the Trump administration claiming a defense…… MORE
In Georgia — where state officials say 60 counties have no pediatrician, 76 counties have no obstetrician-gynecologist and nine counties have no doctor at all — frustration over access to health care is apparent. Even in reliably conservative strongholds, some say they’re ready to ditch a system built on private insurance. When 10 Democratic presidential…… MORE
Miramar, Florida, Mayor Wayne Messam on Wednesday announced he is suspending his presidential campaign after failing to gain any traction in the race for the Democratic Party’s nomination. “Although the campaign goal of becoming President was not realized at this moment, I could not be more thankful for the many supporters including my family, friends…… MORE
A key witness testified in public on Wednesday that he expressed concerns to Vice President Mike Pence in September that US aid to Ukraine was being tied to investigations into President Donald Trump’s political rivals. Pence has spent weeks actively working to avoid becoming ensnared in the impeachment morass, but the revelation from US Ambassador…… MORE
The fifth Democratic presidential primary debate takes place Wednesday night in Atlanta, and 10 candidates will take the stage to make their case to the American people. The debate, hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post, will take place in the shadow of televised impeachment hearings in Washington. Hours before the debate’s start time, officials, including the US…… MORE
Republicans have held dominion over Georgia’s political landscape for decades, dominating state government while, every four years, comfortably collecting its presidential electoral votes. No Democratic presidential nominee has won a general election here since Bill Clinton did it in 1992. He lost the state during his successful reelection bid in 1996 and Republicans, even as…… MORE
US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, in his opening statement, made clear that some of President Donald Trump’s senior-most aides were aware of a link between US aid to Ukraine and the country opening investigations that would benefit Trump politically. “Everyone was in the loop,” he said. “It was no secret.” Here is…… MORE
Much of Washington has been glued to the House impeachment inquiry’s public hearings. But Congress’ work on Capitol Hill has not ground to a halt. “For those of us not on the (House) Intelligence Committee, you know, the business of Congress goes on. We have busy days and we continue to work on those other…… MORE
The question coming into Wednesday was whether Gordon Sondland would try to save himself or save President Donald Trump. He chose himself. Sondland, the US Ambassador to the European Union, in his opening statement before the House Intelligence Committee, laid out in no uncertain terms how he was part of a broader effort to force…… MORE
Federal prosecutors investigating Rudy Giuliani plan to interview a senior executive of Ukraine’s state-run oil-and-gas company, according to his lawyer, as Giuliani’s possible ties to a separate natural gas venture have come under scrutiny. Andrew Favorov, who heads the integrated gas division of the conglomerate Naftogaz, has agreed to speak to prosecutors, his attorney Lanny…… MORE
