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Biden looks at whether Senate can tackle impeachment and his agenda simultaneously
As Democrats seek to impeach President Trump without tying up Biden’s agenda, the president-elect asked the Senate parliamentarian Monday whether the chamber can pursue both…
Clyburn says House Democrats will vote this week to impeach Trump but may wait to send articles to Senate
The comments from the No. 3 House Democrat come amid tensions in the Democratic Party over whether to press ahead with action to hold the…
Lawmakers may have been exposed to coronavirus in Capitol lockdown, attending physician says
Members of Congress fled chambers and several hid in rooms together as a pro-Trump mob attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Capitol Police Chief Sund has stepped down, leaving earlier than expected
Assistant Chief Yogananda D. Pittman is now acting chief of the beleagured police agency.
‘Always about him’: How Trump’s obsession with baseless election claims cost Republicans in Georgia
The GOP’s twin defeats in the crucial Senate runoffs were a prelude to a deadly week in Washington in which the president’s claims incited a…
Two men who allegedly carried zip ties into Capitol being investigated by U.S. counterterrorism prosecutors
Eric Munchel, of Tennessee, and Larry Brock, of Texas, are charged with entering restricted grounds and violent entry. They were arrested Sunday.
Black Americans reflect on a brutal week: ‘We are sick and tired of being sick and tired’
The week saw the election of Georgia’s first Black senator and the fallout from a pro-Trump riot.
Republicans largely silent about consequences of deadly attack and Trump’s role in inciting it
Trump and some Republicans seek to head off Democratic impeachment efforts, but have proposed no other inquiry or punishments.
Inside the Capitol siege: How barricaded lawmakers and aides sounded urgent pleas for help as police lost control
During the rampage, rioters came perilously close to penetrating the inner sanctums of the building while lawmakers were still there.
For anti-Trump Americans, calamity spurs a muted sense of vindication
For years, Democrats and some Republicans have sounded alarms about Trump’s toxic brand of politics. Last week, their fearful predictions came to pass.
