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WATCH LIVE: The Trump Impeachment Hearings – Judiciary Committee – Day 2
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic and Republican lawyers from the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees are expected to give presentations to the House lawmakers on Monday, Dec. 9 in the impeachment… Read More
![Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee (right), speaks as Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, listens during an impeachment inquiry hearing on Capitol Hill on Nov. 21.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gettyimages-1183772929-0d8d09d1cbc9b24184e0b4b9ca0e9b3551d84151-e1575400407486-900x422.jpg)
House Democrats Release Ukraine Impeachment Report
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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The House Intelligence Committee has resumed its pas de deux of dueling documents. Republicans fired first with a report on Monday.
![The U.S. Capitol](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AP_18362593913621-e1546038047415-900x422.jpg)
Fractured Into Factions? What The Founders Feared About Impeachment
By: Jessica Taylor | NPR
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The Founding Fathers saw impeachment as a release valve from another “crisis of a national revolution.” But they also worried it would devolve into partisan bickering if put into action.
![Gov. John Kasich](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kasich_pic_3-e1543341535584-900x422.jpg)
‘Final Straw’: GOP Ex-Ohio Gov. Kasich Supports Impeachment
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who ran against President Donald Trump in the 2016 Republican primary, says he supports impeaching the president. Kasich said on CNN that… Read More
![The Trump administration says it won't cooperate with providing witnesses or documents in the House impeachment inquiry. Above, President Trump speaks during a White House ceremony on Oct. 8.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ap_19281778675255-705c332c9ccdf6c590d85d82aae0657d8cd4e58f-e1570722596155-900x422.jpg)
FACT CHECK: White House Legal Argument Against Impeachment Inquiry
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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President Trump’s attorney wrote in a lengthy letter that the House impeachment inquiry is “invalid,” charging that it violates the Constitution. Speaker Pelosi and constitutional scholars disagree.
![President Trump speaks to reporters outside the White House on October 4. The White House sent a letter to House Democrats saying they would not cooperate with requests as part of their impeachment inquiry.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/gettyimages-1173634966-e2e7f027f047e99bdd9bcc8459f3766fcc494e6c-e1570571958860-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Says It ‘Cannot Participate’ In Impeachment Inquiry
By: Jessica Taylor | NPR
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The Trump White House says they will not participate in Congress’s ongoing impeachment inquiry, heightening a political and legal standoff between the two branches of government.
![President Trump's remarks Thursday are a significant escalation of events in the Ukraine matter.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ap_19276541344957-f174b62fe9274c931aebccfb1a726408931d32ee-e1570128099664-900x422.jpg)
Trump Publicly Calls For China And Ukraine To Investigate Bidens
By: Franco Ordoñez | NPR
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Former Vice President Joe Biden called the president’s remarks “a grotesque choice of lies over truth and self over the country.”
![President Trump greets Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on the South Portico of the White House on Wednesday. They are holding a joint press conference amid a building impeachment inquiry into Trump.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ap_19275577223495-2575d7839ff826ab5093f7cb3612271ae703ff68-e1570049018402-900x422.jpg)
Trump Holds Press Conference As Impeachment Inquiry Builds
By: Ayesha Rascoe | NPR
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The press conference with visiting Finnish President Sauli Niinistö comes as House Democrats are threatening a fresh subpoena for White House documents relating to the growing Ukraine scandal.
![It's unclear whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's objections will stop or delay the depositions of the State Department employees.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/gettyimages-1171361584-fb00f0405abff686163083febd3c430da05afdfc-e1569954771113-900x422.jpg)
Pompeo Pushes Back Against House Efforts To Question State Department Officials
By: Franco Ordoñez | NPR
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The secretary of state accused House Democrats of trying to “intimidate” and “bully” State Department officials by asking them give depositions over the growing Ukraine scandal.
![Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani shook hands with supporters as he arrived at President Trump's campaign rally on Aug. 15, 2019, in Manchester, N.H.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ap_19227774676472-51cf62236c12b9857b8b8a7631d1a1e49fb62871-e1569939129460-900x422.jpg)
Rudy Giuliani Subpoenaed By House Intel Committee In Impeachment Inquiry
By: Ryan Lucas | NPR
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President Trump’s lawyer has been ordered to give evidence to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as its probe accelerates in the Ukraine affair.
