27 minutes ago | NY Times

A moderate Republican congressman from Illinois, he forged a compromise on two articles of impeachment that passed the House Judiciary Committee in 1974.
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‘Where Is Kevin?' McCarthy Finds His Voice as Trump's Mouthpiece

1 hour ago | NY Times

Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, has made his mark during impeachment by stoking the anger of liberals while keeping the president happy.
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Impeachment Trial May Be Crucial For Reelecting Senators Like Martha McSally

2 hours ago | NPR

The impeachment trial could be a political test for some senators up for reelection this fall. Among the vulnerable is Arizona Republican Martha McSally, who's tried to keep a...
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Dems appeal for GOP open minds as impeachment arguments open

2 hours ago | Boston Herald

By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON - House Democrats opened arguments in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday, appealing to skeptical...
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The Democrats' Airtight, Impotent Case for Impeaching Trump

2 hours ago | The New Republic

Just over a year ago, hours after the new House Democratic majority was sworn in, incoming freshman Rashida Tlaib gave an impassioned speech to a crowd of revelers at an event...
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Michigan GOP Candidates Silent on Threatening Rhetoric Against Rep. Slotkin

2 hours ago | DCCC

Now-Deleted Facebook Group Included “Dozens of Recent Posts Promoting or Threatening Violence” Against Slotkin and Other MI Politicians It's been almost two weeks since the...
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Watchdog files FEC complaint against pro-Sanders nonprofit

3 hours ago | Boston Herald

By BRIAN SLODYSKO WASHINGTON - The watchdog group Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, alleging that Our Revolution, a political...
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Impeachment trial brings angst for 4 presidential hopefuls

3 hours ago | Boston Herald

By WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON - The four Democratic senators seeking the White House want to be out there campaigning, but they're pulled off the presidential campaign trail and...
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Surveillance States Are Flexing Their Muscle

3 hours ago | The New Republic

Three weeks in, 2020 is already a banner year for authoritarian government surveillance. Last weekend, The New York Times' Kashmir Hill reported that Clearview, an AI startup...
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Israel's Netanyahu apologizes for mocking rival's 'stutter'

3 hours ago | My Sanantonio

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized Wednesday for mocking his chief political opponent stumbling over words in interviews during a campaign...
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District Of Columbia Sues Inaugural Committee For 'Grossly Overpaying' At...

President Trump's inaugural committee spent more than a million dollars renting event space at the hotel in January 2017, a cost that D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine says is... Read more ...

Trump Suggests He's Open to Entitlement Cuts

Entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare could potentially get cut under President Trump, or so he suggested at the very end of a CNBC interview from Davos on... Read more ...

Read Adam Schiff's opening argument at Senate impeachment trial

Read House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff's opening argument at President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial below. You can also read the latest updates and analysis of... Read more ...

District Of Columbia Sues Trump Inaugural Committee Over Misuse Of Funds

Washington D.C. is suing Trump's inaugural committee and companies controlling the Trump International Hotel for misusing funds to benefit Trump's family. Read more ...

Trump on Troop Concussions: There Are Worse Things

Additional US troops who were identified as having potential concussions tied to the Jan. 8 Iranian missile attack have been taken to Germany for treatment, defense officials... Read more ...

A History Of 'Pettifogging' For The Pettifoggers Among You

Chief Justice John Roberts trotted out an obscure term during impeachment proceedings yesterday; here's what it means. Read more ...

Sanders surges in new nationwide CNN poll

Bernie Sanders' standing with voters nationwide surged, with a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS showing that the Vermont senator has now joined Joe Biden at the top of the... Read more ...

Senate impeachment trial: Live highlights and updates

Democratic House managers are readying their opening arguments for President Donald Trump's removal in the historic trial, set to begin around 1 p.m. This story will continue... Read more ...

With The Rules Set, Senate Trial Opening Arguments Begin

House impeachment managers are taking to the Senate floor Wednesday, arguing their case for why President Trump should be removed from office. Trump, meanwhile, called the case... Read more ...

Toyota To Recall 3.4 Million Vehicles Over Air Bags Issue

The recall covers 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. Read more ...

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Tom Railsback, Who Reconciled G.O.P. to Oust Nixon, Dies at 87