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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Hoyer: ‘We need to talk about’ delaying Senate impeachment trial — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, the second-ranking lawmaker in the House, said Wednesday that Democrats must discuss a last-ditch gambit to delay sending articles of impeachment to the Senate and prevent …
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Some House Democrats push Pelosi to withhold impeachment articles, delay Senate trial — A group of House Democrats is pushing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leaders to withhold the articles of impeachment against President Trump that are expected to emerge on Wednesday, potentially delaying a Senate trial for months.
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
Impeachment day for Trump: A bruised ego, a Twitter eruption and a rally — His chief spokeswoman said he would be “working all day,” but President Donald Trump spent much of Wednesday tweeting and retweeting about impeachment. — He holed up in the White House residence in the morning …
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ABC News:
Donald Trump becomes 3rd president in US history to be impeached — A full day of debate is ending with final votes in the Democrat-led House. — LIVE NOW — Donald Trump became only the third president in U.S. history to be impeached when the House on Wednesday approved an article accusing him of abuse of power.
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Trump Approval Inches Up, While Support for Impeachment Dips
Trump Approval Inches Up, While Support for Impeachment Dips
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Laura Davison / Bloomberg:
Key Senate Republican Bucks McConnell to Push for Drug Pricing
Key Senate Republican Bucks McConnell to Push for Drug Pricing
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Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi's pin at the impeachment debate was a declaration: The republic will survive this — The day was sober, no matter what side of the Trump impeachment debate one might be on. It was a sad day, on that there was bipartisan agreement. — And for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump impeached by the House for abuse of power, obstruction of Congress — The votes sets the stage for a trial in the Senate, due to begin in early January. — Watch live: House votes on articles of impeachment against Trump — President Donald J. Trump was impeached on Wednesday.
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ABC News:
House debates historic vote on impeaching President Trump: Live updates — A full day of debate lies ahead before a final vote in the Democrat-led House. — LIVE NOW — The House on Wednesday was poised to impeach a sitting president for just the third time in American history …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump ‘going crazy’ over impeachment legacy
Trump ‘going crazy’ over impeachment legacy
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Stain of Impeachment Will Last Forever
Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ poll: Public remains split on Trump's impeachment and ouster from office
NBC/WSJ poll: Public remains split on Trump's impeachment and ouster from office
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NBC News:
‘We are all mad’: Trump, White House fume as House debates impeachment
‘We are all mad’: Trump, White House fume as House debates impeachment
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NBC News:
Live Blog / Live updates: House votes on impeachment of President Trump
Live Blog / Live updates: House votes on impeachment of President Trump
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Americans are split on impeaching Trump, NBC/WSJ poll says
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
We're watching the fantasy version of the House of Representatives
We're watching the fantasy version of the House of Representatives
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Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
As House convenes on impeachment, Trump declares disbelief
As House convenes on impeachment, Trump declares disbelief
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Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Battles New Sanctions on Russia — On Tuesday, President Trump claimed he was tougher on Russia than his predecessor. At the same time, his subordinates strongly opposed a bill imposing new sanctions on Moscow. — The Trump administration is quietly fighting …
Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
Surveillance footage outside of Jeffrey Epstein's cell during first suicide attempt is missing — Surveillance footage of the outside of Jeffrey Epstein's cell at the troubled Metropolitan Correctional Center during his first suicide attempt has gone missing, prosecutors revealed Wednesday.
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Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Rudy Giuliani Flew To Ukraine On A Budget Flight. But He Left On A Private Jet. — Rudy Giuliani flew to Kyiv on a budget airline when he visited earlier this month — but he left in style, on a private jet. — It was the afternoon of December 4 when Giuliani flew to the Ukrainian capital …
Paul Demko / Politico:
Court voids Obamacare mandate — but not the whole law — Lower court must now reconsider fate of the full statute — A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down Obamacare's individual mandate in a decision that immediately thrusts the health care law to the forefront of the 2020 elections.
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Lara Seligman / Foreign Policy:
Pentagon's Policy Chief Under Fire as Senior Officials Head for the Exits — Current and former officials point to John Rood as a major source of frustration in the U.S. Defense Department policy shop. — Three years into U.S. President Donald Trump's administration …
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Fourth Pentagon official announces resignation within week — A top Pentagon intelligence official will soon leave the building, the fourth key defense official to announce their resignation within a week. — Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Kari Bingen submitted …
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Bloomberg says Democratic candidates, including Biden, don't have the right experience — “The presidency shouldn't be a training job,” Bloomberg said. “You need somebody who comes in and knows how to run an organization.” — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday …
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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Democrats are sleepwalking into a Biden disaster
Democrats are sleepwalking into a Biden disaster
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Andrew P. Napolitano / Washington Times:
Trump impeachment: Undisputed evidence that he abused his power — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — The rule of law is a cornerstone of American democracy and is integral to the U.S. Constitution. It stands for the principles that no person is beneath the laws' protections. No person is above the laws' requirements.
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CREW:
Trump Hotel Room Prices Spiked 13x Last Weekend. We Finally Know Why. — In November, we noticed a mysterious spike in the price of available rooms at Trump's DC hotel for a Saturday night in December. The minimum cost was 13 times the average, but we couldn't identify a reason for the spike …
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Phil McCausland / NBC News:
USDA tariff tracker removes Wakanda, fictional home of Black Panther, as free trade partner — There were hundreds of U.S. Department of Agriculture data inputs for Wakanda, a nation that first appeared in the July 1966 Marvel comic Fantastic Four #52. — Wakanda's free trade agreement with the United States wasn't forever.
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Top Senate Republicans request records, interviews with former Obama officials — Top Senate Republicans on Wednesday requested records from and interviews with former Obama administration officials regarding Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company, and Hunter Biden, both of which have been at the heart of Trump's impeachment inquiry.
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Elizabeth Vaughn / Redstate:
How Did the Bidens' Corruption Become Trump's Scandal?
Sarah Quinlan / Arc Digital:
The Plight of #NeverTrump Conservative Women — Not welcome in the Democratic party; don't fit in the Republican party either — “I — can no longer in good conscience endorse this person for president. It is some of the most abhorrent and offensive comments that you can possibly imagine.
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. plans crackdown on violent crime in 7 cities — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced a crackdown Wednesday aimed at driving down violent crime in seven of the nation's most violent cities. — Attorney General William Barr is announcing the initiative known …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP's closing impeachment argument: Denying basic facts — It's often been said that the two sides in the current impeachment debate can't even agree on basic facts. But increasingly for the GOP, that's also true of well-established and indisputable facts.
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Kamala D. Harris / New York Times:
Will McConnell Let the Senate Hold a Fair Impeachment Trial? — Every one of my colleagues has an obligation to pursue the truth, regardless of the politics. — Ms. Harris is a Democratic senator from California. — Today the House of Representatives will vote on whether to impeach President Trump.
Joe Biden:
Statement from Vice President Joe Biden on the Rise of Anti-Semitism and the Battle for the Soul of This Nation — Across America, and around the globe, the disturbing rise of anti-Semitism is shredding the fabric of our communities, tearing apart the lives of innocent people and their families, and eroding the soul of our nation.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Attack on Amazon May Be His Most Egregious Abuse of Power Yet — That President Trump's Ukraine policy led to articles of impeachment against him was largely a matter of chance. A CIA official decided to collect evidence that the administration's foreign policy was being used as a domestic oppo-research shakedown.
David Harsanyi / National Review:
Impeach Him If You Like, but for the Love of God, Stop Pretending You Care about the Constitution — Perhaps Donald Trump deserves to be impeached for his Ukrainian adventure. Heck, maybe he deserves to be impeached for sending that insanely entertaining letter yesterday.
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Mainer:
UMaine College Republicans Caught in MAGA Civil War — Student group sides with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, loses key advisor — The chair of the University of Maine's political science department resigned her position as faculty advisor to the UMaine College Republicans in protest …
John F. Harris / Politico:
Impeachment and the Crack Up of the Conservative Mind — On this day of righteous fury — the nation's second presidential impeachment in 21 years — I have a special request. — I want to hear from someone, anyone, who meets two standards. One, this person is a supporter of Donald Trump …
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