‘I don’t need the vaccine’: Republican worries and skepticism threaten push for vaccinations
While polls have found vaccine hesitancy falling overall, opposition among Republicans remains stubbornly strong.
Trump lawyers decry impeachment case as baseless and motivated by hatred
The president’s team wrapped up its presentation Friday afternoon after characterizing the impeachment case as a politically motivated “witch hunt.”
Trump and GOP senators balk at legal team’s debut performance
Former President Trump fumed that his attorneys’ performance on the opening day of his second impeachment trial was a disaster, as allies and Republican senators questioned their strategy.
6 Republicans join Senate Democrats in agreeing to proceed with Trump impeachment trial
Democrats opened Tuesday by showing the former president whipping up a rally crowd, followed by graphic video of the deadly attack. Sen. Murkowski joined Democrats in voting to move forward.
Trump’s trial starting: ‘Grievous crime’ or just ‘theater’?
The trial will begin in earnest Tuesday with a debate and vote on whether it’s even constitutional to prosecute the former president.
Trump rejects request from House Democrats that he testify under oath in Senate impeachment trial
The request from House impeachment managers make clear their intent to present an aggressive case against the former president even though he has left the White House.
GOP signals unwillingness to part with Trump after riot
Many Republicans refuse to publicly defend Trump’s role in sparking the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But as the Senate prepares for an impeachment trial for Trump’s incitement of the riot, few seem willing to hold the former president accountable.
Trump bids farewell to Washington, saying, ‘We will be back in some form’
His presidency over, Donald Trump bid farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted at a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bitter division in the country he led for four years.
In farewell video, Trump wishes new administration luck without naming Biden
Trump spent much of the address trumpeting what he sees as his top achievements, including efforts to normalize relations in the Middle East, the development of coronavirus vaccinations and the creation of a new Space Force.
After excusing violence by his supporters, Trump acknowledges election loss
President Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov. 3 election and announced there would be an “orderly transition on January 20th.”
Vice President Pence defies Trump, says he can’t reject electoral votes
Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that he does not have the power to discard electoral votes that will make Democrat Joe Biden the next president on Jan. 20.
Vice President Pence torn between loyalty to Trump and the Constitution
Mike Pence finds himself in the most precarious position of his tenure as he prepares to preside over Wednesday’s congressional tally of Electoral College votes, the last front in the president’s futile attempt to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.