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01.24.2020

10:33 Schiff ends day with powerful argument for Trump's removal 10:43 Schiff hit on points that are really, really hard to deny: Tester 10:47 Polls show Americans want to hear from impeachment witnesses 10:53 House impeachment managers look ahead rebutting ...

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01.24.2020 Schiff ends day with powerful argument for Trump's removal 10:33 Schiff ends day with powerful argument for Trump's removal 10:43 Schiff hit on points that are really, really hard to deny: Tester 10:47 Polls show Americans want to hear from impeachment witnesses 10:53 House impeachment managers look ahead rebutting ...
01.23.2020 Impeachment trial may be headed for a classification showdown 9:46 Impeachment trial may be headed for a classification showdown 10:04 Schumer praises Schiff for holding GOP rapt, convincing public 10:14 Warren on Trump administration: Corruption. No other word for it. 10:19 Warren: Senate atmosphere reflects serious, historic impeachment 10:30 ...
01.21.2020 McConnell's impeachment rules designed to hide facts from Americans: Katyal 9:10 W.H. considers classifying Bolton testimony to conceal it: WaPo 9:13 McConnell's impeachment rules designed to hide the facts: Katyal 9:35 Trump sought to get rid of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Book 9:37 Trump's self-image takes precedence in White House ...
01.18.2020 New evidence calls for answer on cancelled Pence Ukraine trip 9:20 New evidence calls for answer on cancelled Pence Ukraine trip 9:31 Flood of new impeachment evidence shaping views ahead of trial 9:45 GAO busts Trump 'no crime' claim with regard to Ukraine scheme 9:57 Prohibition's repeal shows America can ...
01.17.2020 Part 2 of Rachel Maddow's exclusive interview with Lev Parnas 9:06 Parnas: 'I don't think Vice President Biden did anything wrong' 9:08 Parnas: Yovanovitch's anti-corruption stance made her a target 9:14 Parnas: Perry fell short in his part in Trump's Ukraine scheme 9:24 Parnas: Trump helped push for visa for ...
01.16.2020 Lev Parnas breaks silence in exclusive interview with Rachel Maddow 9:06 Lev Parnas: 'President Trump knew exactly what was going on.' 9:10 Parnas presented to Ukrainians as speaking on Trump's behalf 9:14 Parnas conveyed threat of sour U.S. relations with Ukraine 9:20 Parnas: Pence tasked with getting Ukraine to announce ...
01.15.2020 Shocking new evidence rocks Trump impeachment 9:30 Shocking new evidence rocks Trump impeachment before Senate trial 9:39 New document release exposes Trump connections to Parnas, Fruman 9:54 Despite past admissions, Flynn looks to withdraw guilty plea
01.14.2020 Schumer 'feeling better' about possibility of fair impeachment trial 9:12 Rep. Schiff: NYT new Russian hacking report 'deeply disturbing' 9:17 Schiff: investigation of new Trump impeachment evidence continues 9:29 Schumer 'feeling better' about possibility of fair impeachment trial 9:33 Schumer raises alarm about 'risks of war with this president' ...
11.21.2019 Democratic presidential primary debate, November 20, 2019 Cory Booker, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang, and Tom Steyer engage in the fifth 2020 Democratic primary debate for the presidential nomination.
11.16.2019 State department aide overheard Trump checking on Ukraine scheme 9:00 State department aide overheard Trump checking on Ukraine scheme 9:12 Sidelined civil servants become witnesses on Trump's dirty work 9:27 Guilty verdict for Stone a lesson to Trump on witness tampering 9:36 Trump Ukraine theory seen as classic Putin ...
11.15.2019 Elephant in the impeachment hearing: Trump hands Russia big wins 9:00 OMB official expected to speak with Trump impeachment inquiry 9:15 Elephant in the impeachment hearing: Trump hands Russia big wins 9:33 Trump games with Ukraine aid reassures Russia of weak US resolve 9:40 New role models of the Trump ...
11.01.2019 NBC News presents Article II: Party Lines The new impeachment podcast from NBC News. After another momentous week in the impeachment inquiry, Kristen Welker, White House Correspondent for NBC News, recaps events in Washington. Witnesses from the White House and State Department provided corroborating evidence against the ...
11.01.2019 Missouri tracked patients' periods in GOP anti-abortion effort 9:00 As impeachment enters next phase, witnesses tell consistent story 9:12 Missouri tracked patients' periods in GOP anti-abortion effort 9:29 Schiff: Expect impeachment inquiry transcripts release next week 9:41 Schiff: Impeachment inquiry doing the work Barr shirked 9:50 Giuliani looks ...
