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- Covering impeachment: Senate rules test press duty to informA clampdown on access during impeachment has reporters scrambling for comments from lawmakers, many of whom have taken to posting Twitter videos.聽
- First LookDemocrats face challenges in President Trump's impeachment trialDemocratic prosecution began laying out their argument Wednesday against President Donald Trump in efforts to sway senators and the American public.
- Politics WatchPolitical scandal isn鈥檛 necessarily the end 鈥 it can be a beginningEgil Krogh, a Watergate 鈥榩lumber鈥 who passed away this week, served time in prison for his role in the burglary and cover up before going on to teach and lecture on ethics.
- First LookUS targets birthright citizenship with new visa restrictionsLatest restrictions from the Trump administration will prevent pregnant women from obtaining visas solely to give birth in the United States.聽
- Trump and McConnell: Political odd couple turned powerful partnershipStark differences in style belie a shared focus on winning that has bolstered their relationship, now facing a critical test in the impeachment trial.
- Sanders gains strength 鈥 and mainstream Democrats worrySanders pushes toward top of the Democratic presidential pack in Iowa, California, and nationally. But many in the party fret he鈥檇 fail to beat Trump.
- First LookImpeachment rules approved, but not witness testimonyRepublican senators hold the line and refuse to yield to demands from Democrats to call witnesses to President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
- Impeachment trial: A foregone conclusion belies big stakesThe Senate isn鈥檛 likely to remove President Trump. But the trial is important because of the political messages it may send in an election year.聽
- First LookThe Senate impeachment trial resumes amid procedural debatePresident Donald Trump's impeachment trial reconvenes Jan. 21, 2020. Four presidential candidates will be serving as jurors.
- What Virginia gun rally says about future of Second Amendment rightsBeyond聽Second Amendment rights, the聽pro-gun rally planned for Monday in Richmond, Virginia, is聽about changes in demographics and cultural attitudes.
- First LookParnas says 'President Trump knew exactly what was going on'Lev Parnas delivered聽accusations against the president in a TV interview Wednesday. The White House office violated federal law, says the GAO. 聽聽
- First LookVirginia to become crucial 38th state to ratify ERAThe Virginia House and Senate approved the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, but whether it will become the 28th Amendment is still unclear.
- Politics WatchWill 2020 be the year Iowa loses its clout? Or will it matter more than ever?With its first-in-the-nation caucuses, Iowa has played a major role in selecting Democratic nominees in recent decades, to the consternation of some.
- Trump impeachment and the Parnas papers: Three questionsThe U.S. impeachment drama has taken a fresh turn with the release of new documents provided by Lev Parnas. What role will they play in Senate trial?
- First LookHouse votes to send impeachment articles to SenateThe third impeachment trial in American history聽is set to start Thursday.
- As Democrats grow more secular, N.H. clergy press candidates on valuesA group of New Hampshire faith leaders is trying to get a sense of what鈥檚 in candidates鈥 hearts, and focus the political dialogue on shared values.
- First LookHouse turns over new documents for upcoming impeachment trialSpeaker Nancy Pelosi has named House prosecutors for President Donald Trump鈥檚 impeachment trial as new information comes to light.
- First LookHouse votes Wednesday to begin Trump's impeachment trialThe House will vote on Wednesday to send the impeachment articles to the Senate as Republicans stand divided over the terms of the trial. 聽
- First LookCory Booker ends White House bid low in pollsThe departure of the New Jersey Senator leaves聽a field聽that was once the most diverse in history with just one African American candidate.
- How political tribalism is leading to more political hypocrisyIt鈥檚 easy to find examples of political hypocrisy (especially of the other side), but sometimes it鈥檚 just a misunderstanding of another鈥檚 views.