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• Oct 18

  • The Note: 'Get over it' defense enrages and flummoxes Democrats

    The challenge for Dems in the impeachment inquiry is focusing on what’s known.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Protecting US government leaders: Who gets security and why: ANALYSIS

    Protection is typically based on three factors – position, threats and risk.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Trump focuses on House Democrats at Dallas campaign rally

    The president visits Texas amid continued impeachment inquiry by House Dems.

    Oct 18

• Oct 17

  • Former defense secretary roasts Donald Trump: 'I earned my spurs on the battlefield'

    The former secretary of defense spoke in New York City on Thursday.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Energy Secretary Rick Perry, 1 of the '3 amigos' on Ukraine, to resign

    Perry's resignation comes amid questions about his role in the Ukraine affair.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • The story behind that photo of Pelosi, Trump and an angry White House meeting

    Trump tweeted the photo to hit back at Pelosi, but that seemed to backfire.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • US to hold next year's G-7 summit at Trump resort

    An earlier proposal had already drawn criticism from Democrats.

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • Rep. Elijah Cummings, House Oversight Committee Chair, is dead at 68

    The congressman was helping lead the impeachment investigation of the president.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Individuals tied to Giuliani probe in SDNY plead not guilty

    Four men were charged last week in a case involving campaign finance violation.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Republican lawmakers are cautiously optimistic about Turkish ceasefire

    "The fact that the slaughter has stopped is good news," Graham says.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Mulvaney admits quid pro quo, says military aid withheld to get Ukraine to probe Dems

    The acting White House chief of staff said Trump ordered him to withhold aid.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney discusses withheld aid to Ukraine

    Mulvaney acknowledged aid was withheld in part to pressure Ukraine; U.S. ambassador Gordon Sondland testifies on Capitol Hill; U.S. and Turkey agree...

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • Rep. Elijah Cummings passes away at age 68

    Former Baltimore, Maryland, mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake remembers Rep. Elijah Cummings.

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • ‘Stand with Parkland’ parents on Capitol Hill

    Tom and Gena Hoyer, whose son Luke was one of the victims in the 2018 Parkland school shooting, spoke with senators as part of "Stand with Parkland."

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • Nearly 1M kids' automatic eligibility for free school meals at risk under proposal

    The USDA rule aims to restrict broader access to food stamps.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Hunter Biden on getting married after 6 days

    Hunter Biden was not alone when he stepped out of the shadows in his first broadcast interview since drawing the ire of President Donald Trump.

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • 'Not a ceasefire': Turkish leader says it's a 'pause' after Pence touts agreement

    Pence met with Turkey's President Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Exclusive: Hunter Biden on getting married after 6 days and why rehab is 'courageous'

    The vice president's son is trying to stay out of politics.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Trump on ceasefire: This is an ‘incredible outcome’

    Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria with allied rebels and U.S.-backed Syrian Kurds.

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • US to require all Chinese officials to notify about meetings with Americans

    China condemned the move which the U.S. said was about reciprocity in relations.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Turkey agrees to Syria ceasefire: Vice President Mike Pence

    Vice President Mike Pence met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey's capital Ankara on Thursday.

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • Vice president, secretary of state arrive in Turkey

    A U.S. delegation, which includes Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo, is meeting with Turkey's president to try to negotiate a ceasefire in northern Syria.

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • US Ambassador to the EU testifying on Capitol Hill

    Gordon Sondland is expected to say the president directed him and other diplomats to work with Rudy Giuliani to push Ukraine to announce...

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • Top Democrats walk out of meeting with Trump on Syria

    Democrats say the president insulted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the meeting, prompting her to leave.

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • Correctional officer suicides in 2019 tied for most in single year: Union president

    Suicides among different branches of law enforcement are on the rise.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Sondland says he was 'disappointed' in Trump’s actions regarding Ukraine

    Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the EU, has emerged as a central figure in the impeachment inquiry.

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • Pelosi describes Trump's White House 'meltdown,' defends impeachment probe

    She pushed back on whether it would wrap up before the 2020 election.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Elijah Cummings speaks at the 2016 Democratic National Convention: July 25, 2016

    In his speech supporting presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Cummings emphasized unity and equal rights for all.

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • Elijah Cummings speaks at the 2004 Democratic National Convention: July 28, 2004

    Cummings talked about ensuring the integrity of the voting system, alluding to the controversial count in the 2000 presidential election.

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • White House flag flies at half-staff in memory of Rep. Elijah Cummings

    The long-serving Democratic congressman from Baltimore died Thursday morning at age 68.

    Oct 17

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• Oct 17

  • Trump directed me to work with Giuliani to push Ukraine on investigations: Sondland

    Sondland is testifying Thursday before House impeachment investigators.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • EU ambassador to testify he believed Trump meeting depended on announcement of probe

    The U.S. ambassador to the European Union is expected to testify Thursday that he believed that a Ukrainian government statement announcing...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • The Note: GOP leaders confront price of Trump loyalty

    The Trump doctrine isn't always consistent with Republican Party principles.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • How Giuliani's associates used Trump-friendly media to get a US ambassador removed

    One of Giuliani's associates touted her role in pushing the career diplomat out.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Ohio voters express angst over impeachment

    "I don't know if it's necessarily a good idea, or not," said one young Ohioan.

    Oct 17

• Oct 16

  • DNC committee divided on whether to approve Alaska mobile voting plan

    "It's a complicated state," said one committee member.

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Pompeo's former senior adviser testifies before impeachment committees

    McKinley, a veteran diplomat, is the sixth witness to be called.

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • California Rep. Eric Swalwell on impeachment: 'Rudy Giuliani is Donald Trump'

    Swalwell says lawyers don't do things unless their client authorizes them.

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Trump in letter to Erdogan: ‘Don’t be a fool’

    President Trump wrote Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a letter warning him not to be "a tough guy" or "a fool."

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• Oct 16

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• Oct 16

  • Biden, most 2020 Democrats see red in 3rd quarter money race

    Biden spent $2 million more than he raised.

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • DC sniper asks Supreme Court for chance at getting his life back

    Lee Boyd Malvo wants to show his youth influenced his involvement in the DC sniper attacks.

    Oct 16

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• Oct 16

  • Top Democrats walk out of White House Syria meeting saying Trump insulted them

    Democrats say Trump called Nancy Pelosi a 'third-rate politician.'

    Oct 16

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• Oct 16

  • Democrats walk out of Syria meeting with Trump

    Democratic congressional leaders said they walked out of a briefing with Donald Trump after hearing little but insults from the president.

    Oct 16

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• Oct 16

  • Speaker at DOJ hate crimes event directly rebukes Attorney General William Barr

    The speaker accused Barr of "hypocrisy."

    Oct 16