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Rep. Madeleine Dean, an impeachment manager, is considered a rising Democratic star. Bruce Castor, a former DA and county commissioner, will defend Trump.

Joe Biden is the first sitting president to openly oppose the death penalty. Here's a look at the steps Biden could take and the challenges he would face.

A look at five key questions about what to expect when senators hear the case against the former president in the very chamber that was besieged by insurrectionists.

The nation’s largest full-time legislature — with some of the highest-paid lawmakers — emerged from 2020 having failed to address some of the public’s most pressing needs.

Democrats made the argument in a legal brief that makes their most detailed case yet for why former President Trump should be convicted and permanently barred from office.

Deborah Gross, president and CEO of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, and Lauren P. McKenna, chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, argue that House Bill 38 threatens

According to the criminal complaint, the injured officer was treated for a concussion.

Castor once pledged not to prosecute Bill Cosby and had a brief stint as state attorney general after Kathleen Kane was convicted of multiple felonies.

Castor served as the District Attorney in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, from 2000 to 2008.

The trial, over Trump's role in the Capitol attack earlier this month, is set for Feb. 9.

If the state Senate follows suit, the proposal could be on the election ballot for approval by voters in the May 18 primary.

The investigation comes after the NYT reported that a former assistant attorney general had been discussing a plan with then-President Trump to oust the acting AG.

Mikael La Ferla was charged in federal court. His mother is the second wife of Vague, a Texas native and Philly resident who is Pa. Banking Secretary.

Ahead of Trump's Senate trial, constitutional scholars disagree on whether the Founders intended for a president no longer in office to be tried by the Senate.

McSwain, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, was known for echoing the president’s priorities.