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Despite parading through the halls of the Capitol as a handsome group to deliver their articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, they appear to have fallen short again of producing the kind of political stunt that can boost Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses the Republican disarray as they try to find issues they can rally around that don't also push away voters.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D., Wis.) objected to the impeachment of homeland security chief Alejandro Mayorkas last week as “political games.” But earlier in her career, she spearheaded fringe attempts to impeach former President George W. Bush over “climate change” and Vice President Dick Cheney for “aggression against the Republic of Iran.”
Washington, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) The impeachment trial against the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, died today in the Senate after a block vote by Democrats (51-49) to put an end to this impeachment attempt. The post Senate Democrats kill all impeachment charges against Mayorkas first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Watch as Senate Democrats voted to end the Republican House of Representatives' impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, 17 April.
As Donald Trump the candidate overlaps with Donald Trump the defendant, new polling finds that many crucial independent voters consider his trial to be a serious issue. NBC News' Hallie Jackson reports.
Michael Lind has written a provocative commentary, partly in response to John Judis and Ruy Texeira’s recent book, “Where Have All the Democrats Gone?” Lind would have us believe that the Democratic Party will do better in November than its naysayers suggest. Contrary to what Texiera-Judis maintain, namely that the Democrats have lost their traditional working-class base and may no longer be flourishing among racial minorities, the Dems supposedly have the wind at their back. The only reliable...
by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News April 22, 2024 “The Ukrainian Russian border is our border!” Ukraine flags waved in unison as legislation was passed. These words and scenes were not from Ukrainian parliament, but from the U.S. Congress. The House on Saturday approved sending another $60 billion in U.S. taxpayer funds to Ukraine […]
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Jury selection in the Manhattan criminal case against Donald Trump started off slowly, but has since picked up some steam, with multiple jurors seated after day 2 For some lawyers, the jury selection process is the most important stage of the trial. For others it’s a waste of time, an exercise in astrology, and they would take the first 12 people who walk through the door. But no matter how hard his lawyers try, Trump could lose this jury before they are even seated. Jury selection in...
The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday afternoon to dismiss the House’s impeachment case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Within a few hours, congressional Read More
President Donald Trump made history this week as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges. But he’s not only facing 34 felony charges, he now has a new problem to contend with too. This week the prosecution asked Judge Juan Merchan to sanction Trump for posts they said violated a gag order barring Trump from publicly attacking witnesses. The judge said he would hear arguments on the subject on April 23rd. MSNBC's Brian Tyler Cohen takes a closer look at what this could mean...