It’s a step they’ve steadfastly refused. But signs suggest desperate times may call for desperate measures.
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In historic vote, House impeaches president for the second time, on a charge of inciting insurrection at Capitol
Ten Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues in passing the measure quickly on a vote of 232-197.
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Live Video: Watch the House open 2nd impeachment of Donald Trump
President Donald Trump is on the verge of becoming the first president to be impeached twice, as lawmakers move quickly to punish him over last week’s deadly Capitol attack
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Trump says he takes no responsibility for Capitol insurrection, visits Texas
Trump defended his fiery rally remarks last week as ‘totally appropriate’ and showed no remorse for the following attack, the most serious and deadly domestic incursion at the Capitol in the nation’s history.
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House speeding to impeach Trump for Capitol insurrection
But House Republicans block a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Trump from office.
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Pelosi says House will impeach Trump unless vice president forces ouster
Pelosi made the announcement in a letter to colleagues, framing it as an ultimatum to Mike Pence to invoke the powers of the 25th Amendment
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Senate panel authorizes subpoenas in new Russia probe
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the committee chairman, says the panel will be looking at how the Justice Department went ‘so off the rails’ as it investigated Trump and his campaign.
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Collins chose not to convict in Trump’s impeachment. Now what?
Maine’s senior senator has gone from popular to polarizing in the era of Donald Trump. How will her latest vote affect her re-election bid and her legacy?
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Two days after acquittal, Trump ousts officials who testified at impeachment hearings
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and his twin brother are reassigned to the Army, and EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland is fired.
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Sen. Collins votes to acquit, Sen. King to convict as Senate clears Trump of impeachment charges
While Susan Collins didn’t expand on comments she had made in announcing her vote, Angus King again faulted the president and expressed concern that the Senate’s ‘inaction’ seriously harms the Constitution’s system of checks and balances.