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Navy Board May Strip Gallagher Of SEAL Status Despite Trump Support

5:26am November 21, 2019

by Steve Walsh

President Trump last week pardoned Edward Gallagher, the Navy SEAL at the center of a war crimes case. Now there's word that Gallagher and three other SEALS may be ousted from the elite force.

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is weighing a 2020 presidential run. He'd join two other wealthy, self-funding Democrats in the primary: John Delaney and Tom Steyer.

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Why Money (Usually) Can't Buy You A Successful Campaign

5:00am November 21, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Only one major self-funding candidate — President Trump — has ever won the Oval Office. Despite long odds, some Democrats are spending millions of their own on the 2020 race, or contemplating it.

Democrats are debating on Wednesday night.

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Democratic Debate: Live Fact Check, Analysis Of November's Faceoff

9:43pm November 20, 2019

by NPR Staff

Ten candidates are on stage in Atlanta on Wednesday night — amid an impeachment inquiry into President Trump and a shifting field. NPR reporters have live analysis and fact checks of their remarks.

Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles Director Rhonda Lahm has signed an agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau to share the state's driver's license records. The bureau is planning to use the records as part of an effort to produce data about the citizens

Nebraska Is 1st State To Share Driver's License Records With Census Bureau

9:20pm November 20, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The state's Department of Motor Vehicles signed an agreement to share records that the Census Bureau says will help it produce data about the citizenship status of every person living in the U.S.

"Was there a 'quid pro quo'?" Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland said in his opening remarks to House Intelligence Committee."With regard to the requested White House call and White House meeting, the answer is yes."

Sondland Says Top Trump Officials Knew Of Push For Ukraine Investigations

8:39pm November 20, 2019

by Philip Ewing

A Pentagon official said Ukraine asked about the military aid on July 25, the day the nations' leaders spoke. It has been assumed that Kyiv wasn't aware the funding was put on hold until much later.

What Rep. Jim Jordan's Constituents Make Of His Role In The Impeachment Inquiry

5:51pm November 20, 2019

by Nick Evans

The impeachment inquiry is putting an outspoken Ohio congressman in the national spotlight. Republican Jim Jordan has long been a favorite of conservatives and one of Trump's staunchest defenders.

Gordon Sondland, the U.S ambassador to the European Union, departs for a short break while testifying before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Key Takeaways From Gordon Sondland's Watershed Impeachment Hearing

5:33pm November 20, 2019

by Philip Ewing

The U.S. ambassador to the European Union said all the top leaders in officialdom were "in the loop" throughout the Ukraine affair, broadening its implications well beyond President Trump.

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Steven Pifer, Former Ambassador To Ukraine, Weighs In On Impeachment Hearings

5:22pm November 20, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Steven Pifer, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, about his thoughts on Wednesday's testimonies in the public impeachment inquiry hearings.

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Gordon Sondland, U.S. Ambassador To The E.U., Answers Questions About Ukraine

5:22pm November 20, 2019

Impeachment hearings continued Wednesday, with Gordon Sondland, President Trump's ambassador to the European Union, taking questions about his involvement pressing Ukraine for investigations.

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GOP Strategist Mike Murphy Discusses What Republicans Think Of Impeachment Hearings

4:35pm November 20, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with GOP strategist Mike Murphy about Republican views on the impeachment inquiry hearings.

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