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Senate Republicans Introduce Resolution Attacking House Impeachment Inquiry
They offered the measure after Trump complained that GOP lawmakers weren't coming to his defense vigorously enough.
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GOP Questions Testimony Of Highly Respected Diplomat Who Gave Explosive Ukraine Testimony
Trump went even further by impugning acting Ukraine Ambassador Bill Taylor's credibility after he testified there was, in fact, a quid pro quo.
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2020 Senate Democrats Brush Off Concerns About Lengthy Impeachment Trial
The senators maintain that possibly being forced to stay in Washington amid primary season wouldn't be a big deal.
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Lindsey Graham Defends Trump's 'Lynching' Tweet: 'It's Not Just Racial'
"The story here is not the word, it’s the conduct of the Democrats in the House,” the South Carolina senator said.
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GOP Senators Shrug As Trump Plans To Host G-7 Summit At His Own Resort
"I just think it’s another day in the life of Washington, D.C., these days," Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said.
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GOP Senator Breaks With White House Over Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
"You don’t hold up foreign aid that we had previously appropriated for a political initiative,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said.
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Republicans Rage At Trump's Syria Policy With Little To Show For It
They huffed and they puffed and, well, they’re still not standing up to Trump.
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Mitch McConnell Prepares For Impeachment Trial In The Senate
The chamber could take up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump as early as next month.
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5 Takeaways From Tuesday's Democratic Debate: The Elizabeth Warren Pile-On
The other presidential candidates welcomed Warren as the new front-runner by criticizing her rhetoric and proposals.
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Democrats Dismiss GOP Attacks On Hunter Biden
Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan called Republican hand-wringing about the former vice president's son's work overseas "the height of hypocrisy."
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Wavering GOP Sens. Land On A Trump Defense: It's Bad, But He Shouldn't Be Impeached
Republicans with political wiggle room say it could be worse. Others in tight races are playing dumb.
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Trey Gowdy, Who Pushed For Obama Documents, Joins Trump's Impeachment Defense
The former Republican congressman hammered the Obama administration for refusing to cooperate with Congress.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham Invites Rudy Giuliani To Testify Before Congress
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman says he wants to give the president’s attorney the opportunity to air his “concerns” about Ukraine.
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Surging In The Polls, Elizabeth Warren Sets Her Sights On California's Primary
The Massachusetts senator is picking up steam in the Golden State as home-state Sen. Kamala Harris' polling numbers tumble.
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GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley Defends Ukraine Whistleblower Amid Trump Attacks
The veteran Republican, a longtime advocate of whistleblower safeguards, said the Trump complainant “ought to be heard out and protected."
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Mitch McConnell Says He'd Have 'No Choice' But To Start Impeachment Trial
“We’ll follow the Senate rules,” the majority leader said of the impeachment process.
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Elizabeth Warren Protege Katie Porter Waits Out Making A 2020 Endorsement
The California lawmaker counts both Warren and Kamala Harris, her home-state senator, as mentors.
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Democrats Show Unity On Impeachment; Republicans Show Fractures
The loudest GOP voices are trashing the whistleblower, but some Republicans aren't so sure.
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Senate Votes, Again, To Terminate Trump's Border Emergency Declaration
The president, though, is likely to veto the resolution that passed with bipartisan backing.
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Someone Drove Through The Disputed Oklahoma Ten Commandments Monument And Smashed It To Pieces
Someone drove up a ramp near the Oklahoma Capitol steps overnight and into a disputed granite monument of the Ten Commandments, smashing it to pieces in an apparent act of vandalism, authorities said. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. George Brown said the person abandoned the car and fled the scene after destroying the monument Thursday night, and that investigators are searching the sedan for clues. The 6-foot-tall monument was erected in 2012 with the blessing of Oklahoma's conservative Legislature.