Politics

It has only been a month since Trump was booted from Twitter and other social media platforms, but already the nasty slogans have slowed and the vicious attacks have waned. Trumpian politics are alive and well in some quarters — but there has been a noticeable respite from the constant barrage of toxic rhetoric since

President Donald Trump was aware his vice president had been evacuated to a secure location as rioters stormed the US Capitol, according to a person who was with Trump on January 6. And while Trump never attempted to contact Vice President Mike Pence directly, infuriating Pence’s team, he did express concern for Pence to advisers

Uninsured Americans can start signing up for coverage on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange starting Monday, but the Biden administration has not allocated more funds to help them enroll. President Joe Biden last month ordered the launch of a three-month special enrollment period as a key part of his effort to rebuild the Affordable

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