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Latest Updates: Senate Votes Trump Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional
Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins on Tuesday, a solemn proceeding that will force lawmakers to relive the violent events of Jan. 6 as House Democrats prosecute their case for “incitement of insurrection.” The Democratic impeachment managers for the House, which impeached Trump last month, argued that he alone was responsible for inciting the mob of supporters who broke into the U.S....
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Why Kamala Harris Is Delaying Moving Into the Vice Presidential Residence
The vice president and her husband are holding off on moving into the residence at the Naval Observatory, which was built in 1893.
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Unrest at the U.S. Capitol: A Timeline of How It Unfolded
Starting with President Trump’s “Save America Rally” speech, to rioters breaching the U.S. Capitol and ending with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris confirmed as the next President and Vice President of the U.S., here’s a look at what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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$2,000 COVID-19 Relief Checks Hit Roadblock in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Tuesday blocked a Democratic bid to vote on increasing the COVID-19 relief checks from $600 to $2,000.
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Trump Vetoes $740B Defense Bill
President Donald Trump’s move comes after he threatened to veto the bill if it didn’t include termination of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The act protects tech companies from liability for what is posted on their platforms.
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‘Late Night': Hugh Laurie Began Acting With Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry
Star of “House,” “The Night Manager,” and “Veep,” Hugh Laurie talks about his career and his newest show, “Roadkill.”
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Biden Defeats Trump, Will Become 46th President
Former Vice President Joe Biden won the state of Pennsylvania Saturday, according to NBC News projection, putting him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
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House Democrats Blame Losses on Polls, Message, Even Trump
Their majority shrunk, House Democrats are casting blame.
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Trump Puts Stimulus Negotiations On Hold Until After Election
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had instructed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to cease negotiations on the stimulus package until after the election.
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Democrats to Redraft Virus Relief in Bid to Jump-Start Talks
Democrats are going back to the drawing board on a huge virus relief bill.
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Demonstrators Outside Gov. Newsom's House Demand Action on Prisons
Demonstrators gathered Monday morning outside the Sacramento-area home of Gov. Gavin Newsom, demanding he take action to prevent the growing spread of the coronavirus in state prisons, KCRA reported.
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House Votes to Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol
The House has approved a bill to remove statues of Gen. Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders from the U.S. Capitol, as a reckoning over racial injustice continues following the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis.
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Pelosi Requiring Masks for Lawmakers for House Hearings
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is requiring that House members wear masks when attending committee hearings
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Somber Congress Delivers Nearly $500B More in Virus Aid
Congress has delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, almost unanimously rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed almost 50,000 American lives and one in six U.S. jobs
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House Passes $2.2T Coronavirus Relief Package
The bill now heads to president’s desk for signing.
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Crumbling SF Shack in Portrero Hill Sells For Nearly $2 Million
A crumbling, uninhabitable cottage in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood has sold for just under $2 million, according to a report from SFGate.
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Loyal Pit Bull Rescues Four From New Jersey Fire
A pit bull has become a four-legged hero credited with saving a family of four after a house fire started in New Jersey.
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GOP Shows Little Desire for Witnesses Ahead of Critical Vote
Democrats bid to win support from Republicans in the Senate for witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial was already a tough challenge. Democrats have warned they will live to regret not delving deeper into the evidence of Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. One of the managers, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, even told them it was “treacherous” to vote...
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Trump Ally US Rep. Mark Meadows Won't Seek Reelection
Republican congressman and ally to President Donald Trump Mark Meadows says he won’t seek reelection but that his work with the Trump administration “is only beginning.” In a statement Thursday, the North Carolina congressman says he struggled with the decision and came to it after discussion with his family. His announcement comes just a day after the U.S. House voted...
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Analysis: Impeachment Forever Changes Trump's Legacy
The first line of President Donald Trump’s obituary has been written. While Trump is all but certain to avoid removal from office, a portion of his legacy took shape Wednesday when he joined only two other presidents in the exclusive and infamous club of those who have been impeached. The two articles of impeachment approved by the House of Representatives...