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McConnell planning for as short an impeachment trial as possible Dec 12, 2019

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Several GOP senators say privately that it would be much better to limit the trial and quickly vote to acquit Trump, rather than engage in what could become a political circus.

House Democrats celebrate cutting a trade deal with Trump as they move to impeach him Dec 11, 2019

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The nation saw a split screen Tuesday, in which Nancy Pelosi dashed from a somber announcement of articles of impeachment against the president to a jubilant proclamation of a revised North American trade accord.

Nuanced IG report shows FBI problems but also offers vindication Dec 10, 2019

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Justice Department IG report examining the FBI investigation of Trump’s 2016 campaign rebutted accusations that officials were driven by political bias, but found broad failures requiring major changes.
Read the full reporting: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/inspector-general-report-trump-russia-investigation/2019/12/09/d5940d88-184c-11ea-a659-7d69641c6ff7_story.html?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=daily-202-big-idea

U.S. officials misled public about Afghan war, confidential documents reveal Dec 09, 2019

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The Post obtained records from more than 400 of the interviews after a three-year legal battle. The documents reveal that people who were directly involved in the war could not shake their doubts about the strategy and mission.
Read the full reporting: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=daily-202-big-idea

How Nancy Pelosi went from a skeptic to the face of impeachment Dec 06, 2019

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with a five-minute nationally televised address on Thursday morning, Pelosi has become the reluctant face of the impeachment effort.

Undocumented immigrants who worked for Trump recount his outbursts and habits Dec 05, 2019

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Over the past year, my colleagues Josh Parlow and Dave Fahrenthold have interviewed 48 people who worked illegally for the Trump Organization at 11 of its properties in Florida, New Jersey, New York and Virginia.
Read the article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-two-undocumented-housekeepers-took-on-the-president--and-revealed-trumps-long-term-reliance-on-illegal-immigrants/2019/12/04/3dff5b5c-0a15-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.html?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=daily-202-big-idea

House Republicans think they can derail first hearing in new phase of impeachment Dec 04, 2019

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Some of Capitol Hill’s most aggressive and colorful characters in both parties will have a new platform as the impeachment inquiry moves to the Judiciary Committee

Barr disagrees with IG’s finding on FBI’s Russia investigation Dec 03, 2019

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Attorney General Bill Barr has told associates he disagrees with the Justice Department’s inspector general on one of the key findings in an upcoming report about the FBI’s Russia investigation.

Ukraine’s president is taking on corruption, at the risk of angering Trump Dec 02, 2019

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By the end of this month, more than 500 Ukrainian prosecutors will be out of their jobs as part of sweeping professional reviews under Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Two OMB officials resigned in part over concerns about the legality of freezing Ukraine aid Nov 27, 2019

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President Trump knew about the whistleblower's complaint before he reluctantly unfroze the military aid to Ukraine.

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