Tag: Senate
A key paragraph in the articles of impeachment against Trump mentions disqualifying him from ever running for office again
The first article of impeachment says President Donald Trump should be not only impeached and removed from office but disqualified from running again.
Kamala Harris just ended her campaign in a stunning early exit, and Democrats are reeling
Harris attracted significant grassroots support and was widely considered to be a frontrunner when she entered the race in January.
Cory Booker is running for president in 2020. Here’s everything we know about the candidate and how he stacks up against the competition.
Sen. Cory Booker gained national attention as mayor of Newark, New Jersey. Now he's running for President of the United States.
A GOP senator blocked a bill for universal background checks as the Santa Clarita high-school shooting was unfolding
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith objected on behalf of Republicans, blocking consideration of a gun-control bill as news of the shooting in California broke.
Democrats take control of the Virginia State Senate and House of Delegates
This election is particularly meaningful to Democrats who now have control of the state government for the first time in over two decades.
Republicans have reeked of desperation while stumbling through a disastrous week defending Trump
The walls are closing in on President Donald Trump, and he's dragging Republican members of Congress into his mess.
Lindsey Graham introduced a resolution denouncing the House’s impeachment investigation
Congressional Republicans have so far lambasted the impeachment inquiry on process grounds, claiming it denies Trump "due process."
Here are all the Republican lawmakers who supported or refused to condemn Trump comparing impeachment to lynching
"I’m from South Carolina, I understand it very well. Mob rule is what lynching is all about," Sen. Lindsey Graham told reporters.
Mitt Romney said everyone in the Senate is ‘really nice’ except for Bernie Sanders, who ‘just kind of scowls’
Romney has emerged as one of the few Republican senators willing to take a stand against Trump, but he says most people are really nice.
Mitch McConnell warns Republicans in private meeting that Trump’s impeachment trial could start as soon as November
McConnell explained how the impeachment process would work during a private weekly lunch meeting with GOP lawmakers.