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White House, GOP at odds over Senate impeachment trial

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pauses outside the chamber to speak to reporters when asked about the race for Kentucky governor, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. The race for governor in deeply Republican Kentucky was too close to call despite a last-minute boost from President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

By Alex Swoyer and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Impeachment is hurtling toward a Senate trial, but the White House and Senate Republicans are not on the same page about how to handle the proceedings, The Washington Times has learned.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega speaks during a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga) **FILE**

U.S.-Russia power game simmers in Latin America; Trump slaps new sanctions on Nicaragua

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump poses for photos with Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez at the White House, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump sums it up: ‘A wild week’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this March 6, 2019, file photo, people watch a TV screen showing an image of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea on Saturday, Dec. 14, says it successfully performed another &quot;crucial test&quot; as its long-range rocket launch site that would further strengthen its &quot;reliable strategic nuclear deterrent.&quot;The signs read: &quot; North's Tongchang-ri launch site.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

North Korea conducts another test at long-range rocket site

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President Barack Obama listens to President-elect Donald Trump speak during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama DOJ declined ‘defensive briefing’ for Trump campaign on Russia

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Pete Hegseth, former executive director of Vets For Freedom, walks to an elevator for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

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Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., votes no on the first article of impeachment against President Donald Trump during a House Judiciary Committee meeting, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

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A Florida boy from Hamilton County is attacked on a school bus, Nov. 21, 2019. The boy's mother told The New York post on Dec. 13 that his attackers reacted to a hat he wore in support of President Trump. Footage of the beating was viewed nearly 4 million times in less than 24 hours. (Image: Twitter, American Diaries video screenshot)

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President Donald Trump listens to a question during a meeting with Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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In this June 29, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

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President Donald Trump smiles while speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Georgia to meet with supporters. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, one of seven scheduled Democratic candidates participating in a public education forum, makes an opening statement, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in Pittsburgh. Topics at the event planned for discussion ranged from student services and special education to education equity and justice issues. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden listens during a Democratic presidential primary debate, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ** FILE **

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In this Dec. 5, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate businessman Andrew Yang speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Chicago. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford) ** FILE **

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Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during town hall meeting at the Culinary Union, Local 226, headquarters in Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

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President Donald Trump poses for photos with Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez at the White House, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., right, voices his displeasure after House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., announced a recess at a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. Nadler announced a recess and that votes would occur on Friday morning. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, and Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., the ranking member, work into the evening on the markup of articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Impeachment vote delayed until Friday in Judiciary committee

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, fields questions from reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin during an arrival ceremony for the Russian president on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sept. 27, 1994. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette)

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President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone in June 30, 2019. (AP file Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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President Donald Trump smiles before addressing members of the military during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes of Calif., of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (Andrew Harrer/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Free speech groups back ‘Devin Nunes’ Cow’ parody Twitter account in court

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A woman walks past a make-shift memorial for Tessa Majors inside the Barnard College campus, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, in New York. Majors, a 18-year-old Barnard College freshman from Virginia, was fatally stabbed in a park near the school's campus in New York City. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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In this Dec. 10, 2019, photo, Jersey City police Sgt. Marjorie Jordan, left, helps fellow officer Raymond Sanchez to safety after he was shot during a gunfight that left multiple dead in Jersey City, N.J. The two killers were armed with a variety of weapons, including an AR-15-style rifle and a shotgun that they were wielding when they stormed into a store in an attack that left the scene littered with several hundred shell casings, broken glass and a community in mourning. Despite years of New Jersey officials focusing on the problems of crime guns coming into the state, Tuesday's shooting shows efforts are falling short. (Justin Moreau via AP)

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's deportations to Mexico fell from 55% of the total to 48%, as ICE made fewer arrests in the interior of the country. (Associated Press)

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Washington Redskins outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan looks on during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

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Oklahoma State's Lindy Waters III (21) attempts a shot beside Georgetown's Myron Gardner (15) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Stillwater, Okla. (Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman via AP) ** FILE **

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In this Dec. 8, 2018, file photo, Navy Midshipman Frey Pankratz singles his classmates as they march onto the field ahead of an NCAA college football against the Army in Philadelphia. The 120th Army-Navy game is set for Saturday in Philadelphia. Navy leads the series 60-52-7. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) **FILE**

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Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) runs the ball as New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins (20) defends in the first half of a NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins) ** FILE **

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