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Indicted Giuliani Associate Ties Case to Trump — The connection was made as two associates of Rudolph W. Giuliani pleaded not guilty in federal court in Manhattan. — One of the two indicted associates of President Trump's personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, on Wednesday tied the case …
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Ukraine Knew of Aid Freeze by Early August, Undermining Trump Defense — Top officials were told in early August about the delay of $391 million in security assistance, undercutting a chief argument President Trump has used to deny any quid pro quo. — KIEV, Ukraine — To Democrats …


Trump administration sought billions of dollars in cuts to programs aimed at fighting corruption in Ukraine and abroad — Democrats have slammed White House insistence that Trump was focused on corruption - not Bidens - when he blocked Ukraine aid funds — The Trump administration …
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Ukrainian leader felt Trump pressure before taking office — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than two months before the phone call that launched the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Ukraine's newly elected leader told advisers he was worried about pressure from the U.S. president to investigate Democrat Joe Biden.
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The White House resorts to character assassination of courageous public servants
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An anonymous book? No thanks.
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Sondland seeks to align himself with Taylor after bombshell testimony
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Mike Pompeo and Jim Jordan's Astounding Hypocrisy
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Republicans Try To Storm Impeachment Room, Break Rules In Process — Lawmakers bumrushed a secure room while improperly carrying their cell phones. — WASHINGTON ― In the latest attempts to make a circus out of the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into President Donald Trump's dealings …
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Why it's stupid to bring cellphones into a congressional SCIF — It is not very clever to bring a cellphone into a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, or a SCIF. Doing so risks allowing hostile actors to collect sensitive information from safeguarded national security information networks.


Impeachment deposition delayed after Republicans storm proceedings — Dozens of House Republicans on Wednesday stormed the secure facility inside the Capitol where impeachment investigators have been deposing witnesses, forcing a delay to the proceedings on the heels of damning new revelations …
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House Republicans Literally Storm the Impeachment Hearings
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Impeachment probe deposition under way following Republicans storming hearing room
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House Republicans storm closed impeachment hearing in protest
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Pentagon official testifies on Ukraine in impeachment probe
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GOP lawmakers storm closed impeachment proceeding and demand access
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Release Detail — October 23, 2019 - Approval Of Impeachment Inquiry Reaches 55 Percent, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Disapprove Of Trump's Decision On Syria 2-1 — Approval among American voters of the U.S. House impeachment inquiry, an inquiry to determine whether …
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Pentagon Tried to Block Inquiry Witness: Impeachment Update — Check here for live updates on impeachment fight developments — Republican protesters delay hearing with defense official — Laura Cooper, a deputy assistant secretary of defense, is scheduled to testify during …
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Republicans Stormed Into The Impeachment Investigation's Secure Room, And It Was Absolute Madness — WASHINGTON — A group of Republicans put the “Storm Area 51” logic to the test Wednesday and barged into a secure area on Capitol Hill, interrupting a private impeachment deposition and occupying the space for a few hours.
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Pentagon's Ukraine expert provides impeachment testimony after Republican protest causes 5-hour delay
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White House Aides Feared That Trump Had Another Ukraine Back Channel — Senior national security officials grew concerned about Kash Patel, a colleague who had previously been involved in Republicans' efforts to undermine the Russia investigation. — WASHINGTON — Senior White House officials suspected …
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Nunes protégé fed Ukraine info to Trump
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Trump lawyer: Trump can't be prosecuted for shooting someone — NEW YORK — Even if President Donald Trump shot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue, New York authorities could not punish him while he is in office, the president's lawyers argued Wednesday.
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CNN Poll: Biden's lead in Democratic primary hits widest margin since April — WASHINGTON (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president has rebounded, and now stands at its widest margin since April, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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Joe Biden blasts Trump for ‘squandering’ a strong economy and forgetting the middle class
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New York City Bar Calls for US AG William Barr's Recusal in Ukraine Matter — If Barr does not recuse himself, the bar association's statement said, “he should resign or, failing that, be subject to sanctions, including possible removal, by Congress.”
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Judge orders State Department to release Ukraine records in 30 days — Washington (CNN)A federal judge Wednesday gave the State Department 30 days to release Ukraine-related records, including communications between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
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Judge orders State Dept. to begin producing Ukraine records
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Warrant issued for Republican challenger Danielle Stella's arrest — Republican Danielle Stella's campaign to take down Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has hit a bit of a snag. There is currently a warrant out for her arrest after she failed to appear for a court hearing on Tuesday morning.
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Underground Lives: The Sunless World of Immigrants in Queens — Source: New York City Department of Buildings; Note: Complaint data from January 2014 through September 2019. — Additional reporting by Seungjae Seo. Additional research by Susan Beachy. Diagram by Evan Grothjan. Map by Troy Griggs.
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MSNBC announces four all-star female moderators for November debate — The two-hour Democratic face off will take place on Nov. 20 in Georgia. — The fifth Democratic presidential primary debate in Georgia will have four moderators, MSNBC announced on Wednesday — and all of them are women.


Dick's Sporting Goods CEO quietly tests presidential bid — Ed Stack, the CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods and a longtime Republican donor, is testing the waters for a possible third-party presidential bid that could scramble the dynamics of the 2020 general election.
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Iraq official: US troops from Syria to leave Iraq in 4 weeks — BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S troops withdrawing from northeastern Syria to Iraq are “transiting” and will leave the country within four weeks, Iraq's defense minister said Wednesday. — Najah al-Shammari made the remarks …
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Meet the Fox reporter who is bedeviling Trump on Syria — When President Donald Trump claimed in a Monday cabinet meeting that “we never gave a commitment to the Kurds,” the U.S. ally recently abandoned in northern Syria, an immediate rebuke came from a source not easily dismissed as “fake news”: a Fox News correspondent.
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Susan Collins Will Oppose Controversial Judicial Nominee Steven Menashi — She is the first Republican senator to come out against Trump's court pick, who has a record of opposing rights for women, LGBTQ people and minorities. — Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Wednesday that she will vote …
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