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Questions Remain Over Whether Rudy Giuliani Is In Legal Jeopardy

4:39pm October 23, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

Two associates of President Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, pleaded not guilty to campaign finance violations. But questions remain about whether Giuliani is in legal jeopardy himself.

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House Republicans Disrupt Closed-Door Session During Impeachment Inquiry Proceedings

4:39pm October 23, 2019

House Republicans stormed a secure meeting room on Capitol Hill Wednesday where three House committees were in the middle of closed door testimony as part of the impeachment inquiry.

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Republicans Largely Stand Behind Trump Following William Taylor's Testimony

4:39pm October 23, 2019

by Susan Davis

After William Taylor testified the president leveraged military assistance and a White House meeting in return for political investigations in Ukraine, Republicans largely stuck behind the president.

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Former vice president and current Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden apologized on Tuesday for using the word "lynching" in 1998 to describe the impeachment of then-President Bill Clinton. Above, Biden speaks at this year's Democratic Women's Lea

After Slamming Trump, Biden Apologizes For Referring To 'Partisan Lynching' In 1998

4:18pm October 23, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

"This wasn't the right word to use and I'm sorry about that," Joe Biden tweeted after a video resurfaced of him using the term to describe the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.

Lev Parnas arrives at federal court for an arraignment hearing on Wednesday in New York City. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman are associates of Rudy Giuliani who have been charged with conspiring to circumvent federal campaign finance laws in schemes to funnel

Giuliani Associates Plead Not Guilty To Charges Of Making Illegal Campaign Donations

2:25pm October 23, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arrested at Dulles airport holding one-way tickets out of the country. Their case begins amid the inquiry into President Trump's alleged political pressure on Ukraine.

Virginia Commemorates 1619 Slavery Anniversary

Sen. Mark Warner On Social Media, Syria And The Election

2:21pm October 23, 2019

The Virginia politician realizes that digital tools, even if they don't cost anything, are never really free.

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What The Social Contract Means To Madeleine Albright

2:21pm October 23, 2019

The former secretary of state sat down with Joshua at the Global Inclusive Growth Summit.

President Trump To Name His Pick For Supreme Court Justice Opening In Primetime Address

Introducing The 'Accidental Guardians' Of First Amendment Rights

2:21pm October 23, 2019

How much do we know about those who have stepped up to fight for our right to speak freely? The podcast ‘Unprecedented” celebrates those stories.

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Ambassador Taylor's Testimony Ties Delay In Aid To Ukraine To Trump

12:18pm October 23, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Rep. Karen Bass of California about Ambassador William Taylor's testimony in the impeachment probe of President Trump. NPR's Tamara Keith weighs in on the topic.

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White House Labels Taylor's Testimony As More Triple Hearsay

12:06pm October 23, 2019

by Tamara Keith

The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor told lawmakers he came to believe there was a shadow foreign policy operation in the Trump administration, and that aid was withheld for political gain.

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