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William Boardman | House Democrats Vote to Block Consideration of Impeachment 
Donald J. Trump and Nancy Pelosi. (photo: Wikimedia Commons)
William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "On December 6, a majority of Democrats in the House joined all House Republicans in voting to prevent the House of Representatives from even debating articles of impeachment against President Trump."
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Tax Bill: Bob Corker Demands Answers From Chairman Orrin Hatch About Last-Minute Tax Provision
David Sirota, International Business Times
Sirota writes: "Corker this week could decide the fate of the entire $1.5 trillion tax bill in the closely divided U.S. Senate. He cast the lone Republican vote against the original Senate bill, which did not include the provision, but on Friday he announced he would support the final version of the legislation after GOP leaders added the provision to the final bill."
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The Trump Administration's Orwellian Plan to Gut Roe v. Wade
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "The Supreme Court may soon weigh in on whether the government can physically detain people to prevent them from having an abortion."
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Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Are Sued Over Financial Disclosures
Josh Gerstein, Politico
Gerstein writes: "First daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump and her husband and fellow White House adviser Jared Kushner were hit with a lawsuit Sunday alleging illegal omissions on their public financial disclosure forms."
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Net Neutrality Fight Heads to the Courts
Ali Breland and Harper Neidig, The Hill
Excerpt: "Supporters of net neutrality are not ready to throw in the towel."
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"All Eyes on US" as Honduran Election Panel Declares Incumbent President Hernandez Election Winner
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Goodman reports: "On Sunday night, the government-controlled electoral commission declared the U.S.-backed incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez as the official winner of the contested November 26 presidential election. The commission made the announcement while opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla was on a plane traveling to the United States to present evidence of election fraud to the OAS and State Department."
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The EPA Tries to Turn a Blind Eye to Carbon Emissions. The Courts Can Stop It.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Grist
Whitehouse writes: "The Trump administration's determination to carry out industry's marching orders through bogus accounting or deliberate delay is a dire threat to environmental protection as we know it. But these tactics will face much stricter scrutiny in the truth-based arena of the federal courts."
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