Friday 31 January 2020

There are new rules for US politics as the Senate prepares for a final vote that will likely result in the President's acquittal



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Biden burns through cash ahead of early 2020 contests

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden churned through his campaign donations during the last three months of 2019, leaving the former vice president with a little less than $9 million to spend ahead of the first nominating contests of the 2020 race, new filings late Friday show.


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Chris Cuomo: You should be mad as hell

CNN's Chris Cuomo tells viewers they should be angry about the vote against witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, and urges them to speak out.


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Man arrested for alleged attack on transgender woman in subway station

A man who allegedly yelled anti-transgender slurs and spat on a transgender journalist last week was arrested and charged with hate crimes, the New York Police Department announced.


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Zuckerberg says Facebook's new approach 'is going to piss off a lot of people'

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will stand up for principles like free expression and encryption, even if it means facing a backlash.


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Cases of Wuhan coronavirus continue to rise rapidly as US bans travel from China

The number of confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus is nearing 12,000, as the epidemic continues to spread worldwide, sparking travel bans and outbreaks of ugly anti-Chinese xenophobia.


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Tourism industry hit hard as Chinese tourists stay home

At 6 p.m. on Saturday, Bill Egerton received an alarming email.


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Hear SE Cupp's harsh words for Republicans

CNN Political Commentator SE Cupp reacts to the Senate's failed motion to compel witnesses and documents in President Trump's impeachment trial.


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Presidential candidates will dash from the trial to the trail and back again

The new resolution agreed to Friday in the Senate impeachment trial gives Democratic senators running for president a much needed opportunity to hit the campaign trail between stints back in Washington as jurors.


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