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At this point, it seems far-fetched to think that the impeachment of Trump in Democratic-controlled House would lead to his removal by two-thirds vote of Republican-led Senate. WASHINGTON — White House and Justice Department learned about CIA officer's concerns about President Donald..

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trans activist sarah mcbride running for delaware senate

Sarah McBride announced that she is running for a seat in the Delaware State Senate. (Washington Blade file photo by Daniel Truitt) Transgender and LGBT rights activist Sarah McBride announced on Tuesday that she is running for a seat in the Delaware State Senate in a Wilmington area..

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kamala harris’s controversial criminal justice record, explained

Kamala Harris rides Senate subway 2018, Washington, DC. Harris did not barter or trade to get the support of more law-and-order types she gave it all away, wrote Lara Bazelon, professor and former director for Loyola Law School Project for the Innocent Los Angeles, in New York Times..

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January 7, 2019 Last Aired January 8, 2019 Robert Costa on Week Ahead Washington. Senate considered Middle East policy bill to provide military aid to Israel and put new sanctions on Syria. ..

swetnick, avenatti referred for criminal investigation

WASHINGTON Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley referred Julie Swetnick and Michael Avenatti to Justice Department for investigation relating to conspiracy to provide false statements to Congress and obstruct investigation, three separate crimes, in the course of considering..

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a confident john cornyn says gop will take senate

The deck is stacked very heavily against Democrats in Senate — we are getting maybe to the point that we would start predicting that there is 60-40 chance Republicans would take Senate, said Steve Smith, professor at Washington University and observer of Senate.. ..

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Munson, R-Washington, was held Feb 27 in Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.. ... Munson, R-Washington, the bill has passed Senate and is in House Environmental Matters Committee.. ..

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