Articles filed under Impeachment
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Ashli Babbitt a martyr? Her past tells a more complex story
Jan 3, 2022 12:40 PM - The life of the Air Force veteran from California, who died while wearing a Trump campaign flag wrapped around her shoulders like a cape, was far more complicated than the heroic portrait presented by former President Donald Trump and his allies.
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Kinzinger snaps back at suburban Republican group after latest party censureFeb 19, 2021 1:36 PM - U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger has been castigated by another Republican Party organization within his 16th House District for voting to impeach then-President Donald Trump -- and he wasted no time snapping back at his detractors.
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Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans' path to power
Feb 18, 2021 9:15 AM - Former President Donald Trump is escalating a political war within his own party that could undermine the Republican push to fight President Joe Biden's agenda and ultimately return the party to power.
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Murkowski says she can't fear fallout for impeachment vote
Feb 17, 2021 7:42 AM - JUNEAU, Alaska -- Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Tuesday she knows her vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his recent Senate impeachment trial could have political consequences, "but I can't be afraid of that." If the people of Alaska decide that "because I did not support my party that I can no longer serve them in the United States Senate, then so be it," Murkowski told reporters during a visit to the state Capitol.
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Impeachment over, Congress shifts focus to security failures
Feb 17, 2021 7:39 AM - In the still shaken and heavily guarded U.S. Capitol, thousands of National Guard troops still wander the halls. Glass windows remain broken. Doors swing without handles. And in the grand marble hallways, which amplified the shouts of insurrectionists just over a month ago, there is an uncomfortable silence.
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Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal
Feb 15, 2021 7:54 AM - After former President Donald Trump's acquittal at his second Senate impeachment trial, bipartisan support appears to be growing for an independent Sept. 11-style commission into the deadly insurrection that took place at the U.S. Capitol.
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Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal
Feb 15, 2021 7:51 AM - Now acquitted in his second Senate impeachment trial, former President Donald Trump is preparing for the next phase of his post-presidency life. Feeling emboldened by the trial's outcome, he is expected to reemerge from a self-imposed hibernation at his club in Palm Beach, Florida, and is eyeing ways to reassert his power.
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Illinois lawmakers react harshly to Trump's acquittalFeb 14, 2021 8:58 AM - Reaction from Illinois' largely Democratic congressional delegation to former President Donald Trump's acquittal Saturday by the U.S. Senate was harsh.
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'A lot of opportunity to get things done': Kinzinger pledges bipartisanship going forwardFeb 13, 2021 5:33 PM - As a Republican in a federal government controlled by Democrats, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger knows he must work across the aisle to pass any meaningful legislation over the next two years. But he doesn't expect that'll be an issue.
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Trump acquitted: Senate votes 57-43 to end historic impeachment trial
Feb 13, 2021 5:31 PM - Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a U.S. president but exposed the fragility of America's democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the violence sparked by his defeated presidency.
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