GOP and Democrats push dueling messages on Trump’s conduct
The series of open hearings that begin today will be a pivotal test of lawmakers’ ability to sway public opinion for or against President Trump’s impeachment in a polarized political environment.
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The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, he is a career diplomat and military veteran who has served in Republican and Democratic administrations.
As a deputy assistant secretary at the State Department, he oversees European and Eurasian affairs.
Trump offers trade deal, sanctions workaround to Erdogan
The offer is likely to infuriate some of the House majority that voted to impose sanctions on Turkey over its assault into Syria, and a group of senators who introduced a similar bill.
Kushner proposes creating live video feed of border wall construction to rally public support
The plan has been met by objections from U.S. Army Corps and border officials.
A pro-democracy protester is seen on a bridge near the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus Wednesday. (AP)
With Hong Kong crippled by unrest, college students evacuate a burning city
Students from mainland China and elsewhere have begun to leave Hong Kong, which was paralyzed for a third consecutive day Wednesday as pro-democracy protesters prepared to target dozens of locations.
America’s new crop of ‘progressive prosecutors’ are getting pushback
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Several witnesses have been scheduled to review sections of the report dealing with their testimony in the next two weeks.
The Southern Poverty Law Center drew its report from a trove of more than 900 leaked emails that Miller sent to a Breitbart writer between 2015 and 2016.
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Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro. (Reuters)
The mayor said the flooding would leave “indelible marks” on the city, which is already threatened by climate change.
A report found that the hackers sought to publicize the documents as early as June 2016 through a Facebook post but it generated just 11 “likes,” 17 shares and zero comments.
It has been a persistent problem for President Trump’s administration: an apparent failure to recognize red flags when vetting potential hires and appointees.
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It’s a curse that can plague a third of passengers on any given flight, and aside from parents and people flying in groups, few fliers choose to sit there.
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson is loudly ignoring impeachment. It ‘is not only dumb, it’s boring.’
While Sean Hannity runs the network’s anti-impeachment war room, Carlson will simply be talking about something — anything — else.
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Pete Buttigieg wants to connect to the religious right. But tension among his in-laws shows how hard that may be.
A rift in Chasten Buttigieg’s family has broadened as Chasten and his brothers go public with differing accounts of their childhoods and the reaction to Chasten's sexuality.
