US 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…
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Inside 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…
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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…
Continue Reading Netanyahu’s wait for a call from Biden raises questions about US priorities
The White House insists President Joe Biden will “soon” speak with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but the wait, which…
Continue Reading House committee advances key portion of Covid-19 relief bill hours after Democrats finish arguments in impeachment trial
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced its portion of the coronavirus relief bill Thursday just hours after the House impeachment managers…
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How Americans know Trump is guilty
One reason to put an impeached president on trial after he has left office is to deliver a clear, decisive verdict that the defendant’s actions…
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Trump’s Covid-19 condition was so concerning that doctors considered putting him on a ventilator, source confirms
Former President Donald Trump’s condition after testing positive for Covid-19 became so concerning last October that there was talk of putting…
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Get ready for Trump’s defense
House Democrats rested their case against of President Donald Trump. House impeachment managers dedicated the third day of Trump’s second…
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Three GOP senators meet with Trump’s lawyers on eve of impeachment defense presentation
A trio of Republican senators allied with former President Donald Trump met with his defense team Thursday evening, in the middle of an impeachment…
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How we know Trump is guilty
One reason to put an impeached president on trial after he has left office is to deliver a clear, decisive verdict that the defendant’s actions…
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