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Gun-rights activists and other groups began to descend on Virginia's capital city to protest Democrats' plans to pass gun-control legislation.
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The last Sunday talk shows before the Senate trial offered previews of defense and prosecution arguments.
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But House Democrats say the president's defense team has yet to challenge details of his dealings with Ukraine that are at the center of the upcoming trial.
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2020 will be a momentous political year. Here's a calendar of important days in national politics to watch for.
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About 15 years ago, another Giuliani associate ended up embarrassing a different Republican president.
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People in a southern Puerto Rico city discovered a warehouse filled with water, cots and other unused emergency supplies.
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In this isolated outpost, the official attempt to count everyone living in the United States will begin here Tuesday.
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Get complete coverage of the House's impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
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Hong Kong police fired tear gas Sunday at a public park that was overflowing with thousands of protesters calling for electoral reforms and a boycott of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Joe Biden has called for Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign to "disown" what he calls "doctored video" that some Sanders supporters say shows the former vice president endorsing Republican calls to cut Social Security and Medicare.
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It's the first in the modern era to occur in an election year, and the first in which the president likely will react in tweets and public comments in real time.
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Strong faith in the judicial system seems to have no place in the playbook for ex-members of Trump's political team.