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Washington (CNN) -- Tulsi Gabbard filed a defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, alleging the former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee "lied" about the Hawaii congresswoman's ties to Russia during a 2019 interview. The lawsuit stems from an October 2019 interview in which Clinton said that a Democrat running in the presidential primary was being groomed to run as a third-party candidate and was a favorite of the Russians. "I'm not making any predictions, but I think they've got their eye on somebody who is currently in the Democratic primary and are grooming her to be...

Is Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer not well? An eagle-eyed viewer spotted Schumer walking into the Senate chamber as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaking. Schumer appeared to look down at his empty chair, and motion for a “person” to move. Watch: https://twitter.com/graenni/status/1219938057668919296?s=11 Sen. Patty Murray, seated directly behind Schumer, didn’t seem to react, suggesting he wasn’t speaking to her. Sen. Diane Feinstein, sitting next to Murray, looked at Murray confusingly. Schumer plopped into the chair and slouched down.

Tulsi Gabbard sued Hillary Clinton for defamation (and $50 million) Wednesday morning over Clinton’s comments about a “Russian asset” in the 2020 race, and the suit is filled with charged language accusing Clinton and “political elites” of harming democracy. The 16-page lawsuit includes lengthy descriptions of Gabbard’s call to public service, her childhood spent cleaning litter from beaches in Hawaii, the importance of 9/11 in her life, and her National Guard service, which she mentions 13 times. During an October 19 guest appearance on the Campaign HQ with David Plouffe political podcast, Clinton made comments about a potential third-party presidential...

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace asked on Tuesday’s broadcast of her network’s coverage of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump how long it would be before Republicans ask, “How bad would a Pence president be?” Wallace said, “How long until some sort of outlier on talk radio pop up with ‘you know look folks how bad would a Pence president be?’ How long until some right-wing radio host says ‘you know what?'”

Brian's Mom is dead

Joe Scarborough has once again assumed his role as strategic advisor to the Democrats. On today's Morning Joe, Scarborough warned Democrats that it would be a "sucker's deal" for them to trade testimony by Hunter Biden for that of John Bolton at the impeachment trial. The Washington Post has reported that the Democrats are mulling such a deal. Scarborough predicted that once called, executive privilege would be invoked, Bolton wouldn't give any substantive testimony, and "Democrats would get absolutely nothing out of this."Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

In short, the whole thing is about to blow up in the face of the Democrats, and they know it, which is why they keep complaining about how the Senate is handling the hearing The impeachment of Donald J. Trump, when it comes to evidence and due process, reminds me of a scene from the Old West. “Yes, Sir, there is no evidence that you stole any horses, but we intend to prosecute you for resisting being hung for it.” Our country’s founding was based on the idea of judicial fairness, and the self-evident truth that everyone is innocent until...

About a year ago, Nick Sandmann was a young man on a trip to the nation's capital — and then we know the rest of the story.  He was trashed in the media and turned into some devil harassing a Native American bystander.  To be short, a lot of crazy things were said about this young man.  As the father of three young men, I was furious. Well, it appears that Nick and company may have the last laugh, as we see in this report: Sandmann beat CNN (the other suits are pending), which settled and paid rather than risk a trial. Assuming credibility...

Just one day in to the Impeachment Trial in the Senate, ended Nancy Pelosi’s out-of-whack version of “FOREVER” Instead of lasting “forever”, Nancy Pelosi’s signed “souvenir impeachment pens” ran out of ink today. Look for them next on e-Bay. They ran out of ink on the first day the Democrats’ two flimsy Articles of Impeachment reached the Senate and will now have to be retired as just another Ocasio-Cortez like badly misfired PR stunt. Pelosi’s silly souvenir pens have been replaced by the indelible ink from the words in a National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) video, the morning after the...

DAVOS -- Britain’s Prince Charles said on Wednesday that global warming and climate change are the greatest threats humanity has faced, calling on business leaders in Davos to act now to create a sustainable economic future. In a speech to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss ski resort, the British heir-to-the-throne said it was time for everyone in a leadership role to take action “at revolutionary levels and pace”. “We are in the midst of a crisis that is now, I hope, well understood,” he said. “Global warming, climate change, the devastating loss of...

