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Meet Alexander Vindman, the Colonel Testifying on Trump's Phone Call — He fled Ukraine at age 3 and became a soldier, scholar and official at the White House. That's where, he told impeachment investigators, he witnessed alarming behavior by President Trump.
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Republicans Smear Army Vet Testifying Against Trump as a Ukrainian Spy — Last night, the New York Times reported that Alexander S. Vindman, the top Ukraine expert in the National Security Council, will testify to the House that he expressed grave concerns about President Trump's politicized extortion of Ukraine's president.


NSC official's testimony appears to contradict Rick Perry Ukraine claims — Testimony from a senior White House official on Tuesday appeared to contradict Energy Secretary Rick Perry's ardent denials that he ever heard former Vice President Joe Biden or his son Hunter discussed in relation …
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'He's a patriot': Republicans defend key impeachment witness from attacks — Republican leaders are stepping up to defend Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman against vicious attacks from President Donald Trump's allies. — Republicans may quibble with the substance of Vindman's testimony as they try …
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Slandering an American war hero must have consequences — The Post reports: “Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, a top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, was part of a small group of White House officials assigned to listen in on [President] Trump's July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Trump's most favorable witness faces credibility crisis
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After Vindman's Testimony Went Public, Right-Wing Conspiracies Fired Up
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Trump allies are now accusing an impeachment witness — and Purple Heart recipient — of disloyalty
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Trump goes on Twitter tear after White House official condemns his Ukraine call
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Internal White House debate stifles release of Pence-Zelenskiy call — Nearly three weeks after the vice president said he had “no objection” to releasing a transcript, administration is divided on whether it could help or hurt Trump's cause. — WASHINGTON — It's been almost three weeks …
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Jared Kushner says his White House work is focused on “cleaning up the messes” from Joe Biden — President Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner told me during an exclusive interview with Israel's Channel 13 news that many of his efforts since he started working at the White House were focused on …
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What Pelosi is up to with Thursday's impeachment vote
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SC Rep. Joe Cunningham to vote for House resolution setting rules for impeachment inquiry — WASHINGTON — Charleston's U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham said Tuesday he intends to vote in favor of a House resolution this week that will lay out the ground rules for the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
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Democrats' internal squabbles overshadow damning testimony
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GOP reps say Schiff stopped impeachment witness from answering certain GOP questions
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Missouri health director kept spreadsheet of Planned Parenthood patients' periods — The Missouri state health director, Dr. Randall Williams, testified at a state hearing Tuesday that he kept a spreadsheet to track the menstrual periods of women who visited Planned Parenthood.
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Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows — Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world's great coastal cities. — The authors of a paper published Tuesday developed …
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‘OK Boomer’ Marks the End of Friendly Generational Relations — Now it's war: Gen Z has finally snapped over climate change and financial inequality. — In a viral audio clip on TikTok, a white-haired man in a baseball cap and polo shirt declares, “The millennials and Generation Z …
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CNN Poll: Sanders and Warren fight for home field in New Hampshire — Washington (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (21%) and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (18%) are in a close race among likely voters in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation Democratic presidential primary …
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Bernie Sanders: 'Let's not make people overly nervous' about socialism
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The Head Of Joe Biden's New Super PAC Is A Foreign Government Agent — Biden's new PAC is being run by a registered foreign agent for Azerbaijan. — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has a brand new Super PAC in his corner, and it's being run by a registered foreign agent for the government of Azerbaijan.
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Ex-Biden aide forms super PAC: ‘Unite the Country’
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Poll: Who's sticking with President Trump, through trouble and tweets? His seemingly unshakable base. — Impeaching a U.S. president might not be the be-all-end-all for their career. We explain why this is the case. — CONNECT — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — WASHINGTON - Even as support …
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‘The Wild West’: Questions surround Trump legal team payments — In 1994, as a slew of scandals were popping up around President Bill Clinton, an attorney who worked with his defense team visited the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) in Washington to ask a simple question in person …
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Can the Bennet brothers save the Establishment? — Michael is running for president. James is a top editor at the New York Times. Both are struggling to figure out their place in an altered landscape. — For all the scandals, screw-ups and controversial hires, James Bennet's colleagues …


