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- FocusOne vote at a time: Meet 2020鈥檚 most determined underdogAdm. Joe Sestak, who once commanded 15,000 sailors, is polling at 0% in the 2020 Democratic primary. He walked across N.H. in a bid to win votes.
- Was there a quid pro quo with Ukraine? Three questions.On Tuesday, senior U.S. diplomat to Ukraine William Taylor told lawmakers he was concerned aid was being held up for 鈥榙omestic political reasons.鈥
- Monitor BreakfastKen Cuccinelli鈥檚 fierce focus on protecting AmericansAt a Monitor Breakfast, the head of a key Homeland Security agency defended new restrictions on legal immigration in 鈥淎merica First鈥 terms.
- First LookUS expands DNA collection requirements at the borderWith new Department of Justice regulations, the Trump administration is closer to collecting biometric data on hundreds of thousands of migrants.
- First LookElection hacking may be kept from publicThe public still does not know which two Florida counties were hacked during the 2016 election. Some officials are advocating for more transparency.聽
- First LookIs Mick Mulvaney helping or hurting President Trump?Asked why Trump wanted the G7 at his Florida resort, Mick Mulvaney said Mr. Trump "still considers himself to be in the hospitality business."
- Adam Schiff and the credibility of impeachmentAdam Schiff has become the symbol of the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry. That is not an easy role to fill.聽
- Trump policy stirs debate: How 'self-sufficient' must immigrants be?Conservatives espouse the ideal of self-sufficiency, while liberals embrace interdependence 鈥 a divide that鈥檚 central to the debate over immigration.
- 鈥楧eep state鈥 versus a president? It didn鈥檛 begin with Trump.Career bureaucrats are among those providing evidence in the Democratic-led impeachment investigation of President Trump.
- First LookElijah Cummings remembered as a fighter, orator, and friendRep. Elijah Cummings, who died Thursday, was the representative for Maryland's 7th district and chaired the House Oversight Committee.聽
- Monitor BreakfastTrump official: Birthright citizenship can end without amending ConstitutionAt a Monitor Breakfast, acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli said, 'The聽question is, do you need congressional action or can the executive act on their own?'聽
- Politics WatchAs Warren rises, so do attacks on her truthfulnessSen. Elizabeth Warren鈥檚 opponents may not win in a battle of plans. But attacking her honesty could undercut her image of combating corruption.
- Ohio is used to picking the president. Will they this time?Ohio used to be a key swing state in presidential elections. Democrats see an opening, but analysts wonder whether it鈥檚 still a political bellwether.
- In race for president, Gen Xers are finding reality bitesKamala Harris is the strongest Gen X hopeful in polls, but barely ahead of her age cohort 鈥 the uncertain generation between boomers and millennials.
- Cover StoryNRA troubles: A hunter targets the world鈥檚 most powerful gun lobbyNRA corruption allegations have weakened the group. Plenty of gun rights advocates are ready to step in.聽
- Caught in Trump impeachment storm, Joe Biden holds steadyThe Ukraine scandal hasn鈥檛 seemed to hurt Joe Biden鈥檚 standing in the polls. But as he attacks Trump, the Democratic candidate runs a risk 鈥 having his own r茅sum茅 as a Washington insider turned against him.
- Politics WatchWhy impeachment polls matter so much to TrumpPublic support for Democrats鈥 impeachment efforts is rising, even among Republican voters 鈥 a trend which could spur GOP lawmakers to defect from the president.
- Is US in constitutional crisis? That may not be most important question.Experts who say the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis argue the standoff between Trump and the House isn鈥檛 something the Constitution can resolve alone.
- First LookBirthplace of civil rights movement elects first black mayorMontgomery, Alabama, the first capital of the Confederacy and the location of the Montgomery bus boycotts, elected Steven Reed as聽mayor Tuesday.
- The ExplainerIs the House impeachment inquiry illegitimate? Three questions.Impeachment will always be divisive, but exactly how it unfolds will make or break how the public views the integrity of the process.