GOP Sen. Mike Lee hands over phone records to House impeachment managers
GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has turned over phone records to the House impeachment managers, shedding light on the timing of a call that had been…
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Senate impeachment trial: Final vote expected later Saturday after surprise witness fight resolved
The Senate is poised Saturday to move to a final vote and acquit former President Donald Trump after Democrats backed away from a call for witnesses…
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Pence’s former chief of staff has been contacted about providing information in impeachment trial
Marc Short, former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, has been contacted about providing information to House impeachment managers…
Continue Reading Proud Boys leader charged in DC violated release conditions, court officials say
Court officials say the leader of the far-right Proud Boys, who was arrested shortly before the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, violated…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats surprise Senate with request to hear from witnesses at impeachment trial
In a surprise twist, House impeachment managers asked the Senate on Saturday morning to call witnesses in former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingHere are the Republicans who voted to hear witnesses at Trump’s impeachment trial
Five Republicans voted with Democrats on Saturday in favor of allowing witnesses during former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment…
Continue ReadingMcConnell will vote to acquit Trump in second impeachment trial
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has told his colleagues that he will vote to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting the insurrection…
Continue ReadingUS Capitol Police officers issue vote of no confidence for acting chief, other top leaders
Members of the US Capitol Police issued a vote of no confidence in the force’s top leaders more than a month after the January 6 riot at the…
Continue Reading‘I did not know if the door was locked’: Sen. Patty Murray relives hiding in her office while mob pounded outside
Democratic Sen. Patty Murray hid just “inches away” as violent rioters descended upon the US Capitol on January 6, pounding on the door…
Continue ReadingSenate votes to hear witnesses at Trump’s impeachment trial
The Senate voted 55-45 to call witnesses at former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, with five Republicans joining with Democrats to…
Continue ReadingHouse managers say they’re going to seek witnesses at impeachment trial
The House impeachment managers are seeking to subpoena GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state on Saturday after she described a call that…
Continue ReadingBiden grapples with balancing optimism and tough talk on pandemic’s outlook
As President Joe Biden strives to take the opposite approach of former President Donald Trump on the coronavirus response, he’s leaving most of…
Continue ReadingSenate on track for final impeachment vote Saturday as Democrats mull calling witnesses
The Senate is poised to vote Saturday on whether to convict former President Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol last month in…
Continue Reading Falsehoods and death threats haunt local election workers weeks after Capitol siege
His staff endured racist taunts. His voicemail overflowed with threats and wild conspiracy theories. And then one day, a caller warned that the…
Continue Reading Senate on track for final impeachment vote Saturday
The Senate is poised to vote Saturday on whether to convict former President Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol last month in…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Georgia prosecutor looking into phone call between Lindsey Graham and Brad Raffensperger
A Georgia prosecutor is looking into a phone call between Trump loyalist Sen. Lindsey Graham and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as…
Continue Reading How to watch Saturday’s Senate impeachment trial
Saturday marks the fifth day of the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, after a dramatic week that saw House impeachment…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Postmaster expected to consolidate first-class mail in anticipated slowdown
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to lump all first-class mail into a single delivery category as part of his decade-long plan for the agency in a…
Continue ReadingNew details about Trump-McCarthy shouting match show Trump refused to call off the rioters
In an expletive-laced phone call with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy while the Capitol was under attack, then-President Donald Trump said the…
Continue ReadingKey GOP senators push Trump’s lawyers to explain ex-President’s actions as Pence was endangered
The Senate’s second impeachment trial of Donald Trump raced toward a conclusion on Friday, with the former President’s legal team quickly…
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