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.
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Bernie Sanders’ campaign confirms that he suffered a heart attack
Statements from Sanders and his doctors don’t indicate whether his heart suffered any permanent damage.
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Iran-linked group tried to hack U.S. a 2020 presidential campaign, Microsoft says
News outlets report that the hackers tried to breach the campaign of President Trump, and the company said government officials and journalists were also targets.
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Trump says he’ll formally object to House impeachment probe
The president acknowledges that the House has the votes to proceed, but predicts that it would backfire politically on Democrats.