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Jan 30 2020
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Trump legal team advances blanket defense against impeachment
President Trump’s legal team offered a startling defense Wednesday as senators debated his fate in the impeachment trial, arguing that presidents could do nearly anything so long as they believe their reelection is in the public interest.
The assertion from Alan Dershowitz, one of the attorneys representing the president, seemed to take GOP senators by surprise, and few were willing to
Washington PostMar 31 2019
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The Feds Are Worried About Long-Term Effect Of Trump’s FBI Attacks
For nearly two years, Republicans stuck with their mantras: Robert Mueller was on a witch hunt. The FBI was some sort of liberal resistance haven. The Russia investigation shouldn’t have even begun. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions were part of the “deep state.” Everyone was out to get Donald Trump.
Now that Attorney General William Barr
HuffPostAug 07 2013
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A CNN investigation: The Truth about Benghazi
Nearly a year later, Benghazi remains a flashpoint in Washington for two very different reasons: indefensible pre-attack policy decisions and irresistible post-attack politics. The Obama White House, from the president on down, complains of "phony" Republican-led congressional investigations. Yet the administration's own reluctant, and at times inaccurate, responses to congressional inquiries
CNN (Online News)Dec 03 2019
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Impeachment puts spotlight on Georgia Republican eyeing Senate
Rep. Doug Collins isn’t expected to win a coveted appointment this week to fill a Senate seat in Georgia, but the ambitious Republican will play a leading role defending President Trump in the next act of impeachment drama.
And in doing so, Collins is certain to raise his national profile, putting him in a stronger position for a possible Senate bid next year.
As the top
The HillJan 08 2015
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House passes 40-hour workweek for Obamacare; Dems buck Obama veto threat
The House passed a bill Thursday that defines full-time work under Obamacare as a traditional 40 hours, with a dozen Democrats choosing to rebuff President Obama’s veto threat before the measure heads for a tougher test in the Senate.
The 252-172 vote to lift the bar from 30 hours to 40 marked the GOP-dominated Congress’ first stab at dismantling the Affordable Care Act, a cornerstone
Washington TimesFeb 28 2013
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Rove: My Posterior Was Shredded Over Election
Republican political strategist Karl Rove says donors to his American Crossroads super PAC have treated him roughly after the GOPs disappointing results in the elections last year.
“My posterior was shredded a little bit by donors wondering why we are writing checks forpeople who then turn around and run such lousy campaigns, Rove said at a speech Wednesday in Dallas, according to The
Newsmax (News)Jun 24 2014
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John Boehner May Sue Obama Over Use Of Executive Actions
House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) is talking about suing President Barack Obama for allegedly exceeding his constitutional authority when it comes to administering the laws that Congress passes.
Boehner has frequently accused Obama of picking and choosing what portions of laws to enforce, sometimes by issuing executive orders. That is particularly so for health care and immigration
Dick MorrisFeb 21 2013
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Senators Consider National ID Card as Part of Immigration Bill
Senators drafting a bipartisan immigration bill are considering the creation of a high-tech national identity card to be carried by all workers, whether or not they are U.S. citizens.
The biometric ID card would use fingerprints or other personal markers to establish a persons legal eligibility to work, according to the Wall Street Journal.
In a statement, the bipartisan Senate
Newsmax (News)Sep 22 2021
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Why Did Gabby Petito Become the Nation's Biggest Story?
From the Center
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For much of the past week, the disappearance of 22-year old Gabby Petito has been one of the most-covered stories in America and beyond. Why?
Petito went missing in August during a cross-country road trip with her boyfriend, 23-year old Brian Laundrie. The two documented their journey on social media,
Henry A. BrechterJan 22 2020
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Schiff may have mischaracterized Parnas evidence, documents show
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff appears to have mischaracterized a text message exchange between two players in the Ukraine saga, according to documents obtained by POLITICO — a possible error the GOP will likely criticize as another example of the Democrats’ rushed effort to impeach President Donald Trump.
The issue arose when Schiff (D-Calif.) sent a letter to House Judiciary
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