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Is Trump Our Emperor? Events Mirror Fall of Roman Republic.

February 15, 2020

The U.S. Senate has made its judgment in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, acquitting the president. Fifty two of 53 senators in the Republican majority voted to acquit the president on the abuse of power charge and all 53 Republican senators vo...

Mitt Romney’s Vote to Remove President Trump Made This Californian Especially Proud

CalMatters

February 8, 2020

After 30 years in the business of politics, you find yourself to be alumni of several different campaigns. I’ve always been proud to be a Mitt Romney alum, as the California director of his 2008 presidential ca...

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Aide Who Testified Against Trump Escorted out of White House

AP News

February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON — The decorated soldier and national security aide who played a central role in the Democrats' impeachment case against President Donald Trump was escorted out of the White House complex on Friday, a...

Trump’s Acquittal Confronts Dems With Election Year Choices

AP News

February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s impeachment ended with a reminder of why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi resisted the idea for so long — an acquittal everyone saw coming, followed by a bombastic presidential victory lap and a bump in his poll numbers just as the 2020 c...

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Here’s How America’s Allies Are Viewing U.S. Politics Right Now

AP News

February 6, 2020

For American politics, it’s been a week for the ages: a bungled start to the 2020 presidential primary season, a State of the Union speech with partisanship on full display and a conclusion to the most contenti...

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At Prayer Breakfast, Trump Decries ‘Dishonest and Corrupt’ People

AP News

February 6, 2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump unleashed his fury against those who tried to remove him from office at a prayer breakfast Thursday, a day after his acquittal by the Senate in his impeachment trial. “As ...

Pelosi Reveals Why She Ripped up Trump’s Speech

AP News

February 5, 2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was gone, the House lights were dimming, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi looked up to her friends and family in the gallery overhead. She held up the speech she had shredded behind Trump's back, on live television. She put he...

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Not Guilty: Split Senate Acquits Trump of Impeachment

AP News

February 5, 2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country, tested ci...

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Dems Kick off Iowa Caucuses Amid Worry Over Beating Trump

AP News

February 3, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Democratic campaign that has cost more than $1 billion, dashed the ambitions of veteran politicians, forced conversations about race, gender and identity and prompted fierce debate over hea...

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Senate Rejects Witnesses in Trump Trial, Ensuring Acquittal

AP News

January 31, 2020

WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected the idea of summoning witnesses for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring his acquittal. But senators considered pushing off final voting on his fate to next week. The vote on allowing new ...

Stocks End Another Wobbly Day Lower as Virus Cases Rise

Social Media CEOs Rebuff Bias Claims, Vow to Defend Election

S&P 500 Sinks 3.5% as Surging Virus Cases Lead to Shutdowns

Philadelphia Pledges Better Response After Black Man’s Death

Opinion: Investment in EV Charging Is a Win for All Californians

Merced Cleans Up Homeless Camp as LA Considers Ban on Camping (Again)

Local Restaurant Joins Legal Claim for Fee Refunds Over COVID Closures

County Stays in ‘Red’ Tier for Reopening According to Fresh State Data

Single Site for World Series This Year, First Time Since 1944

Bryson Dechambeau Lands First Sports Illustrated Cover; Golf’s Most Aggressive Star Aiming To ‘Break Golf’ as He Prepares for the Masters

Cop Killed by Rooster While Breaking up Cockfight

Fitting Finale: Dodgers Win Title, Turner Tests Positive

Opinion: As World Appeases Turkey, Attacks on Armenians in Mountain State Continue

Is It Too Late to Mail in Your Ballot? Here’s Why You Don’t Need to Panic

Walters: It’s Déjà Vu for Affirmative Action Proponents

Here’s the Challenge of Implementing Historic Groundwater Law

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Progressives Pledge to Keep Pushing Biden to Expand Court

Is It Too Late to Mail in Your Ballot? Here’s Why You Don’t Need to Panic

‘We Need You’: GOP Hunts for New Voters in Trump Territory

The End of American Power

Is Trump Our Emperor? Events Mirror Fall of Roman Republic.

Mitt Romney’s Vote to Remove President Trump Made This Californian Especially Proud

Aide Who Testified Against Trump Escorted out of White House

Trump’s Acquittal Confronts Dems With Election Year Choices

Here’s How America’s Allies Are Viewing U.S. Politics Right Now

At Prayer Breakfast, Trump Decries ‘Dishonest and Corrupt’ People

Pelosi Reveals Why She Ripped up Trump’s Speech

Not Guilty: Split Senate Acquits Trump of Impeachment

Dems Kick off Iowa Caucuses Amid Worry Over Beating Trump

Senate Rejects Witnesses in Trump Trial, Ensuring Acquittal

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