UPDATE (April 17, 2024, 4:35 p.m. ET): Democrats in the Senate voted that both impeachment articles did not rise to the standard of "high crimes and misdemeanors," making them unconstitutional and putting an end to the trial. Democracy is under attack at home and abroad. On Saturday, the antidemocratic regime in Iran launched more than 300 missiles and drones at our democratic ally, Israel, while Russia simultaneously sent the same Iranian-designed drones into Ukraine. On Monday, Donald Trump...
The Senate voted Thursday to advance development of a controversial spying tool, clearing it for final passage ahead of Friday's deadline. In a 67-32 vote, the Senate invoked cloture, allowing debate on the bill to begin. Senate leaders and intelligence officials have stressed the need to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority (FISA) or else “America will go blind.” “With less than a week until FISA authorities expire, time is a luxury the Senate does not...
On Monday, Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) wrote letters to the Biden administration expressing concern over the Chinese-controlled online shopping app Temu,
Democratic members have argued the articles are a matter of policy dispute and not ‘high crimes’ outlined in the constitutionHouse Republicans on Tuesday formally presented articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, to the Senate, part of the party’s attempt to force an election-year showdown with the Biden administration over immigration and border security.In a ceremonial procession, 11 House Republican impeachment managers carried the two articles of...
The Senate is finally set to pass Ukraine aid, with the first procedural vote Tuesday afternoon and final passage expected as soon as Tuesday night. Now that Republicans are forced to do the right thing, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham has found a way to justify his previous monthslong blockade of the aid package. “There’s a loan component to it. This would not have passed without President Trump,” Graham said on Fox News Sunday. “Trump has created a loan component to this package that gives us...
Republican Rep. Jake LaTurner of Kansas, who has been serving as a House lawmaker since early 2021, has announced that he will not seek re-election this year."I will proudly serve the remainder of the 118th Congress, but after much prayer and consideration, I will not seek reelection this Fall. The people of Kansas who elected me to serve in the United States House of Representatives have given me the professional honor of my life, but it is time to pursue other opportunities and have the...
Republicans in critical Congressional races are reshaping their stance on prohibiting abortion, in some cases backing away from stricter limits on the procedure in the wake of public backlash.
Homeland Security's Alejandro Mayorkas faced an icy reception from Senate Republicans on Thursday after the swift dismissal of the impeachment case brought against him.
Senate Democrats dismissed the articles of impeachment, as the charges failed to meet bar of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’Senate Democrats on Wednesday dismissed the impeachment case brought by House Republicans against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, on grounds that the charges failed to meet the bar of “high crimes and misdemeanors” outlined in the constitution as a basis for removing an official from office.In a pair of party-line votes, Democrats held that two articles...
Republican House members have delivered their articles of impeachment against pro-migration DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate.
Sometime later this week, but likely tomorrow, the Republican impeachment crusade against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will die in the Senate. The charge against him will almost certainly be dispatched without a trial, rejected by a simple motion to dismiss and allowed to expire with a last feeble gasp, like a guppy thrown from its tank by a careless child. The demise of the campaign against Mayorkas will, briefly, be attended by the outraged wails of a few Republican senators...
Outcry as Cotton says those inconvenienced by protesters blocking roads and airports should ‘take matters into own hands’The Republican senator Tom Cotton has urged Americans to “take matters into their own hands” when encountering pro-Palestine supporters, an apparent call to vigilantism as Israel’s military strikes in Gaza continued despite global calls for a ceasefire.Demonstrations on Monday by supporters of Palestine blocked roads in major US cities, including New York and Philadelphia;...