Left-wing documentary filmmaker Michael Moore appeared on the Late Night with Seth Meyers Tuesday and said “if we don’t fix climate change, like, now,” then “we don’t have four years,” before we’re all “done.” “If we don’t fix climate change, like, now, we don’t have four years,” proclaimed Michael Moore. “We’re done. We’re done. We’re done.”

RICHMOND, Va. – A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that a former Canadian Armed Forces reservist who’s linked to a violent white supremacist group will remain in custody. U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy Sullivan said Wednesday that Patrik Mathews is a “very dangerous person” who “espouses very dangerous beliefs.” Sullivan ordered Mathews detained pending a Jan. 30 preliminary hearing. Mathews and two other men were arrested last Thursday on federal felony charges in Maryland and Delaware. Authorities said they were believed to be headed to a pro-gun rally in Virginia’s capital. Monday’s event in Richmond had ended peacefully.

House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) appears to have misrepresented impeachment evidence that was used during the House Democrats’ impeachment investigation, according to a report from Tuesday evening. According to documents obtained by Politico, text messages between Lev Parnas and Rudy Giuliani were "mischaracterized" by Schiff in a letter sent to House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler last week. "In one section of the letter, Schiff claims that Parnas 'continued to try to arrange a meeting with President Zelensky,' citing a specific text message exchange where Parnas tells Giuliani: 'trying to get us mr Z.' The remainder of the exchange —...

Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against Hillary Clinton seeking $50 million in damages, claiming the former Democratic presidential nominee "carelessly and recklessly impugned" her reputation when she suggested in October that one of the 2020 Democratic candidates is "the favorite of the Russians." The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, says it aims to hold Clinton and other "political elites" accountable for "distorting the truth in the middle of a critical Presidential election." It also says Gabbard suffered an economic loss to be proven at trial.

WEYBRIDGE, Vt. -- When Revolutionary War soldier Josiah Clark was buried in a small Vermont cemetery near a river bank in 1835, it was supposed to be his final resting place. But erosion over the years made worse by more intense storms has washed away some graves and left the remains of Clark, who fought at the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts, precariously perched on the edge of the steep eroding bank. “That’s a big part of our history, and I think it’s terrible that ... this is happening,” said Tom Giffin, president of the Vermont Old Cemetery...

Actor Michael Douglas gave an over the top endorsement of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D) for president on Tuesday, calling him “one of the greatest candidates in the history of our elections.” “I feel so blessed that in this particularly difficult time that we have one of the greatest candidates in the history of our elections,” the Ant-Man actor told PEOPLE, noting that he “hasn’t been this excited” about a candidate since John F. Kennedy.

Senate Impeachment Trial LIVE - day 2

Time to wake up Republicans; the Left are coming for you and they mean business. A new campaign to remove Trump known as Remove 45 are asking communists to “take action everywhere.” These groups aren’t interested in impeachment, they are interested in crushing anyone who supports Trump. Impeachment is just the first step. Trump must be removed from office. And we the people must lead the way in calling for this removal. – Remove 45 Their battle plan looks like something out of Venezuela. It’s not about the democratic process; it’s about implementation of socialism. The website, Remove45.org, calls for...

Pop superstar turned left-wing activist Taylor Swift has revealed that her upcoming song “Only the Young” was written in response to her disappointment in the 2018 midterm elections that saw Republicans take key seats in her home state of Tennessee and released to encourage young voters to get engaged in left-wing causes. “Only the Young” is set to be released in conjunction with the Netflix documentary Miss Americana, on Jan. 31. The documentary provides a look into Swift’s music career, trailing the singer over the course of a few years.

Near midnight, the House managers and White House legal team erupted into name calling and recriminations. The confrontation led to Chief Justice John Roberts to admonish both sides and remind them that this is supposed to be the “world’s most deliberative body” and that “those addressing the Senate should remember where they are.” He also repeated a ruling from the 1905 trial of Judge Charles Swayne that there should be no accusations of “pettifogging.” With those words, the pettifog (bickering over trifles and petty disputes) dissipated from the chambers.