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Mitch McConnell’s Impeachment Witness Comments Come Back To Haunt Him
“Had my vote prevailed, there would’ve been live witnesses," the Kentucky Republican said in 1999.
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‘That’s a Lie': Exasperated Joe Scarborough Fact-Checks Trump as Impeachment Begins
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough fact-checked statements from a Davos press conference by President Trump on Wednesday morning and didn’t hide his exasperation.Scarborough, a former GOP congressman, pointed out that the Washington Post has now chronicled over 16,000 “false or misleading claims” from the president since he took office.“He says he makes great deals. That speaks for itself: A man who’s gone bankrupt time and time again and continues to be mired in a North Korean missile deal where he was made to look like a complete fool,” Scarborough said.Also Read: Joe Scarborough Says Trump Impeachment Is 'About History,' Not Just Election (Video)He then referred to the phone call with the Ukrainian president that led to Trump’s impeachment, “He keeps talking about releasing a transcript. He never released the actual transcript. That’s a lie.”From there, Scarborough contrasted Trump’s insistence that he and the Ukrainian president both agree the call was a “perfect conversation” with the latest polling that shows 51% of Americans think the Senate should remove the president for office because of the call.In December, the House impeached Trump on charges that he abused the power of his office and obstructed Congress. The House voted on two articles of impeachment, drafted by the House Judiciary Committee, which charged the president with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.Also Read: Joe Scarborough: GOP Won't Come on 'Morning Joe' to Talk Debt Unless 'Democrats Are in the White House'For abuse of power, the House voted 230-197; for obstruction of Congress, the House voted 229-198. The votes concluded a months-long impeachment inquiry process into Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, which sought to determine whether he solicited foreign power for his own political gain. And as the inquiry unfolded, the White House’s refusal to cooperate and attempts to block witnesses from testifying amounted to obstruction of Congress, according to the articles of impeachment.Read original story ‘That’s a Lie': Exasperated Joe Scarborough Fact-Checks Trump as Impeachment Begins At TheWrap
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Taiwan calls on China to share 'correct' virus information
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on China on Wednesday to share "correct" information about a new coronavirus and for the World Health Organisation (WHO) not to exclude Taiwan from collaboration on the outbreak for political reasons. Authorities have confirmed more than 400 cases of the virus in China, most of them in the central city of Wuhan where the virus first appeared at the end of 2019. The virus, which health officials have said can be passed from person to person, has spread to cities including Beijing and Shanghai, with cases have been confirmed in Thailand, South Korea, Japan, as well as Taiwan.
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Jenna Bush Hager Defends Meghan Markle Against Mom-Shamers, Asking Fans to "Lift Each Other Up"
"Let's lift each other up."
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Kate admits she would have welcomed extra support after having Prince George
The Duchess of Cambridge made her comments during a visit to a children's centre in Cardiff.
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Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran's security forces
Masked gunmen on Wednesday ambushed and killed the local commander of a paramilitary security force in southwestern Iran, an associate of Iran's top general recently killed in an American drone strike in Baghdad, the official IRNA news agency reported. The slain commander, Abdolhossein Mojaddami, headed the Basij forces, a paramilitary wing of the Revolutionary Guard used for internal security and other tasks, in the town of Darkhoein.
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Video 'Hundreds' of parasites believed to be bedbugs infest the fur and skin of this innocent dog
This was the shocking moment a Utah couple who own this 16-year-old Border Collie had to thoroughly wash the fur and skin of their dog after a parasitic infestation was found on the pet. Filmed on January 21, the footage shows the innocent dog being intensely bathed and combed where the parasites are revealed on the comb. The owners were told repeatedly by many sources that bedbugs do not use canines as a host and were dumbfounded when they deep cleaned their whole house only to be greeted by more parasites. They explained the situation in detail to Newsflare: "My partner and I found our first bedbug last Wednesday [January 15]. "We had an inspector come out on Friday [January 17] who said what we had captured was definitely a bedbug, but that there was no sign of infestation, and recommended deep cleaning the whole house and taking significant preventative measures just to be safe." "Since then, it's been chaos, our weekend was made up of laundry, endless vacuuming, steam cleaning, and a lot of reading up on other ways to keep it from breaking out. "Everywhere we looked said they didn't like dogs, wouldn't live on dogs, etc. "They said to wash and dry the dog bed, toys and kennels, but not to worry about the dogs themselves. "Every article, clipping, and forum assured us that while they may feed on the dogs if they get 'desperate,' they would generally overlook them and would NEVER live on them. "We checked for bugs on the surface but didn't dig deeper than that. "If everyone - pest control and government sites included - are saying it, it must be true, right? "Well, after cleaning the entire house and finding no other signs of bedbugs save one or two that randomly showed up on our clothing, we decided to check our dogs anyway and found that our 16-year-old border collie was filled with them. "Hundreds of these bloodsucking nymphs were burrowed deep in her fur to the extent that we could not see them until we physically spread her fur at the skin like we were checking the seams of the mattress. Please don't make the same mistake we did. "Always check your dogs thoroughly, even if everyone else says not to."
