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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sharply criticized former President Donald Trump’s actions for fomenting the attack on the Capitol last month, but voted to acquit him Saturday on the charge of “incitement of insurrection.” House impeachment managers had asserted that there should not be a “January exception” for impeachment, contending that it’s a crucial tool

The Senate is voting on the final verdict of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Saturday after Democrats backed away from a call for witnesses to testify that threw the trial into chaos for several hours earlier in the day. The move to the trial’s finishing stages was a final twist after the House managers’

GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has turned over phone records to the House impeachment managers, shedding light on the timing of a call that had been referenced during the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. A list of calls Lee gave to the managers showed a highlighted incoming call from a

The Senate is poised Saturday to move to a final vote and acquit former President Donald Trump after Democrats backed away from a call for witnesses to testify that threw the trial into chaos for several hours earlier in the day. The move to the trial’s finishing stages was a final twist after the House

Donald Trump may end up as a very lucky guy. Lucky because if he gets acquitted again and avoids disqualification from future office in his second impeachment trial — which is entirely possible, if not likely — he will manage to avoid any sanction from the Senate despite having received lousy representation from his lawyers

Court officials say the leader of the far-right Proud Boys, who was arrested shortly before the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, violated the terms of his release, according to new court filings. Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was arrested in DC two days prior to the insurrection on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of

Five Republicans voted with Democrats on Saturday in favor of allowing witnesses during former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, a move that now means it is unclear when the trial will conclude. The final vote tally in the Senate was 55-45. The vote signals a major twist in the trial. Prior to Saturday morning’s

Donald Trump’s impeachment trial was thrown into uncertainty Saturday with the Senate’s vote to agree to call witnesses after questions built Friday about what the former President knew and when about the danger his vice president and members of Congress were in on January 6. New revelations about a phone conversation between Trump and House

Donald Trump may end up as a very lucky guy. Lucky because if he gets acquitted again and avoids disqualification from future office in his second impeachment trial — which is entirely possible, if not likely — he will manage to avoid any sanction from the Senate despite having received lousy representation from his lawyers

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has told his colleagues that he will vote to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting the insurrection at the US Capitol last month because he doesn’t think the Senate has jurisdiction to try to the case, according to sources familiar with the matter. He described it as a close

Members of the US Capitol Police issued a vote of no confidence in the force’s top leaders more than a month after the January 6 riot at the Capitol left dozens of officers injured and led to the death of Officer Brian Sicknick. Vote totals varied for each boss but each of the seven —

Democratic Sen. Patty Murray hid just “inches away” as violent rioters descended upon the US Capitol on January 6, pounding on the door to the office where she sheltered in place with her husband. “It wasn’t long before I heard explosions,” the Washington senator told PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff in an interview Friday. “I heard

The Senate voted 55-45 to call witnesses at former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, with five Republicans joining with Democrats to hear from witnesses and extend the proceedings. GOP Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah and Ben Sasse of Nebraska voted in favor of witnesses. Before the vote

For many Americans this week, myself included, the traumatizing videos the House managers presented during the impeachment trial elicited a visceral response. Rarely has the American public experienced such a compelling example of the power of images and sound to communicate in ways that written texts cannot. That wrenching emotional punch needed to land with

The House impeachment managers are seeking to subpoena GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state on Saturday after she described a call that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had with President Donald Trump on the day of the riots, throwing the timing of the trial into doubt. The Senate was poised to vote Saturday

As President Joe Biden strives to take the opposite approach of former President Donald Trump on the coronavirus response, he’s leaving most of the details to the scientists — including the tough talk about what Americans may have to brace for in the coming months. Biden has opted for a more measured approach than his

The Senate is poised to vote Saturday on whether to convict former President Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol last month in the culmination of the first impeachment trial of an ex-president in US history, though Democrats will need to decide on whether to seek witnesses in the trial first. The final