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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The House on Wednesday authorized the聽impeachment聽inquiry into President聽Joe Biden,聽with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the presid
stanley cup ent.The 221-212 party-line vote put the entire House Republican conference on record in support of an聽impeachment process聽that can lead to the ultimate penalty for a president: punishment for what the Constitution describes as high crimes and misdemeanors, which can lead to removal from office if convicted in a Senate trial.Authorizing the monthslong inquiry ensures that the impeachment investigation extends well into 2024, when Biden will be running for reelection and seems likely to be squaring off against former President Donald Trump 鈥?who was twice impeached during his
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UNITED NATIONS 鈥?President Donald Trump raised hope
stanley cup s at the United Nations on Monday that a second meeting with North Korea Kim Jong Un could occur quite soon, striking a conciliatory tone one year after he used his debut at the U.N. to deride the autocrat as Little Rocket Man and threaten to totally destroy North Korea if the U.S. were forced to defend itself or allies.Trump praised Kim as very open and terrific, despite the glacial pace of progress toward denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.U.S. officials defended Trump strategy of engagement with the erstwhile pariah state as the president embarked on a week of meetings with world leaders. The softer tone toward North Korea 鈥?once threatened with fire and fury 鈥?has been replaced by rosy optimism, with Trump reserving tough rhetoric for another potential nuclear aspirant and strategic foe:
stanley cup Iran.It was a different world, Trump said Monday of his one-time moniker for the North Korean leader. That was a dangerous time. This is one year later, a much different time.Trump began his second visit to the U.N. with a brief meeting on the global
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