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Trump impeachment trial: The rules and everything you need to know

A vote on whether to call witnesses to testify in the Senate is not expected to take place until after opening arguments have concluded.

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Supreme Court takes up church-state separation in Christian schools case

Montana told the Supreme Court that "barring aid to religious institutions promotes religious freedom by preventing the government from using its leverage to dictate religious policy."

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Giuliani associate Lev Parnas asks AG Barr to recuse himself from case

The letter was sent days after Parnas spoke out publicly for the first time about his role assisting Giuliani in pushing Ukrainian officials to launch a probe of Joe Biden.

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Democratic hopefuls march together for MLK Day amid campaign squabbles

Candidates gave remarks at an annual civil rights rally held in South Carolina's capital with weeks to go before the "first in the South" primary.

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Trump's defense: Read the full text of the legal brief ahead of Senate impeachment trial

The trial memo argues that the articles of impeachment against the president a "brazenly political act by House Democrats that must be rejected."

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Trump's legal team asserts president did 'absolutely nothing wrong,' urges Senate to acquit

"All of this is a dangerous perversion of the Constitution that the Senate should swiftly and roundly condemn," his defense wrote.

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Impeachment: Mitch McConnell lays out rules for Trump's Senate trial

"Why is McConnell being so secretive about his proposal?" said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday.

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Here are the rules of the road for the Iowa caucuses

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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Biden campaign warns media over impeachment disinformation

A campaign memo warns against the spread of "malicious and conclusively debunked" theories about the Bidens by Trump allies.

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Dershowitz: Trump shouldn't be removed from office even if he is guilty of House charges

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., called Dershowitz's legal analysis "simply ignorance."

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Dem senator says he's 'fine' with Hunter Biden testifying in impeachment trial

"We take the position that we want to hear from witnesses," Brown said. "I don't know what Hunter Biden has to do with the phone call the president made."

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GOP senator on Trump asking Ukraine, China for political help: 'Things happen'

"I didn't say it was OK," Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., told ABC's "This Week," adding, "people do things. Things happen."

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Schiff says intelligence community withholding documents on Ukraine

"They appear to be succumbing to pressure from the administration," Schiff told ABC's "This Week."

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Parties see big demographic changes despite overall static split

After a tumultuous decade, the percentage of voters who identify as Republican or Democrat has remained stable, but there are big changes inside the numbers.

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Trump forced to take a back seat in his impeachment defense as Senate trial begins

The president — who has often said he views himself as his own best spokesman — will have no choice but to watch, along with the rest of the public.

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In New Hampshire, confusion around a new law could threaten young voter turnout

"The problem is that all the rhetoric surrounding the bill has caused mass disinformation," one Dartmouth College student said.

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Evelyn Yang speaks at Women's March about her sexual assault

"As terrifying as it was to share my story on a national stage, I had to believe that coming forward would help me reclaim my voice and help others reclaim theirs," she said.

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Biden demands apology from Sanders over 'doctored' video on Social Security

The Vermont senator's campaign has sought to cast Sanders as an unflinching defender of the program, contrasting his position with the former vice president's.

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House Democrats file brief outlining 'compelling case' for impeachment

They say the evidence proves he used his official power to pressure Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election.

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Trump lawyer dismisses photos of the president with Lev Parnas, other evidence

Newly released documents include photos of Lev Parnas with President Trump and of him with Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Pam Bondi, a lawyer on the impeachment defense team.