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NBC/WSJ poll: Public remains split on Trump's impeachment and ouster from office

About half of all voters also say they are certain to vote against the president next November.

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The 10 best lines from the full House impeachment debate

Dozens of House members uttered tens of thousands of words during Wednesday's — still ongoing — historic impeachment debate. Here are some of the buzziest.

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Australia is on fire, literally — and so are its climate politics

Australia faces bushfires and record-setting heat, a double whammy of extremes that has amplified scrutiny of Australian climate politics.

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Australia is on fire, literally — and so are its climate politics

Australia faces bushfires and record-setting heat, a double whammy of extremes that has amplified scrutiny of Australian climate politics.

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Bloomberg says Democratic candidates, including Biden, don't have right experience

"The presidency shouldn't be a training job," Bloomberg said. "You need somebody who comes in and knows how to run an organization."

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More drivers sue Uber, saying they're employees, not contractors

The drivers allege that under California law they should have been considered employees, not contractors, at least since a 2018 ruling from the California Supreme Court.

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New Trump admin rule would further limit immigrants' eligibility for asylum

DUIs, drug paraphernalia possession, and unlawful receipt of public benefits would be among seven triggers barring migrants from even applying for asylum.

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Supreme Court to decide scope of church immunity to employment lawsuits

Lower courts have generally held that employees who perform any religious function cannot sue for job discrimination, whether they are considered ministers or not.

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First woman to beat man at darts championship says she hopes she's 'proven something'

"I have proven something for women's darts — that women can play the men and beat them," said Fallon Sherrock.

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Impeachment caps a dark and dysfunctional decade in American politics

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

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Trump on impeachment: 'Can you believe...'

The president took to Twitter ahead of historic action expected in the House of Representatives.

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On impeachment day, Schiff condemns Trump's 'lack of morality'

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee spoke out after the president attacked him in a rambling six-page letter to Pelosi.

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Hong Kong bus crash kills 6, injures more than 30 others

The violent crash of a double-decker bus in Hong Kong killed six people and injured more than 30 others on Wednesday, police said.

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Trump impeached on charges of abuse of power, obstruction

Donald Trump has become the third sitting U.S President to be formally impeached by the House of Representatives

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Live updates: House votes on impeachment of President Trump

The latest from the historic vote in Congress, a day after Trump derided the process as a Democratic "crusade."

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Women won't get equal pay for 257 years, new report says

The World Economic Forum's report measured the gender gap in 153 countries across politics, economics, health and education.

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Manafort hospitalized while serving seven-year prison sentence

The lawyer for Trump's ex-campaign manager said it was not clear what is wrong.

17/12/2019

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Secret FISA Court issues highly unusual public rebuke of FBI for mistakes

The criticism comes after a report by the DOJ inspector general that found "so many basic and fundamental errors."

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Read the full letter Trump sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on eve of impeachment vote

Read the full letter President Donald Trump sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on eve of impeachment vote

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Trump lambastes Pelosi over impeachment in blistering letter

"More due process was afforded to those accused in the Salem Witch Trials," Trump wrote.

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Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas can stay free on bail

Parnas was arrested in October along with Igor Fruman, another Giuliani associate, and pleaded not guilty to charges of funneling money from foreign entities to U.S. candidates in a scheme to buy political influence.

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Star Wars fans out in force for 'The Rise of Skywalker'

'The Rise of Skywalker' concludes the so-called "Skywalker saga" of films begun by George Lucas in 1977.

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Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates gets 45 days in jail after cooperation in lobbying case

The ex-Manafort partner, who pleaded guilty in 2018, agreed to cooperate with Mueller's team and other federal investigators.

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Giuliani boasts, then backtracks on some details of engineering Ukrainian ambassador's ouster

"She was going to make the investigations difficult for everybody," Giuliani told The New Yorker of the ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.

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Trump campaign looks to re-energize 'disengagers' for 2020

Even with impeachment looming, the president's team is concerned about luring back 2016 supporters who have been sidelined.

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Euroviews. Americans don't protest in the streets like the French do — yet ǀ View

Americans are increasingly striking and protesting for economic improvements, with support for unions reaching its highest level in decades.

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