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House Intelligence Report Reveals Call Logs Between White House And Giuliani

4:25pm December 04, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

The House Intelligence Committee report revealed calls between the White House and Rudy Giuliani, and between Devin Nunes, the committee's ranking Republican, and a Giuliani associate.

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Impeachment Inquiry Enters New Phase With House Judiciary Committee

4:25pm December 04, 2019

by Susan Davis

The impeachment process moved into a new phase with the House Judiciary Committee hearing with legal scholars discussing what constitutes an impeachable offense. Democrats are sorting out next steps.

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Trump Names Robert Marbut To Head Federal Agency Focused On Homelessness

4:25pm December 04, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The Trump administration has named Robert Marbut to head the federal agency focused on homelessness, but the nominee is controversial and some worry he'll move away from prioritizing housing.

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Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., stands in an elevator after departing a secure area of the Capitol on Dec. 3. His appearance in call logs in the Democrats' impeachment report is raising new questions about his role in the Ukraine pressure campaign at the hear

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Giuliani, Nunes and '-1': A Look At What The Impeachment Report Phone Records Mean

4:17pm December 04, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

House investigators cited a series of newly disclosed telephone records that have set off new scrutiny and questions about key players in the Ukraine affair.

China has responded with swift condemnation after the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill targeting its mass crackdown on ethnic Muslim minorities. The bill decries what China describes as educational centers and the U.S. says are detention facil

China Rebukes House Bill Condemning Crackdown On Uighurs

4:12pm December 04, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The bill, which passed on Tuesday night in a 407-1 vote, condemns Beijing's treatment of the Muslim minority in Western China. It comes days after a measure supporting Hong Kong protesters.

Kelly Loeffler and NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins attend an event in Atlanta in 2016.

Against Trump's Wishes, Georgia Gov. Appoints Kelly Loeffler To Fill Senate Seat

2:59pm December 04, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Loeffler is the CEO of the financial platform Bakkt, as well as co-owner of the WNBA franchise the Atlanta Dream. The president reportedly wanted Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to appoint someone else.

President Trump's remarks follow his Tuesday meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in which the two men appeared to get along, though Trump needled Trudeau over Canada's defense spending.

Trump Calls Trudeau 'Two-Faced' After Video Shows Leaders Apparently Mocking Him

1:31pm December 04, 2019

by Krishnadev Calamur

The president was reacting to a video that appeared to show the Canadian prime minister and other world leaders discussing Trump, though he is never mentioned by name.

House Intelligence Committee Releases Impeachment Inquiry Report

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A New Phase Of The Impeachment Inquiry

12:49pm December 04, 2019

A newly released House Intelligence committee report says President Trump "solicited foreign election interference." Plus, constitutional scholars testify on President Trump's conduct.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., (left) looks on as ranking member Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., speaks before an impeachment hearing where constitutional scholars are testifying about the impeachment inquiry into President Trump on De

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WATCH LIVE: Judiciary Hearing Opens Final Act Of Democrats' Trump Impeachment Saga

12:08pm December 04, 2019

by Philip Ewing

Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., and his panel are hearing from experts about the legal context of impeachment as lawmakers move from fact-finding to deciding what to do with the evidence they have.

Supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community hold placards during a protest against passing of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Members of the LGBT community alleged th

India Just Passed A Trans Rights Bill. Why Are Trans Activists Protesting It?

11:42am December 04, 2019

by Sushmita Pathak

The new legislation purports to protect transgender rights — but many trans activists say it does the exact opposite.