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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined from left by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., announces they are pushing ahead with two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — charging he corrupted the U.S. election process and endangered national security in his dealings with Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Judiciary Committee to vote on Trump impeachment charges Wednesday

By Stephen Dinan and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on school choice in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

2 articles of impeachment against Trump to be unveiled by Democrats: Report

By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, departs a secure area of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have released a sweeping impeachment report outlining evidence of what it calls President Donald Trump's wrongdoing toward Ukraine. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Adam Schiff claims Devin Nunes, White House collusion with phone record release

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen before the sun rises in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Democrats trying to thwart Constitution with Equality Act

By Rebecca Hagelin

In this June 12, 2019 file photo, Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., listens to debate as the House Oversight and Reform Committee considers whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File )

Rep. Justin Amash, ex-Republican, plans to vote to pass three articles of impeachment against Trump

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Capitol Watch: Cuomo again drags feet on special election

By Marina Villeneuve - Associated Press

CORRECTS TO ATTRIBUTE THE REFERENCE TO HUNTER, NOT A JUSGE - FILE - In this July 1, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter leaves federal court after a motions hearing in San Diego. U.S. Rep. The California Republican plans to plead guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, to the misuse of campaign funds and has indicated he will leave Congress, he told KUSI television in San Diego in an interview that aired Monday. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, file)

California congressman Duncan Hunter to quit after holidays

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Donald Trump, Mexico squash border surge after Democrats balk

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Duncan Hunter’s exit unsettles US House race in California

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

Illustration on the united nature of the Executive and Legislative branches of government by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Impeachment hearings are indulgent chicanery, but they’re necessary

By Shaun Cammack

FILE - In this Monday, April 1, 2013, file photo, Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo. India’s top court has ordered that India’s former finance minister and a key opposition Congress party leader be freed on bail in suspected 3 billion rupees ($43 million) bribery and money laundering cases that allegedly benefited his son’s company. Palaniappan Chidambaram’s attorney says the Supreme Court ordered his release Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. on a bail bond of 200,000 rupees ($2,850). He is expected to leave New Delhi’s Tihar prison later Wednesday after spending 105 days there.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

Former Indian finance minister Chidambaram granted bail

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Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, arrives to listen at the hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Al Green asks House to consider Donald Trump’s ‘racism’ in drafting articles of impeachment

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Rep. Denny Heck, D-Wash., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Denny Heck of Washington state announces retirement from House

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

US Congress condemns China for crackdown on ethnic Muslims

Associated Press

In this Nov. 2, 2015, file photo, Alphabet CEO Larry Page speaks at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco. Google co-founders Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down from their roles within the parent company, Alphabet. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google co-founders step aside as antitrust scrutiny heats up

By RACHEL LERMAN - Associated Press

Illustration on the USMCA by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Main Street counts on trade with Mexico and Canada

By Sarah Chamberlain

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2019, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos listening to President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. DeVos is calling on Congress to consider splitting her department’s financial aid operation into a separate federal agency with the flexibility to operate like a private bank. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

DeVos calls for making financial aid unit a separate agency

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Jan. 15, 2019, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee committee member Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, asks questions during a Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

USMCA, Donald Trump ‘new NAFTA’ trade deal, in doubt as Democrats stand firm

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration internet content policy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Should Twitter and Facebook be punished through government regulation?

By Robert Winterton