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In this May 30, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts findings of Russia probe

By HOPE YEN and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., departs as the Senate and the House of Representatives shut down for the week-long Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Swalwell, who serves on the House Intelligence Committee and the House Judiciary Committee, is one of more than 20 Democrats running for president. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Eric Swalwell says Congress should impeach William Barr, Steven Mnuchin

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this April 5, 2019, file photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during the National Action Network Convention in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) ** FILE **

Roy, Schatz join Ocasio-Cortez, Cruz’s bipartisan plan banning former lawmakers becoming lobbyists

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 24, 2019, file photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a panel discussion at Delaware County Community College in Media, Pa. Pelosi’s impeachment balancing act is toggling between mounting pressure from Democrats who want to impeach President Donald Trump and her own political instincts for a more measured, “ironclad” investigation. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains cautious on impeachment talk

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this May 24, 2019, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pauses during a panel discussion at Delaware County Community College in Media, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) **FILE**

White House pushes Pelosi on U.S.-Mexico-Canada deal

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democratic presidential candidate, officially announces his campaign for president Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Helena High School in Helena, Mont. Bullock is announcing he’s been endorsed in the Democratic presidential race by Iowa’s attorney general. It makes him the first 2020 candidate to receive the endorsement of a statewide elected official in Iowa. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP) ** FILE **

Steve Bullock, Montana governor, declines to join in on impeachment frenzy

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Pingree: Congress must ‘move toward an impeachment inquiry’

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this April 2, 2019, file photo, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

D.C. statehood vote that counts

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

A Sapp Bros. gas station in Percival, Iowa, stands in floodwaters from the Missouri River, Friday, May 10, 2019. The House on Friday passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill that would deliver long-sought relief to farmers, victims of hurricanes and floods, and rebuild southern military bases, as Democrats try to dislodge the legislation from a Senate logjam over aid to hurricane-slammed Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

GOP blocks disaster bill, forcing delay until next week

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this March 15, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke greets audience members during a stop at the Central Park Coffee Company in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Beto O’Rourke on impeachment: ‘Act now, or lose our democracy forever’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, addresses the National Action Network Convention in New York, Friday, April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

John Hickenlooper: Congress should start impeachment ‘inquiry’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-NY, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, speaks during a news conference, in New York, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Mueller’s public statement fuels calls for Trump impeachment

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 18, 2019, file photo, Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. Barr is taking aim judges who issue rulings blocking nationwide policies. Barr is speaking May 21 to the American Law Institute. He says judges who issue these so-called nationwide injunctions are hampering President Donald Trump’s agenda. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

The Latest: Pelosi says ‘nothing off the table’ on Trump

Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., addresses a crowd of several dozen women at a campaign event, Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Democratic presidential hopefuls push for impeachment after Mueller statement

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Special counsel Robert Muller walks from the podium after speaking at the Department of Justice Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Washington, about the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Key takeaways as Mueller breaks his silence on Russia probe

By CHAD DAY - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks at a Service Employees International Union forum on labor issues in Las Vegas, April 27, 2019. (AP Photo/John Locher) ** FILE **

Beto O’Rourke unveils immigration plan that includes path to citizenship, halts wall construction

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 file photo, U.S Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, speaks to the audience during a town hall meeting at the Full Blast Recreation Center in Battle Creek, Mich. Amash, a Republican congressman from Michigan says he’s concluded that President Donald Trump has “engaged in impeachable conduct.” Congressman Justin Amash tweeted Saturday, May 18, 2019 that he has read the entire redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report. (Carly Geraci//Kalamazoo Gazette via AP, File)

Justin Amash attacked at town hall for Trump impeachment push

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this March 21, 2018, file photo Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., attend a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the Office of Strategic Services in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi and McConnell are coming together to see if a deal can be made to stop billions of dollars in government spending cuts. Failure to reach an agreement would usher in cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs of $125 billion next year _ a 10 percent drop from current levels.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GOP blocks disaster bill again

By Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen between a water fountain on Capitol Hill, Saturday, May 25, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Another Republican blocks disaster aid in House

Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Trump within rights on wall

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES