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After Hours Of Fiery Speeches In Protest And Support, House Impeaches Trump
Posted on · Lawmakers took to the House floor in roughly six hours of debate Wednesday before passing two articles of impeachment against the president.
Posted on · Lawmakers took to the House floor in roughly six hours of debate Wednesday before passing two articles of impeachment against the president.
Posted on · Wednesday's hearing included only opening statements from 40 members on the committee, and with each given five minutes to speak took just over three and a half hours.
Posted on · O'Rourke struggled to translate the energy from his 2018 Senate bid into a successful White House campaign.
Posted on · The White House released a record of President Trump's July call with the Ukrainian president. But it's not quelling Congress' move toward impeachment as the president had hoped.
Posted on · As Republican retirements stack up, Democrats are bullish about gains in Texas, with rapid demographic shifts among Hispanics and Asians. Plus, a backlash against President Trump.
Posted on · The former HUD secretary made the cut just over a week before the deadline to hit polling and fundraising benchmarks. Less than half the field is likely to make it on stage in Houston next month.
Posted on · Leaders in Dayton and El Paso were skeptical ahead of President Trump's visits but hoped that he would bring the communities together following mass shootings in both cities over the weekend.
Posted on · Hurd is the sixth congressional Republican in just over a week to announce their retirement. A frequent Trump critic, he's also the only GOP member who represents part of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Posted on · The 76-year-old former vice president focused on President Trump's response to Charlottesville in his announcement. He enters the presidential race with renewed scrutiny of his decades in public life.
Posted on · The former Texas congressman raised a national profile, and a lot of campaign money, in his unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018. He has been touring the country since.
Posted on · Almost certain legal challenges and likely pushback from some within his own party await the president in the next phase of the ongoing national political battle over border security and immigration.
Posted on · Congressional leaders are prepared to vote Thursday on a $333 billion bipartisan spending package.
Posted on · In a near-showdown that seemed to mirror the ongoing dispute over the border, Trump was greeted by a counter-rally led by former Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who has criticized Trump on immigration.
Posted on · The deal, which the House plans to pass, would open the government through Feb. 15 and provide back pay for federal workers who have missed two paychecks during the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
Posted on · His announcement came Saturday in Texas, after weeks of hinting he was ready to join the 2020 Democratic primary field. "I've always believed with big dreams and hard work anything is possible."