Shutdown's shadow, Biden's speech and arguing the case: Takeaways from the House impeachment hearing
House Republicans repeatedly used the word โbrandโ at their opening impeachment inquiry as a shorthand to allege that Hunter Biden was selling access to his familyโs power and connections when he pursued lucrative business dealings.
House Oversight Committee member asks chairman to refer Dan Snyder to the DOJ for investigation
The ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform is asking the Republican chair in charge to refer former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to the Department of Justice for lying under oath.
FBI offers to show GOP chairman document that purports to relate to Biden, his family
The FBI has offered to show top lawmakers next week a bureau document that purports to relate to President Joe Biden and his family following weeks of demands by congressional Republicans and a contempt threat against Director Christopher Wray.
What to watch as Jan. 6 panel cites Trump's 'attempted coup'
The House committee investigating the Capitol riot is set to make its final case to the American people about the unprecedented effort by Donald Trump to overturn the presidential election that he lost in 2020 and why the Justice Department should pursue criminal charges in connection to that effort.
Immigrant Capitol Police Officer still deals with pain
A Capitol Police Sergeant born in the Dominican Republic says that it is a pity that an immigrant like him denounces the assault carried out by thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6 2021 while politicians and others born in the United States remain silent.
Texas lawmakers to testify as U.S. House oversight committee plans hearing on Texas voting bill
Three of the Democratic legislators who went to Washington, D.C., to deny the Texas House a quorum have been invited to detail their concerns at a specially called hearing on the contentious legislation that includes new restrictions on voting.
For Senate rules arbiter, minimum wage is latest minefield
It may not be definitive โ majority Democrats might try overriding an opinion they don't like. The House plans to vote Friday on its version of the relief bill, which includes the minimum wage increase. She listens to all the evidence,โ Sanders, the independent Vermont senator and chief sponsor of the minimum wage proposal, said in a recent interview. AdIf MacDonough decides the minimum wage hike should remain in the bill, it would likely survive because GOP opponents would need an unachievable 60 votes to remove it. But they might choose the rarely utilized, hardball tactic of having the presiding officer, presumably Harris, ignore her and announce that the minimum wage language meets the test to stay in the overall legislation.
Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., walks on Capitol Hill after the Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Trump was accused of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and the acquittal gives him a historic second victory in the court of impeachment. Investigations into the riot were already planned, with Senate hearings scheduled later this month in the Senate Rules Committee. We needed more senators with spines.โAdMcConnell told Republican senators shortly before the vote that he would vote to acquit Trump. Beutler's statement late Friday that Trump rebuffed a plea from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to call off the rioters was ultimately entered into the trial record.
The Latest: Biden says all Americans must 'defend the truth'
___HEREโS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S SECOND SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL:The Senate met in a rare weekend session to wrap up Donald Trumpโs second impeachment trial. He joked: โWeโre going to Disney World!โAdThe vote on Trumpโs impeachment was 57-43, with seven Republicans joining all Democrats to vote for Trumpโs conviction. 3:55Seven Republicans have voted to convict former President Donald Trump at his Senate impeachment trial. The proceedings in former President Donald Trumpโs impeachment trial have come to an abrupt halt, with senators seemingly confused about the next steps. AdClosing arguments are expected Saturday in the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump.
Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial
Most of them ultimately voted to acquit, doubting whether Trump was fully responsible or if impeachment is the appropriate response. In closing arguments, lead defender Michael van der Veen emphasized an argument that Republican senators also embraced: that it was all a โphony impeachment show trial.โโMr. Within a week Biden was inaugurated, Trump was gone and Pelosi sent the article of impeachment to the Senate days later, launching the proceedings. Several Republican senators voted to consider witnesses. At the same time, this year's trial carried similar warnings from the prosecutors that Trump must be held accountable because he has shown repeatedly he has no bounds.
The Latest: Tuberville stands by account of Trump phone call
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, after the fourth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. AdGoodman has been in the chamber for much of the impeachment trial, in which House Democrats are charging that former President Donald Trump incited the Jan. 6 insurrection. Senators are submitting written questions to the prosecution and the defense in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. But he's made a comeback as one of Donald Trump's lawyers at the former president's impeachment trial. AdHe's getting a chance to make a different impression when he begins to present Trumpโs defense on Friday.
Trump returns to spotlight in trial โ but not on his terms
Former President Trump has named two lawyers to his impeachment defense team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys. More than three weeks removed from the White House, Donald Trump's voice is again permeating the nation's capital โ but not on his terms. Trump's team and allies have assured him that he has more than enough Republican votes to acquit him of the Democratsโ charge that he incited the insurrection on Jan. 6. Trump is not expected to make any changes to his team, though David Schoen is expected to take the central role. He no longer has a White House press corps on standby to chronicle his every utterance.
