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The director of national intelligence refused to disclose information to lawmakers on Thursday about a whistleblower complaint reportedly filed against an alleged promise made by Trump to an unknown foreign leader.

At least 97 percent of scientists who regularly publish research focusing on environmental science agree that climate change is caused by human activity over the past century, according to NASA.

If Democrats hope to succeed in their plan someday becoming law, they must navigate the criticism and address the concerns levied by Republicans, Trump and even some of their own members about how to address raising drug prices.

There is a large, diverse, exciting crop of smart GOP candidates throughout the country, seeking to bring new blood to Congress.

"I don't think it's disrupting or a threat to party unity to ask us to uphold our values, what's in our charter, what's in our platform," the freshman progressive told Newsweek.

Throughout the hours-long hearing, Democratic members accused the former Trump campaign manager of "aiding" Trump in obstructing congressional oversight.

"This is not a Republican primary campaign. You are not on the campaign trial — yet," a Democrat told the former Trump campaign manager. "This is the House Judiciary Committee. Act like you know the difference."

An editorial in the state-run China Daily said Beijing would not allow the U.S. to interfere in what it called its "internal affairs."

The two Republicans are looking to flip the 26th Congressional District seat, which is currently occupied by Democratic Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

The Democratic presidential candidate criticized the president after he said he was "waiting to hear" from Saudi Arabia before acting in regards to the weekend Aramco drone attack.

"This is reason enough not to vote for Trump, among the other 836,297 reasons not to vote for him," Chase wrote on Facebook.

The directive has sparked suspicion and outrage among the six Florida lawmakers, who say their staff has played a critical role in helping veterans receive the proper benefits they deserve.

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee took what they viewed as a significant step forward Thursday in formally outlining the procedures for their future investigations into President Donald Trump, a move that Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) said they will use to "determine whether to recommend articles of impeachment."

Democrats are creating a political stunt by holding a special meeting to pass new rules involving an impeachment inquiry, Republicans said, resulting in the usage of social media analogies to accuse members of denigrating the panel's role.

Those who've yet to support a ban showed pause due to concerns about the bill's details, believed it was a hopeless task — so long as the Senate is GOP controlled — or simply did not want to discuss the matter.

Here's the scorecard as we head for 2020: Trump and the Republicans - 2; Pelosi and the Democrats - 0.

"Mitch McConnell should not be contracting the Senate's decisions out to the White House," Senator Chris Van Hollen said.

The conflicting messages gives Democrats the opportunity to to play the party's stance on impeachment as they see fit.

House speaker blamed the Senate majority leader for not allowing a vote on a bill passed by Congress extending background checks.

A fighter pilot, Amy McGrath has already been to war three times and is now taking on, arguably, the most powerful man of Washington

GOP members indicated that, while they may support certain gun violence prevention measures, they're unwilling to take action without support from Trump because efforts would be futile to only be defeated by a presidential veto.

"It's hopeless. It makes no sense at all," the former Republican Speaker of the House said in an interview with Fox News.

Tens of thousands of protesters descended on the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong on Sunday, calling on the Trump administration to lend more support.

"So, let's save time. Let's just get it done — now," the speaker of the House said.

Representative Jamie Raskin explained that the emoluments clause forbids the president from receiving any additional money from the government beyond his personal salary.

The swing state's 9th Congressional District, typically a Republican stronghold, is up for Democrats to grab and widen their House majority in the do-over election that was scheduled after allegations of fraud in the 2018 election nullified the results.

The House will likely focus on legislation around gun policy and election security and the Senate, led by Republican Mitch McConnell, has a large group of judicial nominees waiting for approval.

The move will mark the first formal procedure taken by the Democratic-led committee to officially define its "impeachment investigation," as Chairman Jerrold Nadler has dubbed it, and will better explain how the probe will operate going forward.

Tens of thousands of activists descended on the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong on Sunday to call for more backing from the U.S. government.

"Hong Kongers are fighting for freedom, fighting for democracy, fighting for human rights," a pro-democracy activist said. "These are values that the United States stands for."