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(Page 15) January 25th-19th
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1/25/20
Romney: 'It's very likely I'll be in favor of witnesses' in Trump impeachment trial
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Sen. Ted Cruz reacts to latest in impeachment trial
Will any senators actually flip on Trump impeachment?
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Kaine: GOP senators should 'at least' treat Trump trial with seriousness of traffic court
Gantz accepts White House invite for separate meeting with Trump on peace deal
In first day of defense, Trump’s team argues that he did nothing wrong, and that Democrats presented selective case
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Trump's lawyers make Schiff's credibility part of defense strategy
Trump defense team signals focus on Schiff
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Assessing the Trump team’s 6-point impeachment defense
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Trump lawyers argue Democrats just want to overturn election
Democrats are having a field day after Trump's lawyers accidentally made the strongest case to call witnesses in his impeachment trial
Trump Impeachment: Making a Case Against a President, and Against Tuning Out
Schiff pushes back: Defense team knows Trump is guilty
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Des Moines Register editorial board endorses Elizabeth Warren for president
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Trump wants a Democrat to vote for acquittal in impeachment trial. The White House eyes Joe Manchin.
Listen: Trump tells associates to ‘get rid of’ U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
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The White House is reportedly worried that House Democrats will continue to dig up damaging information on Trump after the impeachment trial
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1/24/20
Dow drops 170 points to end the week as coronavirus fears grow
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Mitch McConnell doesn’t care what you think. He just wants to win.
When Senate Republicans were quite concerned about Trump and Ukraine
A GOP senator trafficked in flimsy allegations to impugn Alexander Vindman. And then Trump retweeted it.
Lindsey Graham will oppose subpoena of Hunter Biden
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Will Republicans see the light and do what's right?
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Senator Ted Cruz Calls CNN Reporter ‘Obnoxious’ and ‘Partisan/Unfair’
Senators worry that asking for new impeachment trial witnesses could create lengthy executive privilege debate
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GOP senators incensed by Schiff's 'head on a pike' remark
Romney, others want to slap $100M in user fees on e-cigarette makers
Pompeo explodes at NPR reporter, asks if she could find Ukraine on a map
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Watch Live: Day 4 of President Trump Impeachment Trial in U.S. Senate
Fox's Napolitano: There is 'ample and uncontradicted' evidence supporting Trump's removal from office
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Only one quarter of Americans trust the US Senate to hold a fair impeachment trial
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Americans still divided on Trump’s removal from office, but a strong economy is boosting his approval rating, Post-ABC poll finds
Trump lawyer: Joe and Hunter Biden have 'relevant evidence' for impeachment trial
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‘Take her out’ — Trump reportedly caught on tape ordering the removal of Ukraine ambassador
Pentagon says 34 U.S. troops were diagnosed with brain injuryes after Iranian missile attack
Veterans group demands apology from Trump over comments on brain injuries
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David Brooks and Karen Tumulty on Senate impeachment trial and Jim Lehrer
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House impeachment managers declare ‘facts have been proved’ as they wrap up their opening arguments against Trump
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Democrats to shine spotlight on Trump’s alleged obstruction on last day of arguments
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Adam Schiff's Closing Argument for Trump's Removal Was Simple: He Is Pathologically Self-Interested
‘Right matters.’ Adam Schiff quotes Alexander Vindman in plea to unmoved GOP senators.
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Schiff says Justice Roberts should rule on witnesses
Impeachment trial: Jason Crow says Trump’s actions “certainly not OK with the American people”
Democrats feel political momentum swinging to them on impeachment
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Trump expands tariffs on steel and aluminum imports
Trump administration threatens funds to California over requirement that health plans cover abortion
Trump headlines March for Life rally in Washington, bringing crowds and extra security to the Mall
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Full Video: President Trump Speaks at “March For Life” Rally in Washington
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1/23/20
S&P 500 ekes out gain, erases losses after WHO calms coronavirus fears
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Senate GOP unmoved by Dems' impeachment message: 'Not changing our opinion'
One in 3 Republicans think Trump has probably acted illegally, but most don’t want him convicted
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Lindsey Graham Bizarrely Defends Trump: 'He Did Nothing Wrong In His Mind'
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Graham praises Schiff on impeachment presentation: 'You're very well-spoken'
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz praised Democrats' impeachment presentation and skewered Trump's defense as looking like 'an 8th-grade book report'
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Senate GOP uses Trump's executive privilege threat as rallying cry against subpoenas
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Susan Collins asked Justice Roberts to intervene after Nadler late-night 'cover-up' accusation
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Senators allow classified evidence from Pence aide for impeachment trial
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Senate Republicans confident they'll win fight on witnesses
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Could impeachment cost the GOP its Senate majority?
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Republican state lawmakers push bills to restrict medical treatments for transgender youths
Europe Is the New Front in Trump’s Trade War
(Savoring his partial China deal and passage of the new NAFTA, the U.S. president turns his sights on America’s closest allies. But he may have less success there.)
