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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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Police beg for help, senators flee in Trump trial video
Trump is charged with inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection after encouraging a crowd to “fight like hell” over his defeated election.
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Trump unhappy with defense team after rambling performance on day 1 of trial
The source was incredulous that the team had not anticipated nor prepared for the highly charged and emotional appeal that Democrats would make at the opening of trial.
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Timeline: What Trump told supporters for months before they attacked
In the trial, set to begin on Tuesday, the impeachment managers will seek to prove that his actions directly incited the insurrection.
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Kobe Bryant crash pilot disoriented in clouds, agency says
The revelation during a hearing to announce the probable cause or causes of the crash followed plenty of finger-pointing.
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Senate agrees to hear Trump case, rejecting GOP arguments
Trump is charged by the House with inciting the violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the election.
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House Democrats renew investigation into Trump-era COVID-19 response
House Democrats cite fresh evidence of potential political interference by the Trump administration in the government-wide response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty
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.
5 years ago
5 key questions for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
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.
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More than a month later, it’s still Jan. 6 on Capitol Hill
The attack on the Capitol continues to cast a shadow over Congress as a building and an institution, as it remains either the subject or subtext of most political discussions.
5 years ago
Biden’s dilemma in virus aid fight: Go big or go bipartisan
For Biden, working with Republicans is as much a point of personal pride as it is good politics.
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