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Trump Fires Gordon Sondland Hours After Dismissing Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman

Marie L. Yovanovitch, the ambassador to Ukraine who was recalled from her post because she was seen as an obstacle to the president’s plans, retired from the Foreign Service last month. William B. Taylor Jr., who replaced her in an acting capacity, was essentially brought back early as well. Jennifer Williams, a career official detailed […]

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160 Nations Ban These Weapons. The U.S. Now Embraces Them.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, which came into office pledging to end “endless wars,” has now embraced weapons prohibited by more than 160 countries, and is readying them for future use. Cluster bombs and antipersonnel land mines, deadly explosives known for maiming and killing civilians long after the fighting ended, have become integral to the

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Buttigieg Leads Sanders in Iowa Delegates, 13-12, With One Outstanding

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., has taken 13 pledged delegates from Iowa’s maligned caucuses and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has won 12, The Associated Press said Friday. The A.P. had announced Thursday afternoon that it would not declare a winner in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation contest, but the allocation provides

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Buttigieg Leads Sanders in Iowa Delegates, 13-12, With One Outstanding

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., has taken 13 pledged delegates from Iowa’s maligned caucuses and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has won 12, The Associated Press said Friday. The A.P. had announced Thursday afternoon that it would not declare a winner in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation contest, but the allocation provides

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Tonight’s Democratic Debate: What Time It Is and What to Watch For

Will Sanders takes on Buttigieg? MANCHESTER, N.H. — Mr. Sanders took a swipe at Mr. Buttigieg by name on Friday morning, seeking to connect the former mayor with wealthy donors ahead of tonight’s debate. At the venerable “Politics & Eggs” forum in Manchester, Mr. Sanders read several newspaper headlines from a piece of paper that

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Mitch McConnell Wasn’t Always Loved by Republicans. He Is Now.

Nick Nash, a 24-year-old “hard-line conservative” who lives in Louisville, was among the unbothered. In his view, Mr. McConnell was simply acting as the “fighter” that the Republican Party had long needed. “The way D.C. is set up now, when you’re in charge, you make the rules,” Mr. Nash said. He shrugged. “I think Harry

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Joe Walsh Ends Challenge to Trump After Getting 1% in Iowa

WASHINGTON — Joe Walsh, the conservative radio show host and former Tea Party congressman from Illinois who was running a presidential campaign challenging President Trump’s fitness for office, announced on Friday that he was ending his bid for the Republican nomination. That leaves Mr. Trump with only one Republican challenger, former Gov. William F. Weld

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