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Trump blasts FBI director for backing IG report that 2016 campaign probe was justified

"With that kind of attitude, he will never be able to fix the FBI," the president tweeted.

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The IG report shows the way the FBI gets warrants to spy on Americans is a mess

Analysis: Something Trump's DOJ and the ACLU agree on — the IG report on the Russia probe shows the process for getting secret warrants is badly flawed.

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Congress reaches deal on paid parental leave for government employees

If passed and signed into law, it would be the first major benefit expansion for federal workers since the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act, which provides 12 weeks of unpaid leave.

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Democrats to announce articles of impeachment on Tuesday

Announcement of the articles of impeachment would follow a marathon day of hearings on President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

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The GOP's bottom-line Trump defense: Get over it

Analysis: Ultimately, most Republicans said Monday at the Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearing, they saw no evil and heard no evil — except when it came to Trump rival Joe Biden.

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Trump to meet with Russian foreign minister at White House Tuesday

Sergei Lavrov's last meeting with the president came less than 24 hours after news of the firing of FBI Director James Comey, as questions swirled about Trump's relationship with Russia.

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Trump: IG report documents 'attempted overthrow' of government

The long-awaited report by the Justice Department's watchdog of the FBI's probe of his 2016 campaign, released Monday, rebutted Trump's regular depiction of a politically biased plot against him.

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Barr condemns IG report's finding that FBI probe of Trump campaign was justified

The attorney general said the investigation was launched on the "thinnest of suspicions."

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Read the full text: Justice Department watchdog report into origins of Russia probe

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed the investigation was a politically-motivated plot to take him down. The report rebuts this argument.

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Point of disorder: Angry Republicans, Democrats tangle in impeachment hearing

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz shouted at chair Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat, accusing him of trying to "overturn the results of an election with unelected people."

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Internal Justice watchdog finds that Russia probe was justified, not biased against Trump

The long-awaited report by the Justice Department's watchdog contradicts President Trump's depiction of a politically biased plot against him.

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The Democratic case for impeaching Trump, and the GOP case against it — the evidence, summarized

Democrats and Republicans used the only remaining scheduled public impeachment hearing to make their arguments.

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You are what you watch: How media consumption is driving impeachment divisions

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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Joe Biden gambles that 'No Malarkey' tour found foothold in Iowa

The former vice president wasn't setting crowds on fire during Iowa bus trip but he's betting fears of a second Trump term and his personal touch is enough.

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The GOP wall: Why Republicans won't walk away from Trump

Analysis: Politics and the media have changed since the time a group of GOP lawmakers went to the White House to tell Nixon he was finished.

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Esper declines to say if he knew of political considerations regarding Trump's hold on Ukraine aid

"I'm not going to get into any of that," the Defense Secretary said Sunday. "Again, there is a congressional inquiry underway and I'll leave that process unto itself."

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'Weird': Congress reacts to Giuliani's latest Ukrainian venture

Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of President Donald Trump's top allies, said the recent trip by the president's attorney to Ukraine was "weird" and "odd."

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'I reject the premise': Republicans deny Trump asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival

Reps. Mark Meadows and Matt Gaetz said they rejected even being asked if it was appropriate for the president to ask a foreign nation to investigate a political opponent.

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Primary history lessons that Joe Biden may not want to hear

Analysis: What happens in the early states, where the former VP is trailing, offers clues about how the nomination might turn out.

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Democrats split on whether to include Mueller obstruction in articles of impeachment

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., on Sunday would not commit to including evidence of obstruction contained in that report in the articles of impeachment.