Why America needs a hate speech law — Richard Stengel, a former editor of Time, is the author of “Information Wars” and was the State Department's undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs from 2013 to 2016. — When I was a journalist, I loved Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.'s assertion …
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Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban — A federal judge today has blocked Alabama's near-total abortion ban from going into effect Nov. 15. — District Judge Myron Thompson issued a ruling blocking the Human Life Protection Act from taking effect while a challenge to the law makes its way through court.
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Senator Asks Whether Biden Probe Was Linked to China Trade Talks — Wyden sends letters to senior administration officials after trade adviser Navarro declined to address questions — WASHINGTON—A Democratic senator has asked the Trump administration to clarify whether U.S. officials sought …


Trump's dealings with Turkey pave way for House vote acknowledging Armenian genocide — The Ottoman Empire's slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians early last century is one of the most well-documented attempts at genocide on record, down to the U.S. ambassador's contemporaneous description of a “campaign of race extermination.”


‘Quid pro quo’ bombshell: Trump ally admits explosive bribe allegation — Trump's “no quid pro quo” defense is undercut by new impeachment evidence. The Wall Street journal reporting Trump loyalist, Gordon Sondland, who denied quid pro quo, is now admitting it to Congress.


No refugees will be resettled in the US in October, leaving hundreds in limbo around the world — Washington (CNN)The United States is on track to not admit any refugees in October, after already canceling around 500 flights this month, CNN has learned. — A pause on admissions that was expected …
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The new Democratic senator irritating the left and delighting the GOP — She rarely goes to party lunches and skipped Senate votes to run the Ironman. She endorsed a primary challenger against one of her own colleagues and hobnobs with Republicans at least as much as she does with her own caucus.
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Major Coal Producer And Trump Booster Files For Bankruptcy — President Trump's administration has spent three years trying to help the coal industry by rolling back environmental regulations and pushing for subsidies for coal-fired power plants. Still, the long list of coal company bankruptcies …
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Trump faces severe suburban slump — President Trump is facing a suburban slump among voters who sent him to the White House. — Recent polls show Trump's numbers have slipped substantially among suburban voters, who Trump carried in 2016 by a 49 percent to 45 percent margin over Hillary Clinton …
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Election 2019: Remainers have one last chance — It's on. Britain is going to the polls again. And there's a chance - just a chance - that this Brexit mess will be sorted one way or the other. — It was clear which way the wind was blowing once the government had come to terms …


Fox's Jason Chaffetz says two days isn't enough time for congressional Republicans to read the eight page impeachment resolution — Chaffetz: “She said they're going to vote on Thursday, but it's Tuesday. So, do the math”


Biden's communion denial highlights faith-politics conflict — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Catholic priest's denial of communion to Joe Biden in South Carolina on Sunday illustrates the fine line presidential candidates must walk as they talk about their faiths: balancing religious values …
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MPs back 12 December election — The UK is set for a 12 December general election after MPs voted to back it following months of deadlock over Brexit. — By a margin of 438 votes to 20, the Commons approved legislation paving the way for the first December election since 1923.


Officials cringed as Trump spilled sensitive details of al-Baghdadi raid — Some details the president has revealed are inaccurate, others are classified. Officials say they worry what to put in briefings for a man with no filter. — IRBIL, Iraq — President Donald Trump painted …
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Florida man arrested after allegedly spitting on a man and slapping his MAGA hat: 'I don't even care I'm going to jail' — A Florida man has been arrested after he spat on a man and slapped his “Make American Great Again” (MAGA) hat, according to police. — Matthias Ajple, 43 …
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