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January 16, 2020 at 7:05 am

Rep. Liz Cheney to stay in House, decline Wyoming Senate run

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Liz Cheney, a junior but rising GOP leader in the House, is opting to stay on that chamber's leadership track rather...

January 14, 2020 at 1:59 pm

Rival GOP hopefuls in Kansas Senate race both talk to Trump

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Rival Kansas Senate candidates Kris Kobach and Rep. Roger Marshall have talked to President Donald Trump, with Marshall looking to boost...

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leaves a lengthy closed-door meeting with the Democratic Caucus at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Speaker Pelosi is expected to appoint House impeachment managers and transmit the two articles of impeachment â€” abuse of power and obstruction of Congress â€” by the end of the week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) DCSA113 DCSA113

January 13, 2020 at 9:52 pm

Pelosi sets Wednesday votes to send impeachment to Senate VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House is set to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for...

January 13, 2020 at 5:49 pm

GOP senators reject plans to dismiss Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans signaled Monday they would reject the idea of simply voting to dismiss the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump...

January 8, 2020 at 1:27 pm

House to vote Thursday on curbing Trump actions against Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) talks to reporters as she leaves a closed briefing about Iran on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday that the House would vote on Thursday to force President Trump to quickly wind down military action against Iran unless he is given explicit authorization from Congress, opening what promises to be a searing debate over presidential war powers. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) XNYT112 XNYT112

January 7, 2020 at 9:13 pm

Impeachment standoff deepens, testing McConnell and Pelosi

WASHINGTON (AP) — The standoff over President Donald Trump's impeachment trial deepened Wednesday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there will be “no haggling”...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is surrounded by reporters after remarks on the floor about the looming impeachment trial of President Donald Trump and Trump’s order to kill an Iranian general, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) DCSA123 DCSA123

January 7, 2020 at 10:58 am

McConnell: GOP will start impeachment trial, delay decisions on witnesses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has the votes to start President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial as soon as House...

January 6, 2020 at 4:43 pm

AP sources: Secretary of State Pompeo won’t run for Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that he will not run for an open Senate seat...

January 5, 2020 at 10:14 pm

Georgia’s new GOP senator sworn into office amid impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wealthy Republican businesswoman Kelly Loeffler was sworn in Monday as the newest senator from Georgia, a political newcomer who takes office amid...

December 21, 2019 at 6:57 am

House vote locks in impeachment as issue in ’20 Hill races VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The day after nearly every House Democrat voted to impeach President Donald Trump, the chief of the House Republican campaign committee said...