(CNN) — State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Saturday she has withdrawn from consideration as UN ambassador. President Donald Trump had announced he was picking Nauert, but the formal nomination had not been sent to the Senate.”I am grateful to President Trump and Secretary Pompeo for the trust they placed in me for considering me…… MORE
Amy Klobuchar’s bid to prove she’s the most electable of the Democratic presidential aspirants began with a message to voters in this swing state Saturday: She’ll get right what Hillary Clinton got wrong in 2016. In a symbolic departure from the usual path through early-voting states, the Minnesota senator made a coffee and bicycle shop…… MORE
As the nation once again grappled with the tragedy and shock of another workplace shooting rampage, the 2020 Democratic candidates decried the failure of Congress to move gun control legislation — calling for immediate action to keep Americans safe. Campaigning in South Carolina after a private visit Friday to the site of the 2015 mass…… MORE
President Donald Trump’s long list of Twitter foes has a new addition. Alternative rockers R.E.M. are not happy that Trump retweeted a snarky video clip from his State of the Union address that features the band’s early ’90s song “Everybody Hurts.” The earnest ballad plays over clips of Democrats looking none too pleased with the…… MORE
Vice President Mike Pence called on European allies to abandon the Iran nuclear deal while speaking at the Munich Security Conference, shortly after German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended Germany’s decision to stand by the deal. It was the second time Pence called out European allies while touring Europe this week. He told the audience in…… MORE
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is endorsing Kamala Harris, who represents the Golden State in the US Senate, for president in 2020. Newsom, a former San Francisco mayor, said in an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Friday that he has known Harris for decades and she did “an extraordinary job with a very progressive…… MORE
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort appeared in a closed-door hearing Wednesday. A redacted transcript was made public Friday. Click here to read full story »… MORE
A federal judge released a redacted transcript Friday night of a sealed hearing earlier this week with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. During the hearing, US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson found that Manafort “intentionally” lied to the federal government by saying he had ended a discussion he and his colleague Konstantin Kilimnik had…… MORE
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort deserves 19.5 years to 24.5 years in prison for his conviction for eight financial crimes, special counsel Robert Mueller’s office said Friday night. Read the sentencing recommendation: Click here to read full story »… MORE
President Donald Trump has nominated a senior Federal Emergency Management Agency official to lead the agency, following director Brock Long’s resignation earlier this week. Jeffrey Byard is currently FEMA’s associate administrator for the Office of Response and Recovery, the “senior-most executive over disaster response, recovery, logistics, and field operations,” according to a statement from the…… MORE