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President Clinton in the Rose Garden of the White House on Dec. 11, 1998, before delivering a statement on the impeachment inquiry.

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President Clinton Was Impeached 21 Years Ago. Some Parallels Run Deep

11:13am December 06, 2019

by Brian Naylor

From the politics to the presidents' counternarratives, there are a number of similarities between the events of December 1998 and the proceedings underway now against President Trump.

Democratic presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg (left) and Bernie Sanders have taken differing positions on how comprehensive free college plans should be, which gets at a philosophical difference over the role of government assistance.

Who Should Get Free College? Buttigieg Ad Inflames Key Divide Among Democrats

9:04am December 06, 2019

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Buttigieg has criticized plans that make public college "free for even the kids of millionaires," opening up an argument in the Democratic primary campaign over the role of government.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin On Impeachment

7:28am December 06, 2019

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered the House Judiciary Committee to draw up articles of impeachment. NPR's Noel King speaks to Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee.

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News Brief: Pelosi Announces Impeachment Plans, Measles, Uber Sexual Assaults

5:00am December 06, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that House Democrats will move ahead with drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump. We look at what's next. Also, the latest on measles outbreaks.

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Democrats Campaign In Waterloo, Iowa

5:00am December 06, 2019

by Juana Summers

This week the Democratic Party has been facing a reckoning over race and representation. Much of that debate is playing out Waterloo, Iowa, the largely white state that holds the first caucuses to chose the next president.

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Democrats Offer Different Free College Plans

5:00am December 06, 2019

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Pete Buttigieg wants to offer free public college to low and middle income families. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren would offer free college to everyone, including the wealthy.

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Democrats have failed to allow for "a robust set of hearings" on impeachment in the House Judiciary Committee, says Rep. Doug Collins, the top Republican on the committee.

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Top Judiciary Republican Says White House Should Participate In Inquiry, With Caveats

5:55pm December 05, 2019

by Jason Breslow

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee tells NPR the Trump administration should take part in the process but says Democrats have made cooperation all but impossible.

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How Did Framers Of The Constitution Come Up With 'High Crimes And Misdemeanors'?

5:53pm December 05, 2019

by Ron Elving

What does the framework of high crimes and misdemeanors, as written in the Constitution, tell us about the founding father's intentions?

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House Judiciary Committee Will Begin Drawing Up Charges Against President Trump

5:29pm December 05, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the House Judiciary Committee would begin drafting articles of impeachment but it's unclear how broad the scope of the charges against President Trump will be.

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Biden Gets In Spat With Voter In Iowa, Who Challenged Him On His Son And Ukraine

5:29pm December 05, 2019

by Scott Detrow

Former Vice President Biden got in a spat with a voter in Iowa who challenged him on his son's business activity in Ukraine and his age. It's not the first argument he's had with a voter on the trail.

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