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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said in a letter Sunday that impeachment proceedings will begin this week if Vice President Mike Pence does not respond to calls to invoke the 25th Amendment. Should the House successfully impeach Trump, a Senate trial would determine whether or not to remove him…

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump unless the vice president and Cabinet invoke constitutional authority to force him out, calling Trump a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the Capitol. Pelosi made the announcement in…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that pro-Trump rioters who breached the Capitol on Wednesday "chose their Whiteness over Democracy."  "It has been an epiphany for the world to see that there are people in our country led by this president, for the moment, who have chosen their Whiteness over…

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Topline House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she has directed lawmakers to be “prepared to move forward” with impeachment and Democrats are expected to formally introduce articles of impeachment Monday, according to multiple reports, as House Democrats move quickly to punish President Donald Trump for inciting his supporters’ siege of…

2.20am GMT02:20 Congress members pen inquiry to FBI and DHS over how it handled online warnings of this week’s insurrection Today 35 Congress members have signed a letter addressed to the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security requesting more information on how extremist threats leading up to Wednesday’s riot…

Wednesday’s invasion of our “temple of democracy” constituted an “insurrection” only in the sense of dark comedy. What was essentially a flag-wrapped biker gang wielding staves stormed America’s ultimate country club, chased senators into the Capitol’s catacombs, squatted on Mike Pence’s throne, trashed Nancy Pelosi’s office, and shot endless selfies…

Topline House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she spoke to Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about preventing President Donald Trump from accessing the nuclear codes amid reports that Trump has been in a diminished mental state since his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.…

Skip to main content HomeCoronavirus Updates2020 Election ResultsElectionsNationWorldPoliticsFactcheckEducationInvestigationsHealthWeatherRace in AmericaImpeachmentJust the FAQsTracking 2020Register to VoteVoter Guide House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress' certifying of Biden's win will show the world it won't back down. "Despite the shameful actions of today, we will still do so, we will be part of…

Congress will reconvene Wednesday night once the Capitol is cleared for use to complete the certification of the Electoral College votes, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced in a “Dear Colleague” letter. “Today, a shameful assault was made on our democracy.  It was anointed at the highest level of government,” Pelosi said.…