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Opening statement of Ambassador William B. Taylor — William B. Taylor, the senior U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testified before impeachment investigators Tuesday. Read the story here. — Don't see the document? Click here to download the pdf.
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William Taylor testifies about deep-seated push for Ukraine quid pro quo — President Donald Trump's top envoy to Ukraine told House impeachment investigators on Tuesday of intense efforts by administration officials to secure politically-motivated investigations of Trump's rivals in exchange …
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U.S. envoy says he was told release of Ukraine aid was contingent on public declaration to investigate Bidens, 2016 election — BREAKING: William Taylor, the senior U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, gave “damning” testimony before impeachment investigators Tuesday about what Democrats have called …
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Ukraine Envoy Testifies Trump Linked Military Aid to Investigations — In closed-door testimony, a Democratic lawmaker said, William B. Taylor Jr., the top American diplomat in Ukraine, drew a “direct line” between President Trump's withholding of security aid and his demand for investigations.
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Anonymous author of Trump ‘resistance’ op-ed to publish a tell-all book — The author of an anonymous column in the New York Times in 2018, who was identified as a senior Trump administration official acting as part of the “resistance” inside the government, has written a tell-all book to be published next month.
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Anonymous Trump official who wrote New York Times op-ed has a book coming out — (CNN)The anonymous senior Trump administration official whose 2018 New York Times op-ed was called treasonous by President Donald Trump has written a new book about Trump titled “A Warning” that will be published next month, CNN has learned.
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White House to cancel Times, Post subscriptions after Trump's ‘Hannity’ comments — The White House said Tuesday it will not be renewing subscriptions to The New York Times and The Washington Post, two papers the president frequently attacks as “fake” and which he suggested canceling the previous night in a TV appearance.
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Graham and Fox News expert showed Trump a map to change his mind about Syria withdrawal — It wasn't the first time Trump has been shown a map detailing economic assets to convince him not to order U.S. troops home, officials said. — WASHINGTON — In the days after President Donald Trump paved …
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Trump Floats Mulvaney Replacements Including Mnuchin and Conway — Mulvaney's standing is unsteady following news conference — Removing Mnuchin from Treasury could disturb volatile markets — Donald Trump has for weeks been privately testing the idea of replacing his chief of staff …
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In Hungary, a Freewheeling Trump Ambassador Undermines U.S. Diplomats — He brokered a White House meeting for Hungary's prime minister. He spends $320,000 on parties and takes positions at odds with American policy. He says he knows what President Trump wants.
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Trump's Rallies Aren't a Sideshow. They Are the Campaign. — The president is banking on base-pleasing campaign events to counter impeachment and power his 2020 reelection bid — WASHINGTON—President Trump is closer to his second Election Day than his first, and an impeachment probe threatens his political future.
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We're talking about the president's racial rhetoric again — DONALD TRUMP, more than any modern-day president, has employed racially charged rhetoric. Whether he means it or not, it forces a day of news coverage, standing up his allies against his foes. And in this instance, for this day …
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Boris Johnson Loses a Critical Brexit Vote, Throwing the Process Into Disarray — Lawmakers voted down a measure to compress the timetable to debate the new withdrawal deal, in a rebuke to the prime minister — LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a damaging setback Tuesday …
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Blow for Boris Johnson as MPs reject his Brexit timetable
Blow for Boris Johnson as MPs reject his Brexit timetable
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CNN Poll: 50% support impeaching Trump and removing him from office — (CNN)Half of Americans say President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, a new high in CNN polling on the topic and the first time that support …
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Russia, Turkey agree to jointly remove Kurdish fighters along Turkey's border in northern Syria as U.S. withdraws troops — The agreement followed a deal between the United States and Turkey that forced the retreat of Syrian Kurdish fighters who had allied with the U.S. military in the fight against the Islamic State militant group.
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McConnell denies telling Trump his Ukraine call was “innocent” — Washington — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell denied telling President Trump his July phone call with the Ukrainian president was “innocent,” as the president had indicated earlier this month.
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McConnell introduces Syria resolution urging Trump to end troop pullout
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Thune calls Trump remarks on lynching ‘inappropriate’
Thune calls Trump remarks on lynching ‘inappropriate’
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Trump's quest for vengeance against John Brennan — President Donald Trump's obsession with former CIA director John Brennan could be on a collision course with an ongoing Justice Department probe as Attorney General Bill Barr takes a more hands-on approach to examining the intelligence community's actions in 2016.
