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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"With respect to the betrayal of our country, it doesn't matter much how these aides felt."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's raining whistleblowers."


The White House at night in Washington DC. In a joint letter, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, conveyed the subpoena to White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney which requested key documents as part of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump announced last week by Speaker of the House Nancy

by Common Dreams staff
"We deeply regret that President Trump has put us—and the nation—in this position," wrote Democratic chairmen of three key committees, "but his actions have left us with no choice but to issue this subpoena."


The North American Meat Institute filed suit on Friday to stop California's Proposition 12.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
California's Proposition 12, passed in November, won praise from animal rights groups.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This video lifts up so many marginalized voices that are consistently downplayed and discounted by the corporate media. Bernie Sanders hears you."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
The prepared testimony of former U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker provided new details about the involvement of Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's lawyer, in pressuring Ukrainian officials to commit to an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"None of us know when a medical emergency might affect us. And no one should fear going bankrupt if it occurs. Medicare for All!"



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Denouncing the Trump administration and pro-corporate lawmakers for their repeated attacks on workers, Sen. Elizabeth Warren promised to return power to American workers on Thursday with her labor rights plan.


President Donald Trump answers questions while departing the White House on October 03, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to travel to Florida today before returning to Washington later this evening.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Let's be very clear what’s happening here: Trump is openly asking foreign governments to interfere in the 2020 presidential election against his political rivals."


President Donald Trump rails against journalists asking questions about an impeachment inquiry during a joint news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in the East Room of the White House October 02, 2019

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The White House previously said the document showing the conversation between Trump and Ukraine's president was a memo summarizing what was said on the call, but was not verbatim.

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