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Senate impeachment trial begins with rancor over witnesses and new evidence about Trump’s Ukraine dealingsThe partisan kickoff to the trial that will determine Trump’s fate came amid new allegations by a Trump associate who has tried to implicate the president more directly in an alleged plot to pressure Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 U.S. election.Read complete article
Impeachment trial live updates: Trump expands legal team to include Alan Dershowtiz, Kenneth W. Starr and othersThe House impeachment managers and Trump defense team face deadlines for briefs over the holiday weekend before the historic trial resumes next week.
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Trump brings another dodgy map into the Oval OfficeTrump's map shows him winning more counties than he actually did and a significantly smaller popular-vote loss.
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‘It was like a breeding ground’: Trump hotel’s mix of GOP insiders and hangers-on helped give rise to impeachment episodesNo figure embodies that mixing better than Rudolph W. Giuliani, a central figure who was a fixture at the D.C. gathering place.
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Trump brings another dodgy map into the Oval OfficeTrump's map shows him winning more counties than he actually did and a significantly smaller popular-vote loss.
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How the Senate’s most vulnerable Democrat is approaching impeachmentDoug Jones of Alabama says he's not letting political calculations inform his decisions, but he is preparing for a lot of attention throughout the process.
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The Trump team keeps denying it knows Lev Parnas, despite growing photographic evidenceTrump and other high-profile Republicans have repeatedly distanced themselves from Parnas, only to have images call their claims into question.
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The Technology 202: Pelosi’s Facebook slam reflects rising tensions between social media giant and DemocratsDemocrats are mad the company will permit false political ads.
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The Energy 202: Trump wants to make dishwashers great again. The Energy Department has a new rule for that.It is issuing new rules it says will help consumers.
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The Health 202: Who doesn’t like the new North American trade deal? Pharma.Brand-name drugmakers are disappointed provisions to help quash competition were removed.
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The Cybersecurity 202: FBI pledges more transparency on election hacking but may not go far enoughThe bureau will alert states about breaches but not the public.
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Power Up: Majority of black Americans say they believe Trump is a racist, new Post-Ipsos poll finds“You’re a bunch of dopes and babies,” Trump told generals, per a new book.
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Black Americans deeply pessimistic about country under Trump, whom more than 8 in 10 describe as ‘a racist,’ Post-Ipsos poll findsNearly two-thirds said it is a “bad time” to be a black person in America.
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How the Senate’s most vulnerable Democrat is approaching impeachmentDoug Jones of Alabama says he's not letting political calculations inform his decisions, but he is preparing for a lot of attention throughout the process.
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‘You’re a bunch of dopes and babies’: Inside Trump’s stunning tirade against generalsThe new book “A Very Stable Genius” documents how Trump lashed out at attempts by military leaders and diplomats to teach him about U.S. alliances and obligations around the globe.
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Trump has broken more promises than he’s keptOur Trump Promise Tracker follows the progress of 60 key promises made by the president during the 2016 campaign. Here's an update as he enters his fourth year as president.
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Historic impeachment trial of Trump begins in the SenateJohn Roberts, the chief justice of the United States, has been sworn in to preside, and the senators are being sworn in as jurors.
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Giuliani associate points to Pence snub as Ukraine pressure pointTrump instructed the vice president not to attend the new Ukrainian leader’s inauguration a day after Lev Parnas said he failed to extract a promise that Kyiv would announce a Biden investigation.
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Sanders-Warren rift highlights liberal divide: Purity vs. pragmatismThe recent jabs traded by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren reflected an eruption of anger between sometime allies, but also the central fight among liberals in the Trump era.
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Senate impeachment trial begins with rancor over witnesses and new evidence about Trump’s Ukraine dealingsThe partisan kickoff to the trial that will determine Trump’s fate came amid new allegations by a Trump associate who has tried to implicate the president more directly in an alleged plot to pressure Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 U.S. election.
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Impeachment trial will test Democratic senators with higher ambitionsTwo front-runners — Sanders and Warren — will be forced to abandon Iowa for Washington, while Biden and Buttigieg will campaign in their absence.
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The Trump team keeps denying it knows Lev Parnas, despite growing photographic evidenceTrump and other high-profile Republicans have repeatedly distanced themselves from Parnas, only to have images call their claims into question.
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Fights, foreign policy and future confusion from Iowa. Your questions, answered.In this edition: Answering some burning questions about the primary, checking in with the candidate who’s been running longer than anyone, and watching what the first candidate who dropped out does next.
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How the impeachment process worksThere are many steps to impeach and remove a president.
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