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Shooting near Chinatown in Washington, DC

Washington, DC police responded to a shooting near the National Portrait Gallery on Thursday afternoon. A gunman shot a man in his late 20s in the head at 8th and H Streets NW. Police chased the s

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Federal prosecutors quit Roger Stone case after DOJ intervention

The entire federal prosecution team has quit a high profile case against a longtime aide to U.S. President Donald Trump after the Department of Justice intervened to call for a shorter sentence than

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U.S. democracy in peril

U.S. Capitol. /VCG Photo Editor's note: Elizabeth Drew is a Washington-based journalist and the author, most recently, of Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall.

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Spotlight: Trump takes victory lap on impeachment acquittal by divided Senate

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on Aug. 21, 2019. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua) "You're impeached forever, you're

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‘It was all bullshit’: Trump delivers mocking, vitriolic speech after acquittal

Donald Trump delivered a triumphalist, mocking, vitriolic and vulgar speech in the White House on Thursday afternoon in celebration of the acquittal at his impeachment

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Abbas to address Security Council next week on U.S. Mideast peace plan

Demonstrators hold pictures of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's Mideast peace plan, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Janua

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U.S. Senate acquits Trump on both articles of impeachment

U.S. President Donald Trump was acquitted on Wednesday afternoon by the Senate after the chamber voted down both articles of impeachment against him that the House approved late last year. Senators

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Trump barrels into 2020 campaign, emboldened after acquittal

With the final gavel banging down Wednesday on impeachment, President Donald Trump barreled ahead in his reelection fight with a united Republican Party behind him, and

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U.S. House managers, Trump's lawyers clash in closing arguments as impeachment trial nears end

U.S. House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump's defense team clashed Monday in their closing arguments of the Senate impeachment trial. In a four-hour session equally divided for both s

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U.S. House managers, Trump's legal team wrap up closing arguments in Senate impeachment trial

U.S. House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump's defense team wrapped up their closing arguments Monday afternoon in the Senate impeachment trial. Senators, who act as the jury for the t

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Republicans slam Trump but back him for Senate acquittal

Leading Republicans took to the talk show circuit Sunday to defend their expected acquittal of U.S. President Donald Trump at his Senate trial next week – despite offer

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Armed police shoot to kill man for 'terror-related' London stabbings

01:17 One of the victims of the London stabbing attack on Sunday is critically ill, the local member of parliament has said.Police shot and killed a man after three people were wounded

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Attacker shot dead in London "recently released" from UK prison

The man shot dead by British police after he stabbed people in south London had been "recently released from prison" after serving time for terror offenses, local media reported Sunday. BBC report

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( January 25 - February 1 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Brexit finally arriv

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Motion to allow subpoenas for witnesses, documents in Trump impeachment trial fails to pass Senate

The Capitol is seen in Washington D.C., the United States, on Jan. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted 49-51 to block a motion aiming to allow subpoenas for witnesses a

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U.S. Senate debate calling witnesses at Trump impeachment trial

A bust of former President Richard Nixon, looks over the hallway outside the Senate chamber as Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., center background, talks to reporters as he and other Republican Senators

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GOP senators seek to acquit Trump without condoning conduct

There is no question, Sen. Lamar Alexander said, that President Donald Trump actions were “inappropriate” when he asked Ukraine’s leader to investigate Democratic rival