TRUMP’S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL IN THE SENATE DAY 3
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Fox News Live: Senate impeachment trial of President Trump Day 3
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Impeachment trial live updates: House managers focus on alleged abuse of power as they begin second day of opening arguments against Trump
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Trump's reelection looks more like a long shot than a slam dunk
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Democrats use Trump’s allies in their case against the president
Schiff’s compelling rebuttal to a spurious White House claim
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Democrats hammer abuse of power charge, allege Trump put self over country
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Female impeachment managers say American public know a 'rigged' trial when they see one
Sen. Van Hollen releases documents from GAO investigation
Michael Bennet: Rebuttal to impeachment case has been “the president’s middle finger”
Democrats take impeachment back to 1999 and other moments from the Senate trial
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Nadler plays 1999 clip of Graham defining high crimes: 'It doesn't even have to be a crime'
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Trump promised his mileage standards would make cars cheaper and safer. New documents raise doubts about that.
(Top Senate Democrat argues that revised rule “will lead to vehicles that are neither safer, nor more affordable or fuel-efficient.”)
Biden says he would not 'make the deal' to testify in the impeachment trial
Steyer unveils criminal justice reform plan
Trump administration unveils new rules aimed at preventing foreign women from traveling to US to give birth
Trump administration scales back U.S. water protections
Trump says he will 'save' Social Security after signaling openness to entitlement cuts
Trump is preparing to release his Middle East peace plan, will brief Israel’s Netanyahu in Washington, Pence says
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Trump says Democrats' impeachment arguments 'loaded with lies' at start of trial
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1/22/20
Stocks close little changed, IBM leads tech shares higher
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Trump says GDP would be near 4% and the Dow could be 10,000 points higher if it weren’t for the Fed
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HOW TO DEBUNK TRUMP’S FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT THE ECONOMY
Have Trump's economic promises been fulfilled?
Republican Lawmakers Questioned Trump’s Withholding of Ukraine Aid, Documents Show
(Newly released emails and other documents show that some of those now sitting as jurors in Trump’s impeachment trial were also unhappy about his move to freeze aid last year.)
Senators urge House impeachment managers to tone it down after testy debate
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Senate adopts rules for impeachment trial, ends 13-hour argument marathon
No. 2 GOP leader eyes Wednesday of next week for possible votes on witnesses
Rand Paul invites Trump to see 'partisan charade' at Senate trial
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DEVIN NUNES' HOME STATE NEWSPAPER SAYS REPUBLICAN 'HAS BETRAYED THE TRUTH AND, QUITE POSSIBLY, BETRAYED OUR COUNTRY'
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Ted Cruz wanted to talk about one thing after impeachment trial: 'Banging'
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Senators opt to drink milk on Senate floor during impeachment trial
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Several senators left the chamber in the middle of Adam Schiff's impeachment remarks
Impeachment trial live updates: Senate hears opening arguments making the case against Trump
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Watch live: Opening arguments in President Trump’s impeachment trial begin
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Watch Live: Day 2 of President Trump Impeachment Trial in U.S. Senate
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Sekulow indicates Trump should not attend impeachment trial
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'Emotion' from Trump's legal team wins presidential plaudits
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Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows two-thirds of voters want the Senate to call new impeachment witnesses
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Poll: Majority say Trump should be removed by Senate
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More U.S. Troops Treated for Concussion Symptoms as Trump Downplays ‘Headaches’
(Veterans criticize president for dismissing possibility that U.S. personnel suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran missile strike.)
Schiff says Trump compromised 2020 election, and removal from office is only solution
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Schiff cites Russia collusion in opening argument at Trump impeachment trial
Nadler gets under GOP's skin
Democrats' impeachment case lands with a thud with GOP — but real audience is voters
Joe Biden talks Ukraine, but not impeachment, in Iowa – as the Senate trial complicates his messaging
Trump suggests he may be open to entitlement cuts in future
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Trump minimizes severity of head injuries in Iran attacks
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Trump says his side in impeachment trial has 'all the material'
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Trump says impeachment trial witnesses would be national security risk
With his mind on impeachment, Trump wraps up Davos visit by railing against Washington
Watch the full CNBC interview with US President Donald Trump from Davos
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1/21/20
Dow falls more than 100 points amid first US case of coronavirus, big decline in Boeing
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How Mitch McConnell’s proposed Senate trial will work
McConnell changes resolution at the start of Trump impeachment trial after pushback
McConnell drops two-day limit on opening arguments
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Mitch McConnell’s Impeachment Witness Comments Come Back To Haunt Him
Senate fails to get deal to speed up fight over impeachment rules
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Senate rejects Democratic effort to subpoena Bolton to testify in Trump’s impeachment trial
Impeachment trial live updates: Senate rejects Democratic effort to subpoena acting White House chief of staff Mulvaney for testimony in Trump’s impeachment trial
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GOP rejects effort to compel documents on delayed Ukraine aid
