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Parnas texts with Nunes aide revealed as Trump gears up for defense

Democrats released more documents late Friday from Lev Parnas, an indicted associate of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, with photos, text and audio, as they make their case against the president.

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Former US Rep. Collins gets over 2 years in insider trading case

Collins was sentenced on charges of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and lying to law enforcement officials after admitting he helped his son dodge stock market loses.

Justices to consider whether electors are bound to popular vote winner

Supreme Court justices will hear arguments in April and should issue a decision by late June.

Eleven US troops flown to medical centers after Iran strike

Eleven US troops were flown out of Iraq for evaluation of concussion-like symptoms in the days following an Iranian missile strike that President Donald Trump had said caused no harm to American forces, officials said Friday.

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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 names Alan Dershowitz to legal team in impeachment trial

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

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

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

Trump’s impeachment trial begins with senators vowing ‘impartial justice’

New Elizabeth Warren video highlights conservative supporters: Her brothers

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.

Indicted Giuliani associate says ‘President Trump knew exactly what was going on’ in Ukraine affair

‘I think you called me a liar on national TV’

Think a woman can’t win the White House? Elizabeth Warren would be happy to discuss.

House members march articles of impeachment across Capitol to Senate

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Some crucial details about the trial, including whether new witnesses or evidence will be introduced, are yet to be determined. But here’s everything we know about the trial so far.

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Members of the House of Representatives are expected to physically deliver the articles to the Senate.

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Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s

The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two federal agencies reported Wednesday.

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.