5 takeaways from Day 1 of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump opened promptly at 1 p.m. Tuesday, a historic moment that ensures the 45th…
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Senators votes that impeachment trial is constitutional following House managers and Trump lawyer debate
The Senate voted Tuesday that the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional after the House made an emotionally…
Continue Reading Sneakers designed in honor of Obama to go on sale for $25,000
They’re not the Air Obamas, but one sneakerhead with a lot of cash will have an opportunity this week to purchase an exclusive pair of…
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Senate votes that Trump impeachment trial is constitutional, even as most Republicans vote against proceeding
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators in Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial have agreed to consider the case, rejecting an attempt by the…
Continue Reading Senators voting on whether impeachment trial is constitutional following House managers and Trump lawyer debate
The Senate is voting on whether the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional, in what could be an early indication…
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Alleged Capitol rioter asks judge to let him visit Peru to get married
A Kentucky man facing four criminal charges linked to the Capitol insurrection asked a federal judge on Tuesday to let him travel to Peru later this…
Continue Reading Trump’s impeachment lawyers have a history of being involved in controversial legal matters
The new lawyers who signed on to lead former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team brought a curious history of experience with…
Continue Reading Lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin tearfully recalls Capitol riot: ‘This cannot be the future of America’
Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin on Tuesday delivered a tearful account of his experience during last month’s US Capitol…
Continue Reading Biden budget nominee Tanden apologizes for past criticism of Republicans and expresses regret over tweets
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, apologized on Tuesday for some of the criticism she…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccines to be sent directly to community health centers to target ‘hard-to-reach populations’
The Biden administration will send some of the Covid-19 vaccine supply directly to community health centers starting next week as part of an effort…
Continue Reading More than 80 civil rights organizations call on Biden to abolish the federal death penalty
More than 80 nationally recognized criminal justice and civil rights advocacy organizations have joined in the call to President Joe Biden on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Congress has already approved $4 trillion in Covid relief. Here’s what’s happened to it
Congress has authorized nearly $4 trillion in spending over the past year to help address the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but…
Continue Reading Why you shouldn’t expect another stimulus check for weeks — if at all
Congress is negotiating a fresh stimulus package that would include a third round of stimulus checks, but while there’s broad agreement on the…
Continue Reading Trump’s trial set to rock Washington and echo through the ages
The simple question posed by Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial that begins Tuesday is whether a president who loses reelection can get…
Continue Reading DOJ asks Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, a turnover that spares…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial opens in the Senate, 1st for an ex-president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial has opened in the Senate, with Democrats arguing that the former president…
Continue Reading How to watch the Senate impeachment trial
Tuesday marks the start of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, with all eyes on the Senate serving as jury to deliberate…
Continue Reading Trump’s Postmaster General wants to stay on the job, but his days in the Biden administration may be numbered
Embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has told those close to him he wants to stay in his role under the new president, two sources tell CNN,…
Continue Reading DOJ to ask Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign
The Justice Department, as soon as Tuesday, is expected to ask US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations,…
Continue Reading Alleged Oath Keeper charged in Capitol riot says he once worked for FBI and holds security clearance
Thomas Caldwell, a Virginia man whom prosecutors have charged as part of an extremist group’s alleged conspiracy to prepare and attack the…
Continue Reading More than 200 people now charged in connection with Capitol riot
Prosecutors have charged more than 200 people with federal crimes in connection with the January 6 riot and insurrection at the Capitol, according to…
Continue Reading Read: The Senate’s organizing resolution setting the rules for Trump’s impeachment trial
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday afternoon that Senate leaders had reached an agreement for an organizing resolution to set the rules…
Continue Reading Democrats’ $3,000 child tax credit idea is about lifting 4 million kids out of poverty
Though it started as a way to provide relief to middle class families, the child tax credit has also evolved into a bipartisan tool for lifting kids…
Continue Reading Ukraine impeachment vs. insurrection impeachment: What to know about Trump’s two trials
Here’s where we are: A president who survived impeachment for trying to stack the deck against his most-feared election opponent is now facing…
Continue Reading House Democrats’ stimulus check plan would exclude families earning more than $200,000
House Democrats have rejected a Republican proposal to significantly narrow eligibility for further stimulus payments and are moving forward with…
Continue Reading Michael Cohen apologizes to Stormy Daniels for causing ‘needless pain’
Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen thanked Stormy Daniels for giving him a second chance and apologized for the “needless…
Continue Reading Meet the House impeachment managers
A select group of House Democrats known as impeachment managers will act as prosecutors when former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment…
Continue Reading Read: OMB nominee Neera Tanden’s opening statement
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, will appear before the Senate Homeland Security…
Continue Reading Biden and Democrats prepare to act fast on judges, having learned lesson from Trump
President Joe Biden had been in office less than a week when a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking one of his first…
Continue Reading It doesn’t matter how the Senate votes. Trump is already humiliated
The point of Donald Trump’s second impeachment is not his actual conviction. The quivering weakness of many Republican senators, who will not…
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