Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday faces the start of his second impeachment trial, an uphill battle for Democrats determined to prove him guilty in the wake of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. Despite the unprecedented circumstances and the uncertain political ramifications, experts see acquittal as the likely outcome of the trial. The
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Rep.-elect Ron Wright, R-Texas, attends a new member welcome briefing in the Capitol Visitor Center on November 15, 2018. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Republican Rep. Ron Wright of Texas died weeks after contracting Covid-19, his office said Monday. He was 67. Wright, who took office in 2019, died Sunday. He
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) questions Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin during a hearing on “Examination of Loans to Businesses Critical to Maintaining National Security” before the Congressional Oversight Commission at Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, December 10, 2020. Sarah Silbiger | Pool | Reuters One of Donald Trump‘s harshest Republican critics in the wake
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to the State Department in Washington, February 4, 2021. Tom Brenner | Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for China to condemn the military coup in Myanmar and warned Beijing that Washington will work with its allies
The House voted Thursday to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., of her committee assignments as punishment for a laundry list of extreme views and conspiracy theories she promoted before taking office. The vote passed by a margin of 230-199, with 11 Republican members siding with the Democratic majority. No Democrats voted against the resolution.
President Joe Biden has beefed up his foreign policy team with several experts on Asia — a move analysts said signals renewed efforts to raise U.S. standing in a region where China’s influence is growing. The Biden administration has identified a rising and more assertive China as one of its biggest foreign policy challenges, and
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to staff at the US State Department during the first visit of US President Joe Biden in Washington, DC, February 4, 2021. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold a virtual meeting with America’s key European allies Friday evening to discuss strategy
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Senate passed a budget resolution, moving forward with the process toward passing a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill after a marathon of votes on dozens of amendments. The House approved a budget measure on
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the coronavirus outbreak, at the Hotel Du Pont, March 12, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Drew Angerer | Getty Images WASHINGTON –In his first foreign policy address since ascending to the nation’s highest office, President Joe Biden vowed to repair alliances through diplomacy and restore
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters a day after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump occupied the Capitol, during a news conference in Washington, January 7, 2021. Erin Scott | Reuters The House passed a budget resolution Wednesday, a key step as Democrats push toward a vote on a $1.9 trillion coronavirus
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks after signing an executive order related to American manufacturing in the South Court Auditorium of the White House complex on January 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images President Joe Biden‘s coronavirus rescue plan, and two of its key economic provisions, have broad support as Democrats try
Students walk on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The Department of Justice on Wednesday dropped a case against Yale University in which it alleged that the Ivy League institution was discriminating against White and Asian applicants in its admissions process. The decision, announced in a filing in
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2021. Al Drago | Reuters Congress will take its first votes Tuesday on the path toward passing Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Both the House and Senate plan to hold procedural
U.S President Donald Trump returns to the White House after news media declared Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden to be the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2020. Carlos Barria | Reuters After members of his first legal team quit, former President Donald Trump has acquired a pair
An employee holds a jar of marijuana on sale after it became legal in the state to sell recreational marijuana to customers over 21 years old in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Illinois begins the legal sale of marijuana on Jan 1, 2020. Matthew Hatcher | Reuters Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and two other Democratic senators
President Joe Biden speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2021. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden will meet with 10 Republican senators Monday as he decides whether to slim his coronavirus relief proposal to win GOP votes or forge ahead with only
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov’s murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country’s constitution, in Moscow, Russia February 29, 2020. Shamil Zhumatov | Reuters WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has condemned the “persistent use of harsh
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) (L), Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO). Reuters (L) | Getty Images (R) GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her staff allegedly “berated” House Democrat Cori Bush of Missouri, who said Friday she’s moving her office away from Greene’s “for my team’s safety.” Bush also said in a tweet that the Georgia