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Below are featured stories Ramsey has reported on during his time at Newsweek. A complete list of Ramsey's stories can be found here.
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'MAKING CRAP UP': DEMOCRATS ALLEGE OBSTRUCTION OVER WHITE HOUSE PREVENTING HOPE HICKS FROM ANSWERING QUESTIONS

Several Democratic lawmakers told Newsweek that White House lawyers claimed "absolute" immunity over the former campaign and former White House official from answering certain questions, infuriating them and alleging obstruction of justice.
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SHOULD MEMBERS OF CONGRESS GET A PAY INCREASE? THE QUESTION CAUSING A RIFT AMONG DEMOCRATS

Proponents say a cost of living increase is long overdue, and that it would combat corruption, allow for better legislative staffers and for them to be paid more.
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NANCY PELOSI SAYS SHE'S 'NOT FEELING ANY PRESSURE' ON IMPEACHMENT. THIS LIBERAL GROUP WANTS TO CHANGE THAT

"It's time for every lawmaker in Congress to go on the record about whether they believe Trump's criminal conduct is acceptable," said Sean Eldridge, Stand Up America's founder and president.
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'A DEAL IS GONNA GET DONE': REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL TRUMP WILL STRIKE DEAL WITH MEXICO, AVOID TARIFFS

With top officials from the U.S. and Mexico meeting in an attempt to avoid the tariffs, some Senate Republicans believe a deal will be reached and economic heartache avoided.
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DEMOCRATS SEARCH FOR A 'PATH FORWARD' ON IMPEACHING TRUMP IN JOHN DEAN'S TESTIMONY

"This will help us to continue to get the information out in front of the people about what exactly has happened," Representative Pramila Jayapal told Newsweek.
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DESPITE HIS OBJECTIONS, DEMOCRATS WANT ROBERT MUELLER TO TESTIFY—EVEN IF IT MEANS JUST READING HIS REPORT

A public testimony before Congress, Democrats argue, would better educate the American people about the cases of potential obstruction that may have gotten lost in the 448-page report and in which Mueller said he could neither exonerate nor charge the president over.
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AFTER ROBERT MUELLER'S SPEECH, DEMOCRATS ARE AS DIVIDED AS EVER ON IMPEACHMENT

Not only did those who already support impeachment proceedings view Mueller's statement as a call to action, more Democrats piled on, saying it was now time to initiate the significant measure of an impeachment inquiry.
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'DISSERVICE TO THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS': REPUBLICANS BLOCK BILLIONS IN DISASTER AID FOR THIRD TIME IN A WEEK

Representative John Rose's objection followed two previous efforts by Republicans to delay the vote until after Congress returns from Memorial Day recess.
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​HOUSE DEMOCRATS PRESSURED TO IMPEACH TRUMP BY NEW ACTIVIST CAMPAIGN

The growing number of calls for impeachment from activist groups could put the Democratic Party in a more politically difficult situation, with leadership concerned that such a divisive process could place Democrats in swing districts in peril come 2020.
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BIPARTISAN FRUSTRATION GROWS IN SENATE OVER LACK OF LEGISLATION, AS JUDICIAL CONFIRMATIONS CONTINUE

Even some Republican senators have joined their Democratic counterparts in advocating for more legislative action, expressing frustration that the chamber's purpose has been reduced to confirming Trump's judges and passing emergency funding measures.
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CONGRESS WANTS TO PASS A BIPARTISAN BILL ON A NEW TOBACCO AGE RESTRICTION—BUT IT WON'T BE EASY

"We ought to be able to find the greater good and do this," Senator Tim Kaine told Newsweek.
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​LEGAL VICTORIES FAIL TO SWAY DEMOCRATS FROM SUPPORTING TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

Many Democrats remain steadfast that relying solely on the court system to combat the White House's stonewalling would prove too arduous and time-consuming.
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DEMOCRATS WANT AN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY—BUT THEY'RE NOT ABOUT TO CROSS NANCY PELOSI

Even as House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler seemed to move toward impeachment, Pelosi and other party leaders remain against it.​
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'WHEN, NOT IF': DEMOCRATS WARN HOUSE LEADERSHIP THAT A TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY IS NOW INEVITABLE

House Democrats increasingly support opening an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump after the White House's continued stonewalling of congressional investigations.
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KEY DEMOCRATS CALL FOR IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY INTO TRUMP AFTER HE DIRECTS DON MCGAHN NOT TO TESTIFY

For Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee, the White House's latest effort to stonewall their oversight power was the straw that broke the camel's back, with several members calling for impeachment proceedings to begin immediately. ​
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