The Latest: Dems end opening arguments in Trump trial
From left, David Schoen, Bruce Castor and Michael van der Veen, lawyers for former President Donald Trump, arrive at the Capitol on the third day of the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)WASHINGTON โ The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):4:30 p.m.House Democrats prosecuting President Donald Trumpโs impeachment have wrapped up their opening arguments. Read more:โ Trial highlights: Harrowing footage, focus on Trumpโs wordsโ โDistressing and emotionalโ: Senators relive horror of riotAdโ Did someone say impeachment? ___2 p.m.Lawyers for former president Donald Trump are planning to begin and wrap up their defense in his impeachment trial in less than a day, using far fewer than their allotted argument hours. The rules for the trial gave both sides two days for arguments, lasting up to eight hours each day.
Trump can't hang on to lawyers after false election claims
Since losing the November election to President Joe Biden, Trump has been hemorrhaging attorneys. Trump's impeachment lawyers started off their defense by misspelling the words โUnited Statesโ in their brief. Navarro told The Associated Press that he โwarned the president that his legal team was going to fail him." Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said Trumpโs team did a โterrible job." AdBut after impeachment, Trump's legal needs will likely accelerate, with the investigations in New York, Georgia and possibly Washington, D.C., where prosecutors will have the power of subpoena.
Rioters acted on Trumpโs โorder,โ Democrats say in trial
Even out of office, Democrats warned, Trump could whip up a mob of followers for similar damage. Even out of the White House, the former president holds influence over large swaths of voters. Rioters roamed the halls chanting, โHang Mike Pence,โ and eerily singing out, โWhere are you, Nancy?โ in search of Pelosi. The first president to face an impeachment trial after leaving office, Trump is also the first to be twice impeached. His lawyers say he cannot be convicted because he is already gone from the White House.
The Latest: House managers wrap up 1st full day of arguments
(Senate Television via AP)WASHINGTON โ The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):8:20 p.m.House Democrats have wrapped up their first full day of arguments at the historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The impeachment trial is set to resume at noon Thursday. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they are deeply disturbed by the evidence shown by Democrats against former President Donald Trump at his second impeachment trial. Prosecutors at Trumpโs impeachment trial on Wednesday played security footage from inside the Capitol on Jan. 6. ___2:20 p.m.Democrats are arguing that former President Donald Trump โbuiltโ the mob that attacked the Capitol.
Trump trial video shows vast scope, danger of Capitol riot
In this image from video, a security video shows Vice President Mike Pence being evacuated as rioters breach the Capitol, as House impeachment manager Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. AdโOn Jan. 6, President Trump left everyone in this Capitol for dead,โ said Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, a prosecutor. โGreatly disturbing.โTrump is the first president to face an impeachment trial after leaving office and the first to be twice impeached. Trump's second impeachment trial is expected to diverge from the lengthy, complicated affair of a year ago.
Rep. Jamie Raskin links impeachment with personal tragedy
In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., pauses as he speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. But it was recalling what she said to him next, after he assured her nothing like that would happen again, that made Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin break down. โShe said, โDad, I donโt want to come back to the Capitol,'โ Raskin said softly, squeezing his nose and shaking his head to clear away tears. Trump is the first president to face an impeachment trial after leaving office and the first to be twice impeached. โAnd then there was a sound I will never forget, the sound of pounding on the door like a battering ram.
Chilling Trump trial video: Police beg help, senators flee
In this image from video, a security video shows Vice President Mike Pence being evacuated as rioters breach the Capitol, as House impeachment manager Del. Trump is the first president to face an impeachment trial after leaving office and the first to be twice impeached. AdIn this image from video, a security video shows U.S. Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman running past Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, left, as House impeachment manager Del. It appears unlikely that the House prosecutors will call witnesses, and Trump has declined a request to testify. Trumpโs second impeachment trial is expected to diverge from the lengthy, complicated affair of a year ago.
Rep. Jamie Raskin links impeachment with personal tragedy
In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., pauses as he speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. But it was recalling what she said to him next, after he assured her nothing like that would happen again, that made Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin break down. โShe said, โDad, I donโt want to come back to the Capitol,'โ Raskin said softly, squeezing his nose and shaking his head to clear away tears. Trump is the first president to face an impeachment trial after leaving office and the first to be twice impeached. โAnd then there was a sound I will never forget, the sound of pounding on the door like a battering ram.
The Latest: Republicans criticize Trump lawyers' performance
(Senate Television via AP)WASHINGTON โ The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):6:35 p.m.Senate Republicans had sharp criticism for former President Donald Trumpโs lawyers after the opening of his second impeachment trial. Many said they didnโt understand Trumpโs lawyersโ arguments as they sought to persuade the Senate to dismiss the trial on constitutional grounds. ___4:20 p.m.One of the lawyers heading former President Donald Trumpโs defense at his second impeachment trial is conceding that Trump lost the election to Joe Biden, a fact that Trump himself has refused to acknowledge. Ad___1:40 p.m.President Joe Biden is planning to largely ignore the impeachment trial of his predecessor and plans to focus on the nationโs response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Opening arguments from the House Democrats start Wednesday, and Trumpโs lawyers are expected to mount their defense starting on Friday.
