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January 2020

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 31, 2020 66 Comments
The Senate voted not to call additional witnesses and bring forth new evidence 51-49, with Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) voting yay with the Democrats. The Senate then took a recess before voting on a motion from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to have closing arguments on Monday and vote on the articles on Wednesday.

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 31, 2020 70 Comments
Ah, we really do have another Hillary Clinton. Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams told FiveThirtyEight that America would elect her as president by 2040.

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 31, 2020 36 Comments
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) decided not to vote for additional witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial. She lashed out at the House Democrats over the articles of impeachment and even took a swipe at sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) question to Chief Justice John Roberts.

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 31, 2020 21 Comments
I'd jot down the lyrics to the song "The End" by The Doors, but we all know the Democrats will not stop investigating President Donald Trump. The Senate kicks off at 1 p.m. ET. They will vote on witnesses and additional documents. If that fails, which it likely will, the chamber will vote on the articles of impeachment.

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 31, 2020 11 Comments
The European Union and European governments are funding several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) linked to a Palestinian terrorist group, the watchdog NGO Monitor disclosed. The research done by the Jerusalem-based watchdog group exposed eight NGOs as having operational ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a U.S. and EU-designated terrorist group.

Posted by Mark Pulliam on January 31, 2020 16 Comments
As has been widely reported, a recently-released draft advisory opinion of the Committee on Codes of Conduct of the Judicial Conference of the United States—a 15-member group of judges responsible for fashioning and interpreting ethical rules applicable to the federal judiciary—concluded that membership in the non-partisan Federalist Society by judges, law clerks, and staff attorneys is improper because the group’s ideological orientation would call its members’ impartiality into question.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 30, 2020 13 Comments
With any luck, by this time tomorrow night, the Schiff circus will have ended its run in the Senate with a vote not to allow Democrats to 'Kavanaugh' the hearings. Perhaps there also will be a vote to end the impeachment trial in its entirely, by dismissal or verdict.
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