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Trump penned a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tuesday as Congress geared up for Wednesday’s House impeachment vote and the expected subsequent trial in the Senate. The six-page letter claimed Pelosi and her Democratic colleagues “have cheapened the importance of the very ugly word, impeachment!” and “are the ones interfering in America’s elections. You are the ones subverting America’s Democracy.” According to David Gergen—a CNN contributor who advised presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton—the ferocious message casts Trump as an authoritarian and will damage what will one day be a controversial legacy....

Dershowitz, a former professor at Harvard Law School who was also part of the team that represented O.J. Simpson in his famous murder trial, made the comparison after one of the hosts, Sunny Hostin, challenged him on his argument that Trump did not commit a crime by threatening to withhold aid from Ukraine. Dershowitz countered that the president has “complete authority” as chief executive to conduct foreign policy—including withholding funds from foreign countries as he sees fit....

Leaving apart the cricketing fraternity and probably the historians, today’s generation rarely mentions anything about CK (as he was called). And I experienced this first hand during the research of my book on him titled - ‘A Colonel Destined to Lead’. Many of my friends didn’t have much clue about CK other than the fact that he was India’s first Test captain. In fact, one of the motivators for me to write this book was to share CK’s wonderful story with generations to come....

The Olympic Hero will appear on next week’s RAW in his hometown and is expected to help garner more eyes on the show. The company will benefit from Kurt Angle’s one-off appearance, but Russo noted that viewers might also get reminded about the glory days of wrestling. Kurt Angle competed during an era when wrestling viewership was at its peak, and he was amongst the premier athletes on an incredibly stacked roster....

Maverick and many others were released or furloughed from the company amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as a cost-cutting measure. Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE’s Executive Vice President of Global Talent Strategy & Development, and founder of NXT, met with the media on a conference call Thursday to talk about the upcoming NXT Takeover: In Your House show this Sunday. Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp asked Levesque about the Drake Maverick situation, to which Triple H said, “We already had the tournament booked out and I believe it was a little bit of a jumble, but we already had it promoted....

Tristan Thompson went up for a vicious dunk against Timofey Mozgov before Game 3 between the Cavaliers and Hawks on Sunday. It was at that moment things got a bit more physical than either Cleveland player anticipated. MORE: Kyrie Irving out for Game 3 | Phil Jackson take on 3-pointers | Must-see East finals photos While Mozgov was going for the block, Thompson basically told his teammate, “You gon’ learn today!...

A 14-year-old boy has now been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Tristyn Bailey, who was reported missing to police by her family at around 10 a.m. Sunday, May 9. Tristyn was last seen around 1:15 a.m. that morning at the Durbin Amenity Center in northwest St. Johns County, wearing her white cheerleading skirt and a dark-colored shirt. At around 6 p.m. that same day, the St. Johns Sheriff’s Office found a body in a wooded area which was later revealed to be of the 13-year-old....

The procedures will likely impact more than 1 million people across areas where the category 5 storm is expected to cause damage. According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office, the central government has ordered the “complete evacuation” of those residing in the cyclone’s path. In a message shared to Twitter Monday afternoon, Modi confirmed he met with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials to review their proposed preparedness plan in response to the developing storm, which meteorologists anticipate will make landfall on Wednesday....

Paul Gascoigne has been admitted to a treatment centre in the United States just 24 hours after his agent revealed the troubled former England star was losing his battle with alcoholism. Gascoigne, who has struggled with alcohol problems for many years and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in 2008, was filmed sobbing and speaking incoherently at a charity event in Northampton on Thursday. The footage, published by The Sun newspaper, prompted Gascoigne’s agent, Terry Baker, to say the 45-year-old needed immediate help and that, as an alcoholic, his life was “always in danger”....

Aikman, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and the lead analyst on Fox’s NFL game broadcasts, told SN’s Rayven Tirado for his Weekly Hot Reads segment Wednesday that the comments were “disappointing.” MORE AIKMAN: Manning consistent like none other “I think Peyton Manning deserves better than that,” Aikman said. “There’s a reason why the Colts were able to draft Peyton Manning back in 1998: Because they were the worst team in football....

Infielder Troy Tulowitzki left New York’s matchup against the Tigers on Wednesday with a calf strain, according to USA Today. He’ll undergo an MRI. Manager Aaron Boone told reporters after the game Tulowitzki is likely to go on the injured list. New York will call up Thairo Estrada to replace Tulowitzki on the roster, according to MLB.com. Coming into 2019, Tulowitzki had played a combined 66 games since the 2017 season and missed all of 2018 as he dealt with bone spurs in both of his heels....

“In the past, Joe Biden has shown terrible judgment and incompetence in the face of public health issues. The Obama White House had to publicly apologize for and clean up after Biden when his irresponsible remarks caused panic during the swine flu outbreak in 2009,” the statement from Trump’s campaign reads. The campaign issued the statement shortly after Biden criticized the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U....

Ben Ginsberg, who has worked as an attorney for the Republican Party and top GOP candidates throughout his decades-long career, cautioned that Trump’s continued efforts to remain involved in politics could cause even more serious problems for the nation’s political system. The Guardian published his remarks on Sunday. “In 2020 Donald Trump put a huge strain on the fabric of this democracy, on the country,” said Ginsberg, who represented four of the last six Republican presidential nominees....

The CARES Act passed by Congress provides roughly $6 billion in cash grants for college students to cover expenses “related to disruptions to their educations” amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Trump administration released new guidance today clarifying that assistance will only be given to those who are permitted to receive federal financial aid. While American citizens and some permanent residents fall under those who qualify, hundreds of thousands of undocumented students will not be allowed access to the aid....

A Trump administration official reportedly informed U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres Monday that Zarif would not be allowed into the U.S. to attend a U.N. Security Council meeting scheduled for January 9. Newsweek reached out to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the White House for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication. “While U.S. displays utter contempt for UN Charter & its catastrophic adventurism encourages extremism and terror, tomorrow we’ll host Tehran Dialogue Forum & discuss ways of achieving regional security, incl Hormuz Peace Endeavor,” tweeted Zarif Monday....

On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security said it had begun processing asylum seekers for return to Mexico at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry in Eagle Pass, Texas, under the “Migrant Protection Protocols” that have forced tens of thousands of asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their asylum cases are considered in the U.S. “Migrants who attempts to enter the U.S. via the southwest border regardless of location may be returned to Mexico to await their immigration court proceedings,” the DHS said in a statement announcing the expansion....

Thousands of people have publicly commented on the administration’s proposed rule change seeking to increase the frequency of disability reviews faced by some on disability benefits, saying the increased scrutiny could leave ill Americans without much-needed welfare payments. At the time of writing, Regulations.gov has received 86,428 comments about the rule change and published more than 71,000 of those, many of which are critical of the idea. Almost 10 million people receive Social Security Disability Insurance Program payments nationwide, while more than eight million receive Supplemental Security Income payments, Social Security Administration documents show....

The American Immigration Council, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Human Rights Watch, and the law firm Winston & Strawn LLP filed the lawsuit in the U.S. Northern District of California this week. Accusing the U.S. government of secrecy around the Remain in Mexico program, which has seen tens of thousands of asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico while their immigration claims are processed, the lawsuit seeks records about the implementation and handling of the policy....

While Biden has never made such a statement, the Trump campaign released the clip to protest Twitter’s handling of a 30-second political ad released on March 23, 2020 by the political action committee Priorities USA. The Priorities USA ad features audio of Trump saying, “The coronavirus, this is their new hoax,” along with other statements of him doubting the virus’ severity early into the U.S. epidemic. In the background, a chart shows the rising number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States....