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A lawyer representing an associate of MORE and his son. According to the Times, Lev Parnas, who has found himself at the center of the impeachment inquiry into MORE, is planning to tell House Democrats that he traveled to Ukraine to warn top officials that military aid would be frozen and that Vice President Pence would not attend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's inauguration were the announcement not made. An attorney for Parnas did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill. Parnas's claim comes despite the presi

The House impeachment inquiry shifts to a new public phase, with testimony scheduled from three witnesses starting Wednesday. The topic dominated the Sunday political shows, with key Democrats and Republicans weighing in. Read The Hill's complete coverage below.     Sponsored content - Johnson & Johnson We're helping to solve America’s urgent health issues by developing a vaccine to prevent HIV, fighting cancer, relieving depression and making person

MORE’s congressional allies and critics on Sunday doubled down on their respective positions on the impeachment inquiry as the House prepares to move into the public phase of the process. Which witnesses should appear was a key topic after House Intelligence Committee ranking member plan to call the whistleblower whose complaint helped spark the inquiry, among others. Rep.

MORE’s decision to move toward a presidential bid is frustrating many Democrats, who are adamant there is no appetite for a candidacy from the billionaire former New York City mayor. But the situation is complicated because even those who are critical of Bloomberg acknowledge that his flirtation with a 2020 bid is emblematic of a broader concern.  The worry among centrist Democrats is that the leading moderate in the race, former Vice President MORE (D-Mass.) — could be too radical to win a general election. One Democratic strategist who aske

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Ironically, leftists often refer to ammunition feeding devices as “clips” instead of magazines, but Biden used the word “clips” in place of bullets.

Last week, Democrats took control of Virginia’s House of Delegates and the State Senate.

So much hand-wringing came from Republicans and conservatives over this week’s election results out of places like Virginia and Kentucky. Democrats took over both chambers of the Virginia legislature, and a Democrat narrowly beat the sitting Republican governor in Kentucky. Republicans are finished. The Great Liberal Utopia has finally arrived.

When he was asked by the Republican counsel, “To the best of your knowledge, do you know about any preconditions on the aid?” he responded, “No.” “There were a lot of rumors swirling around as to why the aid had been held up, including they wanted a review, they wanted Europe to do more. There were all kinds of rumors,” he added. He said he called the president on September 9, 2019, to find out what he wanted from Ukraine. “He said: ‘I want nothing. I want no quid pro quo.

PORT HURON, Mich. — Giani DiTrapani was on his way out the door when his mom called out, “You better be voting for Trump!” She shouldn’t have worried. Giani, then a high school senior about to vote in his first presidential election, had already lined up behind the outsider candidate, even getting into a Twitter war with a fellow student council member who was criticizing Trump.