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House Democrats Announced Two Articles Of Impeachment Against President Donald Trump
Next, the full House will vote to send the impeachment to the Senate. If the articles pass the House, Trump will be the third president ever impeached in US history.
Addy Baird
“No Evidence”: An Official Probe Has Debunked Trump’s Claim The FBI Planted A Spy In His Campaign
The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General has contradicted some of the president’s conspiracy theories, but it also found misconduct by FBI agents who investigated the president's campaign.
Dominic Holden
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Said Mike Pence And Mike Pompeo Are Not “Fit To Serve In Public Office,” Given Impeachment Evidence
As evidence mounts against President Donald Trump, Ocasio-Cortez said that Pence and also Secretary of State Mike Pompeo should be held accountable. "I don’t think that either of them are fit to serve in public office — ever again."
Kadia Goba
Jennifer Beals Opened Up About Why It Was Time To Reboot "The L Word"
"We knew that the LGBTQ community would be attacked, which they were immediately, and wanted to offer visibility and agency," Beals told BuzzFeed News.
Debanjali Bose
Democrats Have Released Their Impeachment Case Against Donald Trump
"The President placed his personal political interests above the national interests of the United States, sought to undermine the integrity of the U.S. presidential election process, and endangered U.S. national security," Democrats concluded.
Paul McLeod
How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Could Save Bernie Sanders' Campaign
If — or when — the impeachment trial heads to the Senate, it will trap presidential candidates in DC. But Bernie Sanders has AOC.
Addy Baird
Anthony Weiner Is The Most Important Politician Of The 2010s
Anthony Weiner’s penis tweet was the Big Bang of our political era.
Matt Berman
Federal Workers Are “Afraid” After Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ Crusade At The Supreme Court
LGBTQ workers at the Justice Department fear they’ll get fired, they said in a recent letter to Attorney General Bill Barr.
Dominic Holden
Anyone Who Cares About Gun Laws Should Pay Attention To What’s Happening In Idaho
The national war over gun control remains at a standstill. But in the small Idaho town of Sandpoint, Second Amendment activists are fortifying the rights they say are constitutionally theirs — no matter the cost.
Anne Helen Petersen
The House Intelligence Committee Said It Has The Evidence It Needs, Moving Impeachment Forward
The House Intelligence Committee says it now has evidence that “conclusively” shows Trump withheld support from Ukraine in exchange for investigations that would help him politically.
Kadia Goba
The Democrats’ Impeachment Narrative Is Complete
"The information is overwhelming. It’s pretty clear and easy.”
Paul McLeod
An Exclusive And Completely Factual Snapshot Of Donald Trump's Speech Notes
"Are there black countries?"
James Hannaham
The Republican National Committee Bought Nearly $100,000 Worth Of Donald Trump Jr.’s Book Last Month
“We have netted $500,000 for the party fundraising off the book,” an RNC spokesperson said.
Henry J. Gomez
A US Ambassador Told Congress That Trump Did Engage In A Quid Pro Quo, But Republicans Are Claiming Victory Anyway
“My colleagues seem to be under the impression that unless the president spoke the words ‘Ambassador Sondland, I am bribing the Ukrainian president’ that there is no evidence of bribery."
Kadia Goba
Ambassador Gordon Sondland Confirmed Trump Withheld US Support For Ukraine In Exchange For Investigations Into His Political Rivals
"Was there a 'quid pro quo'? As I testified previously, with regard to the requested White House call and White House meeting, the answer is yes."
Ellie Hall
Marie Yovanovitch Is Not A Victim
In 2019, a woman can be a hero. But sexist narratives will still be put on her.
Miriam Elder
Twitter Has Suspended Several Accounts That Tweeted “I Hired Donald Trump To Fire People Like Yovanovitch"
A spokesperson for Twitter said they're looking into whether the phrase is trending organically.
Ryan Broderick
The Trump Whistleblower Is Protected In The House, But Could Be Called To Testify In The Senate
A faction of Republicans want to depose the anonymous whistleblower who set off the impeachment process, and they have power in the Senate.
Paul McLeod
Longtime Trump Ally Roger Stone Was Found Guilty Of Lying To Congress And Witness Tampering
Stone, a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, was arrested in late January for lying to Congress about his contacts with WikiLeaks.
Sarah Mimms
Texting With Jim Himes: There Was "A Lot Of Tension Behind The Dais" During The Impeachment Hearing
In The Stakes 2020, BuzzFeed News' political newsletter, Rep. Jim Himes talked about what it was like at Wednesday's impeachment hearing and what the proceedings have in common with beekeeping.
Ben Smith
Republicans Got The Public Hearings They Wanted. Now They Say They’re Too Boring.
After spending weeks pushing for public hearings, Trump’s allies are almost uniformly complaining that they are, as Eric Trump put it, a “snoozefest.”
Addy Baird
Rep. Pete King Voted Against Impeachment Once And He’s Ready To Do It Again
King, who announced his retirement earlier this week, railed against partisanship but defended a series of anti-Muslim hearings he held during his career.
Kadia Goba
Progressive Activists Release Their Own Articles Of Impeachment, Including Calling Out Trump’s Racism
Focusing solely on Ukraine, they say, “risks portraying that Congress is more concerned about Joe Biden's son than about the children who are being detained and separated from their parents.”
Addy Baird
For The Florida Men At The Heart Of Impeachment, Shady Dealings Are Business As Usual
"There are more than an average number of scammers, posers, and bad guys in Florida," said a veteran of the state's politics.
Nidhi Prakash
The 2010s Have Broken Our Sense Of Time
The rhythms of American life changed in the 2010s. How everything from TV to Trump to Instagram messed with your head just enough that time feels like it melted.
Katherine Miller
Young Texas Republicans Are Having An Identity Crisis
“I think we’re running out of time. We’re like a bunch of political dinosaurs and my party is practicing extinction politics.”
Nidhi Prakash
The Black MAGA Faithful Think Donald Trump Tailored His 2020 Pitch To Black Men, And They’re Kind Of Feeling It
“What do you prefer,” Trump asked a mostly black audience at a campaign event, “'Blacks for Trump' or 'African Americans for Trump'?”
Darren Sands
Trump's Allies Have Been Attacking The Person They Say Is The Whistleblower Since 2017
He's been accused of being “pro-Ukraine and anti-Russia.”
Ryan Broderick
A Woman Who Was Fired For Flipping Off Trump's Motorcade Won An Election In Virginia
Juli Briskman, a Democrat, beat the Republican incumbent for a seat on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.
Claudia Koerner
The Mueller Investigation Is Having An Unexpected Moment In Democrats’ Impeachment Inquiry Months After It Ended
What is dead may never die.
Zoe Tillman
