Jamie Raskin to lead impeachment case

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday tapped Rep. Jamie Raskin to lead the impeachment case against President Trump on Wednesday, skipping over the high-profile managers who led Democrats’ previous effort a year ago.

Mr. Raskin, who represents a district in suburban Maryland just over the line from Washington, was a ...

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Republicans iffy on impeachment, ready to move on from Trump

Most congressional Republicans aren’t fans of impeachment, but they signaled Tuesday that they are not particularly eager to defend President Trump’s actions last week.

Democrats took the first steps toward impeachment, releasing a report laying out their official case for trying to oust the president from office before the change ...

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House Democrats reveal new impeachment resolution

House Democrats unveiled their new articles of impeachment against President Trump on Monday, charging him with "incitement of insurrection" in last week's assault by Trump supporters on the Capitol.

The Constitution reserves impeachment for "high crimes and misdemeanors," and Democrats, led by Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, say his ...

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Nancy Pelosi sets timetable for likely Trump impeachment

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she'll try to push through a resolution this week calling on Vice President Mike Pence to trigger the 25th Amendment and sideline President Trump, and signaled an impeachment vote could follow by the end of this week.

She said Democrats will attempt to ...

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DHS says top officials legally appointed, calls GAO report part of ‘partisan impeachment effort’

Homeland Security lashed out Monday against Congress's top watchdog agency, demanding the Government Accountability Office rescind its report last week finding that the department's top two officials are holding their jobs illegally.

General Counsel Chad Mizelle said the report was written by a former Democratic campaign operative who ...

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