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After leading the second impeachment of President Donald Trump this week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Pelosi and House Democrats, joined by a few Republicans, delivered the historic rebuke of Trump for his incitement of the mob that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) DCSA116 DCSA116

January 21, 2021 at 6:10 am

Trump’s Senate trial still on hold as Democrats take control

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn't tipped her hand on when the House will formally transmit the single article of impeachment to the Senate, and multiple...

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FILE – In this Dec. 17, 2019 file photo, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. A deepening divide among Republicans over President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the election runs prominently through Wyoming, the state that delivered Trump’s widest prevailing margin by far. Eleven Republican senators saying they will not be voting Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory include Wyoming’s newly sworn in Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Cheyenne-area rancher and former congresswoman. Vocal opponents of any such move include Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, leader of GOP messaging in the House as its third-ranking Republican (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) LA156 LA156

January 12, 2021 at 3:28 pm

Liz Cheney, No. 3 GOP Leader, Will Vote to Impeach Trump

Republican Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House GOP leader, said she will vote to impeach President Donald Trump, a major break within the party following...

January 4, 2021 at 2:38 pm

Congress gets security instructions on Electoral College session

WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are receiving urgent security instructions in advance of potential violence in Washington tied to Wednesday’s joint session of Congress to count...

January 3, 2021 at 3:00 am

A closer look at the four candidates in Georgia’s Senate runoffs

WASHINGTON — Georgia has two runoff elections on Tuesday that will decide control of the U.S. Senate and have a decisive influence on the ability...

December 25, 2020 at 10:46 am

Pelosi sets up showdown on Trump’s $2,000 checks after GOP balks

A surprise scuffle over pandemic relief is set to run up against a crucial federal funding deadline next week as Democrats side with President Donald...

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November 9, 2020 at 1:00 am

Biden’s DOJ must determine whether Trump should be prosecuted

Biden's nominee for attorney general will be sure to face tough questioning about the new administration's intentions toward Donald Trump, who by then will have...

October 12, 2020 at 9:20 am

Stimulus Talks Remain Deadlocked as House Told No Votes Expected

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are expected to talk more this week, but House members were told not to expect any...

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May 15, 2020 at 7:21 pm

Trump Ousts State Department Watchdog Tangled in Ukraine

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump moved late Friday to replace State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, an Obama administration appointee who featured briefly in the...

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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a event about protecting seniors, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) DCAB349 DCAB349

April 30, 2020 at 9:50 am

U.S. intelligence agencies see no human role in making or modifying coronavirus

The U.S. intelligence community "concurs with the wide scientific consensus that the COVID-19 virus was not man made or genetically modified," said a statement released...

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March 25, 2020 at 8:49 pm

House Faces Urgency to Act on Senate’s $2 Trillion Virus Rescue

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate approved a historic $2 trillion rescue plan to respond to the economic and health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic,...

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