The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump resumed Tuesday afternoon with Democrats and Republicans warring over the rules and Trump touting the U.S. economic boom several time zones away. TRUMP SENATE IMPEACHMENT LIVE BLOG: LAWMAKERS DEBATE GROUND RULES Sen. Chuck Schumer took to the … Read More
On Monday, the president’s lawyers asserted he did nothing wrong and urged the Senate to “swiftly reject” the charges against him. President Trump’s lawyers argue that his impeachment is a “brazenly political act.”Credit…T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times WASHINGTON … Read More
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a legal opinion on Thursday saying that President Trump’s administration broke the law by withholding defense aid to Ukraine — the issue at the heart of the president’s impeachment trial. That money, $214 million which had been allocated to the Department of Defense for security … Read More
The strategy to beat Mitch McConnell starts with letting him win. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 12. –Drew Angerer/Getty Images On Tuesday, Senate Republicans moved closer to … Read More
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Pelosi hasn’t relayed the articles of impeachment to the Senate for trial three weeks since President Donald Trump was impeached on charges of … Read More
Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri joined with a host of fellow Republicans Monday to introduce a resolution allowing the chamber to dismiss articles of impeachment against President Trump for lack of prosecution, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delays sending the case for trial. The resolution specifically would … Read More
Photo by: J. Scott Applewhite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a weak hand in withholding the two articles of impeachment from the Senate. (Associated Press) ANALYSIS/OPINION: After pushing through a quick, partisan impeachment, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a grievous strategic miscalculation. … Read More
Source: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Well, the final vote in the House of Representatives was not a shocker. House Democrats’ lust to impeach President Trump on some shoddy quid pro quo allegation over military aid to Ukraine passed after nearly … Read More