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March 25, 2020 at 8:49 pm

House Faces Urgency to Act on Senate’s $2 Trillion Virus Rescue

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate approved a historic $2 trillion rescue plan to respond to the economic and health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic,...

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., confers with aide Justin Goodman while speaking to reporters about the likely impeachment of President Donald Trump this week, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) DCSA147 DCSA147

January 2, 2020 at 11:29 am

Schumer cites email revelations in demand to expand Trump trial

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday dug in on his demand that the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump include new...

December 13, 2019 at 7:10 am

Trump Impeachment Advances as Historic Vote Sends Case to House WATCH

(Bloomberg) -- The House Judiciary Committee recommended the impeachment of Donald Trump in a party-line vote Friday that reflected bitter partisan disagreement over whether the...

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November 24, 2019 at 10:37 am

Trump inquiry won’t end with impeachment report, Schiff says

WASHINGTON — The investigation of misconduct by the Trump administration will continue even after a House committee submits an initial report that could lead to...

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November 18, 2019 at 4:46 am

Testimony of Two Diplomats Is Released: Impeachment Update

(Bloomberg) -- The House Intelligence Committee plans to hear from eight witnesses in open hearings this week in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.The...

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 27, 2019. With revelations piling up, the White House and its backers have opted for a defense strategy that avoids addressing the president’s actions and focuses instead on discrediting the impeachment process as illegitimate and unfair, the New York Times editorial board writes. (Damon Winter/The New York Times) XNYT222 XNYT222

November 1, 2019 at 11:10 am

Pelosi expects public impeachment hearings to begin this month

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she expects the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump to begin public hearings this month but insisted there's...

April 1, 2019 at 5:32 am

Democrats begin subpoena process for Mueller report, Trump aides

The House Judiciary Committee will vote Wednesday to demand the full report, plus documents from Steve Bannon, Hope Hicks and others. President Trump weighed in...

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January 9, 2019 at 5:00 am

Republicans stand behind Trump on wall; a few cracks emerge

Most GOP lawmakers remained firmly behind President Donald Trump's fight to fund a border wall but that solidarity was beginning to crack among Republicans from...

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January 3, 2019 at 3:32 am

How the House will elect the speaker: A viewer’s guide

Nancy Pelosi will make her bid Thursday to become speaker of the House, after she lost the title in 2011 when Republicans won control of...

October 22, 2018 at 4:38 am

‘Lyin’ Ted’ gets visit from ‘Sleazy Donald’ with Texas rally; will it help or hurt?

Donald Trump is heading to Texas Monday to bolster Republican Sen. Ted Cruz -- the man he dubbed "lyin' Ted" when they were campaign rivals...

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