Congress · 117th Congress
Small-business tax cuts eyed as sweetener for minimum wage boost
Democratic leaders may add small-business tax breaks to their COVID-19 aid bill to make a minimum wage increase more palatable for wavering senators.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Senate trial’s last day punctuated by a chaotic morning, objections and a North Carolina surprise
Senators expected a quick wrap to the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, and they eventually got one despite a chaotic midday.
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In quick reversal, Senate opts not to depose witnesses after all in Trump trial
In a quick reversal, the Senate backed away from subpoenaing and deposing witnesses in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
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Senate votes to open Trump trial to allow witness depositions
The surprise twist comes after House managers said they want to depose a witness who has new information about Trump's response to the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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New revelation could derail plan for Senate to acquit Trump Saturday
New details of Donald Trump's reaction to the Capitol attack could influence senators' thinking ahead, and even lead to a delay in the trial's conclusion.
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Senate votes to acquit Trump for incitement of Jan. 6 insurrection
Just seven Republicans voted to convict former President Donald Trump for incitement of the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol.
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Combative Trump defense foretells likely impeachment acquittal
Lawyers for Donald Trump channeled his pugnacious partisan style Friday, calling the impeachment proceedings a "witch hunt."
Congress · 117th Congress
Gottheimer, anti-vaping advocate, gets tobacco campaign cash and dividends
Josh Gottheimer, who advocates for curbs on youth vaping and for increased tobacco regulation, has stock in tobacco companies and takes their campaign cash.
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Power-sharing rules spark big Senate Appropriations realignment
Senate Appropriations Committee leaders announced subcommittee leaders for the 117th Congress, including big changes in Democratic leadership.
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Trump defense to cite ‘middle ground’ between election ‘fight’ and inciting insurrection
The defense's case for acquiting Donald Trump boils down to this: He made some inappropriate remarks, but none of his rhetoric rises to incitement.
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Tension, misery, laughs and a small moment of unity as Trump trial nears end
Day four of the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump was marked by tension, one lawyer's misery, some laughs and an honor for a Capitol cop.
Congress · 117th Congress
Tester takes helm of Senate’s defense money panel
Moderate Democrat Jon Tester of Montana catapulted on Friday to the chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense,
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House managers to show insurrection’s ‘terrible toll’ in appeal to public
If they can't secure a conviction, the impeachment managers are at least hoping for a dramatic fall in public support for Donald Trump.
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‘Quite a week,’ Pelosi says, previewing more to come
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's preview of the upcoming congressional schedule shows the daunting amount of work on lawmakers' plates won't go away anytime soon.
Congress · 117th Congress
Impeachment managers urge Senate to use ‘courage’ to convict Trump
The House impeachment team closed its presentation against Donald Trump with doses of guilt and shame for Republicans who may vote to acquit him.
Congress · 117th Congress
How does budget reconciliation work?
What is the budget reconcilaition process, and why can Congress use it to bypass the Senate’s usual rules? See the video for more.
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Wow’: Senators face unsettling reality of their close call
Senators were riveted to unsettling images of previously unseen security footage of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, facing their own vulnerability.
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House impeachment managers mount long-shot bid for Trump conviction
House impeachment managers begin their case against former President Donald Trump with a seemingly convincible audience of six Senate Republicans.
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House managers weave senators’ experiences into Trump impeachment evidence
The House impeachment team made direct appeals to senators to use their own experiences to evaluate whether to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection.
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Impeachment trial starts on emotional note as Trump legal team flails
Despite bipartisan agreement that the argument from former President Trump’s team was a mess, House impeachment managers have a tough task ahead.