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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
CIA ‘rattled’ by DOJ inquiry into Russia investigation origins
CIA ‘rattled’ by DOJ inquiry into Russia investigation origins
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Anxious Democratic Establishment Asks, ‘Is There Anybody Else?’ — Party leaders who are fatalistic about Democrats' chances in 2020 are musing about possible late entrants to the race. Sherrod Brown? Michelle Obama? — WASHINGTON — When a half-dozen Democratic donors gathered …
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Republicans quit trying to rein in Trump after ‘lynching’ tweet — Many Congressional Republicans are done trying to defend President Donald Trump after he said he was the victim of a lynching on Tuesday — but that doesn't mean they're trying to rein him in, either.
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Lawmakers outraged after Trump compares impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’
Lawmakers outraged after Trump compares impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’
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Leaked Video Shows Elizabeth Warren Backing Away From Bernie's Medicare for All Plan — Massachusetts Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren backed off of Bernie Sanders' “Medicare for All” plan in leaked video of a private meeting with union officials, saying …
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Freshman Dem Katie Hill denies improper relationship with aide — Freshman Democratic Rep. Katie Hill (Calif.) is denying allegations that she had an improper relationship with a congressional staffer, and blamed the controversy on an “abusive husband” that she is in the midst of divorcing.
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Astros Staffer's Outburst at Female Reporters Illustrates MLB's Forgive-and-Forget Attitude Toward Domestic Violence — After the Astros clinched the AL pennant, a staffer looked at female reporters and shouted “Thank God we got Osuna! I'm so f— glad we got Osuna!
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Flashback: Jerry Nadler in 1998 Accused Republicans of Running a ‘Lynch Mob’ Against Bill Clinton — Democrats are expressing outrage over President Trump's comparison of the ongoing impeachment inquiry to “lynching,” but a top House Democrat — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler …
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Sevier County Commission meeting overshadowed by controversial comments — SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) — Comments made by a Sevier County Commissioner sparked anger and support at a meeting on Monday night. — Commissioner Warren Hurst took to the floor on Oct. 21 to speak …
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Jury rules against dad trying to save his 7-year-old from gender ‘transition’ — A jury in Dallas, Texas has ruled against Jeffrey Younger, the father who is trying to protect his seven-year-old son, James, from chemical castration via a gender “transition.”
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U.S. Diplomat Urged Ukraine President to Convince Trump He Would Probe Corruption, 2016 Election — Weeks before Trump July 25 phone call, Kurt Volker discussed investigations with Ukraine's Zelensky at a Toronto meeting — WASHINGTON—Weeks before President Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky's July phone call …
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9-year-old boy — feet barely touching floor from his chair — hears judge explain murder charges brought against him in central Illinois fire that killed 5 … A 9-year-old boy accused of murder and arson in the deaths of five people sat Monday morning in Woodford County juvenile court …
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Conservative political fundraiser pleads guilty to felony — One of Washington's most controversial political fundraisers today pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to the Federal Election Commission. — Scott B. Mackenzie “caused the submission of a number of materially false …
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Why Baby Elijah Lost Medicaid, and a Million Fewer Children Have It — Officials point to rising employment, but the uninsured rate is climbing as families run afoul of new paperwork and as fear rises among immigrants. — HOUSTON — The baby's lips were turning blue from lack of oxygen …
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Obamacare Premiums to Fall and Number of Insurers to Rise Next Year — WASHINGTON — Nearly three years into President Trump's aggressive efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act, prices for the most popular type of health insurance plan offered through the health law's federal marketplace …
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With Impeachment Looming, Trump Is Threatening to Sue ‘Everybody Who Pisses Him Off’ — The president is reverting back to old habits. — Last week, as the White House struggled to grapple with an accelerating impeachment probe and a bloodbath in Syria, President Donald Trump's mind drifted to old …
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Mark Levin: 'Hasn't Even Been a Hint of Scandal' in Trump's Presidency — “But I will say this about our president,” the conservative blowhard continued: “While he's been president there hasn't even been a hint of scandal. Not a hint!” — Right-wing talker and Fox News host Mark Levin hilariously claimed …