House launches Trump impeachment inquiry, setting up political clash
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s extraordinary step came after President Trump acknowledged that he urged the Ukrainian president to investigate former vice president Joe Biden, a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The confrontation between the Democratic-led House and Trump is likely to further divide a polarized nation ahead of the 2020 election while carrying implications for both parties.
Giuliani pursued shadow Ukraine agenda as key foreign policy officials were sidelined
The effort to control the U.S. relationship with Kiev included the removal of the U.S. ambassador, the circumvention of senior officials on the NSC, and the suspension of millions in aid, according to current and former U.S. officials.
Trump, House Democrats are ‘crossing the Rubicon’ with showdown, and nobody knows where it will lead
The president and his detractors are going all in on a fight that will test the foundations of America’s democratic system.
‘It’s going to be an enormous battle’: Black college students fight for voting access in Texas
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Embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he will not resign after suffering a brutal defeat: The ruling asserts that suspending Parliament was a political maneuver to limit debate, and it strongly suggests that he might have misled the queen.
The state's governor cited the rising toll of mysterious lung illnesses and deaths linked to e-cigarettes.
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The scandal surrounding an economic development authority deal has led to multiple arrests and civil lawsuits.
Renowned French chef Marc Veyrat accused the France-based Michelin Guide, which demoted his La Maison des Bois restaurant to two stars from three, of incorrectly determining that a cheese souffle had cheddar in it.
The future of one of college football’s historic in-state rivalries has been questioned this week after allegations that Iowa State’s fans abused members of Iowa’s marching band during the teams’ annual game.
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Black students’ fight for voting access in Texas conjures a painful past
When students at the historically black Prairie View A&M University challenged Waller County’s limited early-voting hours, they took on the county’s freighted history.
