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Scalise slams Dems for ‘ratcheting up rhetoric,’ says Biden should call for end to impeachment trial

Posted on by Caleb Parke
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., slammed his Democratic colleagues Thursday for ratcheting up the rhetoric by impeaching President Trump without an investigation as the nation struggles with division.

Pressure on Pelosi to send Trump impeachment to Senate as Schumer, McConnell, trade barbs over next steps

Posted on by Tyler Olson
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn't indicated when she will send the latest article of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate even as House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, her chief deputy, publicly advocates that the article be sent "as soon as possible."

Swalwell compares Trump to Usama bin Laden: ‘He was responsible’

Posted on by Michael Ruiz
Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell, who remains on the House Intelligence Committee despite foggy ties to a spy for China and who will serve as an impeachment manager, associated President Trump with Usama bin Laden in an interview Tuesday.

GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse says he will vote to impeach Trump

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Rep. Dan Newhouse became the sixth Republican to say that they will vote to impeach President Trump on Wednesday afternoon as debate raged in the House over an impeachment article accusing the president of inciting an insurrection. 

Senate won’t reconvene early to start impeachment trial before Trump leaves office: McConnell spokesman

Posted on by Tyler Olson
With President Trump likely set on Wednesday to become the only president ever impeached twice, Democrats were pressuring Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to invoke a 2004 resolution that could bring the Senate back quickly for what would essentially be an emergency session to begin the impeachment trial for Trump as soon as possible.

Rep. Mace blames both parties for violence in House speech: ‘Our words have consequences’

Posted on by Ronn Blitzer
Newly-elected Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., chastised her colleagues on both sides of the aisle Wednesday for contributing to violence with their rhetoric, as they debated the potential impeachment of President Trump.

Dem lawmaker defends 2017 Trump electoral objection as ‘protest vote’ under pressure from Jordan

Posted on by Tyler Olson
House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern on Wednesday defended his 2017 objection to President Trump's electoral votes from Alabama as a "protest" as he sparred with GOP Rep. Jim Jordan during House debate the parameters for debating the latest article of impeachment against Trump. 

GOP splinters on Trump impeachment as House set to rebuke president yet again with just days left in term

Posted on by Tyler Olson
As the House of Representatives is on the verge of impeaching President Trump for the second time, Republicans in both chambers of Congress are split on whether or not to support the effort in the tumultuous final days of the Trump presidency. 

House barrels toward new Trump impeachment, will vote on resolution calling for use of 25th Amendment Tuesday

Posted on by Tyler Olson
With only eight days remaining in President Trump's term, the House of Representatives is barrelling toward a second impeachment vote in the coming days as outrage about the president's role in the storming of the Capitol by his supporters last week continues to reverberate throughout Washington, D.C.

Rep. Van Drew calls on Biden to oppose Trump impeachment: ‘Let’s try to come together’

Posted on by Angelica Stabile
Democrats are pushing to remove President Trump from office after Wednesday’s riots on Capitol Hill but Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., is urging President-elect Joe Biden to oppose impeachment, saying it would divide the country.