Impeachment managers are finishing their case against Trump at Senate trial
House impeachment managers charged Thursday that the insurrectionists carried out their attack on the US Capitol on behalf of former President Donald…
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House Del. Stacey Plaskett makes history at Senate impeachment trial
When lead House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin introduced Stacey Plaskett at the Senate trial of former President Donald Trump, he highlighted the…
Continue Reading White House meeting with airline execs as it considers testing domestic travelers for Covid
The White House is holding a meeting with major airline executives on Friday amid industry uproar over the possibility of testing domestic travelers…
Continue ReadingFormer Republican officials float possibility of forming ‘center-right’ party
A group of more than 100 former Republican officials have discussed the possibility of forming a “center right” party due to their…
Continue ReadingBiden’s 100-day plan to reopen schools meets with a messy reality
President Joe Biden’s pledge to reopen most American schools within his first 100 days in office is in danger of going off the rails as…
Continue ReadingWhite House now says Biden ‘will not rest until every school is open five days a week’
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that President Joe Biden’s goal is to have schools open five days a week in-person, but…
Continue ReadingFive people associated with Proud Boys arrested for Capitol riot on conspiracy charges
The Justice Department unsealed conspiracy charges against five people associated with the Proud Boys on Thursday in the latest and largest move…
Continue ReadingBiden prepares rollback of controversial Trump-era policy on migrants at southern border
The Biden administration is preparing plans for the gradual entry of migrants forced to remain in Mexico under a controversial Trump-era policy,…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy defends attending his son’s wedding amid peak of pandemic in December
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is defending his decision to attend his son’s wedding in California in early December amid the resurgence…
Continue Reading Biden administration extends fair housing protections to LGBTQ Americans
Protections under the Fair Housing Act will now cover LGBTQ Americans, the Biden administration announced Thursday, a move that allows the federal…
Continue Reading What is ‘incitement’ — and what does it mean for Trump’s impeachment defense?
The allegation of “incitement” is central to the impeachment case House Democrats are making against former President Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingImpeachment managers slated to wrap up their case against Trump at Senate trial
House impeachment managers will finish arguing their case on Thursday that former President Donald Trump incited an insurrection one day after they…
Continue ReadingBiden speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping for first time as President
President Joe Biden spoke with China’s President Xi Jinping for two hours late Wednesday, their first call since Biden took office. “Last…
Continue ReadingGOP senators signal they plan to acquit Trump despite visceral presentation by House Democrats
The House impeachment managers presented senators with videos of their colleagues fleeing a pro-Trump mob, which breached the US Capitol shouting…
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The impeachment trial’s virtual reality
Before former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, many Capitol Hill Republicans had argued it was futile to force them to relive the…
Continue Reading Building the big one: Behind the scenes of Biden’s $1.9 trillion bet
On January 5, as results came in from the Senate runoff election in Georgia, the texts between President-elect Joe Biden’s senior staff went…
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Lindsey Graham has a very bad take on the Senate impeachment trial
Minutes after the second day of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial concluded Wednesday night, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham…
Continue Reading Biden to meet with senators on infrastructure amid Trump’s impeachment trial
President Joe Biden on Thursday will meet with a bipartisan group of senators to discuss rebuilding America’s infrastructure, a show of how the…
Continue Reading Former Republican officials float possibility of forming conservative party
A group of more than 100 former Republican officials have discussed the possibility of forming a conservative party due to their unhappiness with the…
Continue Reading State Dept. planning Blinken’s first international trips in mid-to-late March
The State Department is planning Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s first international trips in mid-to-late March, two sources familiar with…
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