Latest Stories By Jon Greenberg

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Should Trump be impeached? What law professors said at the House hearing

December 4, 2019

The House’s impeachment inquiry moved to a new phase on Dec. 4, as the House Judiciary Committee invited four legal scholars -- three called by Democrats, one by Republicans -- to testify about the history and law of impeachment.

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What we know about the Politico story at the heart of a Ukraine conspiracy theory

December 3, 2019

PolitiFact has previously reported on the similarities and differences between Ukrainian and Russian election meddling. But we decided to take a closer look at the Politico story to outline what it does — and doesn’t — show about Ukraine’s involvement in 2016.

Who is Democratic presidential candidate Deval Patrick?

December 2, 2019

After deciding not to run, the former Massachusetts jumped into the Democratic primary as a centrist candidate. Here's his profile.

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Who is Alexander Vindman? What to watch for in Tuesday impeachment testimony

November 18, 2019

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman managed Ukraine policy for the White House National Security Council. What he saw doesn't line up with the Republican version of events.

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5 key moments during Marie Yovanovitch’s impeachment testimony

November 15, 2019

Former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch might have been the only witness in Friday’s impeachment hearing, but she was upstaged by a tweet from President Donald Trump.

Who is Marie Yovanovitch, the former ambassador to Ukraine removed by Trump?

November 14, 2019

Yovanovich ended up crosswise with Trump and Giuliani. She told the impeachment inquiry committees how it unfolded for her.

Fact-checking Trump, Ukraine impeachment hearings, day 1

November 13, 2019

The Democrats called on American diplomats in Ukraine to offer public testimony about the Trump administration's pressure on Ukraine to investigate Burisma and the Bidens. The Republicans called it another attempt to undermine the 2016 election.

5 ways Warren’s Medicare for All math could fall short

November 8, 2019

Warren's plan to fund Medicare for All costs trillions and spans a decade. Precision is hard to achieve.

Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there’s no way yet to clean it up

November 6, 2019

Odds of space debris falling and hitting someone on Earth? Trillion to 1. But the threat to other satellites is real.

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What you need to know about Medicare for All

November 5, 2019

Medicare for All would replace private insurance with public insurance. Its backers promise better coverage at a much lower cost for the great majority of people, but there are many skeptics.

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