Could Trump derail his impeachment trial?
Once again, Donald Trump has thrown the legal and political system into uncharted waters. This time, the novel question is this: Can the US Senate…
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Trump begins speaking with impeachment lawyer, even as he scrambles to build defense team
Former President Donald Trump is still working to assemble a full legal team for his Senate impeachment trial, people familiar with the matter told…
Continue ReadingSarah Sanders’ run for Arkansas governor to test value of ties to Trump
Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday became the first of what could be a wave of Republicans from former President Donald Trump’s inner circle to…
Continue ReadingBiden reinstates Covid-19-related travel restrictions lifted by Trump
President Joe Biden on Monday reinstated the Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and…
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Election technology company Dominion sues Giuliani for $1.3 billion over ‘Big Lie’ about election fraud
An election technology company that has been the focus of consistent conspiracy theories by Donald Trump and his allies has sued the former…
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Supreme Court dismisses emoluments cases against Trump
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a case concerning whether former President Donald Trump violated provisions of the Constitution that bar…
Continue ReadingSenior Senate Republicans voice new optimism that a power-sharing deal could be within reach
Senior Senate Republicans expressed new optimism that the two parties could be within reach of a power-sharing agreement to allow the 50-50 Senate to…
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Why the Supreme Court didn’t want to hear the Trump emoluments cases and what it means going forward
Early in the Trump administration, a novel dispute arose concerning whether the President had violated the Constitution by illegally profiting from…
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House delivers impeachment article to Senate, triggering only 4th impeachment trial of a president in US history
The House impeachment managers formally triggered the start of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial Monday evening after…
Continue Reading‘Carrying Tommy in my heart’: Amid personal tragedy, Raskin leads House’s impeachment case
Rep. Jamie Raskin fled the House chamber on January 6 alongside his colleagues as a mob was gaining on the Capitol, but his mind was focused on the…
Continue ReadingBiden raises the bar on vaccines and suggests US will get to 1.5 million a day
President Joe Biden said Monday that he expects that the US will soon be able to vaccinate 1.5 million people a day, raising the bar by roughly…
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What Rob Portman’s retirement *really* tells us
Nothing in American politics happens in a vacuum. That includes the surprise retirement announcement by Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman on Monday.…
Continue ReadingHouse delivers impeachment article to Senate on Monday, triggering only 4th impeachment trial in US history
The House impeachment managers formally triggered the start of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial Monday evening after…
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Newsom shrugs off recall pressures as he lifts California’s Covid restrictions
California Gov. Gavin Newsom praised his state’s efforts to rein in the coronavirus pandemic Monday as he lifted California’s regional…
Continue ReadingHouse to send impeachment article to the Senate on Monday triggering only 4th impeachment trial in US history
The House impeachment managers will formally trigger the start of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial at 7 p.m. ET Monday…
Continue ReadingFormer Trump officials and other GOP lawyers urge senators to ‘consider the evidence’ in impeachment trial
With the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump set to begin in February, nine prominent Republican lawyers, including two former officials in the…
Continue ReadingHere’s what you need to know about impeachment
The overall impeachment process laid out in the Constitution is relatively simple: President commits “high Crime or Misdemeanor,” House…
Continue ReadingPentagon weighs deploying thousands of troops to help Biden reach vaccination target
The Department of Defense is weighing options to assist President Joe Biden’s plan to vaccinate as many as 1.5 million people per day within…
Continue ReadingJudge asks Biden administration to clarify deportation pause order
A federal judge in Texas on Monday asked the Biden administration to clarify its 100-day pause on deportations as he considers a lawsuit to block the…
Continue Reading Army confirms thousands of National Guard troops will remain in Washington into March
More than 5,000 National Guard troops will remain in Washington through mid-March to provide security amid concerns over potential unrest in the…
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