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Trump hopes Barr's secret meetings overseas will discredit the investigation into his 2016 campaign Oct 01, 2019

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Barr’s personal involvement has stoked further criticism from Democrats pursuing impeachment that he is helping the Trump administration use executive branch powers to augment investigations aimed primarily at the president’s adversaries.

House Democrats are counting on Adam Schiff to keep the impeachment inquiry focused Sep 30, 2019

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Pelosi has sidelined Jerry Nadler and elevated Adam Schiff to lead the investigation, which will focus narrowly on the Ukraine matter.

Why the CIA whistleblower had a bigger impact than Mueller in the drive toward impeachment Sep 27, 2019

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The document the whistleblower delivered reveals almost as much about the investigative mission he carried out in stealth as it does about the alleged abuses of power by the president.

Trump appointees at Department of Justice quickly rejected a criminal referral over Ukraine call Sep 26, 2019

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Justice Department officials took less than a month to abandon an inquiry into President Trump’s communications with his Ukrainian counterpart about investigating former vice president Joe Biden.

How Giuliani’s shadow diplomacy in Ukraine led to Pelosi opening impeachment inquiry Sep 25, 2019

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President Trump’s attempt to pressure the leader of Ukraine followed a months-long fight inside the administration that sidelined national security officials and empowered political loyalists.

Trump demanded that almost $400 million be held back from Ukraine Sep 24, 2019

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President Trump told Mick Mulvaney to hold back almost $400 million in military aid for Ukraine at least a week before a phone call in which Trump is said to have pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate the son of Joe Biden.

Impeachment is becoming more likely after Trump suggests he mentioned Biden to Ukraine president Sep 23, 2019

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Democratic frustration with Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s unwillingness to impeach President Trump is reaching a fever pitch following reports that Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate a political rival.

Trump’s contact with Ukraine motivated whistleblower complaint Sep 20, 2019

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The complaint involved communications with a foreign leader and a “promise” that Trump made, which was so alarming that a U.S. intelligence official who had worked at the White House went to the inspector general of the intelligence community.

Intelligence whistleblower says Trump made a troubling ‘promise’ to foreign leader Sep 19, 2019

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The whistleblower complaint that has triggered a tense showdown between the U.S. intelligence community and Congress involves President Trump’s communications with a foreign leader.

Federal report highlights environmental damage from Trump’s wall Sep 18, 2019

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Bulldozers and excavators rushing to install President Trump’s border barrier could damage or destroy up to 22 archaeological sites within Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in coming months.

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