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Centrist Democrats Manchin, Sinema Side With McConnell to Protect the Filibuster
Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have come out against filibuster reform, protecting a key tool for McConnell.
Mitch McConnell Is Already Running Circles Around Chuck Schumer in the Senate
Once again, the Democrats find themselves outflanked and tangled in their own wire.
Experts Dispute GOP Senators’ Claim That Trump Impeachment Is Unconstitutional
Historical precedent, plus the wording of the Constitution itself, suggest a former president can be impeached.
Inquiry Opened to Determine If DOJ Officials Tried to Overturn Election
The investigation comes about after reports of one DOJ lawyer loyal to Trump allegedly devised such a scheme.
Sanders Wants to “Act Now” on COVID Relief But McConnell Is Holding Up Senate
Bernie Sanders said one of his priorities is to pass a COVID relief bill before the impeachment trial starts next month.
Trump Has Made Threats to Launch a New Political Party — the “Patriot Party”
If Senate Republicans vote to convict Trump, he may try to shatter the GOP by starting a third party.
Former Trump Lawyer and Conspiracy Theorist Sidney Powell Launches New Super PAC
Powell faces a $1.3 billion defamation suit over her false claims of voter fraud.
Dominion Voting Systems Files $1.3 Billion Lawsuit Against Rudy Giuliani
Scores of false claims of fraud against Dominion's voting machines have been spread across social media.
Nixon Impeachment Witness: Cruz and Hawley Should Have No Part in Trump Trial
The former White House Counsel for Nixon said GOP senators who supported the Capitol breach “must be disqualified.”
Trump-Linked Lobbyists Made Big Money From Clients Seeking Last-Minute Pardons
Some lobbyists made massive sums attempting to secure clemency or pardons in the final months of Trump's presidency.