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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. (This page was last updated August 19, 2019.)
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'IMPEACH AUGUST': LIBERAL GROUPS ORCHESTRATE MASSIVE CAMPAIGN TO FORCE HOUSE DEMOCRATS TO BEGIN IMPEACHMENT

Four of the country's largest progressive grassroots organizations are tired of waiting on House Democrats to initiate impeachment proceedings—so they're combining their efforts.
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WHY GOP SENATOR AND RAPE SURVIVOR MARTHA MCSALLY ENDORSED TRUMP NOMINEE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

The first-term lawmaker told Newsweek that after weeks of studying the evidence, she's determined the accusations levied against the four-star general are false.
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'WE'RE BACK TO THE TRUMP TWEETS': SENATE GOP REFUSES TO CONDEMN PRESIDENT'S ATTACKS ON BALTIMORE, BLACK DEMOCRAT

"No, I do not [agree Cummings is racist]. Absolutely not," GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski told Newsweek as she boarded an elevator. Visibly annoyed, she turned to a colleague. "It's just like, we're back to the Trump tweets," the Alaska lawmaker said quietly.
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HOW DO DEMOCRATS SHIFT MESSAGING FROM IMPEACHMENT TO LEGISLATION? INITIATE IMPEACHMENT, DEMOCRAT SAYS

The divide among House Democrats concerning an impeachment inquiry is consuming too much oxygen in the room, stifling much of the public recognition they've sought for legislative achievements since regaining the majority.
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AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR, DUNCAN HUNTER'S OPPONENT, HAS 'RENEWED SKEPTICISM' OF RELATIVE ONCE TIED TO TERRORISM

Republican Duncan Hunter has attacked his Democratic opponent over his grandfather's alleged ties to terrorism. Now, with those allegations called into question, Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar has changed his position.
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ROBERT MUELLER TESTIMONY DELAYED, WILL ALLOW LAWMAKERS MORE TIME TO QUESTION FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL

The hearing with the former special counsel was originally slated for Wednesday but has been pushed back by one week until July 24.
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'HOW DARE THEY TRY TO PLAY THE RACE CARD': RIFT BETWEEN NANCY PELOSI, 'THE SQUAD' BOILS OVER AMONG DEMOCRATS

Comments by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have resulted in an intra-party struggle by suggesting that Pelosi was being "outright disrespectful" with "the explicit singling out of newly elected women of color."
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DEMOCRATS WHO VOTED FOR ACOSTA SAY THEY LACKED EPSTEIN CASE DETAILS, DESPITE CONFIRMATION HEARING QUESTIONS

Senate Democrats claim they lacked prior knowledge of the events surrounding the Acosta-Epstein case, despite published news reports and it being a topic of discussion during Acosta's confirmation hearing.
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IMPEACHING TRUMP: THIS DEMOCRAT LOOKS TO HER OWN EXPERIENCES—AND HER PREDECESSOR'S—ON HOW TO PROCEED

On issues from reparations to impeachment, House Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee looks to the example of her mentor and predecessor, Barbara Jordan.
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REPUBLICAN MATT GAETZ STILL REFUSES TO COOPERATE DESPITE INVESTIGATION OVER THREATENING MICHAEL COHEN TWEET

"If members of Congress want to spend their time psychoanalyzing my tweets, it's certainly their prerogative," Gaetz said in a statement. "I won't be joining them in the endeavor."
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CAN TRUMP ORDER A MILITARY STRIKE ON IRAN WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL? IT DEPENDS WHO YOU ASK

Tensions have heightened between the U.S. and Iran following a string of actions taken by Iran on U.S. assets abroad, and lawmakers waver when it comes to whether or not they should have to approve Trump taking military action in the region.
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REPUBLICAN SAYS TRUMP 'UNDERCUT' U.S. OVER SCRATCHED IRAN STRIKE AS CONGRESS PUSHES FOR 'MEASURED' RESPONSE

The decision by the president not to execute a retaliatory operation against Iran only left lawmakers on Capitol Hill feeling more uneasy about the situation.
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DONALD TRUMP'S TAXES: LIBERAL GROUP TAKES AIM AT DEMOCRAT WHO'S YET TO FILE LAWSUIT FOR PRESIDENT'S FINANCES

The Democratic chairman of a House committee has said he plans to file a lawsuit to obtain Trump's taxes — but he has yet to do so.
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DEMOCRATS AGREE WITH REPUBLICANS: HOPE HICKS' TESTIMONY REVEALED 'NOTHING NEW'

White House lawyers prevented the former Trump campaign aide and former White House communications director from answering any questions related to her time working in the West Wing.​ 
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