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The panel will take up criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump on at least three charges: insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Witnesses in today’s hearing revealed details of a dramatic Oval Office meeting on Jan. 3, 2021.
A counsel for the panel said in a video that the Trump campaign misled donors in its fundraising after the 2020 election, perpetuating false claims of voter fraud in order to raise funds.
Albright, who arrived in the U.S. as an 11-year-old refugee, became the first woman to serve as secretary of state. She died on Wednesday at the age of 84.
Judge Jackson defended her record of sentences she handed down in child pornography cases after several Republican senators alleged she was soft on crime.
Democrats are hoping to finish Jackson’s confirmation process before Congress leaves for Easter recess April 11.
The bipartisan bill’s journey from the Senate to the president has been a tumultuous one. The legislation includes nearly $550 billion in new spending on items including broadband, roads and rail.
Democrats’ budget deal aims to expand the child tax credit, expand Medicare to include vision and dental, and puts significant investments toward climate programs.
After intense pressure from progressives, the administration is expected to announce a more limited eviction moratorium days after the existing freeze on evictions expired.
This is the second time the Wyoming Republican faced calls for her removal as the No. 3 Republican in the House. But this time, she did not have support from top Republicans.
The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, schools, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights, including what the Senate changed.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski will face voters in 2022 but her state’s new primary and voting system likely means she’ll be in less danger of losing her primary.
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy did not take the robust action Democrats and some Republicans were calling for, so the whole chamber took up a resolution on her racist and inflammatory comments.
The trial itself will begin on Feb. 9, giving the Democratic House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team two weeks to file briefs and finalize their legal preparations.
President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration has been largely downsized because of the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns after the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6.
With nine days left in the Trump presidency, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are forging ahead with plans to remove Trump from office.
Only one of Biden’s Cabinet nominees, retired U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, has a confirmation hearing scheduled.
The House speaker said she had already made her interest known to Vice President Pence, and if he and the Cabinet don’t act “Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment.”