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Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton for defamation over 'Russian asset' remark

Clinton said during a podcast interview last fall that one of the Democratic candidates is "the favorite of the Russians," leading Gabbard to lash out.

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Senate passes McConnell impeachment rules

The organizing resolution was passed along a party line vote after a nearly 13-hour session.

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What happened on Day 1 of Trump's Senate impeachment trial

It was a battle over how to fight the war as the trial began in earnest Tuesday.

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2020 split screen: Stuck in D.C. for Trump's trial while rival candidates crisscross Iowa

The voting is just two weeks away and polls show the contest close. Anything could tip the scales.

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New book recounts reports of Trump attacks on military brass, eagerness to meet Putin

The book, released Tuesday, offers a portrait of Trump's first years in office and reveals new details about previously reported episodes.

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McConnell makes last-minute changes to Trump impeachment trial rules

The sudden revision in the Senate's organizing resolution also ensures House Democrats' evidence will be admitted.

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White House may assert executive privilege to block Bolton testimony, Republicans say

Any effort to seek the former national security adviser as a witness in the Senate could also lead to a lengthy delay.

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Trump impeachment: Live updates from the Senate trial

The Senate trial on the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, begins this week.

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'Appalling,' a 'national disgrace,' 'designed to hide the truth': Democrats blast McConnell's impeachment proposal

Schumer accused McConnell of "totally, totally, totally going along with Trump's cover-up hook, line and sinker."

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Why aren't Democrats making life miserable for vulnerable Republicans on impeachment?

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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Hillary Clinton blasts Sanders, won't commit to backing him as party nominee

"Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him...It's all just baloney," the former first lady says.

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Sanders apologizes to Biden for supporter's attack

The apology came after several days of back-and-forth between the campaigns over a supporter's op-ed claiming Biden suffers from a "corruption problem."

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Trump calls impeachment trial a long-running 'hoax' at summit for world elite

As president's trial gets underway, he'll be counter programming at the gathering of the world's elite in the Swiss mountain town.

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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.