![Democrats in Congress say their impeachment inquiry into President Trump will likely take weeks, not months, of work.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19270473508568-05e24de82e7634354473c7a515f6ae41223170ad-e1569768536726-900x422.jpg)
Democrats Predict Speedy Impeachment Inquiry Lasting Weeks, Not ‘Months’
By: Carrie Feibel | NPR
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With the full House on recess, the House Intelligence Committee could start hearings within days into President Trump’s contacts with Ukraine.
![House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is leading the impeachment inquiry.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19262650546159-a639fa1967aad3c9dd2bab5e1b547383db19bca3-e1569609428610-900x422.jpg)
Lawmakers Head Home For 2 Weeks, But Impeachment Inquiry Rolls On
By: Susan Davis | Claudia Grisales | NPR
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Congress adjourned for a two-week recess, but members of the House Intelligence Committee will continue their investigation regarding the possible impeachment of President Trump.
![A protester holds up a sign in favor of impeachment outside the U.S. Capitol building on Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gettyimages-1171378890-44452823f46e64c295af5035aeb9b703be011fc0-e1569531082158-900x422.jpg)
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Americans Split on House Impeachment Inquiry
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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Independents at this point say they are not on board with the impeachment inquiry. But with more revelations coming out, the pollsters warn, that could change.
![Whistleblowers have been reporting wrongdoing in government institutions since the late 1770s. But it has always been risky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gettyimages-1169407702-7eae5932b884b5c6f068747146afd789fb29054b-e1569521763883-900x422.jpg)
‘Whistleblowing Is Really In Our DNA’: A History Of Reporting Wrongdoing
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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Whistleblowing dates back to the nation’s earliest days. It’s been a risky and controversial exercise ever since.
![President Trump speaks during a meeting at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday in New York City.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19267706745170-dc84fe51c25ba0f3b4efac03782b3fca5c7acf18-e1569507328508-900x422.jpg)
READ: House Intel Releases Whistleblower Complaint On Trump-Ukraine Call
By: Brandon Carter | NPR
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A whistleblower filed a complaint about President Trump’s conversation with a foreign leader. Here is a redacted version of that complaint, cleared by the House intelligence committee.
![Surveys done since the 2016 election show that engaging with politics is stressing people out and harming their mental health and relationships.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ripped_sign-1-b737468fbc605adb7fd8459eef5fefa6d5ee2007-e1569440379370-900x422.jpg)
Stressed Out By Politics? Here’s How To Keep Caring Without Losing Your Cool
By: Rhitu Chatterjee | NPR
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Surveys show today’s political climate is affecting people’s mood, relationships and health. How do you stay engaged with democracy without letting the stress ruin your day?
![Gov. Mike DeWine (then Ohio Attorney General) and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman were on the floor of the 2016 Republican National Convention, during which Donald Trump got the party's nomination for president.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dewine_portman_at_rnc_2016_-_credit_kasler-e1569440046960-900x422.jpg)
Elected Republicans On Trump’s Re-election Team React To Impeachment Announcement
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Nearly every Republican elected statewide in Ohio is an honorary chair of President Trump’s re-election team, including Gov. Mike DeWine and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman. And they’re being asked about their… Read More
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reads a statement announcing a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19267760762028-e39a242965441cf5f72b2f8d235152bce52ab5fd-e1569360096304-900x422.jpg)
Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry Into President Trump
By: Domenico Montanaro | Susan Davis | NPR
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“The president must be held accountable,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday. “No one is above the law.”
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a decision to make about whether to open impeachment proceedings against President Trump, as more Democrats are moving in favor of it.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gettyimages-1161413502-3a008ef659a6d57cba9e8bb2bd7923691a08f747-e1569338960249-900x422.jpg)
Impeachment Has Never Been Very Popular, But That Hasn’t Stopped Congress Before
By: Ron Elving | NPR
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The truth is, impeachment has almost never been popular. It tends to pump up the partisans in either party but has far less allure for independents or those less politically inclined.