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House Gears Up For Impeachment Vote This Week

4:24pm December 16, 2019

by Tim Mak

The House Judiciary committee filed a report ahead of the full House vote on two articles of impeachment against President Trump. At least one Democrat who opposes impeachment plans to switch parties.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., speaks to the media on Friday. His committee has released a report on the articles of impeachment against President Trump, ahead of a vote by the full House.

READ: The House Judiciary Committee's Trump Impeachment Report

2:42pm December 16, 2019

by NPR Staff

Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., completed a rare impeachment report — like ones filed for former Presidents Nixon and Clinton — ahead of a House vote expected this week. It includes Republicans' views.

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) Attends Republican Election Watch Party

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The Republican Party's "Racism Problem" (Rebroadcast)

1:27pm December 16, 2019

What are the challenges for conservatives of color today?

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Schumer Asks For 4 Witnesses At Trump Impeachment Trial

12:00pm December 16, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about his request to call witnesses ahead of an expected Trump impeachment trial. NPR's Mara Liasson weighs in on the conversation.

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NPR-Marist Poll On Impeachment, Democratic Presidential Candidates

11:54am December 16, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds: American views of impeachment are divided and unchanged. Also, ex-Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the Democratic presidential contest.

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The House Judiciary Committee on Friday approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump.

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House Slated To Impeach Trump This Week — How It Will Work And What Comes Next

11:25am December 16, 2019

by Deirdre Walsh

The full House is expected to approve two articles of impeachment against the president. The GOP-led Senate is already making plans for what leaders hope will be a quick trial in January.

News Brief: Impeachment, India's Citizenship Law, Climate Summit

6:12am December 16, 2019

The impeachment process against President Trump continues. Protests expand over India's controversial new citizenship law. And, the U.N. climate summit ends without a significant agreement.

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Views on impeachment are nearly evenly split, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, with 48% against and 47% in support. Above, President Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Dec. 13.

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Poll: Opinions Of Impeachment Remain Unchanged; Signs Point To Base Election In 2020

5:26am December 16, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Despite weeks of public hearings, views on impeachment haven't budged, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. "It's like the hearings have never happened," pollster Lee Miringoff said.

Former Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the crowded Democratic presidential primary field, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. Above, they appear during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Atlanta on

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NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Biden, Sanders Lead 2020 Democratic Race

5:00am December 16, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they prefer former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders over the rest of the Democratic field just ahead of Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

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Rep. Kim Schrier On The Case For Impeachment

5:09pm December 15, 2019

Michel Martin speaks with the Washington Democratic about why she favors impeaching President Trump.

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