The crowded 2020 Democratic field narrowed slightly this week, as Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio announced on Thursday that he is ending his campaign for the Democratic nomination. Ryan had gained notoriety prior to the election for attempting to unseat Representative Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. However, he has struggled with fundraising and polling in his presidential campaign, qualifying only for the first two debates. Ryan now plans to run for reelection for his Ohio congressional seat.

This  week, the Department of Justice announced that it will begin a criminal inquiry into its own investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

There are 1314 news articles covering this topic. 38% (501) are left leaning, 47% (615) center, 15% (198) right leaning.

From the left: Justice Dept. to open inquiry into own Russia investigation, New York Times
From the center: DOJ review of Russia probe now is criminal cases, NPR
From the right: Investigation into possible FBI misconduct is now criminal probe, Fox News

Also in the news: On Friday, political leaders gathered in Baltimore for the funeral of Representative Elijah Cummings, who died last week at age 68. Left-leaning articles on the funeral discuss Cummings’ political and personal achievements, centrist articles report on the eulogies given at the funeral, and right-leaning sources tend to particularly focus on Hillary Clinton’s remarks about Cummings.

On Thursday, Trump thanked house GOP for being ‘tough’ and storming the SCIF -- Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility -- where impeachment proceedings are being held.

There are 1936 news articles covering this topic. 63% (1220) are left leaning, 24% (469) center, 13% (247) right leaning.

From the left: G.O.P. protest at inquiry: ‘thuggish and juvenile’, New York Times
From the center: Trump thanks house GOP 'for being tough', The Hill
From the right: Donald Trump Jr. calls impeachment investigation a 'disgrace', Fox News

Also in the news: On Thursday, during a speech at the Wilson Center in Washington D.C, Vice President Pence harshly criticized both the NBA and Nike for their actions regarding China amidst the protests in Hong Kong.

Following former ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor’s destructive testimony, nearly two-dozen Republican House members staged a protest by storming into the secure space used by the House Intelligence Committee to conduct the impeachment investigation. 

There are 2068 news articles covering this topic. 55% (1147) are left leaning, 36% (742) center, 9% (179) right leaning.

From the left: Republicans grind impeachment inquiry to halt, New York Times
From the center: House Republicans disrupt closed-door session, NPR
From the right: Matt Gaetz leads freedom caucus members to storm SCIF, Real Clear Politics

Also in the news: Earlier this week Bill Taylor - a former top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine - delivered his testimony before three congressional committees conducting an investigation into impeachment.

In a tweet on Tuesday, President Trump compared his impeachment inquiry to a lynching. This comment was met with outrage in left-leaning articles, while right-leaning articles tend to focus on the mixed responses from Republicans and centrist articles tend to examine the reactions of congresspeople in general to the remark.

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From the left: Trump’s comparison: no bottom to his sense of victimhood, Washington Post
From the center: Lynching comparison prompts criticism from Congress, NPR
From the right: McConnell chides Trump for calling inquiry a 'lynching', Fox News

Also in the news: On Tuesday, top US diplomat William Taylor testified before Congress that President Trump’s decision to withhold aid from Ukraine was directly tied to Trump’s request that Ukraine investigate Joe Biden.

In a Monday cabinet meeting, President Trump said that Republicans must “get tougher and fight” Democrats’ impeachment inquiry against him.

There are 1431 news articles covering this topic. 45% (637) are left leaning, 38% (546) center, 17% (248) right leaning.

From the left: Trump digs in its heels as support for impeachment grows, New York Times
From the center: Trump says Republicans need to 'get tougher and fight' impeachment, NPR
From the right: Trump slams Romney: GOP should be ‘tougher’ on impeachment, NY Post

Also in the news: According to a new poll of voters in Iowa, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is now in third place in the Democratic primary race, following Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren.