Senators posing questions to lawyer as impeachment trial races toward conclusion
The Senate moved into the next phase of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial Friday afternoon, as senators got their turn…
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Trump’s defense team concludes their arguments at Senate impeachment trial
Donald Trump’s legal team on Friday wrapped up its presentation in a little over three hours as Trump’s lawyers sought to equate the…
Continue ReadingTrump’s lawyers at impeachment trial look to equate Trump’s speech with Democrats’
Donald Trump’s legal team on Friday sought to equate the former President’s speech with that of Democrats, showing lengthy montages of…
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Psaki dodges questions on reports Cuomo’s team delayed releasing Covid-19 death data
White House press secretary Jen Psaki dodged Friday when asked about a report that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, had withheld information…
Continue Reading Nike sneakers designed in honor of Obama withdrawn from sale, auction house says
An exclusive pair of Nike basketball sneakers designed in honor of former President Barack Obama were pulled from the luxury auctioneer…
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What will Mitch McConnell do?
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump has been a riveting and disturbing drama — even as we know it will almost certainly…
Continue ReadingBlinken removing Yemen’s Houthis from list of foreign terrorist organizations effective next week
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is removing Yemen’s Houthi rebels from the US list of foreign terrorist organizations as of next Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingUS files complaint with Israel over unfair airline treatment for Tel Aviv flights
The US Department of Transportation has filed a complaint with Israel over unfair treatment of airlines, stemming from the closure of Ben Gurion…
Continue ReadingInside the Senate chamber: Sketches of senators and empty desks during Day 3 of the impeachment trial
The energy level in the Senate was reserved Thursday as the House managers wrapped up their second full day of arguments in the impeachment trial of…
Continue ReadingParamilitant communications under close scrutiny in Capitol riot investigation, court records show
Secret communications cited in court records are revealing just how aggressively federal prosecutors are working to understand the paramilitary…
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If Trump is acquitted, then we may as well strike the impeachment provision from the Constitution
In today’s partisan political world, we often hear folks on both sides of the aisle say, “Elections have consequences,” to explain…
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Nikki Haley makes her move against Donald Trump
Nikki Haley hasn’t said much about Donald Trump and the future of the Republican Party since the former President went down the rabbit hole of…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley criticizes Trump and says he has no future in the GOP
Former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley directly criticized former President Donald Trump for his involvement stoking the US Capitol…
Continue ReadingBiden weighs in on Trump’s impeachment trial saying the Senate has ‘a very important job’
President Joe Biden weighed in on his predecessor’s ongoing impeachment trial on Thursday while meeting with a bipartisan group of senators…
Continue ReadingBiden says he’s anxious to see what Republicans do in impeachment trial
President Joe Biden said Friday he is “anxious” to see how Senate Republicans will vote in the impeachment trial and whether they will…
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Trump lawyers have a lot of explaining to do
On Day 3 of Trump Impeachment 2, the Democratic House managers provided compelling evidence that Donald Trump knew that what he was saying on Jan. 6…
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Justice Department says an Oath Keepers leader waited for Trump’s direction before Capitol attack
The Justice Department is now making clear that a leader among the Oath Keepers paramilitary group — who planned and led others in the US…
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Woman who allegedly broke a Capitol window with a battering ram will be released from jail pending trial, judge rules
Rachel Powell, the Pennsylvania mother of eight who allegedly broke a Capitol window with a battering ram during the January 6 riot, will be released…
Continue ReadingMilitary officials were unaware of potential danger to Pence’s ‘nuclear football’ during Capitol riot
Military officials overseeing the authorization process to launch nuclear weapons were unaware on January 6 that then-Vice President Mike…
Continue Reading Fact check: Claim about an insurrectionist trying to send a Pelosi laptop to Russia hasn’t been proven
Arguing that the Capitol insurrection damaged US national security, one of the House impeachment managers, Rep. Joaquin Castro, spoke Thursday about…
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