Trump lawyer presses for former President’s full-time Mar-a-Lago residency
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump were defending him not only on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday in his second impeachment trial, but…
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Why Trump’s defense team failed miserably
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump got underway on Tuesday with arguments about whether the US Senate has jurisdiction to try the former…
Continue ReadingBill Cassidy joins five other Republican senators who broke ranks to vote that Trump’s impeachment trial is constitutional
Six Republicans joined all of their Democratic colleagues on Tuesday to vote that the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump is…
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Merrick Garland, Biden’s pick for attorney general, has confirmation hearing set for February 22
President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on…
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Reading between the lines of the first impeachment trial arguments
The first day of President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial was nominally about the constitutionality of holding an impeachment trial…
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Senate GOP rips Trump’s attorney for lackluster arguments on trial’s first day
A wide array of Senate Republicans harshly criticized former President Donald Trump’s defense team on the opening day of his second impeachment…
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America’s future was at stake on the first day of the impeachment trial
The second impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump is underway. It is only the fourth impeachment trial in US history, and the first time a…
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Senators vote 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 impeachment managers…
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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 vote 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 ReadingSneakers 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…
Continue ReadingAlleged 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 ReadingTrump’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…
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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 ReadingHouse managers show rioters violently attacking Capitol to begin Trump’s impeachment trial
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump began Tuesday with the House impeachment managers showing how rioters violently…
Continue ReadingBiden 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 ReadingCovid-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 ReadingCongress 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 ReadingTrump’s wish for a speedier trial prompted impeachment lawyer’s change in approach
The last-minute letter former President Donald Trump’s attorney sent to top lawmakers informing them he would no longer seek a suspension of…
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