Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator

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Published
February 20, 2021

Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator

North Carolina's Richard Burr was the most unexpected 'guilty' vote.
Published
February 18, 2021

Pelosi says bipartisan panel should investigate Capitol riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a commission to study the deadly attack at the Capitol must be 'strongly bipartisan.'
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February 16, 2021

Democratic congressman sues Trump over role in deadly Capitol riot

The lawsuit from Mississippi's Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, is part of an expected wave of litigation over the Jan. 6 riot.
Published
February 14, 2021

Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal

The former president isn't in the clear yet though, as he's still facing multiple, ongoing criminal investigations.
Published
February 13, 2021

McConnell votes ‘not guilty,’ then calls Trump actions ‘unconscionable’

He says, 'We have no power to convict and disqualify a former office holder who is now a private citizen.'
Published
February 13, 2021

7 Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial

Maine Sen. Susan Collins was one of seven Republicans to defect from the party in finding the former president 'guilty' of inciting an insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.
Published
February 13, 2021

Collins, King vote to convict Trump in second impeachment trial

The former president was acquitted because the Senate did not reach a two-thirds majority.
Published
February 12, 2021

All eyes turn to Republican senators as impeachment vote nears

Despite long odds, Democrats say they are holding out hope that former President Donald Trump will be convicted when the Senate votes on whether he incited the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Published
February 12, 2021

Trump lawyers argue impeachment is based on ‘hatred,’ not facts

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine asked Trump’s lawyers to detail what the president did to stop the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and when Trump first learned the building had been breached.
Published
February 11, 2021

Convict Trump or invite dire damage to American democracy, prosecutors urge Senate

House impeachment managers wrapped up an emotional 2 days of opening arguments, with Donald Trump’s defense to take the floor on Friday.