Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called Friday's vote against allowing witnesses in the impeachment trial a "grand tragedy."
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in November.
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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who made a relatively late entry into the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, could soon be on a debate stage for the first time after the party dropped its requirement of grassroots fundraising support.
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Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over President Trump's Senate impeachment trial, declined Thursday to read a question submitted by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
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Smoke rises after South Korean soldiers set a blast to remove land mines in the Demilitarized Zone in 2002. The Korean Peninsula had been the last region the U.S. military was allowed to use the weapon — until Friday, when the Trump administration lifted the Obama-era restriction.
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Glenn Hurst gives Jeannette Massen a checkup at the Northcrest Living Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. As they prepare to caucus, voters weigh which candidate to support and what health care should look like in the future.
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Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., arrives for the impeachment trial of President Trump at the Capitol on Friday. Alexander, a key vote in the trial, says he plans to vote no on hearing witnesses.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the Senate chamber during a recess in the impeachment trial of President Trump on Friday. Senators voted against admitting witnesses and new evidence on Friday.
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Voters listen to instructions during a Democratic Party caucus in 2016. The party has been under pressure to make the process more accessible this year, but some activists remain frustrated.
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A year ago, many progressives told NPR they weren't so sure they wanted to see Bernie Sanders run for president again. But now, it appears those voters are coming back.
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Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., announced on Thursday that he will not support allowing witnesses to testify in the impeachment trial of President Trump.
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The Capitol in Washington is seen Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, as the Senate continues to work into the evening on the impeachment trial of President Trump.
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