Pompeo cancels Europe trip after Luxembourg snub
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled a trip to Europe this week after being snubbed by officials in Luxembourg in the wake of the deadly assault…
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Pence rejects calls to invoke 25th Amendment ahead of House vote on resolution urging him to do so
Vice President Mike Pence made clear Tuesday night that he has no plans to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office, in…
Continue ReadingFinal days bring new urgency to Trump’s desire to pardon himself and his children
President Donald Trump has discussed issuing pardons for himself and his children with new urgency since the attack on the US Capitol, multiple…
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READ: Pelosi statement naming impeachment managers
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named nine members of her caucus to be impeachment managers to argue the Democrats’ case in the Senate once the…
Continue Reading READ: Mike Pence’s letter to Nancy Pelosi saying he won’t invoke 25th Amendment
Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a new letter Tuesday night that he has no plans to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from…
Continue ReadingMike Pence rejects calls to invoke 25th Amendment ahead of House vote on resolution urging him to do so
Vice President Mike Pence made clear in a new letter Tuesday night that he has no plans to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading‘People can’t afford to wait’: Biden and allies push for quick confirmations of nominees, citing security threats
President-elect Joe Biden is on course to lag behind his recent predecessors who had Cabinet nominees confirmed on the day of inauguration, causing…
Continue ReadingTroopers guard Texas Capitol and a few protesters gather as legislative session starts
Numerous law enforcement officers stood guard at Texas’ Capitol building in Austin and about a dozen demonstrators gathered outside as the…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court grants Trump administration request to limit access to abortion drug
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the Trump administration’s request to reinstate long-standing restrictions for patients seeking to obtain…
Continue ReadingMetal detectors installed outside House floor as Democrats express safety concerns about their colleagues
Members of Congress and staffers will have to walk through metal detectors in order to get onto the floor of the US House of Representatives, a…
Continue ReadingHouse to vote on resolution calling to remove Trump from office by the 25th Amendment
The House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday on a measure calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office through the 25th…
Continue Reading Census Bureau makes last-minute push to tally non-citizens, watchdog says
Government officials balked when the Census Bureau set a last-minute deadline to assemble data on non-citizens as part of an apparent…
Continue Reading READ: Supreme Court ruling on FDA abortion drug rule
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the Trump administration’s request to reinstate long-standing restrictions for patients seeking to obtain…
Continue Reading Fact check: Man in airport tantrum video was kicked off plane for rejecting mask policy, not because of Capitol insurrection
A video that shows an agitated man in an airport terminal, complaining that he had been kicked off a plane and insulted, has now been viewed more…
Continue ReadingFirst GOP House member says he supports impeaching Trump
Republican Rep. John Katko of New York said in a statement Tuesday afternoon he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump, becoming the first…
Continue ReadingREAD: Liz Cheney’s statement saying she will vote to impeach Trump
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming announced Tuesday that she will vote to impeach President Donald Trump. Cheney is the third-highest ranking GOP…
Continue Reading Key steps in Trump Organization criminal probe stall as investigators await Supreme Court decision
The Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s business has slowed as investigators wait for a…
Continue ReadingMilitary Joint Chiefs condemn “sedition and insurrection” at US Capitol
America’s most senior military leaders condemned the violent invasion of the US Capitol last week and reminded service members of their…
Continue Reading New York Times: McConnell has told associates he believes Trump committed impeachable offenses
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has told associates that he thinks President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses when he incited a…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats to fine lawmakers who don’t wear masks on the floor after 3 Dems test positive and blame GOP colleagues
House Democrats plan on setting up a system to fine members who don’t wear masks on the House floor after three Democrats said they tested…
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