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January 17, 2020 11:23 AM

Reporters challenge new restrictions in trying to cover Senate impeachment trial

Authorities are cracking down on the places correspondents may go, with whom they may talk and for how long. News outlets don't want to go along.

by NPR Staff

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January 17, 2020 9:38 AM

New figures show billionaire candidates spending big, with little return

Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg have used their own fortunes to outspend other candidates in the Democratic primary race. But so far, most voters aren't buying what they are selling.

by Jessica Taylor

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January 17, 2020 9:31 AM

Trump assembles a made-for-TV impeachment defense team

It includes household names like Ken Starr, whose investigation two decades ago resulted in the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Former Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz says he will play a role too.

by The Associated Press

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January 17, 2020 9:01 AM

Policast: Enthusiastic early voters kick off Minnesota's presidential primary

Camping out to be the first to cast an early ballot. An explaining how to change your absentee ballot.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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January 17, 2020 8:03 AM

Enthusiastic early voters camp out, rally for their presidential picks

Some Minneapolis voters camped out in an RV to be the first in line for early voting Friday. Others gathered in Duluth and Minneapolis to celebrate their candidates.

by Brian Bakst

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January 16, 2020 3:00 PM

Wait is over for Minnesota voters anxious to make 2020 picks

Starting Friday, the first Minnesota votes will be cast in the presidential race. Absentee and in-person begins ahead of the “Super Tuesday” primary on March 3. There is a safety valve if the race changes in coming weeks.

by Brian Bakst

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January 16, 2020 11:34 AM

Why Iran's economy has not collapsed amid U.S. sanctions and 'maximum pressure'

The Trump administration is applying what it calls a "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran. Although the economy has been hit hard, Iranians have managed to live under sanctions for four decades.

by Jackie Northam

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January 16, 2020 9:23 AM

Trump broke the law in freezing Ukraine funds, watchdog report concludes

The Government Accountability Office opined on Thursday that the Trump administration's actions in the Ukraine affair went beyond the bounds of a law called the Impoundment Control Act.

by Ayesha Rascoe

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January 16, 2020 9:01 AM

Policast: Early voting eve in Minnesota; Iowa voters talk about Klobuchar

On today’s edition, we learn about how early voting will work in Minnesota. It starts Friday. And Iowa voters talk about Amy Klobuchar and the other presidential contenders.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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January 16, 2020 8:05 AM

Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador

Ukrainian police said Thursday they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance by an unknown party before she was recalled from her post in May.

by The Associated Press

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