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Trump impeachment: Trial opens as watchdog faults White House on Ukraine
The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove US President Donald Trump from office formally began yesterday even as a congressional watchdog found that the White House broke the law by withholding security aid for Ukraine approved by Congress. The
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Trump impeachment: Senate Republicans close ranks on rules
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said yesterday he had enough support from his fellow Republicans to set the rules for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, dealing a blow to Democrats’ efforts to call new witnesses against the president. Democrats responded
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Battle lines harden over Trump impeachment trial witnesses
The White House yesterday signaled comfort with plans by Senate Republicans to avoid new witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, while a top Democrat seized on a newly released email on the withholding of US aid to Ukraine to
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Trump impeachment: Demonstrators rally to the streets in New York
Demonstrators rallied in New York yesterday night to call for US President Donald Trump’s impeachment and removal from office on the eve of the House of Representatives’ expected vote to impeach him. Organizers said they were expecting thousands at a
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‘Perversion’, ‘cover up’: The eve of the Trump impeachment vote
The eve of the expected US House of Representatives vote on whether to impeach President Donald Trump was full of name-calling, divisive rhetoric and fighting over next steps. Trump faces a near-certain impeachment today on charges he abused power and obstructed Congress over his dealings with
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Trump on track to become third US president to be impeached
Republican Donald Trump is this week likely to become the third US president to be impeached when the Democratic-led House of Representatives votes on charges stemming from his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. Trump faces
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US House Democrats prepare for the impeachment vote
Democrats in the US House of Representatives moved closer yesterday to impeaching Donald Trump, as the president and senior Republicans appeared to converge on the idea of a shorter trial once the charges come to the Senate in the new
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As Democrats close in on impeachment charges, Republicans cry foul
Democrats sought yesterday to bolster the case for impeaching President Donald Trump, describing his pressure on Ukraine to investigate a political rival as a “clear and present danger” to national security and the upcoming US election. Democrats planned to make
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Trump impeachment hearing highlights Democrats’ dilemma
What is bribery? The question was robustly debated by legal experts yesterday during a congressional hearing in the impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump. The back-and-forth highlights a dilemma faced by Democrats seeking to remove Republican Trump from office
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How US public opinion has evolved on Trump impeachment
Public opinion always fractures along party lines when it comes to US President Donald Trump, and the congressional impeachment inquiry into whether he abused his office for personal political gain in his handling of Ukraine has done little to change
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