10.31.2019 Top Trump Russian official quits ahead of impeachment testimony 9:00 Trump W.H. blocked condemnation of Russian aggression: diplomat 9:14 Top Trump Russian official quits ahead of impeachment testimony 9:28 Congress set to vote on rules for Trump impeachment process 9:37 ABA on Trump judge pick: arrogant, lazy, not committed ...
10.30.2019 Vindman: Trump-Ukraine call record omitted Biden-related mentions 9:00 Parnas associations range from Russian mob to Trump legal team 9:19 Trump backers aim to smear war hero amid more damaging testimony 9:30 Vindman: Trump-Ukraine call record omitted Biden-related mentions 9:42 Brennan: W.H. handling of Trump's Ukraine call 'an ...
10.29.2019 Impeachment witness says he reported Trump's Ukraine ploy —twice 9:00 Trump reportedly also pressured China for political help 9:30 Impeachment witness says he reported Trump's Ukraine ploy —twice 9:44 Trump Baghdadi blurting hurts US operations and national security 9:57 NSC Ukraine expert describes Trump pressure on Ukraine officials Learn ...
10.26.2019 'DOJ is wrong': Trump loses grand jury court fight with Congress 9:00 'DOJ is wrong': Trump loses grand jury court fight with Congress 9:22 NBCUniversal offers NDA releases over harassment claim concerns 9:42 Farrow recounts struggles at NBC News over Weinstein reporting 9:53 Aggressive reporting requires protections from outside pressure Learn ...
10.25.2019 Criminal inquiry opened into Trump-Russia probe's origins: NYT 9:00 Criminal inquiry opened into Trump-Russia probe's origins: NYT 9:22 Barr's political goals eyed in criminal review of Russia probe 9:37 Trump, Barr push specious theory against backdrop of impeachment 9:47 Klobuchar: Arrows point to abuse of power in Russia ...
10.24.2019 Despite Trump's disruption efforts, impeachment inquiry persists 9:00 Despite Trump's disruption efforts, impeachment inquiry persists 9:04 Trump lawyers argue his crimes can't be investigated, prosecuted 9:11 Despite twists, Trump saga actually just one, big scandal 9:29 House Republican SCIF stunt warrants admonition: Rep. Speier 9:38 Trump lawyers ...
10.23.2019 Diplomat worried Trump would stiff Ukraine after leveraging favor 9:00 Diplomat worried Trump would stiff Ukraine after leveraging favor 9:21 Trump increasingly exposed as walls close in on Ukraine scheme 9:30 Demings wants Sondland to 'clear up' contradictions with Taylor 9:38 Chicago prosecutors reveal new thread in Giuliani associates ...
10.22.2019 Trump wields DOJ as Russia, media reprise 2016 roles for 2020 9:00 Trump wields DOJ as Russia, media reprise 2016 roles for 2020 9:32 State Dept witnesses make case clear in Trump impeachment inquiry 9:41 New bragging points for several 2020 Democrats since last debate 9:46 Klobuchar takes in $2 million ...
10.19.2019 Criminal case overlaps uncomfortably with Trump impeachment probe 9:00 Criminal case overlaps uncomfortably with Trump impeachment probe 9:12 Oligarch used Giuliani as means to gain Trump's favor: reports 9:28 Watchdog caught contractor donating to Trump SuperPAC: ProPublica 9:37 Trump self-dealing on G7 summit would boost failing Doral resort ...
10.18.2019 Podcast sneak peek: Steve Kornacki's Article II Introducing Article II: Inside Impeachment, a new podcast from NBC News. Seven witnesses have now appeared before Congressional committees to share what they know about the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine. But why is so much of this process behind ...
10.18.2019 Trump helps Putin tick through Russia's world affairs wish list 9:00 Maddow: Elijah Cummings 'genuinely, humblingly inspiring' 9:05 Trump helps Putin tick through Russia's world affairs wish list 9:33 Yang: No easy answer to fixing Trump's disaster in Syria 9:45 Yang: Universal basic income should be in Democratic politics 9:53 ...
10.17.2019 Onus of investigation on Congress, SDNY as Barr defers to Trump 9:00 Onus of investigation on Congress, SDNY as Barr defers to Trump 9:08 Trump Ukraine scandal spawns counterintelligence investigation 9:30 Investigators' questions show counterintel interest in Giuliani 9:41 Reports suggest greater reach by Turkey into Trump administration 9:46 Trump 'doesn't ...
