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Dec 19, 2019: Donald J. Trump Impeached by the House
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

Donald J. Trump becomes the third president in US history to be impeached by the House, as Nancy Pelosi threatens to delay the Senate’s upcoming sham trial.

Meanwhile, Mark Meadows, Trump’s top ally in the House announces his plans to retire.

And lastly, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley accuses Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of blocking his his bi-partisan drug pricing bill.

QUICKIES HEADLINES:

A federal appeals court Wednesday struck down part of the Affordable Care Act, ruling that its requirement that most Americans carry insurance is unconstitutional while sending back to a lower court the question of whether the rest of the law can remain without it.

More than 60 U.S. military personnel deployed to a site in Uzbekistan where ponds glowed green and black goo oozed from the ground have reportedly been diagnosed with cancer or died from the disease.

A Colorado radio Chuck Bonniwell, co-host of the Chuck & Julie show, has been fired after he said on air that a “nice school shooting” could help break up the news cycle centered around the impeachment of Donald Trump.

And lastly, BuzzFeed News reports that Facebook will not be removing an ad falsely claiming that Mitch McConnell endorses the impeachment of Donald Trump.