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    4 Keys to Understanding a Trump Impeachment Trial in the Senate

    The focus of impeachment is now on the Democrat-controlled House and President Donald Trump, but the Republican-controlled Senate and Chief Justice John Roberts almost certainly will clear space on their calendar soon.  The House vote Thursday to formalize the impeachment inquiry against Trump is the first step in a process that likely will lead to…
    Fred Lucas
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    Top House Conservative Derides ‘Secret’ Impeachment Proceedings

    The chairman of the Republican Study Committee criticized the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, deriding them for being conducted “in secret.” “The problem right now is they’re doing this all in secret,” says Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., “They’re having these secret depositions and these top secret hearings in a basement somewhere.” “I’m on the…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    These 2 House Democrats Voted ‘No’ on Impeachment Inquiry

    Only two House Democrats voted “no” Thursday on a resolution formalizing an impeachment inquiry: Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey and Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota. The House voted to open an impeachment inquiry regarding President Donald Trump with 232 in favor and 196 against. Not a single House Republican voted yes. Van Drew warned that impeachment would…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Impeachment Push Bares Ugliness of Washington Establishment

    In those monster movies so popular at Halloween, it usually takes a while for the killer to be revealed. But when he is, the terror he inspired among his targets often comes to a frightening conclusion for viewers. This analogy perfectly fits the impeachment scenario now playing out in Washington. The nation is beginning to…
    Cal Thomas
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    In Trump Impeachment Probe, Democrats Refuse to Follow Nixon and Clinton Precedents

    Why are House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats so against following historical practices in their impeachment inquiry regarding President Donald Trump? And why—with their resolution introduced Tuesday to continue their “ongoing investigation” of the president—don’t the Democrats want to provide Republican members with the ability to fully participate in the probe? What are the Democrats…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Kellyanne Conway Skewers Washington Post for al-Baghdadi Headline

    White House counselor Kellyanne Conway ripped into The Washington Post on Monday for the newspaper’s headline calling ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi an “austere religious scholar.” The Post changed its Sunday headline after facing criticism for referring to the leader of a terrorist organization as a “religious scholar.” The original headline read “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,…
    Shelby Talcott
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    Judge Allows Nick Sandmann’s Libel Lawsuit Against Washington Post to Advance

    A federal judge reversed his ruling Monday and announced that the family of Kentucky teenager Nick Sandmann may sue The Washington Post for libel over its coverage of the teenager. Sandmann’s family sued the Post in February, writing that the publication allegedly “target and bullied” the teenager after an incident involving a Native American activist…
    Shelby Talcott
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    Even Before Ukraine Uproar, 10 of 13 Democrats on Intel Panel Backed Trump Impeachment Probe

    In July, Rep. Andre Carson, a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, voted for the then-most recent resolution calling for the ouster of President Donald Trump from office.  “I think it represents a larger, more important conversation that we need to have about … what we’re willing to tolerate as a citizenry from…
    Fred Lucas
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    Graham, McConnell Demand House Democrats Conduct Fair Impeachment Probe

    Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham introduced a resolution Thursday condemning the closed-door process of House Democrats’ impeachment investigation.  Thirty-nine of the 52 other Senate Republicans joined him in calling the impeachment drive “illegitimate and dangerous.” “Every American should be disturbed by what is taking place in the House of Representatives regarding the attempt to impeach…
    Fred Lucas
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    4 Big Indicators of What’s Next in Impeachment Process

    As House Democrats’ impeachment probe moved forward Thursday, a star witness told Congress that “no quid pro quo” existed in the president’s dealings with Ukraine and the president’s chief of staff told reporters that politics typically play a role in foreign policy.  Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union and one of those named…
    Fred Lucas
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    The Left’s Real Impeachment Wish

    Daniel Patrick Moynihan was an American public servant with characteristics all too rare today—integrity, intelligence, wisdom. Moynihan was a Democrat who would find a hard time being at home in today’s Democratic Party. He was a policy adviser in Democratic (Kennedy) and Republican (Nixon) administrations and went on to serve four terms as a Democratic…
    Star Parker
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    Pelosi Hasn’t Really Started the Impeachment Process

    Does an impeachment inquiry require a vote of the full House of Representatives? President Donald Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., maintain that it does. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., claims that it doesn’t. Pelosi is correct that the Constitution doesn’t explicitly require it. It simply gives the House the “sole Power of Impeachment.” But the gravity…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    The Unfairness of the Left’s Impeachment Push Against Trump

    What would you do if you were prosecuted and the prosecutors never named the alleged crime? Or if they kept changing the rules by which they were prosecuting you?  How about if the prosecutorial team suggested you be arrested and held in solitary confinement before they even stated the charge? In fact, what if they…
    Rep. Andy Biggs
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    Why Impeachment Isn’t the Top Story in Ukraine

    KYIV, Ukraine—Believe it or not, the ongoing impeachment drama in the United States wasn’t the biggest news story this week in Ukraine.  Rather, Ukrainians are focused on news much closer to home—the prospect of rejuvenated peace talks with Moscow to end the war in Ukraine’s embattled eastern Donbas region that has lasted five and a…
    Nolan Peterson
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    Why Impeachment Isn’t Merited

    President Donald Trump is a bull in a china shop. He says inadvisable things to inadvisable people, mainly because he is inadvisable—literally no one can advise him. The vast majority of things Trump says are ignored or brushed off by those who understand the difference between bloviation and manipulation. Still, Trump’s constant stream of noise…
    Ben Shapiro
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    The Whistleblower, Impeachment, and New York’s Orwellian Speech Policy

    New York City is banning the term “illegal alien”—and what’s more, it says it’ll fine you up to a quarter-million dollars if you say it. Today, we’ll discuss that situation with Heritage Foundation legal expert Hans von Spakovsky. We’ll also have him weigh in on the latest impeachment news, and whether foreign leaders’ staying at…
    Daniel Davis
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    How Ukraine Views the Whistleblower Feud in Washington

    The whistleblower complaint over a phone call between President Donald Trump and the president of Ukraine has all but upended U.S. politics. But how does Ukraine feel about all this? Today, I’ll speak with our foreign correspondent Nolan Peterson, who is based in Ukraine. I’ll ask him what regular Ukrainians think about this controversy and…
    Daniel Davis
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    This Senate Measure Would Restrict Health Care Choices and Raise Premiums

    The Senate is expected to vote soon on a resolution aimed at curbing the president’s efforts to reduce health care premiums and expand insurance options for Americans. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., authored the resolution, which would curtail an administration initiative that was the driving force behind the first-ever reduction in average Obamacare premiums: the authority…
    Doug Badger
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    How the Impeachment Process Works

    The announcement Tuesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that the House “is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry” against President Donald Trump because she believes his actions “have seriously violated the Constitution” kicks off a complex and enormously consequential process. But what exactly is impeachment? And how hard would it be to impeach the president and…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Here Are Key Differences House and Senate Need to Resolve in National Defense Authorization Act

    The leaders of the Armed Services committees of the House and the Senate met Thursday to formally start negotiations on a bicameral version of the National Defense Authorization Act under a conference committee process. There are substantial differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill that need to be hammered out to create…
    Frederico Bartels
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