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MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. — The kettle steamed in the background as a familiar yet painful argument began to boil over between father and daughter in the Slewo home last Inauguration Day. “My president is going to be good for the Christians and the economy,” Warda Slewo, an ardent Donald Trump fan, told his daughter, Ashourina Slewo, in her small kitchen in the northeastern suburbs of Detroit on Jan. 20, 2017. “Your president is a racist,” Ashourina shot back.

HAZLETON, Pa. — Bob Curry is a man in constant motion, not unlike this fast-changing community he’s always championing. Passing a colorful mural in the community center he runs, its rainbow letters spelling out a Maya Angelou quote about the strength and beauty of diversity, he paused for effect. “You see our mural, if you don’t like it, get back on the elevator, you’re free to leave,” Curry proclaimed. He’s kidding — sort of.

DALLAS — President Trump tried to turn impeachment rancor into a political rallying cry Thursday, using a Texas rally to bash Democrats as ‘‘crazy’’ and unpatriotic as they push forward with their investigations. Setting a dire tone, Trump told his supporters, ‘‘At stake in this fight is the survival of American democracy itself.’’ ‘‘Don’t kid yourselves,’’ he said of the Democrats, ‘‘I really don’t believe anymore that they love our country.’’ A day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats walked out of a White House meeting that ha

HAZLETON, Pa. — Bob Curry is a man in constant motion, not unlike this fast-changing community he’s always championing. Passing a colorful mural in the community center he runs, its rainbow letters spelling out a Maya Angelou quote about the strength and beauty of diversity, he paused for effect. “You see our mural, if you don’t like it, get back on the elevator, you’re free to leave,” Curry proclaimed. He’s kidding — sort of.

MORE (D-Calif.) following a heated meeting at the White House, questioning her mental fitness and commitment to the country. "Nancy Pelosi needs help fast! There is either something wrong with her 'upstairs,' or she just plain doesn’t like our great Country," Trump tweeted. "She had a total meltdown in the White House today," he continued. "It was very sad to watch.

A steady stream of current and former government officials have been testifying for the House impeachment inquiry in recent days, highlighting what legal experts say are the limits of the White House’s pledge to not cooperate with the investigation. Legal experts who spoke to The Hill said that despite the White House's tough stance, if government officials receive a subpoena from Congress their best option often is to comply— even if their superiors tell them not to. “I would say as a matter of course that for White House staff or other administration staff, it's no defense to say a president

A key diplomat and donor to   Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, was blocked from testifying last week by the Trump administration. The White House initially vowed not to cooperate with the House impeachment inquiry into allegations that the president abused his office by urging a foreign leader to deliver political dirt on former Vice President   Sondland will be the sixth witness to testify in the Democrats’ investigation, and he could prove to be among the most controversial.

The House on Wednesday approved a resolution formally rebuking MORE over his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria. The measure passed in a 354-60 vote, with four lawmakers voting present. All 60 votes against the resolution came from Republicans, with the present votes coming from three GOP lawmakers and Rep. MORE (I-Mich.).

MORE poured fuel on the fire in his fight with Congress over Syria, lashing out at Democrats during a closed-door White House meeting on Wednesday and sparring publicly with Republican allies. The chaotic day was a U-turn from earlier this week when the administration applied new sanctions on Turkey in an effort to combat fierce criticism from Capitol Hill and when Republicans were dialing back their furor in an effort to get on the same page as Trump. But the unity effort went off the rails in a closed-door meeting between Trump, congressional leadership and key comm