10.16.2019 Trump impeachment inquiry banks evidence as witnesses testify 9:00 Trump impeachment inquiry banks evidence as witnesses testify 9:20 Congress prioritizes protecting Trump impeachment witnesses 9:34 Giuliani pressed Trump to eject cleric sought by Turkey: WaPo 9:39 Federal investigators following Rudy Giuliani's money 9:49 Trump capitulation on Syria shatters ...
10.15.2019 Trump impeachment advances as US policy collapses into catastrophe 9:00 Giuliani role in Trump Ukraine scheme develops new twists 9:13 US policy collapses into catastrophe following Trump's whims 9:28 Rivals tempted to test US compromised by Trump: fmr ambassador 9:38 Absent US, Kurds panicked by Arab 'shock troops' turn ...
10.12.2019 Former ambassador excoriates corruption of Trump acolytes 9:00 Former ambassador excoriates corruption of Trump acolytes 9:20 As Trump installs enablers, he leaves behind witnesses 9:40 US diplomats 'frozen under the tweet of Damocles': Malinowski 9:48 Trump suffers legal 'body blow' among collection of court losses 9:59 Giuliani ...
10.11.2019 Criminality taints Giuliani role in Trump Ukraine scheme 9:00 Criminality taints Giuliani role in Trump Ukraine scheme 9:22 Facilitators looked past legal concerns in Trump Ukraine scheme 9:40 Senior Pompeo adviser resigns from State Department: WaPo 9:51 Campaign finance reporting runs into Trump impeachment inquiry Learn more about ...
10.10.2019 Trump asked Tillerson to help Giuliani client with DOJ: Bloomberg 9:00 Trump asked Tillerson to help Giuliani client with DOJ: Bloomberg 9:30 Trump abandons U.S. counterterror partners to Turkish aggression 9:40 Trump Syria flip greenlights Turkey, Russia on Kurdish slaughter 9:48 Ill immigrant kids still in limbo despite Trump admin ...
10.09.2019 Trump showing desperation in defying impeachment inquiry 9:00 Ed Meese an unlikely recipient of honor ...except by Trump 9:18 Trump showing desperation in defying impeachment inquiry 9:33 Russia's role in 2016 attack made explict in new Senate report 9:45 Trump appears to throw Pence under the bus ...
10.08.2019 Trump's ill-considered Syria pullout finds limit of GOP loyalty 9:00 Trump's ill-considered Syria pullout finds limit of GOP loyalty 9:09 Under scrutiny for corruption, Trump blurs meaning of corruption 9:33 Trump inverts the truth in attack on Biden's Ukraine message 9:42 Political and economic corruption intersect in Ukraine: report ...
10.05.2019 At heart, Trump Ukraine scandal simple, impeachable, uncontested 9:00 Clinton proves prescient as Trump makes China outreach a reality 9:06 At heart, Trump Ukraine scandal simple, impeachable, uncontested 9:32 Rice: Trump proposing to sell out U.S. on China for personal gain 9:47 Rice: We've been through worse than ...
10.04.2019 Trump envoys pushed Ukraine on Biden probe statement: NYT 9:00 Trump envoys pushed Ukraine on Biden probe statement: NYT 9:07 Swalwell: Trump engaged in a 'shadow shakedown' of Ukraine 9:13 McFaul: Why did no one say 'Mr. President, this is wrong'? 9:24 Congress refining Trump corruption into impeachment case ...
10.03.2019 Trump grows emotional as impeachment takes aggressive steps ahead 9:00 Trump grows emotional as impeachment takes aggressive steps ahead 9:06 Pence, at center of Trump Ukraine scheme, scrambles for cover 9:17 Conspiracy theory packet may have supplanted US foreign policy 9:29 Clinton: Ukraine 'the canary in the coal mine' ...
10.02.2019 Pompeo confronted on effort to discourage testimony on Ukraine 9:00 State Dept. IG surprises with odd, abrupt call to meet Congress 9:05 Pompeo confronted on effort to discourge testimony on Ukraine 9:09 Trump sets staff to task of contradicting US intel on Russia 9:17 Trump weakening of Ukraine support ...
10.01.2019 Trump fixation on exonerating Russia entangles Barr, Pompeo 9:00 Trump fixation on exonerating Russia entangles Barr, Pompeo 9:30 Trump surprises with outreach abroad to subvert US intelligence 9:40 Blowout, the new book by Rachel Maddow, now available! 9:46 Trump impeachment inquiry expects to hear key Ukraine players 9:56 ...
