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Bill Clinton
The 14 current Republican senators who voted to impeach or convict Bill Clinton
Guardian US - The Guardian
Robert Mueller’s report effectively accused Donald Trump of obstructing justice by witness tampering, one of the offences that led Republicans to impeach Bill Clinton 20 years ago. Mueller’s team found
Associated Press
Politics
The Latest: Democrats increase pressure for Mueller report
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on congressional reaction to special counsel Robert Mueller's report (all times local): 5:15 p.m. The Justice Department says the subpoena issued by House Democrats for the
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U.S. House of Representatives
Top Democrats in Congress reject Barr's proposal to limit Mueller report access
Reuters India - by David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate on Friday rejected Attorney General William Barr's proposal to allow them access to a less-redacted version of Special
U.S. Politics
Shields and Brooks on the Mueller report
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Politics Apr 19 By Russ Bynum, Associated Press World Apr 19 By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Politics Apr 19 By Gretchen Frazee Politics Apr 19 By Jon …
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Mark Zuckerberg
U.S. Authorities Target Zuckerberg As Facebook 'Buries' Huge Instagram Password Breach
Forbes - Zak Doffman
Timing is everything, they say, and Thursday brought the news that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg could be set to face personal sanctions from U.S. authorities for his company’s privacy and data breaches,
Axiosadded this to Politics
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney "sickened" by Mueller report revelations
Axios - Rashaan Ayesh
After reviewing the Mueller report, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said he was "sickened at the extent and pervasiveness of dishonesty and misdirection by …
U.S. Senate
SANTA FE — Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver filed paperwork Friday declaring herself a candidate for the U.S. Senate — setting
abqjournal.com - Dan McKay | Journal Staff Writer
Maggie Toulouse Oliver SANTA FE — Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver filed paperwork Friday declaring herself a candidate for the U.S. Senate — setting …
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Opinion
What’s causing the delay in disaster relief? Here’s what really happened behind closed d...
Fox News - David Perdue
Our country has suffered a series of unprecedented natural disasters over the last year. Hurricanes in the Southeast, wildfires in California, earthquakes in Alaska, and floods in the Midwest have left
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Technology
As legalized cannabis spreads, its startup economy is booming
Fast Company - Harry McCracken
Canada has a head start, but investors see potential for explosive growth once regulation catches up with reality. April 20th has long been a day of defiance for cannabis activists, but in 2019, 420 is
Robert Mueller
House subpoena for Mueller report escalates investigation
dispatch.com - The Associated Press
"It now falls to Congress to determine the full scope of that alleged misconduct and to decide what steps we must take going forward," said Rep. …
Earl Blumenauer
Blumenauer: US House will pass cannabis banking reform, consider rescheduling
mjbizdaily.com - Jeff Smith
A leading pro-marijuana lawmaker predicted Friday that the U.S. House of Representatives will approve cannabis banking reform and a committee will …
CNN
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren says House should start impeachment proceedings for Trump
CNN - By MJ Lee, CNN Political Correspondent
(CNN) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren called on the House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump Friday. "The Mueller report lays out facts showing that a hostile foreign
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U.S. Politics
Florida man arrested for threatening members of U.S. Congress
Reuters India - by Daniel Trotta
(Reuters) - U.S. officials arrested a South Florida man on Friday for leaving racist and obscenity-laden voicemails with three Democratic members of Congress that defended U.S. President Donald Trump directed
Adam Schiff
Adam Schiff Just Blasted Republicans For Being A Trump Cult
politicususa.com - Jason Easley
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) blasted Republicans for having no independence from the president and being a Trump …
Business Insideradded this to Politics
Impeachment
Democrats are split on whether impeachment is a good use of their time, but primary voters love it
Business Insider - Grace Panetta and Walt Hickey
The long-anticipated release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his nearly two-year-long investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election and
Fox Newsadded this to Politics
Atheism
Court rules House of Representatives can bar secular prayer from atheist
Fox News - Chad Pergram
A D.C. federal appeals court ruled Friday that the House of Representatives does not have to allow a self-described atheist to deliver secular prayers. The Good Friday ruling concerned efforts by Dan co-president
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Investing
5 Top Pharmaceutical Stocks to Buy in 2019
The Motley Fool - Keith Speights
Some are really big, while others are relatively small. But all these pharmaceutical stocks look like promising picks for 2019. More than $320 billion …
The Washington Postadded this to Politics
U.S. Politics
House Democrats’ Mueller report dilemma: To impeach or not?
The Washington Post - By Amber Phillips
The Mueller report is more damning for President Trump than Attorney General William P. Barr let on in his summary (or at his news conference Thursday). It turns out House Democrats could make a case Congress
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders destroying Democrats’ chances in 2020
washingtonblade.com - Peter Rosenstein
(Washington Blade file photo by Michael K. Lavers)Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a new version of his Medicare-for-All bill, which he and everyone …
Guardian Australia
Psychology
Mueller report: House issues subpoena for full unredacted version
Guardian US - Lauren Gambino in Washington and Jon Swaine in New York
The House judiciary chairman, Jerry Nadler, on Friday issued a subpoena for the full, unredacted report by special counsel Robert Mueller on Russian interference in the 2016 US election and the Trump The
Alabama Senate
Hoo Boy: New Poll Shows Alabama Republicans' Top Choice for US Senate is...Roy Moore
townhall.com - Guy Benson
If Republicans want to maintain control of the US Senate after the 2020 election -- once again a top priority, for obvious reasons -- step one will …
The New York Timesadded this to U.S.
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Impeachment Process Against Trump
The New York Times - By ASTEAD W. HERNDON
Senator Elizabeth Warren on Friday called for the Democratic-led House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump, making her the most prominent Democrat to move toward
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Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi declines to comment on possibility of Trump impeachment
Reuters India - by Amanda Ferguson and Conor Humphries
BELFAST (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday declined to comment on whether Congress might launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, saying it not
Salon
Impeachment
House Democratic leaders say impeachment is off the table
Salon - Shira Tarlo
Steny Hoyer (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Democratic leaders say impeachment is off the table, but progressives appear ready to oust Trump x April 19, 2019 1:35PM (UTC) House Majority Leader Steny
Turkey
Turkey open to cooperating with other NATO members on S-400 issue
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In order to find a technical solution to its deployment of the S-400 missile system, Turkey expects NATO and other allies to cooperate as Ankara is …
U.S. Senate
Sign the petition to the U.S. Senate: Make Mitch McConnell do his job! Demand a fair vote for democracy reform
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Mitch McConnell is once again abusing his power as Senate Majority Leader to stand in the way of progressives legislation the American people have …
Russia
Responding to Mueller report, Russia dismisses sweeping evidence of interference
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Judy Woodruff: We return to our coverage of the Mueller report, and in particular to the central importance of Russia to the entire story. Special …
Impeachment
Democrats Are Hoping You Don’t Understand What “Impeachment” Entails
newrepublic.com - Alex Pareene
The 1974 vote in the House of Representatives to give the Judiciary Committee broad subpoena power for its investigation into whether or not …
The Washington Post
Russia
Russian interference in 2016 sets landscape for 2020 presidential campaign
The Washington Post - By Greg Jaffe and
The report from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III lays out in stark detail Russian efforts to foment anger in the U.S. electorate and influence the 2016 election. But it also makes clear the extent
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U.S. House of Representatives
Man who mailed white powder to Trump's sons gets probation
Reuters India - by Nate Raymond in Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts man was sentenced on Friday to five years of probation after admitting he mailed threatening letters filled with a suspicious white powder to several prominent people,