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Complicity in felony serious enough for Trump impeachment, key Democrat says

President Trump has denied having sexual relationships with either woman and over the weekend denied directing former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen to break any laws. (Associated Press/File)

By Jeff Mordock and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

The likely chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday that it would be an impeachable offense if President Trump is found to be complicit in a felony.

Rep. Adam B. Schiff joined House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a fellow California Democrat, at a rally last year. Mr. Schiff will be given unilateral subpoena power in January and has promised renewed vigor in investigating President Trump. (Associated Press/File)

‘Presidential harassment’: Trump under unprecedented attack on multiple fronts

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proposes to set a national price on carbon emissions of $7.5 a ton, rising to $37.50. (Associated Press/File)

Canadians clash over Trudeau’s carbon emissions tax in months before election

By Barry Brown - Special to The Washington Times

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, right, leans in to talk with President Donald Trump during Trump's meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump close to naming new chief of staff

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

While Republicans tack priorities onto the spending bill, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (center) warned, "You don't want to overload the truck." He is shown here with Sen. Doug Jones (left) Alabama Democrat, and Sen. John Kennedy, Louisiana Republican. (Associated Press/File)

Republicans load up spending bill before Democrats take House control

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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President Trump announced over the weekend that Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley (left) will be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Gen. Milley will replace Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, who has held the position since 2015. (Associated Press)

Trump to tap Gen. Mark Milley to be next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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President Trump has been talking since just months after his inauguration about needing "a good shutdown" of the government to fix the "mess." (Associated Press/File)

Trump sees a ‘good shutdown’ as a political winner; Republicans in Congress are wary

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President Trump has denied having sexual relationships with either woman and over the weekend denied directing former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen to break any laws. (Associated Press/File)

Complicity in felony serious enough for Trump impeachment, key Democrat says

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William Barr’s path to becoming attorney general again likely tougher this time

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Sports

Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) is sacked by New York Giants outside linebacker Olivier Vernon (54) and linebacker Lorenzo Carter (59) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Redskins humbled in epic meltdown loss to NFC East rival Giants

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Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden walks off the field after an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Landover, Md. The Giants won 40-16. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

LOVERRO: Loss shows disconnect not just within organization, but on field too

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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (35) and quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Santa Clara, Calif. The Carolina Panthers have signed free agent safety Eric Reid to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not announced Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

New report says Kaepernick would play for Redskins if they called

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Politics

While Republicans tack priorities onto the spending bill, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (center) warned, "You don't want to overload the truck." He is shown here with Sen. Doug Jones (left) Alabama Democrat, and Sen. John Kennedy, Louisiana Republican. (Associated Press/File)

Republicans load up spending bill before Democrats take House control

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters after testifying under subpoena behind closed doors before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Comey testifies that he knew little about anti-Trump dossier, Steele

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul speaks during his meeting with Russian lawmakers in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. Paul said he invited Russian lawmakers to visit the United States to help foster inter-parliamentary contacts. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Rand Paul ‘disturbed’ by William Barr’s positions: ‘I haven’t made a decision yet on him’

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Media mulled impeaching Trump before he was even elected

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National

In this April 21, 2017, file photo, a leaflet is seen stapled to a message board near Sproul Hall on the University of California at Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

University of California, Berkeley settles speech lawsuit with conservative groups

By James Varney - The Washington Times

General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks to reporters after a meeting with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, to discuss GM's announcement it would stop making the Chevy Cruze at its Lordstown, Ohio, plant, part of a massive restructuring for the Detroit-based automaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. General Motors is fighting to retain a valuable tax credit for electric vehicles as the nation's largest automaker grapples with the political fallout triggered by its plans to shutter several U.S. factories and shed thousands of workers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GM fights government to retain tax credit for electric cars

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gather before serving a employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven convenience store Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, in Los Angeles. Agents said they targeted about 100 7-Eleven stores nationwide Wednesday to open employment audits and interview workers. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Illinois county makes $10 million detaining illegal immigrants in 2018

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A DEA agent shows a gun allegedly seized from a suspected drug dealer after his arrest during a raid on a public housing project in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Friday, July 9, 2010. Hundreds of U.S. drug agents and Puerto Rican police swept through public housing projects on the island's west coast in an attempt to dismantle drug trafficking gangs and reduce crime in Mayaguez, the host city of the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games that will be inaugurated on July 17. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

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