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US Capitol police officers are shown in shadow standing in front of a brightly lit TV monitor displaying several sentences of text related to US President Donald Trump's alleged impeachable offenses.

How do you define impeachable behavior?

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US Capitol police officers watch from in front of a video monitor displaying definitions of “High Crimes and Misdemeanors” as the House Judiciary Committee holds their first hearing on the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump on Dec. 4, 2019.

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Four constitutional scholars testified Wednesday at the House Judiciary Committee and tried to tackle how to define impeachable behavior as part of the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump. Also, the summit of NATO leaders wrapped up in the United Kingdom with a joint statement and photo op — but the show of unity masks tensions. Also, Native American children in Canada and Alaska have declared a climate emergency. They’re headed to the climate summit in Madrid to make their voices heard.

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