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TikTok flip-flop: What’s the president’s power over foreign companies?

202

How America votes is inherently unpredictable. So why do polling?

203

A double down on federal force, a do-over on coronavirus

204

Conventions vs. covid-19: Trump’s push for a spectacle while the virus surges

205

Will the Court’s decision on electors prevent (at least some) election mayhem?

206

July 4 special: 'The Framers would not recognize the modern presidency.’

207

Virus cases are surging in the U.S. Is our government better prepared now?

208

An ‘erratic’ and ‘stunningly uninformed’ commander in chief: Inside Bolton’s book

209

Public sentiment on police reform has shifted dramatically. Will it matter?

210

Trump’s response to unrest raises concerns among those trained to detect democratic regression

211

Trump threatened military action to quell protests. Can he do that?

212

Public health partisanship confronts a new reality: The virus is surging in rural America

213

How Trump is leveraging the presidency to campaign against Biden

214

Politics, pressure and pleas: The twisting case of Michael Flynn and the Justice Department

215

The president’s desperate push to reopen America

216

The Postal Service is in dire need. Trump wants to block the loan that could save them.

217

The U.S. is spending trillions to save the economy. Where does all that money come from?

218

Freezing funding, adjourning Congress, reopening states. What are the limits on Trump’s power?

219

A president’s push for an unproven cure

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States are competing for life-saving medical equipment. Who decides where it goes?

221

Rugged individualism vs. social distancing enforcement: Who can keep us home and how?

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U.S. elections are being tested like never before. What comes next?

223

The U.S. stumbled at the start of the coronavirus outbreak. Can we make up for lost time?

224

Does the president have much power to control a viral outbreak?

225

The delegate math questions you were too embarrassed to ask

226

Hacks, chaos and doubt: Lessons from the 2016 election revisited

227

The problems with pardon power

228

Trump’s view of a unilaterally powerful president goes unchallenged

229

A president acquitted. The balance of power tested.

230

Will the Iowa caucuses clarify anything? Lessons from history in an unpredictable year

231

How Bolton’s allegation — no, not the one you’re thinking of — could change the impeachment trial

232

How Trump’s impeachment lawyers could undermine him in court

233

Watchdog says the hold on Ukraine aid violated the law. Will it matter in the Senate trial?

234

Block witnesses? Allow evidence? The battles ahead for the Senate impeachment trial

235

Pelosi signals next step. Does anyone get what they wanted?

236

Trump and Iran: The president's broad authority to strike

237

Presidents who faced impeachment: Bill Clinton

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Presidents who faced impeachment: Richard Nixon

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Presidents who faced impeachment: Andrew Johnson

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A divided Congress and a presidency on the line

241

After heated, long debate, the articles of impeachment move to the full House

242

Articles of impeachment against Trump are unveiled

243

Five things we know now that we didn’t know last week

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The inquiry moves to Judiciary. Can the president’s legal team sit this one out?

245

White House investigation reveals effort to justify Trump’s Ukraine aid decision

246

After a week of hearings, what more do we know?

247

Eight people. Five hearings. Three days.

248

An ousted ambassador tells her story to Congress

249

A new inquiry phase and a new revelation: Your guide to the first public impeachment hearing

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What to expect when public hearings begin

251

When secret testimonies go public

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Congress wants to hear from John Bolton. What might he tell them?

253

House Democrats unveil rules for impeachment process. What changes now?

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Republicans’ defense of Trump grows frantic. Will it work?

255

If a president is impeached, can they run for reelection?

256

McConnell prepped Republicans for a Senate trial. Here’s what that trial might look like.

257

Closed hearings, document deadlines and unanswered questions

258

How Trump’s Syria decision is testing GOP support

259

Congress requested depositions. The Trump administration blocked them. Who wins?

260

Does Trump’s urging China to investigate the Bidens complicate the impeachment inquiry?

261

Are whistleblowers protected from the president?

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A whistleblower. A phone call. A tipping point.

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California wants its own strict air pollution standards. Trump has other ideas.

264

What happens when a president overrides science?

265

Summer is an opportunity for presidents. Did Trump take it?

266

Trump’s latest trade war escalation: Ordering businesses out of China. Can he do that?

267

Does the president have the power to buy Greenland?

268

How much can a president affect gun policy?

269

How far can a president go to get the intelligence chief he wants?

270

‘Problematic is an understatement’: Robert Mueller testifies before Congress

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How Trump’s racist comments can be used against him in court

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Trump avoids releasing his business information to the courts — for now

273

'The Framers would not recognize the modern presidency.'

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Trump vs. Iran: A president's choices as commander in chief

275

Introducing: ‘Moonrise’

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How the sprawling Democratic field will winnow down to Trump's single opponent

277

Here's what happens if Trump imposes tariffs on Mexican imports

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Investigating an investigation: Barr’s newfound power to declassify materials

279

Will they or won't they? Where House Democrats stand on impeachment

280

Why didn't the White House back an international effort to fight online extremism?

281

What happens when a president asserts executive privilege?

282

How does Attorney General Barr view presidential power?

283

Will Trump stop Congress from obtaining documents and testimonies?

284

The Mueller report, unpacked

285

Trump dismantled leadership at DHS. Can he fill key vacancies however he wants to?

286

Trump's decision to definitely, maybe close the border now -- or a year from now

287

Trump's latest fight against Obamacare: Destroy it in the courts

288

Mueller report: What we still don't know

289

Does a president ever stop campaigning?

290

Does the president get to decide which planes can fly?

291

Congressional Democrats ramp up investigations into Trump

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What we learned from Michael Cohen's scathing testimony

293

Will Trump’s emergency survive legal and congressional challenges?

294

Trump to declare a national emergency and Barr is confirmed

295

Better, faster, stronger? Fact-checking Trump's State of the Union address

296

How much power does an attorney general have to protect a president?

297

The Supreme Court allowed Trump’s transgender troops ban to proceed. What happens next?

298

The longer the shutdown lasts, the weirder the consequences get

299

Does Trump have the power to declare a national emergency to get border wall funding?

300

Will Trump face a challenger for the GOP's 2020 nomination?