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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was acquitted of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a current or former U.S. president but exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to…

The US Senate was expected to deliver a verdict in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial this weekend after his lawyers argued Friday that the former president bears no responsibility for an attack by supporters on Congress after he failed to win reelection. Defence lawyers wrapped up their presentation in just three…

Donald Trump's lawyers said on Friday Democrats had provided no evidence the former president incited last month's deadly U.S. Capitol riot and had used his second impeachment trial to settle political scores. Trump is on trial in the U.S. Senate on a charge of inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection by supporters who…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers have a simple objective as they open their defense at the former president’s impeachment trial: Don’t lose any Republican votes. Most Senate Republicans have indicated that they will vote to acquit Trump on the House charge of incitement of insurrection. They argue that the…

Feb. 11 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday officially ended a national emergency declaration at the United States' southern border that allowed former President Donald Trump two years ago to divert federal funds to build his border wall. Biden said in a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris and…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. attorney for West Tennessee has announced his resignation. D. Michael Dunavant said in a statement Wednesday that he is stepping down effective Feb. 28. An appointee of former President Donald Trump, the move opens the door for President Joe Biden to appoint a replacement.…

For the second straight day, Democrats built a powerful, persuasive case for the impeachment of former President Donald J. Trump, hammering away at the theme that he incited the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, leaving five people dead and inflicting terror on hundreds more. But on…

WASHINGTON — United Auto Workers (UAW) President Rory Gamble held a virtual meeting last week with a top White House environmental official as the Biden administration moves to reverse the rollback in vehicle emissions rules adopted under then President Donald Trump. A spokesman for the Detroit-based union confirmed Gamble met…

By Amanda Yeo2021-02-10 06:47:10 UTC "Here we go again, again," Late Show host Stephen Colbert quipped. "I've got that real feeling of déjà coup." Former president Donald Trump's second impeachment trial finally got underway on Monday, almost a year after his first impeachment, and Republicans are again trying to shield…

In this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, Tia Mitchell of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution joins to discuss what to expect from former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. The crew also looks at Republican proposals to change election laws in Georgia and other states in the wake of their 2020…