Democrats are gambling that keeping the focus on the Capitol Hill riot with their impeachment trial will crush former President Donald Trump and divide the Republican base rather than cast Democrats as the drivers of partisan vitriol and division. Published January 27, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer shamed Republican colleagues Wednesday who supported a motion challenging the constitutionality of the upcoming impeachment trial for former President Trump. Published January 27, 2021
Senators voted Tuesday to proceed with an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump -- though more than a third of them dissented, in a vote that Republicans said shows Mr. Trump will ultimately be acquitted. Published January 26, 2021
The Senate's most senior Democrat went to the hospital Tuesday evening after falling ill, his office said. Published January 26, 2021
Senators were sworn in Tuesday as jurors ahead of the impeachment trial for former President Trump, which will begin in about two weeks. Published January 26, 2021
A Michigan IT contract worker who gained notoriety for her fiery election fraud testimony alongside Rudolph W. Giuliani -- including being lampooned on "Saturday Night Live" -- is launching a political career. Published January 26, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer praised Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday for a steady pace in confirming President Biden's Cabinet picks, noting the parties also need to work together on COVID-19 relief. Published January 26, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Monday dismissed a "fringe legal theory" that the Senate could not hold an impeachment trial against former President Trump since he has already left office. Published January 25, 2021
House Democrats marched the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump over to the Senate Monday night, officially igniting a new trial that all sides are still struggling to figure out how to conduct. Published January 25, 2021
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday President Biden's goal of 100 million COVID-19 shots in the first 100 days of the new administration only comes after the prior administration's successful Operation Warp Speed and is continuing its projections. Published January 25, 2021
Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. will not preside over former President Trump's second impeachment trial. Published January 25, 2021
The Supreme Court dismissed lawsuits against former President Donald Trump on Monday that claimed he violated the Constitution by accepting gifts from foreign officials. Published January 25, 2021
Dominion Voting Systems sued former Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, for defamation on Monday. Published January 25, 2021
Former President Donald Trump is out of the White House, but Trumpism still dominates the Republican Party. Published January 20, 2021
Republican senators on Wednesday reminded Democrats about a bipartisan pledge that Vice President Kamala Harris signed when she was a sitting senator vowing not to blow up the chamber's filibuster rule. Published January 20, 2021
Hillary Clinton said Wednesday it mattered a "great deal" that President Biden was sworn in on the same platform where a pro-Trump mob tried to undermine democracy two weeks ago. Published January 20, 2021
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, a staunch critic of former President Trump, said Wednesday that he hopes President Biden "can bring a brighter day" during a time of mourning in America due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the downturn in the economy. Published January 20, 2021
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said President Trump "fed lies" to the mob that stormed Congress, blaming Mr. Trump for the riot in the starkest terms yet as the Senate prepares for an impeachment trial. Published January 19, 2021
First lady Melania Trump praised the military, law enforcement and first responders in a farewell message posted to her Twitter account this week, encouraging Americans to be peaceful and love one another. Published January 19, 2021
President-elect Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday will put the finishing touches on an inaugural address aimed at unifying the country, but he will wrestle with the grim reality that he must take the oath of office in a militarized zone. Published January 18, 2021
