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Trump’s historic 2nd impeachment trial hangs over Biden and Republicans

January 14, 2021 4:48 AM CNN

Donald Trump’s unique second impeachment sealed history’s verdict on a corrupt and disgraced presidency. But the political endgame of…

States skeptical of Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine plan as they await the missing details

January 14, 2021 4:09 AM CNN Newsource

State officials are skeptical that President-elect Joe Biden can meet his goal of 100 million coronavirus shots in his first 100 days, with a week to…

Biden calls on Senate to pursue impeachment along with the nation’s ‘other urgent business’

January 13, 2021 10:29 PM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday urged the Senate to conduct the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump while simultaneously working on…

Trump releases video calling for calm but doesn’t mention impeachment

January 13, 2021 9:06 PM CNN Newsource

On the day he was impeached for a history-making second time, President Donald Trump lacked a comprehensive legal strategy, had nothing on his public…

The GOP’s carnival of hypocrisy

January 13, 2021 8:37 PM CNN

History will record that the second impeachment of President Donald Trump branded him forever as a catastrophically immoral and divisive leader. It…

Lawmakers express fears about Capitol safety while tensions grow over new security measures

January 13, 2021 8:12 PM CNN Newsource

Members of Congress are starting to express fears about the vulnerable position last week’s violent breach of the US Capitol put them in, as…

Lawmakers speak out about Capitol safety concerns following violent riot

January 13, 2021 7:52 PM CNN Newsource

Members of Congress are still reeling after the traumatic insurrection of the Capitol last week, and many lawmakers are starting to speak out about…

Biden aides told congressional allies to expect Covid relief package with roughly $2 trillion price tag

January 13, 2021 7:34 PM CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to unveil a major Covid-19 relief package on Thursday and his advisers have recently told allies in Congress to…

Top White House adviser Hicks no longer works at the White House, a previously planned departure

January 13, 2021 7:11 PM CNN

Hope Hicks’ last day in the White House was Tuesday, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, a final departure planned before the…

Key takeaways from Wednesday’s developments in the Capitol riots investigation

January 13, 2021 6:54 PM CNN Newsource

One week after the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, federal law enforcement’s dragnet to arrest the violent trespassers kicked into high…

El Paso man charged with posting violent threats against gov’t on far-right site tied to Capitol riot

January 13, 2021 6:24 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man who allegedly posted threats advocating murder and terrorism aimed at government officials on a social media…

What we learned from the House impeachment vote

January 13, 2021 6:15 PM CNN

On Wednesday afternoon, to the surprise of absolutely no one, the Democratic-controlled House voted to impeach President Donald Trump for his role in…

Retired general: Trump needs to go

January 13, 2021 5:36 PM CNN

When I retired from the Army in 2013 as a three-star general, I thought that retired military officers should not make public political statements.…

Trump bears some responsibility for Capitol riot, ex-DHS acting Secretary Chad Wolf says

January 13, 2021 5:27 PM CNN Newsource

Chad Wolf, who resigned as Homeland Security acting secretary two days ago, said Wednesday that President Donald Trump bears some responsibility for…

Republican congressman explains his vote for impeachment: ‘There must be accountability’

January 13, 2021 5:17 PM CNN Newsource

Rep. Peter Meijer, one of just 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump, explained his vote Wednesday evening as a step…

Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller arrested

January 13, 2021 5:14 PM CNN Newsource

Klete Keller, who won five Olympic swimming medals, including two relay golds, was charged Wednesday for his alleged participation in the Capitol…

20,000 National Guard troops expected in Washington for Biden’s inauguration

January 13, 2021 5:03 PM CNN Newsource

More than 20,000 National Guard members could be in the nation’s capital to help secure President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, as…

5 takeaways from the House impeachment vote

January 13, 2021 4:46 PM CNN

On Wednesday afternoon, to the surprise of absolutely no one, the Democratic-controlled House voted to impeach President Donald Trump for his role in…

WATCH: Trump, in video released after 2nd impeachment, disavows violence by supporters

January 13, 2021 4:15 PM Associated Press

Video message from President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/Km2EJ1ib6a— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) January 13, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC — President…

Donald Trump is going home a loser

January 13, 2021 4:37 PM CNN

Biographers tell us that, early on, a cutthroat New York real estate developer imparted a dark lesson to the son who would become president of the…

The House could have made a much stronger case for impeaching Trump

January 13, 2021 4:26 PM CNN

I believe Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses on January 6 and should be removed from office and barred from ever seeking public office…

These 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump on Wednesday

January 13, 2021 4:17 PM CNN

The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon charging him with “incitement of…

10 Republicans join Dems as U.S. House votes to impeach Trump over Capitol siege

January 13, 2021 6:52 AM ABC News, Associated Press

LIVE BLOG: The Latest on impeachment and the fallout from the U.S. Capitol attack UPDATE: President Donald Trump was impeached for a second time just…

Authorities tell ABC News they’re tracking multiple threats for a ‘week of siege’ after Capitol breach

January 13, 2021 4:01 PM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — ABC News has received an exclusive and detailed look at the array of potential threats federal authorities are tracking in the days…

White House task force warns some Covid-19 strains ‘may have evolved into a more transmissible virus’

January 13, 2021 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

The White House coronavirus task force again suggested the existence of “more transmissible” strains of Covid-19 and a “much more…

Fact-checking Trump’s impeachment debate in the House

January 13, 2021 3:43 PM CNN Newsource

Only 13 months after the House first impeached President Donald Trump, lawmakers were back on Wednesday voting to impeach Trump an unprecedented…

Trump remains largely invisible after Kushner squashes attempts at building fringe social media presence

January 13, 2021 3:37 PM CNN

On the day he was impeached for a history-making second time, President Donald Trump lacked a comprehensive legal strategy, had nothing on his public…