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‘This Is Bigger Than Me,’ Hill Says Katie Hill, the first-term Democrat who resigned her congressional seat this week, delivered an impassioned farewell speech on Capitol Hill on Thursday, denouncing what she called a double standard toward women. First Published This NEWS

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Do More Candidates Frighten You? Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox. We asked. You answered! There’s been a lot of debate within political circles over whether Democrats are calling out for a savior to enter the 2020 primary, or whether they’re just fine with who they’ve got, thank you very much.

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Trump’s Claim That Aides Are Immune From Testifying Is Tested in Courts “Kupperman is in a classic Catch-22,” Mr. Cooper said, adding, “He cannot satisfy both of them, but he is perfectly prepared to satisfy whichever command this court says is valid.”

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Trump, Lifelong New Yorker, Declares Himself a Resident of Florida He came of age in Queens, built Trump Tower, starred in “The Apprentice,” bankrupted his businesses six times, and drew cheering crowds and angry protesters to Fifth Avenue after his election.

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House Impeachment Inquiry Vote Underscores Intense Polarization WASHINGTON — When the Republican-led House voted in 1998 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton, 31 Democrats sided with Republicans, and the White House breathed a sigh of relief that the number was not significantly larger.

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Paula White, Trump’s Personal Pastor, Joins the White House Paula White, a televangelist based in Florida and personal pastor to President Trump whom he has known since 2002, has joined the Trump administration in an official capacity, according to a White House official.

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Meet the Democrats Who Broke Ranks on Impeachment WASHINGTON — Before the House voted on Thursday to endorse the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into President Trump, two of the most conservative lawmakers in the caucus hazarded a guess as to whether some colleagues might join them in opposing the measure.

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White House Aide Confirms He Saw Signs of a Quid Pro Quo on Ukraine WASHINGTON — A National Security Council aide testified on Thursday that a top diplomat who was close to President Trump told him that a package of military assistance for Ukraine would not be released until the country committed to investigating Mr.

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Obama on Call-Out Culture: ‘That’s Not Activism’ Former President Barack Obama made a rare foray into the cultural conversation this week, objecting to the prevalence of “call-out culture” and “wokeness” during an interview about…

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‘American Dharma’ Review: What Makes Steve Bannon Tick? Nearly 14 months have passed since “American Dharma,” the director Errol Morris’s sidelong study of the former Trump White House strategist Stephen K.

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E.P.A. to Roll Back Rules to Control Toxic Metals from Coal Plants Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter.

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Live Vote Count: Rules for the Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Live Vote Count: Rules for the Trump Impeachment Inquiry

The U.S. House is expected to vote on Thursday morning to lay out the rules for the impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump, as it heads into a more public phase. The Times will be in the House chamber and presenting every representative’s vote live.

Thursday’s vote will be the first time since the Democrats began their inquiry last month that the entire House will be asked to go…

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Americans Trust Local News. That Belief Is Being Exploited. As the tactic has become more common, political leaders have also created or promoted seemingly independent local websites.

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Why ‘Medicare for All’ Could Both Raise Taxes and Lower Costs

Why ‘Medicare for All’ Could Both Raise Taxes and Lower Costs

Health care in the United States already represents one of every five dollars in our economy. The box below shows where all of those dollars are expected to come from next year.

The charts above compare two leading sets of health care proposals advocated by Democrats running for president. The first, a “public option” plan, is similar to proposals from Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and…

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In Virginia Suburbs, Republicans Sound a Lot Like Democrats VIRGINIA BEACH — As Glenn Davis seeks a fourth term in Virginia’s House of Delegates, he is going door to door with campaign literature touting his role in expanding Medicaid, his efforts to address gun violence and his support for L.G.B.T.Q.

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White House Pressed Car Makers to Join Its Fight Over California Emissions Rules WASHINGTON — Monday’s surprise move by General Motors, Toyota and other auto giants to back President Trump in his fight with California over pollution rules came after days of White House pressure to support one of the administration’s biggest efforts to weaken climate regulations.

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‘I Thought It Was Me’ Another one down, 17 to go. As we move further into fall, the Democratic primary field is very, very slowly beginning to shrink.