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U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced her upcoming resignation. U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced her upcoming resignation. Photo: Richard Drew, Associated Press Photo: Richard Drew, Associated Press Image 1 of / 34 Caption Close Image 1 of 34 U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced her upcoming resignation. U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced her upcoming resignation. Photo: Richard Drew, Associated Press Opinion: Nikki Haley's resignation is no surprise 1  /  34 Back to Gallery Count me among those least surprised that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is departing. I've repeatedly urged she do just that to preserve her reputation and political viability and to get out before … [Read more...] about Opinion: Nikki Haley’s resignation is no surprise

Eight. That’s the number of times Tina Fey returned to “Saturday Night Live” to systematically destroy then-Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Several of those performances came after Fey made headlines for “retiring” the Palin parody character. Fey’s impression of Palin was so effective, Palin herself is now best remembered for a line she never said, but Fey did: “I can see Russia from my house!”Palin’s actual line, which she stated in a 2008 interview with Charlie Gibson of ABC, was in regard to Alaska’s proximity to Russia (from which the United States purchased during the Andrew Johnson administration): “They’re our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.” Fey weaponized this true statement, and Palin lives Fey’s version down to this day. The number of times “SNL” has parodied socialist darling … [Read more...] about OPINION: Why Aren’t More Comedians Making Fun Of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the forthcoming book, "Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party." Follow him on Twitter: @julianzelizer. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN)A crucial phase of the impeachment investigation begins with public hearings Wednesday. House Democrats on the Intelligence Committee are preparing to review with the public some of the damning findings that they have gathered over the course of their closed hearings with committee Republicans. Chairman Adam Schiff will now attempt to open up the conversation so that Americans can see and hear the main witnesses themselves and learn just how far members of President Donald Trump's inner circle were willing to go in withholding foreign assistance and diplomatic meetings from Ukraine in pursuit of help for Trump's … [Read more...] about The moment of truth for Democrats arrives Wednesday

Photo: Tom Toles Tom Toles Editorial Cartoon Tom Toles Editorial Cartoon Selective outrage: As our editorial notes, President Trump sure seems to give the benefit of the doubt to privileged men accused of crimes. Even so, his reticence to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for what appears for all the world to be the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is reprehensible. It’s hard to escape the notion that Trump is putting the sanctity of big-money deals over the life of a journalist who called the United States home. What we’re saying Debate upshot: Sen. Dianne Feinstein took the debate stage against an opponent for the first time in 18 years. Actually, it was more of “a conversation” in San Francisco with challenger (and fellow Democrat) Kevin de León, moderated by Mark Baldassare of the Public Policy Institute of California. Who won? Our editorial gives the clear edge to Feinstein, whose performance effectively defused the age issue. … [Read more...] about Trump deflects, Feinstein debates … we analyze

Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio's daily program "The Dean Obeidallah Show" and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Follow him @DeanObeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN)Apparently, the House Republicans' best defense of Donald Trump from impeachment is to distract from the truth and instead push Trump's outlandish conspiracy theories. That was made clear from the letter Rep. Devin Nunes (R-California) sent to House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California) on Saturday. Dean Obeidallah It listed the witnesses the Republicans are seeking to call in defense of Trump during the ongoing impeachment hearings. (Schiff still has to approve them in order to testify.) The individuals the House Republicans want America to hear from include Alexandra Chalupa, a Ukrainian American who worked with the Democratic National Committee. Nunes writes that Chalupa will be a … [Read more...] about Since Republicans want Hunter Biden to testify, Democrats should call Ivanka Trump