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Adam Schiff insists impeachment ‘isn’t a failure’ despite lack of GOP support

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., gives final remarks during a hearing where former White House national security aide Fiona Hill, and David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testified before 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. (Bill O'Leary/Pool Photo via AP)

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Leading House Democrats denied Sunday that the impeachment effort has been a failure despite the lack of support from Republican voters and lawmakers.

Carter Page, an adviser to U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks at the graduation ceremony for the New Economic School in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

FBI’s wiretap of Trump campaign triggered by anonymous call

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In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., responds to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Paul wants to combat the rising debt load for college students by allowing them to dip into retirement accounts to help pay for school or pay back loans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rand Paul fears impeachment will ‘dumb down and destroy the country’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

This March 22, 2013, file photo, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS looks to prevent weaponization of donors’ information, doxxing 36 minutes ago

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., denounces a report by the Justice Department's internal watchdog that concluded the FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia and did not act with political bias, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EXCLUSIVE: Lindsey Graham: Impeachment makes Trump stronger for Middle East diplomacy

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This image made from undated video provided by Zola shows a scene of its advertisement. Under pressure from a conservative advocacy group, The Hallmark Channel has pulled the ads for wedding-planning website Zola that featured same-sex couples, including two brides kissing. The family-friendly network, which is in the midst of its heavily watched holiday programming, removed the ads because the controversy was a distraction, a spokesperson said in an interview on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. (Zola via AP)

Hallmark Channel backs decision to remove kissing brides ad after bitter criticism

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Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg attends a climate march, in Turin, Italy, Friday. Dec. 13, 2019. Thunberg was named this week Time's Person of the Year, despite becoming the figurehead of a global youth movement pressing governments for faster action on climate change. in Turin, Italy, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Train company claps back at Greta Thunberg over floor pic, notes ‘first class’ seat

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Navy midshipmen march before an NCAA college football game against Army, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Academies probe possible ‘white power’ hand signs broadcast during Army-Navy game

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This Dec. 13, 2018, file photo shows a sign for a Starbucks Coffee shop in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass. Starbucks Corp. reports financial results Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

‘No excuse’: Starbucks apologizes after employees refuse to serve officers

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., denounces a report by the Justice Department's internal watchdog that concluded the FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia and did not act with political bias, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EXCLUSIVE: Lindsey Graham: Impeachment makes Trump stronger for Middle East diplomacy

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President Donald Trump speaks 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)

Trump rips Fox for hosting Schiff, Comey: ‘Trying sooo hard to be politically correct’

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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)

Supreme Court to take up cases concerning Trump’s financial records

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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**

Trump, Chinese leaders announce initial trade deal with U.S. to avoid new tariffs

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., one of seven scheduled Democratic candidates participating in a public education forum, answers a question, 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)

Bernie Sanders retracts endorsement amid backlash: ‘I hear my supporters’

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Jill Biden speaks after her husband Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden during a bus tour stop, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Mason City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

‘Hunter did nothing wrong’: Jill Biden defends son’s ‘character’

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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)

Iowa Democrats worry ‘Medicare for All’ hurts key industry

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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 **

Joe Biden to Elizabeth Warren: ‘If we can’t unify the country, you all ought to go home now’

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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., calls on a reporter during a news conference, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Chuck Schumer lays out Democrats’ vision of Senate impeachment trial

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This March 22, 2013, file photo, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS looks to prevent weaponization of donors’ information, doxxing 36 minutes ago

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Dems propose calling John Bolton, Mick Mulvaney as witnesses in Senate impeachment trial

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Carter Page, an adviser to U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks at the graduation ceremony for the New Economic School in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

FBI’s wiretap of Trump campaign triggered by anonymous call

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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

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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)

Bill Clinton leak exposes Democrats’ double standard on impeachment

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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)

EXCLUSIVE: High-level, N.K. defector implores Trump to foment coup; tells president he’s been duped

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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)

Military slow-walk or ‘deep state’ defiance?: Trump sees direct orders modified

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Former FBI Director James Comey talks with "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace, Sunday morning, Dec. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

‘I was wrong’: James Comey admits ‘real sloppiness’ in Russia probe

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This undated photo provided by the FBI shows Mohammed Alshamrani. The Saudi student opened fire inside a classroom at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday before one of the deputies killed him. (FBI via AP)

‘Deep-seated hatred’: Saudi gunman ripped U.S. on Twitter before Pensacola attack

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces the firing Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 of Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Chicago mayor fires longtime city spokesman ‘for cause’

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In this April 18, 1958 file photo, Philip N. Brooks, right, a New York State surveyor, takes a look through his transit on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation near Niagara Falls, N.Y., while Tuscarora Chief Elton Black Cloud Greene watches. The tribe is resisting state seizure of their land for a power project. In 1959, the U.S. government started the switch from the U.S. survey foot to the international foot, and it will finish the job in 2022. (AP Photo)

‘Chaos’: Feds end use of U.S. survey foot, require ‘international foot’ measurements

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Three-time national champion college football coach Urban Meyer, center, watches Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins NFL football game during the first half from Dan Snyder's box at FedEx Field, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

SNYDER: Meyer sees microcosm of what a potential Washington job would look like

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Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders (26) gives the football to a young fan after scoring a touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Redskins lose shootout to Eagles despite Haskins’ solid day

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Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins (7) looks to pass the ball against the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Two Haskins touchdown passes put Redskins ahead at half

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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2015, file photo, Washington Redskins offensive tackle Brandon Scherff (75) watches the team warm up before an NFL preseason football game against the Detroit Lions in Landover, Md. Early on in training camp, new Washington Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan was asked what would constitute a successful season for a franchise coming off a 4-12 record and six last-place finishes in the past seven years.(AP Photo/Mark Tenally) ** FILE **

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