Biden Wants To Re-Open Schools, But How Much Can He Really Do About It?
President Biden has made reopening schools a benchmark for how his administration is handling the pandemic. It is a politically tricky goal, since those decisions will be made by local districts. We l...
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Trump Puts McConnell On Blast
In a statement former President Donald Trump called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell a "dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack" and said Republicans will lose if they stick with the senator....
17 Helmi 202112min
What Is In The Next Covid Relief Bill
House Democrats are putting the finishing touches on their Covid-19 relief package. It is expected to include everything from direct payments to a $15 federal minimum wage, and cost nearly $2 trillion...
16 Helmi 202113min
Seven Republicans Voted To Convict Trump. Where Does The GOP Go From Here?
Seven Republican senators voted to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection, making this impeachment the most bipartisan in history. But some of those senators are already fac...
15 Helmi 202115min
Donald Trump Acquitted In Second Impeachment Trial
All fifty members of the Democratic caucus and seven Republicans said Donald Trump is guilty of inciting an insurrection at the Capitol — that's ten votes short of the two-thirds majority required for...
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Is Trump's Whataboutism Defense Enough Cover For GOP Acquittal?
In a combative but brief showing, former president Trump's defense team highlighted past uses of fight metaphors by Democratic politicians to suggest the president's rally speech didn't incite the ins...
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Democrats Tell Senators A Conviction Could Prevent Future Violence
The House impeachment managers concluded their case against Donald Trump by characterizing a Senate conviction as a way to prevent of future violence — a warning to future presidents who might be also...
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Democrats Ground Case Against Trump In Jarring Insurrection Videos
The Democratic impeachment managers played a series of graphic videos demonstrating just how close senators came to encountering violent extremists inside the Capitol. Soon, those senators will have t...
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