Opinion · 117th Congress
Anger has been the drug of choice for our political system for too long
Mercifully, it never came to that, but it was close, just as the outcome of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot could have been far more catastrophic than it was.
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Congress · 117th Congress
House managers weave senators’ experiences into Trump impeachment evidence
Senators often saw themselves in the evidence Wednesday while House impeachment managers made their case against Donald Trump, on new security footage from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol Building or
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Jan. 6 riot weakened Congress’ soft power abroad, experts say
The glass has been swept up, the graffiti cleaned off and authorities continue to identify and arrest rioters who participated in the violent assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Raskin gives emotional speech at Trump’s second impeachment trial
The Maryland Democrat, detailing his experience on Jan. 6, held back tears as he talked about burying his son the day before the siege on the Capitol and being separated from his daughter during
Congress · 117th Congress
First day of second Trump impeachment trial will decide constitutionality of trying a former president
Senate, which means 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats in finding Trump guilty of the House’s charge that he incited insurrection by provoking his supporters to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Impeachment trial starts on emotional note as Trump legal team flails
sound of a fatal gunshot pealed through the Senate chamber during a constitutional debate on Tuesday, as did the profanity-laced chants of a Donald Trump-inspired mob as it attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6,
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Trump lawyers indignant in brief on eve of impeachment trial
defense team strung together harsh descriptions of House Democrats in a brief filed Monday, setting a politically combative tone for a Senate trial set to start Tuesday on a charge that he incited the Jan. 6
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Road Ahead: Budget markups, impeachment trial define week
The Senate is embarking on its second impeachment trial of President Donald Trump this week, focused on his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
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Trump impeachment trial could conclude within a week under procedural agreement
This is significantly curtailed from the 16 hours provided for in Trump’s first trial, but senators having been present for the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol will likely have fewer questions about
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Impeachment trial first: No public view of proceedings as COVID-19 and press access questions remain
The trial will take place behind a towering fence dotted with National Guard troops that was erected after pro-Trump rioters overran police and pillaged the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
A month after Capitol riot, a look at domestic terrorism laws
“Sadly, I do believe we will be fighting domestic terrorism that has its roots and inspiration points from Jan. 6 for the next 10 to 20 years,” Elizabeth Neumann, a former assistant secretary of
Opinion · 117th Congress
Republicans, if this isn’t impeachable, what is?
On Jan. 6, 2021, at 2:24 p.m., an angry Donald Trump tweeted: “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country and our Constitution …” At that very moment
Opinion · 117th Congress
The GOP talks a good game, but let’s review those conservative principles
leadership to move on from impeachment, a future face of the party, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley — after criticizing Trump’s postelection attempts to hold on to power and his actions on Jan. 6
Congress · 117th Congress
House invitation to Trump adds wrinkle to impeachment drama
invitation, we reserve any and all rights, including the right to establish at trial that your refusal to testify supports a strong adverse inference regarding your actions (and inaction) on January 6,
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Q-ing up for ’22
Starting gate Still running: In the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and amid ongoing threats against lawmakers, some potential candidates have been raising questions about their safety.
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Congress risks losing ‘bridle’ on the executive in Trump impeachment trial
Such a conclusion would allow Republicans to avoid casting judgment on Trump, who remains popular among their party’s voters, for actions between the Nov. 3 election and the Jan. 6 insurrection,
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House argues Trump conviction would warn future presidents to follow oath
Schoen said that Trump has condemned violence at all times and that his speech to the crowd on the morning of Jan. 6 called for peacefulness.
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Lawmakers prepping supplemental appropriations for Capitol security
Pelosi’s comments come three weeks after supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Primary pipe dreams
Fear, guilt, anguish: Congressional staffers are still struggling in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, whether they hid from the violent mob in their workplace or watched in terror
Opinion · 117th Congress
No surprise, American Catholics are as split as the nation over Biden
America is not a theocracy, but it was impossible to miss or not be appalled at the religious imagery invoked at the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection and assault on the U.S.