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    Impeachment Evidence Not Even Close to Bribery, Heritage Legal Expert Says
    Nov22

    Impeachment Evidence Not Even Close to Bribery, Heritage Legal Expert Says

    As impeachment hearings draw to a close, witnesses have failed to produce hard evidence of wrongdoing on the part of President Donald Trump. Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow Hans von Spakovsky will join the podcast to unpack what we learned this week—and what to expect going forward. Read a lightly edited transcript of the interview,...

    Analysis: Mountain of impeachment evidence beyond dispute
    Nov22

    Analysis: Mountain of impeachment evidence beyond dispute

    WASHINGTON (AP) – After two weeks of riveting public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, there is a mountain of evidence that is now beyond dispute. Trump explicitly ordered U.S. government officials to work with his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani on matters related to Ukraine, a … …read more...

    Lindsey Graham officially opens investigation into Joe Biden, his son, and their dealings in Ukraine
    Nov22

    Lindsey Graham officially opens investigation into Joe Biden, his son, and their dealings in Ukraine

    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called on the State Department to provide documents related to the claims that Joe Biden abused the office of vice president in his relations with Ukraine during the Obama administration. Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the request in a letter published on Thursday and tweeted about the...

    Lindsey Graham launches a probe into the Bidens, Burisma and Ukraine
    Nov22

    Lindsey Graham launches a probe into the Bidens, Burisma and Ukraine

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    Kellyanne Conway thanks Rep. Adam Schiff for boost to President Trump
    Nov22

    Kellyanne Conway thanks Rep. Adam Schiff for boost to President Trump

    White House counselor and former pollster Kellyanne Conway likes what she sees in recent numbers coming out in favor of her boss, President Donald Trump — and extended some gratitude to Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) for making it all possible.What are the details?In the midst of House Democrats’ ongoing impeachment proceedings against...

    Here’s How Republicans Are Trying to Distance Trump From Rudy
    Nov22

    Here’s How Republicans Are Trying to Distance Trump From Rudy

    Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast/ReutersHouse Republicans have a big, Rudy Giuliani-shaped problem. President Trump’s personal attorney has spent the past few months repeating his various Ukraine conspiracy theories to anyone who’ll listen, and witnesses say he was at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily...

    Trumps Signs Stopgap Spending Bill
    Nov22

    Trumps Signs Stopgap Spending Bill

    President Trump on Thursday signed a short-term funding bill, averting the threat of a government shutdown until next month. Trump signed the bill, which will extend funding through December 20, hours before government funding was set to expire. The Senate, by a 74-20 vote, passed the short-term funding bill earlier in the day. The push to keep...

    Impeachment Battle Mirrors US Political Divide
    Nov22

    Impeachment Battle Mirrors US Political Divide

    Two weeks of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine have deepened the already sharp divide between Democrats and Republicans and have prompted many lawmakers to place more of a premium on party loyalty than the quality of testimony, some political analysts say. With 2020 presidential...

    Former Trump adviser undercuts GOP impeachment defenses
    Nov22

    Former Trump adviser undercuts GOP impeachment defenses

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A former White House official said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s top European envoy was sent on a “domestic political errand” seeking investigations of Democrats, stunning testimony that dismantled a main line of the president’s defense in the impeachment inquiry. In a riveting appearance on Capitol Hill,...

    Highlights of a Momentous Week of Impeachment Hearings
    Nov22

    Highlights of a Momentous Week of Impeachment Hearings

    The U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry hearings picked up steam this week, as nine current and former U.S. officials testified about President Donald Trump’s controversial dealings with the Ukrainian government.The historic impeachment inquiry was triggered by a whistleblower complaint about a July 25 phone call between Trump...