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As Senators Are Sworn In, Calls for a Full Impeachment Trial Intensify
This comes as more information is coming to light about the actions of President Trump and his associates.
Parnas Spins Tales of Trumpian Corruption — and We Know Most of Them Are True
Parnas said he came forward because he’s afraid of Barr’s Justice Department. Now that's terrifying.
Sanders Leads Democrats in New National Poll
Sanders has been experiencing a surge in both national and state-level polling for weeks.
Senate Urged to Convict Trump After GAO Says Freezing Ukraine Aid Was Illegal
The GAO, a federal watchdog agency, says the White House broke the law by withholding aid to Ukraine.
Trump Was on Board With the Plan to Use Ukraine to Torpedo Biden, Parnas Says
Giuliani's sidekick Lev Parnas says the president “knew exactly what was going on.”
Ex-Pharma Lobbyist Embedded in White House Tanked Drug Pricing Bill
With the help of outside political spending groups, Big Pharma led the campaign to sink the Lower Drug Costs Now Act.
Pelosi Pushes for a Real Impeachment Trial With Witnesses and Cross-Examination
The House presented articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate on Wednesday.
CNN Moderators Fixate on Cost of Medicare for All, Ignore Price of Endless War
The debate moderators should have redirected their scrutiny toward the costs of a potential war with Iran.
GOP Debate on Impeachment Witnesses Intensifies as Senate Trial Draws Near
The timing of the Senate impeachment trial could impact the 2020 presidential race.
Donald Trump Keeps Saying “Deep State.” It Doesn’t Mean What He Thinks It Means.
Trump’s own relationship to the national security deep state has been ambivalent at best.