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Rep. Adam Schiff: 'The uncontested facts show this president solicited a bribe'
The House intelligence chairman told NPR that President Trump should also be charged with obstruction: "It is difficult to imagine a more ironclad case of obstruction of Congress than this one."
Court sides with Congress in battle for Trump’s bank records
The decision came after The House Financial Services and Intelligence committees asked Deutsche Bank and Capital One to turn over records related to Trump’s business ventures as they investigate “foreign influence in the U.S. political process.”
Commissioner says she will get DHS back on track; the challenge of adding sprinklers to high-rise apartment buildings
Which health care strategy has the edge among Democrats and swing voters?
Fans of Medicare for All are betting that most Democrats who vote have moved left since 2008, at least on health care. But results from a mix of recent polls suggest voters' views aren't clear-cut.
House Democrats release Ukraine impeachment report
In releasing the report, the majority on the House Intelligence Committee, led by Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., wants to set the stage for a hearing scheduled Wednesday in the House Judiciary Committee.
Jimmy Carter hospitalized for urinary tract infection
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a south Georgia hospital over the weekend for treatment of a urinary tract infection. Last Wednesday, Carter was released from a hospital in Atlanta after recovering from surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from a fall.