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Democrats are heavily relying on emotion, and Trump lawyer Bruce Castor began with an odd opening.
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See all of the evidence presented and the briefs filed in the impeachment trial so far.
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The Maryland congressman, whose son died by suicide days before the Capitol breach, delivered an emotional argument in favor of the impeachment trial.
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The description by defense attorneys in advance of his trial conflicts with the timeline of events and accounts of people around him that day.
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It’s hard to imagine that a State of the Union address to Congress can take place in February as it normally would.
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The New Mexico congresswoman still almost certainly has the votes for confirmation, but she has become a focus point for Republicans’ frustration with President Biden's climate policies.
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The latest figure was a third lower than the number of births recorded in 2019 — already the country’s lowest since the early 1960s, when China was in the middle of a famine. Yet, residents were not surprised by the data.
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Min Aung Hlaing’s refusal to compromise raises the likelihood of a wider crackdown.
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A woman allegedly sent photos of the intended victim to the administrator of a contract-murder website and wrote that the man “needs to be killed.” Three reporters stumbled across the exchange while investigating the site, according to court records.
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A midweek slop of snow and ice is set to plaster regions stretching from Arkansas and Tennessee all the way to Boston during the next few days.
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Kansas City police say it could take several weeks to determine whether Reid, a Chiefs assistant coach and son of head coach Andy Reid, faces criminal charges. He told police he'd been drinking alcohol.
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Lawmakers asked why the state had allocated 1,000 fewer doses of the vaccine to the county’s health department this week compared with last week.
As much as half a foot of snow may fall during the course of three days.
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Although still under contract with Fox, the longtime host is retweeting critics of the network, including a call for viewers to switch to far-right competitors.
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