Impeachment

Steven Calabresi, co-founder of the Federalist Society, called President Trump's suggestion to delay the November election "fascistic" and grounds for the president’s impeachment, in a New York Times op-ed on Thursday.Why it matters: The Federalist Society is an extremely influential conservative and libertarian organization that advocates for a text-based and…

For the past week or more, many folks in media and politics, including those of us at Salon, have been accusing Donald Trump of sending federal police into Portland, Oregon — and now a bit further north in Seattle — almost entirely to stoke violence that he thinks will help him win…

Season 45 of “SNL” has been a weird one thanks to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down basically everything. But the show has gone on, with NBC putting on several “SNL At Home” episodes thus far during this period of social distancing. In the most recent of those “SNL At Home”…

ADVERTISEMENTRelated topicsSupreme courtsNational governmentsJudiciaryAp News AlertGovernment and politicsCourtsNational courtsJuly 17, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Ginsburg says she’s being treated for cancer recurrence, but plans to stay on Supreme Court.ADVERTISEMENTRead More

The Presidential Rank Awards are one of the nation's highest honors for the federal government's career civil servants.But the Trump administration is cancelling them this year, citing the COVID-19 pandemicDuring the past three years, Trump has issued several hundred of the awards, including recognition in 2018 to Office of Management…

Donald Trump’s actions related to Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman are seen as retaliation by many in response to Vindman’s Trump impeachment testimony. Newsweek editor-at-large Naveed Jamali joins Joy Reid to discuss why his decision to retire might also be a valiant act to help other officers.July 12, 2020Read More

Donald Trump allegedly ‘bullying’ Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman--following his Trump impeachment testimony--is cited as a reason behind his recent early retirement from the Army. MSNBC analyst and veteran Malcolm Nance joins Joy Reid to discuss.July 12, 2020Read More

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry, announced his retirement Wednesday after more than 21 years in the Army. One of mostly anonymous officers who serve the White House, Vindman became famous after he told Congress that Trump’s phone call with the president of…

Donald Trump is right about one thing: he lost at the Supreme Court today. Bigly, as he might say.In two 7-2 decisions, both written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Court affirmed that both Congress and the New York District Attorney have the right to subpoena Trump’s (and any sitting…

Tom Vanden Brook ,  Nicholas Wu ,  Deirdre Shesgreen   | USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The Army officer who testified in President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry announced Wednesday that he will retire from the military, citing intimidation from the White House.Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, an Iraq war veteran and Purple Heart recipient, had seen his promotion to…