Dave Boyer

Bill Cassidy says reaction ‘very mixed’ to his vote in favor of Trump’s impeachment trial

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said Wednesday he's receiving a "very mixed" reaction back home to his vote to proceed with the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.

February 10, 2021

Lindsey Graham told Donald Trump the impeachment case ‘is over’

Sen. Lindsey Graham assured former President Trump the impeachment case against him is "over" during a phone call Tuesday night.

February 10, 2021

Democrats open prosecution of Trump in Senate trial featuring new security video

Democratic House impeachment managers on Wednesday are introducing never-before-seen U.S. Capitol security video of the riot on Jan. 6 to demonstrate the extent of the violence, as they opened the Senate trial of former President Donald Trump.

February 10, 2021

Senate approves Trump impeachment trial; six Republicans join Democrats

The Senate voted on Tuesday to proceed with the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, brushing aside complaints by Mr. Trump's defense lawyers that Democrats are waging an unconstitutional effort to bar him from a political comeback and to disenfranchise his supporters.

February 9, 2021

Trump’s second impeachment trial underway in Senate

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump started Tuesday in the Senate with Democrats vowing to hold Mr. Trump accountable for the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and most Republican senators calling the trial an unconstitutional waste of time.

February 9, 2021

Chuck Schumer says impeachment trial won’t sidetrack COVID-19 relief, Biden nominees

Senate Democrats said Tuesday the impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump won't derail their work approving nominees for President Biden's Cabinet and passing COVID-19 relief.

February 9, 2021

Chuck Schumer says Democrats will present ‘new evidence’ in Trump’s impeachment trial

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Democrats will present "new evidence" against former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial that begins Tuesday.

February 9, 2021

David Schoen, Bruce Castor say Trump impeachment could lead to Republican retaliation

Lawyers for former President Trump on Monday slammed the impeachment case against him as an act of "political theater" by Democrats.

February 8, 2021

Chuck Schumer announces ‘eminently fair’ rules for Trump impeachment trial

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced a bipartisan agreement on the rules for the impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump that begins Tuesday, saying it will result in "truth and accountability" for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

February 8, 2021

Joe Biden: Republicans aren’t going as far as we want to go on coronavirus relief

President Biden said Friday that Republicans aren't willing to spend as much money as he wants to on coronavirus relief, vowing to press forward quickly regardless of whether the GOP comes around.

February 5, 2021

Biden says weak jobs report proves need for his $1.9 trillion stimulus plan

President Biden said Friday that the weak jobs report for January shows the urgency for Congress to approve his $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue plan.

February 5, 2021

Trump won’t testify at impeachment trial, his lawyers tell Democrats

Former President Donald Trump brushed aside impeachment managers' demand Thursday that he testify at his looming Senate trial, accusing House Democrats of trying to turn the weighty proceedings into "a public relations stunt."

February 4, 2021

Joe Biden revives claim of being ‘shot at’ overseas

President Biden on Thursday revived his vague claim that he has been "shot at" in danger zones overseas, a dubious one he's usually told when campaigning for office. Critics have drawn comparisons with a similar claim once made by Hillary Rodham Clinton regarding her 1996 visit as first lady to Bosnia.

February 4, 2021

Trump quits Screen Actors Guild in dispute over Jan. 6 riot at Capitol

Former President Trump quit the Screen Actors Guild on Thursday after the union threatened to expel him, telling its chief in a letter, "You have done nothing for me."

February 4, 2021

Pence joins Heritage Foundation as visiting fellow to promote conservative policies

Former Vice President Mike Pence is joining the conservative Heritage Foundation as a visiting fellow. He and former second lady Karen Pence plan to move back to Indiana this summer.

February 4, 2021

Joe Biden to announce end to U.S. support for offensive military operations in Yemen

President Biden will announce on Thursday a halt to U.S. support for the Saudi Arabian-led military campaign in Yemen, a top White House official said.

February 4, 2021

Nancy Pelosi says Trump impeachment trial is test of ‘courage or cowardice’ in Senate

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that the Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump will show whether or not senators are cowards.

February 4, 2021

Pelosi: House GOP leaders’ acceptance of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is ‘disturbing’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats will vote to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from two committees because Republican leaders have no "sense of responsibility" to discipline her.

February 4, 2021

Small businesses brace for minimum wage hike after ‘most difficult year’

Small businesses can't afford another year like 2020.

February 3, 2021

Puerto Rico pushes for statehood amid debt crisis

Puerto Rico is renewing its push for statehood, buoyed by Democrats' control of the White House and Congress but battling concerns that Washington would be saddled with the territory's chronic debt crisis.

February 3, 2021