Ayesha Rascoe
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Politics
Trump Lawyers Wrap Up Opening Arguments In Senate Impeachment Trial
President Trump's attorneys wrapped up the third day of their case against removal from office in the Senate impeachment trial, arguing removal would be an extreme move.
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Politics
White House Lawyers Resume Impeachment Defense As Trial Hits Week 2
President Trump's team of lawyers got into the meat of their defense against impeachment in the Senate trial on Monday.
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Politics
Trump Broke Budget Law In Withholding Ukraine Aid, Says Government Watchdog
A nonpartisan federal watchdog agency ruled President Trump broke a budget law by withholding aid from Ukraine — a decision that may fuel the push to call witnesses at his Senate impeachment trial.
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Politics
GAO: Trump Broke Budget Law When He Froze Ukraine Funds
In a new decision, a federal watchdog says President Trump broke a budget law when he froze funds to Ukraine, a decision at the heart of the impeachment trial.
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Politics
Trump Broke The Law In Freezing Ukraine Funds, Watchdog Report Concludes
The Government Accountability Office opined on Thursday that the Trump administration's actions in the Ukraine affair went beyond the bounds of a law called the Impoundment Control Act.
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World
The State Of North Korean Nuclear Negotiations
President Trump often talks about his friendship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. But their relationship may have hit a bit of a rough patch.
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Politics
Special Coverage: House Democrats' Impeachment Articles Against President Trump
House Democrats on Tuesday unveil two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, charging him with abuse of power in the Ukraine affair and obstruction of Congress.
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National
Trump Declines to Take Part in "Baseless" House Impeachment Inquiry
Democrats had offered to allow Trump to have attorneys representing him at future impeachment hearings in the House.
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Politics
House Democrats Release New Transcripts From Impeachment Inquiry
The House impeachment inquiry released another set of transcripts — including testimony from a White House budget official about the unusual hold placed on aid to Ukraine.
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Politics
Trump Meets With Turkish President Erdogan At The White House
While Washington was fixated on the first day of televised impeachment hearings, President Trump met with Turkish President Erdogan at the White House, and invited some senators along, as well.