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Rep. Tom Barrett, D-Wis., holds a draft copy of the Articles of Impeachment against President Clinton in December 1998.

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'Impeachment Lite'? How Articles Against Trump Compare To Clinton's And Nixon's

1:07pm December 13, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump and Republican supporters have dismissed the articles of impeachment brought before the president, but how do their arguments stack up?

Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York, smiles during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 18, 2016.

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Giuliani: The Lawyer At The Center Of The Ukraine Affair, And The Path That Led There

11:34am December 13, 2019

by Steve Inskeep

A look back at the career of a central figure in the Ukraine affair: Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.

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Ivanka Trump, who works at the White House as an adviser to her father, President Trump, said she has seen a shift in Republican attitudes on paid parental leave.

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Paid Parental Leave: How Republicans Learned To Love A Democratic Priority

10:34am December 13, 2019

by Tamara Keith

A Republican president is helping advance what has long been a Democratic priority as part of a defense bill. Not all Republicans are thrilled about it.

Robert O'Brien, President Trump's new national security adviser, has dire warnings for U.S. allies considering Huawei as a partner for 5G networks.

China Wants Your Personal Information, Trump's National Security Adviser Warns

8:05pm December 10, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

If some U.S. allies allow Chinese company Huawei into their 5G telecommunications networks, Robert O'Brien says China's communist government would have access to sensitive personal data.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with President Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

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Trump To Meet Russia's Lavrov At White House Tuesday

8:22pm December 09, 2019

by Roberta Rampton

The last time Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was at the White House, Trump bragged about firing former FBI Director James Comey.

Impeachable offenses were listed on a monitor as the House Judiciary Committee listened to testimony by constitutional scholars earlier this week.

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Democrats Are Going To Impeach Trump — Here's How They Might Do It

2:50pm December 07, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Democrats are going forward with impeachment against President Trump. During a hearing this week, they tipped their hand about the three articles they might bring forward.

President Trump travels to London on Monday. But as the House Judiciary Committee holds its first hearing, it's unlikely Trump will be able to leave the impeachment inquiry behind.

Impeachment Looms Over Trump Trip Abroad, As It Did For Clinton In 1998

10:39am December 02, 2019

by Tamara Keith

President Trump leaves for a three-day trip to London on Monday. But as former President Clinton's 1998 impeachment drama showed, there's little refuge from the political storm — even overseas.

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Mark Sandy, from the Office of Management and Budget, arrives to the US Capitol earlier this month for a deposition regarding whether President Donald Trump ordered a hold on military assistance to Ukraine.

The Hold On Ukraine Aid: A Timeline Emerges From Impeachment Probe

11:14pm November 27, 2019

by David Welna

$400 million in security assistance to Ukraine was put on hold this past summer. But exactly how and when those events unfolded has been unclear.

Attorney General William P. Barr, shown here last month in Topeka, Kansas, addressed The Federalist Society at an event on Friday night.

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Barr Accuses Democrats Of Trying To 'Cripple' The Trump Administration's Power

4:55pm November 16, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The Attorney General's remarks at The Federalist Society drew swift criticism from some legal experts, who decried his ideas as "authoritarian" and "dangerous."

In 'A Warning,' An Invisible Hand Rings A Somber Alarm

1:23pm November 14, 2019

by Ron Elving

President Trump, we are told in this soon-to-be-published book, has destroyed the guardrails thoughtful people tried to erect around him. Further, he has banished nearly all those thoughtful people.