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Trump will name Alan Dershowitz to legal team in impeachment trial

President Trump will name lawyer Alan Dershowitz to his legal team in the Senate impeachment trial.

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On the road for Joe Biden, John Kerry seeks to rekindle his Iowa magic

Sixteen years after a win in the Iowa caucuses helped vault Kerry to the Democratic presidential nomination, he's become a campaign surrogate for his longtime friend.

Evelyn Yang, wife of presidential candidate Andrew Yang, details alleged sexual assault by doctor

In an interview televised Thursday by CNN, she said the assault happened in 2012 and that she was initially afraid to tell anyone. She and 31 other women are now suing the doctor and the hospital system, saying they conspired and enabled the crimes.

Susan Collins says she would ‘likely’ support witnesses in impeachment trial

The Republican senator from Maine said she is “likely” to support a proposal to call witnesses after each side presents its case and answers questions from senators.

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How Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia found her voice

Julia Mejia, the Boston City Council’s first Afro-Latina member, won her improbable election by a single vote. She wants her historic victory to convey this message: That this is possible for everyone, no matter their polish or their pedigree. If she can be heard, they can, too.
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Kennedy wins an endorsement from Representative John Lewis, a civil rights icon

“In the years that I have known Joe Kennedy I have seen him stand up and fight — time and again — for the suffering, the struggling and the silenced,” said the 79 year-old Lewis, a Georgia Democrat who was a pivotal player in the civil rights movement.

Congressional Black Caucus discusses economic mobility, education in Roxbury

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley launched into a discussion about economic mobility for black and brown people Saturday with a list of sobering statistics about economic inequality in her district.

Some Harvard Law School students are avoiding applying to clerkships with Trump-appointed judges

As President Trump reshapes the federal judiciary with staunch conservatives and controversial picks, some Harvard Law School students appear to be thinking twice about applying for clerk jobs with them, and traditionally plum positions are being passed up.
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Trump’s impeachment trial begins with senators vowing ‘impartial justice’

New Elizabeth Warren video highlights conservative supporters: Her brothers

Trump to hold Manchester rally on eve of New Hampshire primary

Watch live: Chief Justice John Roberts swears in Senate for impeachment trial

Watchdog agency concludes Trump administration broke the law in withholding Ukraine aid

Former state Republican Party committeewoman now serving jail sentence

Tracker: Who’s running for president in 2020?

The first contests of the 2020 presidential election cycle are just around the corner, but the presidential primary field is still in flux. Here’s a look at who is running.

Here’s everything we know about the Senate impeachment trial

Watch live: House delivers articles of impeachment to Senate

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Here’s what’s on tap as impeachment heads to the Senate Wednesday

The articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump don't move to the Senate by themselves.

Can a woman take the White House? Sanders-Warren rift over gender spills into debate

The seventh presidential debate comes less than three weeks before Iowa Democrats make their choices in the state's first-in-the-nation vote.

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren appeared to have a tense exchange after the debate

Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who through much of the Democratic primary have avoided directly attacking one another, clashed Tuesday over Warren’s claim that Sanders told her in a 2018 meeting that he didn’t think a woman could win the presidency.

Fact-checking claims from Trump rally, Democratic debate

President Trump distorted his record on the economy in a campaign rally Tuesday that served as counterpoint to a Democratic presidential debate. Here’s a look at some statements from both stages and how they compare with the facts.

Trump uses rally to defend Iran policy as Democrats decry it

As President Donald Trump rallied supporters Tuesday night by defending his decision to kill a top Iranian general, the Democrats vying to replace him used their final debate before primary voting begins to argue that doing so made the country less safe.

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Ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn seeks to withdraw guilty plea

Former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn filed court papers Tuesday to withdraw his guilty plea, saying federal prosecutors had acted in “bad faith’’ and breached their deal with him.

Democrats release new evidence on eve of impeachment trial

In a previously undisclosed letter, Rudy Giuliani announces himself as President Trump’s personal lawyer and requests a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky “as personal counsel to President Trump and with his knowledge and consent.”