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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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HOUSE DEMOCRATS CAN'T AGREE ON HOW MUCH OF THE MUELLER REPORT SHOULD BE RELEASED TO CONGRESS

Democrats on the Judiciary Committee say they want the special counsel's report released without redactions. But party leadership indicated redactions may be unavoidable.
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GREEN NEW DEAL LITE? HOW HOUSE DEMOCRATS' NEW CLIMATE CHANGE PROPOSAL FALLS SHORT OF PROGRESSIVE VISION

"Our select committee is going to be putting together the package of policy proposals that will be largely in the spirit of the New Green Deal," Democrat Kathy Castor, chair of the select climate committee, told Newsweek.
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'BENEATH ANY LEADER': ILHAN OMAR HITS BACK AT NANCY PELOSI FOR CONDEMNING BDS

The congresswoman pushed back on Pelosi's categorization of BDS, telling Newsweek she viewed the speaker's remarks as anti–First Amendment and "beneath any leader."
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DEMOCRATS WARN DONALD TRUMP AGAINST PARDONING PAUL MANAFORT: 'IT WOULD CAUSE CONGRESS TO ERUPT'

The president has continued to avoid explicitly ruling out a pardon, telling reporters he had "not even given it a thought as of this moment."
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DEMOCRATS DIVIDED ON ILHAN OMAR RESPONSE: 'I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES WE NEED TO SAY WE'RE AGAINST' ANTI-SEMITISM

Democrats agree they need to stand against anti-Semitism, but there are growing disagreements over if and how a House resolution should be passed to condemn Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's alleged anti-Semitic tropes.
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AMID MEASLES OUTBREAK, DONALD TRUMP, RAND PAUL AMONG THOSE IN WASHINGTON WITH HISTORY OF ANTI-VAX COMMENTS

"My position is the same that it's always been," GOP Senator Rand Paul told Newsweek. "I'm both for vaccines and freedom. I think you can have both."
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'ABOUT TIME': DEMOCRATS READY TO CALL IVANKA, DONALD TRUMP JR. TO TESTIFY AS THEY PURSUE PERJURY, PRESIDENT

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee tell Newsweek they're eager to hear from Donald Trump Jr. and Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg following Michael Cohen's testimony.
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'WAY TOO PREMATURE': MICHAEL COHEN'S TESTIMONY FAILS TO MOVE SEASONED DEMOCRATS TOWARD IMPEACHING DONALD TRUMP

"I don't think we're there yet," Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi told Newsweek. "I personally think that's way too premature, and we should be investigating and then seeing what the conclusion of the investigation is."
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DEMOCRATS ARE BANKING ON REPUBLICANS FINALLY STANDING UP TO DONALD TRUMP OVER 'LAWLESS' NATIONAL EMERGENCY

Democrats have not indicated a contingency plan if--and presumably when--a joint resolution in Congress fails to terminate Trump's emergency declaration.
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'WE NEVER PROFITED': TRUMP'S MAR-A-LAGO 'CRONIES' DENY BENEFITING FROM INSIDER VA ROLE

Three associates of President Trump, one of whom is a member of Mar-a-Lago while another has privileges there, deny they engaged in any wrongdoing through their unofficial roles at the Department of Veterans Affairs and say they did not profit, according to a document obtained by Newsweek.
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REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS AGREE ANDREW MCCABE SHOULD TESTIFY TO CONGRESS—BUT FOR OPPOSING REASONS

McCabe confirmed that he and other senior law enforcement officials met at the Justice Department to discuss invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office.
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'TALK TO A GOOD LAWYER': DEMOCRATS THREATEN LEGAL ACTION AGAINST A TRUMP NATIONAL EMERGENCY, GOP DISMAYED

Some of Trump's most loyal Senate Republicans continue to say they do not support his decision to bypass Congress and use executive authority to obtain funding that lawmakers did not approve.
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ILHAN OMAR'S ALLEGED ANTI-SEMITIC TWEET ECLIPSED BY DONALD TRUMP'S AND STEVE KING'S PAST RHETORIC, SAY DEMOCRATIC LEADERS

Democratic leaders are satisfied with Omar's apology, saying her comments don't rise to the same levels of racism and anti-Semitism as comments from Trump and Representative Steve King.
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MATT WHITAKER'S 'EVASIVE' TESTIMONY PROMPTS DEMOCRATS' SKEPTICISM: 'WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS WITNESS AT HIS WORD'

Concerns still lingered among Democratic lawmakers whether Whitaker, a previously outspoken critic of Mueller's investigation, hindered the probe or discussed it with the president. 
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EXCLUSIVE: DID TRUMP'S MAR-A-LAGO 'CRONIES' MAKE ILLEGAL PROFITS FROM THE VA? ELIZABETH WARREN SEEKS ANSWERS

"I am concerned that you may have had the opportunity to profit from your arrangement," Warren said in a letter to three Trump associates who are Mar-a-Lago members, according to a document obtained exclusively by Newsweek.
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