As Trump prosecutor, delegate gets her say on impeachment
Plaskett couldnt cast a vote last month when the House impeached former President Donald Trump. The non-voting delegate from the Virgin Islands is among the impeachment managers selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to argue the case that Trump incited a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File)WASHINGTON โ Stacey Plaskett couldn't cast a vote last month when the House impeached former President Donald Trump. The non-voting delegate from the Virgin Islands is among the impeachment managers selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to argue the case that Trump incited a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. It's an extraordinary moment that places Plaskett in the center of just the fourth impeachment trial of an American president.
Trump rejects Dems' request to testify at impeachment trial
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)WASHINGTON โ House Democrats asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. Hours after the Democrats' Thursday request was revealed, Trump adviser Jason Miller dismissed the trial as โan unconstitutional proceedingโ and said the former president would not testify. Separately, Trumpโs lawyers denounced the request as a โpublic relations stunt.โAdThe impeachment trial starts Feb. 9. He asked that Trump provide testimony about his conduct โeither before or during the Senate impeachment trial,โ and under cross-examination, as early as Monday, Feb. 8, and not later than Thursday, Feb. 11. The Senate could vote to subpoena Trump, or any other witnesses, on a simple majority vote during the trial.
Trump rejects Dems' request to testify at impeachment trial
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)WASHINGTON โ House Democrats on Thursday asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. Hours after the Democrats' request was revealed, Trump adviser Jason Miller dismissed the trial as โan unconstitutional proceedingโ and said the former president would not testify. Separately, Trumpโs lawyers denounced the request as a โpublic relations stunt.โAdThe impeachment trial starts Feb. 9. He asked that Trump provide testimony about his conduct โeither before or during the Senate impeachment trial,โ and under cross-examination, as early as Monday, Feb. 8, and not later than Thursday, Feb. 11. The Senate could vote to subpoena Trump, or any other witnesses, on a simple majority vote during the trial.
WATCH LIVE: Impeachment article delivered to Senate
Impeachment managers, led by the House Clerk and the Acting House Sergeant at Arms, will hold a procession ceremony through National Statuary Hall and the Capitol Rotunda to the Senate to present the article of impeachment to the Secretary of the Senate. U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, lead manager, will read the article of impeachment on the Senate Floor. San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro is among the impeachment managers who will argue to convict former President Donald Trump.
Pelosi's nine impeachment managers hope to 'finish the job'
WASHINGTON โ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tapped nine of her most trusted allies in the House to argue the case for President Donald Trumpโs impeachment. Pelosi hasnโt yet said when she will send the article of impeachment to the Senate. Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette, another manager, says the nine prosecutors plan to present a serious case and โfinish the jobโ that the House started. REP. TED LIEU, CALIFORNIALieu, who authored the article of impeachment with Cicilline and Raskin, is on the Judiciary and Foreign Affairs panels. She is also a member of the House Judiciary Committee, and is a former lawyer and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Pelosi names Joaquin Castro as โimpeachment managerโ ahead of Wednesday proceedings
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Representative Joaquin Castro,(D-TX) center, speaks during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on September 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. โTonight, I have the solemn privilege of naming the Managers of the impeachment trial of Donald Trump,โ Pelosi said. He also serves on the Rules Committee and the Committee on House Administration, where he is Vice Chair. Congressman Ted Lieu: Congressman Lieu serves on the Judiciary Committee and the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean: Congresswoman Dean is a member of the Judiciary Committee, where she serves on the Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot
After a violent mob launched a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that forced Raskin and his colleagues to evacuate. the Maryland Democrat and former constitutional law professor is leading the effort to remove President Donald Trump from office for inciting the riot. Now Raskin, a former constitutional law professor, is leading the effort to remove President Donald Trump from office for inciting the riot. And even as many Republicans fought the Democratic effort to remove Trump, Raskin was praised by the GOP for continuing his work during such a challenging moment. Last week's riot at the Capitol began as lawmakers were certifying Bidenโs Electoral College victory over Trump.
House urges Pence to help oust Trump; impeachment next
The House is trying to push the vice president and Cabinet to act even more quickly to remove President Donald Trump from office. Democrats are set to pass a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority under the 25th Amendment to oust Trump. Trump, meanwhile, warned the lawmakers off impeachment and suggested it was the drive to oust him that was dividing the country. Trump faces a single charge โ โincitement of insurrectionโ โ in the impeachment resolution after the most serious and deadly domestic incursion at the Capitol in the nationโs history. Trump was impeached by the House in 2019 over dealings with Ukraine and acquitted in 2020 by the Senate.
The Latest: Top US health official triggers more confusion
(Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)NEW YORK A top U.S. health official triggered a new round of confusion while trying to clarify a change to the coronavirus testing guidance. The change posted this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was sharply criticized by public health experts. It also said a doctor or public health officials could still recommend a test. State Health Officer Scott Harris links increased mask usage to a drop in hospitalizations and the percentage of positive tests. On Thursday, official data showed the U.K. recorded 1,522 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours the most since around mid-June.