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Roger Stone leaves the federal court Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Stone, a longtime Republican provocateur and former confidant of President Donald Trump, wanted to contact Jared Kushner in order to &quot;debrief&quot; the president's son-in-law about hacked emails that were damaging to Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign, a former Trump campaign aide said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Stone convicted in 7 count indictment

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Roger Stone, center, is swarmed by reporters while leaving federal court in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. Stone, a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, has been found guilty at his trial in federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Roger Stone guilty of witness tampering, lying to Congress

By ASHRAF KHALIL and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

The moon is seen in its waning gibbous phase as it starts to set behind the Statue of Freedom atop the U.S. Capitol, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies to the House Intelligence Committee in the second public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

The Latest: Ousted Ukraine ambassador has her say in hearing

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In this April 29, 2018, photo, a drone operator helps to retrieve a drone after photographing over Hart Island in New York. Drone sightings reported by airline pilots over New Jersey renew questions about how to accommodate the popular devices into the nation’s airspace. The ability of drones to interfere with aviation is likely to get worse as the number of machines multiplies. Many store-bought drones come with technology to prevent owners from flying them near airports, but there are hacks, and home-built machines don’t necessarily include those protections. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

DHS developing plans to shoot down drones near airports

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 12, 2019 file photo, Roger Stone, a longtime Republican provocateur and former confidant of President Donald Trump, waits in line at the federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Roger Stone guilty of obstruction, witness tampering and lying to Congress

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

The opposition senator who has claimed Bolivia's presidency Jeanine Anez smiles during the swearing-in ceremony of her new Cabinet at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. Anez faces the challenge of stabilizing the nation and organizing national elections within three months at a time of political disputes that pushed former President Evo Morales to fly off to self-exile in Mexico after 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Power struggle in Bolivia: Jeanine Anez at home vs Evo Morales in exile

By Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press

Secretary of Energy nominee Dan Brouillette smiles during a Senate hearing on his nomination, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump’s pick for energy boss answers Nevada’s nuke concerns

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

Some 56% of Americans disapprove of the job that Congress is doing, according to a new poll from The Economist and YouGov.
Demonstrators kneel near large banners on the lawn adjacent to the U.S. Capitol, while a top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, during the first public impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Inside the Beltway: The greatest peril of all is a divided GOP

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Politicians seek info on interior New England border checks

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FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. From the moment he was elected, Zelenskiy pushed for an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump. Zelenskiy saw such a visit as a quick win that would send a message to his Russian adversaries that the U.S. had his back. A visit to the Oval Office conveys power and instantly elevates the stature of any guest. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Key dates in the Trump impeachment investigation

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters on the morning after the first public hearing in the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump on his effort to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Pelosi says the president's actions in the impeachment inquiry amount to &quot;bribery.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pelosi says agreement on revamped NAFTA ‘imminent’

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

People rally outside the Supreme Court as oral arguments are heard in the case of President Trump's decision to end the Obama-era, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

EDITORIAL: Why the Supreme Court should strike down DACA

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a panel discussion at the Artificial Intelligence Journey (AIJ) forum in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: New evidence emerges in impeachment hearing

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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 1998 file photo, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., presides over the committee's impeachment hearing for President Bill Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The public impeachment inquiry hearings this week usher in a rare and momentous occasion in American history as Congress debates whether to remove a sitting president from office. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette, File)

Then and now: How Trump impeachment hearing is different

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump addresses the Economic Club of New York Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Supreme Court’s DACA case leaves Donald Trump with bad options

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol Building Dome is seen through a beveled window at the Library of Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Moderate Republicans focus on 2022 elections

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, about the House impeachment inquiry. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Adam Schiff promises Trump will get a ‘fair’ impeachment hearing

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

The Capitol is seen in Washington, early Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Impeachment hearings for President Donald Trump come at the very time that Capitol Hill usually tends to its mound of unfinished business. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pact reached to avert government shutdown through Dec. 20

By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 23, 2018, file photo, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., right, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on immigration policy at Morrelly Homeland Security Center in Bethpage, N.Y. King announced Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, he will not seek reelection in 2020. The 14-term Republican congressman said in a Facebook post that his commute was a main factor in his decision, saying he wants &quot;flexibility to spend more time&quot; with his children and grandchildren. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

King’s retirement sets up House battle in NYC suburbs

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

Roger Stone, and his wife Nydia, arrive at Federal Court for his federal trial in Washington, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Al Drago)

The Latest: Steve Bannon testifies in Roger Stone trial

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