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Capitol Ink | American graffiti

By R.J. Matson
Posted February 10, 2021 at 7:00am
Lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., prepares for the start of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Raskin gives emotional speech at Trump’s second impeachment trial

By Jinitzail Hernández
Posted February 9, 2021 at 5:38pm
Lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., right, leads the impeachment managers through the Capitol Rotunda during their walkthrough on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in advance of the start of the impeachment trial in the Senate the following day.

First day of second Trump impeachment trial will decide constitutionality of trying a former president

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted February 9, 2021 at 8:00am

Capitol Ink | History repeats

By R.J. Matson
Posted February 9, 2021 at 7:00am
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer says he has directed the new chairs of “all relevant committees to begin holding hearings on the climate crisis.”

Schumer previews ‘whole-of-Senate’ climate fight

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted February 3, 2021 at 7:19pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., leaves a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Democrats claim gavels as Senate adopts organizing resolution

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
Posted February 3, 2021 at 6:31pm
Chuck Schumer is just one vote away from losing power in the Senate, while only a handful of votes separate Nancy Pelosi from losing the speaker’s gavel, Winston writes.

The risks of a fragile majority

By David Winston
Posted February 3, 2021 at 6:00am
Ivanka Trump faces a tough race if she decides to challenge Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in a Republican primary next year, Gonzales writes.

Can Ivanka Trump defeat Marco Rubio?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted February 3, 2021 at 5:30am
The Senate has been without a power-sharing agreement almost a month into the 117th Congress, but Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer says leaders are “getting close.”

Senate Democrats still without committee control as power-sharing talks drag on

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted February 2, 2021 at 8:04pm
House Clerk Cheryl Johnson, Tim Blodgett, acting House Sergeant at Arms, impeachment managers Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., David Cicilline, D-R.I., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Joe Neguse, D-Colo., walk through the Capitol's Statuary Hall to deliver the article of impeachment for incitement of insurrection against former President Donald Trump to the Senate floor on Monday, January 25, 2021.

House argues Trump conviction would warn future presidents to follow oath

By Todd Ruger
Posted February 2, 2021 at 10:20am