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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) downplayed the possibility of an impeachment vote in a Thursday interview. House Democrats launched a formal impeachment inquiry in September following a whistleblower allegation against President Trump. ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos asked Pelosi if Congress had reached a "point of no return," and if an impeachment vote is "inevitable." "I don't think so," Pelosi responded. "No, we just go forward and follow the facts. There are some people who say ‘why are you calling for an inquiry? You should just call to impeach.' I don't think that would be fair and it isn't worthy...

As Democrats push forward with a plan to haul Attorney General William Barr before a federal judge for contempt of Congress, a stunning admission by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler could torpedo that case, legal experts say. The House Judiciary Committee last week took the first step toward holding Mr. Barr in contempt for defying a Congressional subpoena demanding special counsel Robert Mueller’s “full unredacted” report along with all the supporting evidence. Republicans say he even rejected an amendment that sought to carve grand jury information out of the subpoena, issued in March. But Mr. Nadler now says he...

Rand Paul shook off an awkward comment comparing same-sex marriage to beastiality and made a trip Friday to the early primary state South Carolina in the early stages of a potential presidential campaign. The Kentucky senator, reacting to a comment from Glenn Beck wondering if the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the bulk of the Defense of Marriage Act could lead to legalized polygamy, Paul extended Beck's logic. "This is a conundrum, and it gets back to what you were saying… whether or not churches should decide this,” Paul said. “And it is difficult, because if we have no...

A UKIP parliamentary candidate who said in a Facebook post that Israel should "kidnap" US President Barack Obama has been replaced by his party. Jeremy Zeid, who was standing in Hendon, said President Obama should be "locked up" by the Israelis for "leaking state secrets". He was referring to the declassifying of documents on Israel's secret nuclear programme. Mr Zeid also said Israel should "do an Eichmann" on President Obama.

Sen. Mel Martinez told the Tampa Tribune editorial board today that he’ll continue pressing for immigration reform, despite the criticism his prominent role in the issue got him from the conservative wing of his own party. Martinez has proposed an “earned citizenship” program to deal with the millions of illegal immigrants now living and working in the country. That would include such requirements as showing proficiency in English, passing citizenship tests and paying a fine or back taxes before illegals could get citizenship or some other “normalized” status. But to conservatives who make up much of the GOP’s base, regardless...

North Korea excluded from Chávez' official tour Despite rumors over the last few weeks that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez had plans to visit North Korea -a possibility that caused discomfort in the US State Department-, Pyongyang is not included in Chávez' upcoming international travel. On Thursday, the National Assembly authorized Chávez to travel abroad next July 19-August 2. He is to visit seven countries in South America, Europe and Asia, namely, Brazil, Argentina, Belarus, Russia, Qatar, Iran and Vietnam. The National Assembly Foreign Policy Committee head Carlos Escarrá said in Argentine town of Córdoba Chávez is to take part in...