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Party leaders rip Republicans who voted to convict Trump
20 days ago | By Politico
The seven Republican senators who voted to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection are already feeling the heat back home.
Several state Republican parties moved quickly to discipline or criticize home-state senators for breaking with the 43 other Senate Republicans who voted to acquit Trump in his second impeachment trial.
The Louisiana GOP immediately censured Sen. Bill Cassidy, while state party officials in North Carolina and Pennsylvania issued sharp statements expressing disappointment over the votes cast Saturday by Sens. Richard Burr and Pat...
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McConnell Rips Trump, While Pelosi Blames 'Cowardly' GOP
20 days ago | By Newser
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a stinging indictment of former President Trump from the Senate floor on Saturday, but not until minutes after the impeachment trial ended in acquittal. Trump was charged with inciting an insurrection in connection with the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6. "Former President...
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Why Democrats Blinked in the Senate Impeachment Trial
20 days ago | By Real Clear Politics
On Saturday morning, Democrats appeared to score a coup: Winning a surprise vote on calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
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IL leaders weigh in on Senate vote after former President Trump acquitted in 2nd impeachment trial
20 days ago | By ABC
Seven Republicans joined all the Democrats in voting that the former President is guilty, however, it was still short of the 2/3 majority needed to convict.
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It's the latest setback for Cuomo, who is facing a pair of political crises. But many of his critics say the legislation doesn't do enough to wrest power back from the... Read more ...
New York AG warns Cuomo's office not to delete anything as probe ensues
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's attorney general's office has instructed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office not to erase any documents or materials that could come under scrutiny during her... Read more ...
New York lawmakers move to limit Cuomo's emergency powers
ALBANY, N.Y. - Democrats in the New York Legislature on Friday took their most concrete step against an increasingly embattled Gov. Andrew Cuomo, advancing a bill that imposes... Read more ...
Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema votes against $15 minimum wage with a...
Summary List Placement Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona Democrat, dramatically indicated her "no" vote with a thumbs-down to the Senate clerk on a measure to raise the federal... Read more ...
Trump appointee arrested over Capitol riot took a police riot shield and...
Summary List Placement A Trump appointee who has been arrested in connection with the Capitol riot fought police and used a riot shield to wedge the door to the building open... Read more ...
AP poll puts Biden job approval at 60 percent
A solid majority of Americans say they approve of President Joe Biden's early job performance, according to a new survey, with even more respondents giving him positive marks... Read more ...
Trump State Department Aide Federico Klein Arrested In Capitol Riot
Charges include assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon during the Jan. 6 mob insurrection. Read more ...
Trump Appointee Arrested for Role in Capitol Riot
One of the latest people arrested in connection with the Capitol riot is a former State Department aide who worked on former President Trump's 2016 campaign. Federico Klein... Read more ...
Capitol Police Request That National Guard Extend Stay In Washington By 60 Days
The request, reported by multiple outlets, comes amid heightened security in response to a another potential extremist plot to attack the Capitol complex. Read more ...
Lawmakers Expel Colleague for Pattern of Harassment
The North Dakota House on Thursday voted to expel a lawmaker accused of threatening and sexually harassing women at the Capitol, the first such expulsion in state history... Read more ...