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Washington —President Trump's legal team on Friday rested their case after less than three hours, prompting another two-and-a-half hours of questioning from senators. Mr. Trump's attorneys tried to argue the former president was being hounded by a political vendetta, and said his actions were protected by the First Amendment.  In their opening arguments, Mr. Trump's attorneys sought to link Democrats to political violence, repeatedly showing a long video montage of Democrats saying the word "fight" in a variety of contexts to suggest that there's a double standard.  Democrats described th...

Representatives and Senators from Oregon have widely said that they are safe after the chaos in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — In a day scarred by a historic violent attack on the U.S. Capitol as Congress met, shaken lawmakers insisted on resuming a session that went late into the night to approve the Electoral College vote for President-Elect Joe Biden early Thursday morning, Jan. 7. Lawmakers had come to Congress Wednesday expecting a contentious day of debate as a splinter group of Republicans said they would slow and perhaps even halt the traditional reading of the votes for president cast Dec. 14 by the Electoral College. President Donald Trump had been ceaselessly pushing claims that the elect...

. >> it's a shutdown. do you you have a moment to chat? we heard the president is apparently going to sign this legislation. what's your reaction? mitch mcconnell said the president might sign it but he will declare a national emergency simultaneously. do you think that's the right plan? >> no, i don't. i do not. i think declaring a national emergency is not good for the president. gency is not good for president. welcome back. hillary clinton once again says she is not running for president in 2020. also saying know oregon senator jeff merkeley. he announced he is not getting in the race. t...

Invented with also the research we paid for in america that they should not have had to pay for in canada for the same drugs. we have to be willing to take on the high cost of drugs. we're ready to do that with them if they will join us. >> senator, thank you for joining us, we appreciate the time you have taken with us. senator jeff merkeley of oregon. lawrence, you and i have had this conversation before. what is the advance of obamacare? what does it look like? you mentioned medicare and you're saying let's keep it single and not call a single payer. it's the government that covers everybod...