Trump violated State funding law by holding back Ukraine aid last year, a government watchdog agency concluded Thursday as Senate impeachment trial opens.
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Senate Impeachment Trial of President Trump Set in motion
Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent articles of impeachment to Senate Wednesday, setting in motion the trial that determines if Trump would be removed from office.
GOP Senate Resolution allows for dismissal of impeachment articles
GOP Senators have expressed intent to change rules allowing Senate to dismiss articles of impeachment even before House sends them over, report in The Hill.
Clash over who will draw congressional district maps crucial to house control
Ahead of 2020, Democrats and Republicans are in bitter hostility over who will draw congressional district maps crucial to House control.
200+ members of Congress want landmark abortion case “reconsidered”
Over 200 members of Congress have expressed their desire to have the Supreme Court “reconsider” the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade.
Pelosi likely to decide in days ahead on sending articles of impeachment to Senate
Speaker Pelosi is set to decide in the upcoming days on whether to send articles of impeachment to Senate as stalemate persists on how to conduct the trial.
Newly revealed emails a blow to Republican impeachment plans, Schumer
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has said newly revealed emails are a serious blow to Mitch McConnell’s impeachment plans.
House GOP plans using impeachment to cut into Democrat Majority
Republicans think that their defense of Trump in this month’s impeachment vote can help them cut through the Democrat majority in the House.
As 2020 heats up, here’s what you need to know about primaries and caucuses
Ahead of 2020, Lucy Diavolo revisits primaries and caucuses, addressing how they work, how they’re different, and why they matter in presidential elections.
Trump Rails Against Democratic Lawmakers Amid Partisan Standoff over Senate Impeachment Trial
U.S. President Donald Trump berated Democratic lawmakers over his impeachment Tuesday as a legislative standoff continues over a Senate impeachment trial.