09.28.2019 Russian Oval Office visit notes kept secret with security: WaPo 9:00 Chris Hayes to interview Rachel Maddow on eve of new book launch 9:02 Russian Oval Office visit notes kept secret with security: WaPo 9:15 Whistleblower's red flags followed by new reports on Trump notes 9:25 House sends Pompeo a ...
09.27.2019 IG points out counterintelligence risk in Trump's Ukraine scandal 9:00 IG points out counterintelligence risk of Trump's Ukraine scandal 9:12 Whistleblower's safety a concern as Trump makes veiled threats 9:22 Whistleblower report exposes location of secret White House stash 9:28 Schiff: Trump safe to be investigated; preservation orders issued ...
09.26.2019 Acting-DNI Joseph Maguire testifies before the House Intel Committee Joseph Maguire, the acting U.S. Intelligence Director, testified before the House Intelligence Committee about a whistle-blower complaint about President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. He defended the whistle-blowers actions as well as his own handling of the case. Maguire was questioned ...
09.26.2019 Rep. Speier: Whistleblower complaint 'nothing short of explosive" 9:00 Phone call notes expose Barr's deep involvement in Ukraine scheme 9:15 Trump releases call notes that implicate him in impeachment 9:18 Trump pressed Ukraine on theory to clear Russia in 2016 hack 9:32 WaPo: Acting-DNI Maguire threatened to quit ...
09.25.2019 Trump Ukraine solicitation forces Pelosi's hand on impeachment 9:00 Trump Ukraine solicitation forces Pelosi's hand on impeachment 9:23 Trump admin racing to get ahead of Ukraine whistleblower story 9:29 Trump impeachment inquiry will 'move very quickly': Rep. Waters 9:41 Yang on impeachment: At some point you have to ...
09.24.2019 In Trump's Ukraine scandal, a reprise of sketchy 2016 characters 9:00 In Trump's Ukraine scandal, a reprise of sketchy 2016 characters 9:29 Trump attacks on whistleblower risk promoting future leaks 9:39 'Game changer' Ukraine scandal prompts new calls for impeachment 9:51 Court orders Trump to testify in lawsuit against body ...
09.21.2019 Trump corruption mars U.S. relationship with Ukraine 9:00 Trump corruption mars U.S. relationship with Ukraine: McFaul 9:22 Whistleblower process breaks down against covering for Trump 9:34 Democratic constituents frustrated at inaction on Trump scandals 9:45 Trump sending troops to Saudi Arabia, military funds sent to wall 9:52 ...
09.20.2019 Whistleblower complaint related to Trump involves Ukraine: report 9:00 Trump admin reverses course on deporting ailing immigrant kids 9:05 In reversal, McConnell backs new money for election security 9:06 Trump lawyers argue Trump can't be investigated or prosecuted 9:11 New details emerge as Trump fights to quash whistleblower ...
09.19.2019 WaPo: Trump call with foreign leader prompted intel whistleblower 9:00 Trump FEMA nominee asks to withdraw his nomination 9:24 WaPo: Trump call with foreign leader prompted intel whistleblower 9:40 Handling of whistleblower puts focus on Trump admin corruption 9:51 State AGs seek to hold family of OxyContin company accountable ...
09.18.2019 Combative Lewandowski begrudgingly affirms Mueller report's truth 9:00 Combative Lewandowski begrudgingly affirms Mueller report's truth 9:17 Intel chief escalates standoff over secret whistle-blower report 9:22 New post-debate poll shows boosts for Biden, Warren 9:29 Warren targets 'corruption right at the heart of our government' 9:42 Warren: Beyond ...
09.17.2019 Acting-DNI Joseph Maguire defies law to hold whistleblower report 9:00 Acting-DNI Joseph Maguire defies law to hide whistleblower report 9:08 White House concocts excuses to protect Trump from testimony 9:11 House probing Chao on questions of conflict with family business 9:14 8 years of Trump's tax returns sought by ...
09.14.2019 Bad news for Trump: Emoluments case against him is back on 9:00 Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the Rachel Maddow Show Tuesday, 9/17 9:01 Russia growing more bold with deadly retribution; spy hides in US 9:26 'We're worried about Russian defectors, because of Putin' 9:40 Russian revenge killing is not new but ...
09.13.2019 DOJ pursuit of Trump vendetta against McCabe takes odd turn 9:00 Russia accused of backing Berlin assassination, seeks outed spy 9:05 Sensing bipartisan heat, Trump admin releases hold on Ukraine aid 9:09 DOJ pursuit of Trump vendetta against McCabe takes odd turn 9:29 Absent public charges, findings of McCabe grand ...

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