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Written by Eric Tucker and Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press

Published: 04 December 2019

Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, joined at left by Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., makes his opening statement (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) 

Today's public hearings feature professors of law who discussed the constitutional origins of Congress' impeachment power

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Written by Juliet Linderman, Associated Press

Published: 04 December 2019

 

The new rule will limit the ability of states with high unemployment rates to exempt work-eligible adults from having to obtain steady employment

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Written by Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Published: 03 December 2019

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Based on two months of investigation, the report contains evidence and testimony from current and former U.S. officials

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Written by Nicholas Riccardi and Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

Published: 03 December 2019

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Harris was once considered a front-runner in the crowded Democratic field but saw her campaign eclipsed by rivals such as Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg

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Written by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent

Published: 03 December 2019

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While many deep-pocketed philanthropists and celebrities will write checks to support worthy causes, Tennis megastar Serena Williams routinely goes the extra mile

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Published: 02 December 2019

Mary Louise Smith, a plaintiff in the Browder vs. Gayle case that desegregated buses in Montgomery, stands beside the Rosa Parks statue (Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser via AP) 

The statue was dedicated on the 64th anniversary of her historic refusal to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man

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Written by LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent

Published: 02 December 2019

 

The 'three amigos' were Joe Lieberman, the former Democratic, then independent senator from Connecticut and Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. The new trio are quite different group altogether—Trump envoys who pushed Ukraine to pursue investigations of Democrats and former Vice President Joe Biden

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Written by MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

Published: 01 December 2019

 

 Gun rights groups hope the conservative majority will extend previous rulings while gun control activists fear new state laws may be at risk

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Written by ELLIS RUA Associated Press

Published: 01 December 2019

 

Sooty pollution from burning sugar cane fields is linked to asthma and other health problems for the predominantly African American communities of the Glades

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Written by Mary Clare Jalonick and Lisa Mascaro Associated Press

Published: 27 November 2019

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., gives final remarks during a hearing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) 

Democrats are aiming for a final House vote by Christmas, which would set the stage for a likely Senate trial in January