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2 impeachment trials, 2 escape hatches for Donald Trump
The only president to be impeached twice has once again evaded consequences, though this time as an election loser shunted off the field of play to the jeering section.
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On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws
The president used the occasion to call on Congress to strengthen gun laws, including requiring background checks on all gun sales and banning assault weapons.
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‘No regrets’: House managers defend their decision not to call witnesses
Democrats argue that moving forward with witnesses would have prolonged the Senate impeachment trial and wouldn't have convinced additional Republicans to vote to convict.
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Biden on Trump acquittal: ‘The substance of the charge is not in dispute’
Until his comments on Saturday, Biden had remained mostly silent about his predecessor's impeachment.
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Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites
The Biden administration's virus response plan calls for opening 100 federally supported vaccination sites by the end of February.
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Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial
Senators are poised to vote on whether Donald Trump will be held accountable for inciting the horrific attack at the Capitol after a speedy impeachment trial.
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Amazon faces biggest union push in its history
Attempts by Amazon to delay the vote in Alabama have failed. So have the company's efforts to require in-person voting, which organizers argue would be unsafe during COVID.
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Biden administration to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers into US
The move is a major step toward dismantling one of former President Donald Trump's most consequential policies to deter asylum-seekers from coming to the U.S.
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Trump lawyers say Democrats urge supporters to ‘fight,’ too
Donald Trump’s lawyers have a simple objective as they open their defense at the former president’s impeachment trial: Don’t lose any Republican votes.
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White House says it will defer to CDC on reopening schools
The White House drew criticism this week when it said schools would be considered opened if they teach in-person at least one day a week.
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Federal budget deficit expected to hit second largest since World War II
Congressional forecasters expect the federal deficit will hit the second largest in decades, even without factoring in President Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion relief plan.
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Rioters acting on Trump’s ‘orders,’ Democrats say in trial
Lawmakers prosecuting the case aim to prove that Trump bears singular responsibility for the siege.
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‘If not for Donald Trump’: Montco’s Dean links riot to ‘actions of a desperate president’
But the bulk of Dean’s remarks had to do with the “pressure” she said Trump exerted over state and local election officials in Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.
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Georgia district attorney is investigating Trump’s call to overturn election
Prosecutors are investigating whether Trump's phone call to pressure Georgia's secretary of state to overturn the state's election results in Trump's favor broke state law.
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Capitol riot prompts a reckoning over extremism in the ranks
The deadly riot at the Capitol has forced military leadership to confront the threat of domestic extremism. Rioters that day included current and former service members.
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