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Donald Trump Acquitted In Second Impeachment Trial
2021/2/14

All fifty members of the Democratic caucus and seven Republicans said Donald Trump is guilty of inci

Is Trump's Whataboutism Defense Enough Cover For GOP Acquittal?
2021/2/13

In a combative but brief showing, former president Trump's defense team highlighted past uses of fig

Democrats Tell Senators A Conviction Could Prevent Future Violence
2021/2/12

The House impeachment managers concluded their case against Donald Trump by characterizing a Senate

Democrats Ground Case Against Trump In Jarring Insurrection Videos
2021/2/11

The Democratic impeachment managers played a series of graphic videos demonstrating just how close s

56 Votes Is Enough To Continue Trump's Trial—But Short Of What's Needed To Convict
2021/2/10

Six Republicans voted with Democrats that it is constitutional to try a former president in the Sena

What To Know About Trump's Second Impeachment Trial
2021/2/8

The impeachment trial gets underway tomorrow. A new brief suggests that Trump's lawyers will defend

Weekly Roundup: February 5th
2021/2/5

In his first major foreign policy address since assuming office, President Biden promised that the c

Is Impeachment About More Than Removal? Depends Who You Ask
2021/2/4

The question is at the center of next week's impeachment trial in the Senate, which begins Tuesday.

GOP Weighs Who To Punish: Conspiracy Theorist And/Or Impeachment Supporter
2021/2/3

Liz Cheney is the third-ranking House Republican; she voted for President Trump's second impeachment

Trump Is Charged With Inciting An Insurrection—What's His Defense?
2021/2/2

The former president's impeachment trial begins next Tuesday. His new attorneys say the Senate doesn

Should President Biden Strike A COVID Compromise?
2021/2/1

Ten Republican senators are meeting with President Biden at the White House Monday to discuss their

Weekly Roundup: January 29th
2021/1/29

Republican strategists close to Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue's failed Senate campaigns tell WABE'

Interview: Tired Of Gridlock, GOP Sen. Rob Portman Won't Seek Reelection
2021/1/28

Republican Rob Portman of Ohio talks with NPR's Susan Davis about his retirement from the Senate, th

Do Biden's Climate Executive Orders Have Teeth?
2021/1/27

President Biden will "pause" new federal land leases for oil and gas extraction "to the extent possi

Biden Rolls Out Limited Racial Equity Actions, Says More To Come
2021/1/26

President Biden signed new executive actions today attempting to address racial inequity. For activi

What We Know About The Senate Impeachment Trial
2021/1/25

Today the House will formally deliver an article of impeachment against former President Trump to th

Weekly Roundup: January 22nd
2021/1/22

President Biden has promised that 100 million doses of vaccines will be administered in his first 10

The Fifty-Fifty Senate Is Going To Be A Little Bit Weird
2021/1/21

Vice President Kamala Harris can cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate; that means that Democrats e

Joseph Biden Sworn In As 46th President Of The United States
2021/1/20

In his inaugural address, he promised to keep all of his work as president in service of people rath

The US Senate Has A Lot To Do
2021/1/19

The Senate is back in Washington today. The lawmakers will need to consider President-elect Biden's