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Senate adopts ground rules for impeachment trial, delaying a decision on witnesses until after much of the proceedings
Standoff: U.S. troops block Russian forces from capturing Syrian oil field
Watch Live: Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial Begins in the Senate
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What we learned from the 1st day of Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
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Chief Justice Reads Rules for President Trump’s Impeachment Trial to Senate
Roberts admonishes House managers, Trump lawyers after heated exchange
Schiff joins Schumer in blasting McConnell's impeachment trial rules
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Schiff mauls Cipollone on impeachment trial's first day
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Adam Schiff: Calling Hunter Biden as witness would be 'abuse' of impeachment trial
Nadler, White House lawyers clash in late-night debate
Democrats increase pressure on Susan Collins as Trump impeachment trial begins
The 2020 Democratic field is outraising Trump by a huge margin — that didn’t happen to Obama or Bush
Here are President Trump's top five health-care whoppers
Even in battleground states, support for removing Trump is higher than his job approval
Team Trump mocks Democrats' impeachment case: 'Difficult to sit there and listen'
Supreme Court refuses to fast-track a challenge to the Affordable Care Act
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Trump says he is serious about slapping tariffs on European cars if he cannot strike a trade deal
'Who the hell cares about the budget?': Trump tears into critics of mounting federal spending and debt under his watch
'Great American comeback': Trump uses Davos speech to rebut impeachment efforts
Trump drops a climate bomb on Davos
Trump announces the US will join 1 trillion tree initiative
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1/20/20
Trump’s China deal was pitched as boon for working class, but he celebrated with Wall Street titans
McConnell proposes swift impeachment trial with long days
McConnell proposes a compressed schedule for impeachment trial
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Romney pledges 'open mind' ahead of impeachment trial
Flake: Republicans don't speak out against Trump 'because they want to keep their jobs'
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Trump lawyers urge senators to swiftly acquit Trump in impeachment trial
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Trump’s lawyers urge dismissal of “flimsy” impeachment case
'No cause, case closed': Alan Dershowitz lays out a defense of Trump
White House calls for Trump acquittal in ‘rigged’ impeachment as Senate prepares for swift trial
How Trump Twisted Iran Intel to Manufacture the ‘Four Embassies’ Threat
CNN poll: 51% say Senate should remove Trump from office
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Iowa caucus dynamics, impeachment politics
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Democrats: McConnell impeachment trial rules a 'cover up,' 'national disgrace'
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Schumer navigates rocky terrain as impeachment trial unfolds
GOP seeks to 'smear' Hunter Biden by calling him as impeachment witness: Nadler
House revives agenda after impeachment storm
With two weeks until Iowa, the Democratic presidential candidates are getting aggressive — with each other
Trump taps 8 House Republicans for impeachment defense team
Trump is struggling to convince even his own base that they shouldn't hear new evidence in his impeachment trial
White House to Block Possible Testimony from Lev Parnas: Report
Trump scrambles to defend pre-existing conditions record amid ObamaCare lawsuit
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Trump administration targets 'birth tourism' with new vetting plans for visas
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1/19/20
Mitch McConnell may win the impeachment and lose the Senate
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'Dead for practical purposes': Graham says Republicans lack votes to dismiss impeachment trial
Graham: Abuse of power 'poorly defined' in articles of impeachment
GOP senator 'open' to impeachment witnesses 'within the scope' of articles
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GOP senator, Chuck Todd spar over whether Lev Parnas should testify in Senate impeachment trial
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Cornyn disputes GAO report on withholding of Ukraine aid: It's 'certainly not a crime'
GOP senator on Trump soliciting foreign interference: 'Those are just statements'
Cruz: Hearing from witnesses could extend Senate trial to up to 8 weeks
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GOP senator says it looks like House has 'weak hand'
Schiff's star impeachment witness angling for deal with prosecutors by testifying, Republicans say
US sanctions Iranian general for ‘massacre of 148 helpless Iranians’ in protests
Dershowitz distances himself from White House response to Democrats’ impeachment charges
Dershowitz: Trump impeachment acquittal would ‘make me unhappy as an individual’
(Although he will defend US president during Senate trial for the ‘survival of the constitution,’ former Harvard professor says he won’t vote Trump in November)
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Trump’s strong-arm foreign policy tactics create tensions with U.S. friends and foes
Trump’s EPA is said to cut scientists out of new water policy that threatens New England wetlands
Schiff says intelligence community is withholding Ukraine documents from Congress
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Schiff: Argument president cannot be impeached for abusing power 'absurdist'
Nadler: GOP senators who want to negotiate witnesses are 'part of the cover-up'
House Democrats may call new impeachment witnesses if Senate doesn't
Senate Democrat: 'Fine' to hear from Hunter Biden
House impeachment manager: 'All of the relevant witnesses are on the table'
Jason Crow will prosecute Trump. Does that hurt his re-election chances?
Durbin says he hopes enough GOP senators know that 'history will find you'
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Biden breaks away from 2020 pack in South Carolina
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Trump administration planning to crack down on 'birth tourism'
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Trump rails against impeachment in speech to Texas farmers
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Trump reportedly said 'I should never have done that f---ing vaping thing,' expressing regrets over his involvement in e-cigarette policy
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