Maine’s 2 senators say such a move could damage efforts to contain the Islamic State.
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Whistleblower’s attorney says team now representing ‘multiple’ officials
The person also works in intelligence and allegedly has ‘firsthand knowledge that supported’ the original whistleblower.
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Jared Golden, in the middle on impeachment, frustrating both sides
The first-term Democrat from District 2 will face a Republican-led rally at his Lewiston office this week.
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Analysis: It doesn’t take a crime to impeach a president
The Constitution’s standard of “high crimes and misdemeanors” for impeachment is vague and open-ended to encompass abuses of power even if they aren’t, strictly speaking, illegal, legal scholars say.
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Pompeo says he’s complied, but subpoenaed documents remain undelivered
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union ensnared in the impeachment inquiry of Trump, has also agreed to meet behind closed doors Tuesday with the three House committees.
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GOP Sen. Susan Collins: Donald Trump’s remarks ‘completely inappropriate’
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says “it’s not OK” for a president to encourage a foreign state to investigate a political rival
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Supreme Court will consider high-profile cases in new term
The focus will be especially intense in June, just a few months before the 2020 election.
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State Department rattled by impeachment inquiry revelations
Former senior officials worry that the political turmoil in Washington will damage U.S. foreign policy objectives around the world.
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Elizabeth Warren dismisses top staffer for inappropriate behavior
The campaign says its national organizing director is facing ‘multiple complaints.’
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U.S. ambassador to EU to give deposition to House panels in impeachment probe
Gordon Sondland will meet behind closed doors Tuesday with the Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and House Oversight committees.