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One moderate Democrat, Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, broached the idea on Monday of censuring Mr. Trump after the trial concludes, a largely symbolic gesture that he said could attract bipartisan support. “His behavior cannot go unchecked by the Senate,” Mr. Manchin said, “and censure would allow a bipartisan statement condemning his unacceptable […]

The EU and UK have set out their opening positions on a post-Brexit trade deal. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists there’s “no need” for the UK to follow Brussels’ rules, and said he is seeking a Canada-style free trade agreement with the EU. The EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, has offered an “ambitious” trade

In the interview, Ms. Pelosi took aim at both Mr. Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader. Mr. McConnell managed to eke out the 51 votes he needed to prevent the Senate from subpoenaing witnesses like John R. Bolton, Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, whose forthcoming book confirms the allegations against Mr. Trump.

DES MOINES — Reports of Iowa precinct chairs struggling to use an app designed to help tally participation in the Democratic presidential caucuses on Monday fueled conspiracy theories on social media and raised questions about how smoothly the high-stakes nominating contest would unfold. Just hours before the beginning of the contest, the first of the

WASHINGTON — There are two categories of speechwriters in Washington, but only one of them can survive for long in President Trump’s White House. The first type — of which there are many bipartisan examples — is defined by those who have used the coveted role of presidential speechwriter as the jumping-off point for a

WASHINGTON — The rapidly spreading coronavirus could claim one more victim: the United States-China trade deal. The virus, which has killed more than 360 people and sickened thousands, is taking a heavy toll on China’s economy by halting factory work, grounding flights and disrupting supply chains. It is also likely to slow China’s progress in

Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, speaking to reporters in the Capitol on Monday.Credit…Jason Andrew for The New York Times The Senate trial is officially in recess until Wednesday at 4 p.m. Eastern, when the senators are scheduled to take the final votes on the articles of impeachment. But the talking about impeachment is just

Seizing on his final opportunity to make the case to Republican senators — and for the history books — to reconsider their intended acquittal of President Trump, Representative Adam Schiff of California, the lead impeachment manager, framed his closing remarks with a pointed question: Can the Senate trust Mr. Trump? “The short, plain, sad, incontestable

In a Democratic debate in September, Mr. Sanders differed with Joe Biden in saying wages would rise if employers were no longer involved with health benefits. Many Americans are skeptical; in a Kaiser Family Foundation poll, 63 percent said their wages would stay the same if their employers’ health costs fell. Some studies in economics

Taking aim at the second article of impeachment charging President Trump with obstruction of Congress, Patrick Philbin, the deputy White House counsel, upbraided the House for “jumping straight to the ultimate nuclear weapon of the Constitution.” To support the charge of obstruction, Mr. Philbin argued, would “fundamentally alter the balance between the different branches of