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The Democrat Who Could Lead Trump’s Impeachment Isn’t Sure It’s Warranted
If the House flips, Representative Jerry Nadler would head the committee that could try to oust the president. But he’ll have to be convinced first.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP James Comey’s ‘Duty of Candor’ Was His Undoing
The former FBI director’s commitment to transparency is a hallmark of his career—for better or worse.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Rarely Used Congressional Power That Could Force William Barr’s Hand
It hasn’t been done in nearly a century, but House Democrats could arrest the attorney general after they find him in contempt.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Kamala Harris Sticks the Landing
Being a former prosecutor can come in handy when questioning the attorney general.
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Susan Walsh / AP William Barr Didn’t Really Need This Job
The attorney general’s reputation is once again at risk, following the revelation that Special Counsel Robert Mueller objected to Barr’s handling of the Russia report.
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Gene J. Puskar / AP Biden Is Betting on Unions. They Might Bet on Someone Else.
The former vice president is leaning on his long-standing alliance with labor as he launches his presidential bid. But most major groups are holding off on endorsements.
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Barry Thumma / AP The Complicated Friendship of Robert Mueller and William Barr
The special counsel and the attorney general go back a long way, but their bond could be tested by dueling appearances before Congress.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Strategic Move That Gave Bernie Sanders a Fundraising Edge
The 2020 Democrats are confronting the cost of campaign-finance purity.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Democrats’ Plan to Summon Robert Mueller
The special counsel isn’t likely to reveal information that his report has kept confidential. But lawmakers could try to press him on any disagreements with the attorney general.
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a katz / Wangkun Jia / Shutterstock / ... The Democrats Whose 2020 Goal Is Grander Than the Presidency
Future Now wants to build the next progressive era in American politics—starting in the states.
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Andrew Harnik / AP What Barr Told Congress About the Mueller Report
Lawmakers might end up seeing more of the special counsel’s report than the public, but they won’t get the whole thing.
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Hans Pennink/ AP New York Democrats Are Falling Short on Goals
The state’s stumbles show that even a 2020 win might not be enough for Democrats to make the policy changes they want.
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Cliff Owen / AP ‘Dozens’ of Whistle-Blowers Are Secretly Cooperating With House Democrats
The number of anonymous tipsters reporting wrongdoing from inside the federal government has spiked during the Trump presidency, the House Oversight Committee says.
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Jose Luis Magana / AP How One AIPAC Speech Exemplified the Democrats’ Israel Challenge
A House leader declared that he stands with Israel “unapologetically.” A day later, he felt compelled to clarify a stray remark to avoid inflaming divisions in his caucus.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP The Trump Scandals That Have Slipped by Congress
A relentless focus on Russia allowed many other controversies to escape the glare of legislative oversight.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP The Shutdown Deal Is the Same One Trump Previously Rejected
The president relented to political pressure on Friday, agreeing to reopen the government after 35 days without receiving money he demanded for a southern-border wall.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters Republicans Bend, but Don’t Break, on the Shutdown
Despite defections from key GOP senators, the upper chamber rejected two proposals to reopen the government, injecting a new sense of desperation into stagnant negotiations.
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Bryan Woolston / AP A Key Test of Republican Resolve on the Shutdown
Lawmakers are voting on dueling proposals to reopen the government on Thursday, and GOP senators aren’t ruling out supporting the Democratic offer.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters A Vengeful Start to the Trump-Pelosi Rivalry
The speaker threatened to scrap his speech. The president grounded her plane.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Nancy Pelosi’s Power Move on the State of the Union
President Trump might be able to keep the government closed indefinitely. But the new Democratic speaker can deny him use of the country’s most effective pulpit to make his case to the public.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Why Republicans Finally Moved Against Steve King
Elections have consequences, and the Iowa conservative’s sudden vulnerability back home gave House GOP leaders the permission they needed to act against his latest racist comments.
