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

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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

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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

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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.

New book details how Schiff outmaneuvered Nadler to become impeachment star

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A new book released Tuesday details the saga that led to the impeachment trial of President Trump -- including how House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff outmaneuvered House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler to become the driving congressional force behind Trump's impeachment. 

Bolton says impeachment failed because Dems played into Trump’s hands

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Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton said in an interview with NPR released Monday morning that Democrats' impeachment efforts failed in part because they tried to fit impeachment into their party's primary calendar.

After impeachment acquittal, Senate advances another Trump court pick over Dem objections

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Minutes after Chief Justice John Roberts gaveled out President Trump's impeachment trial, which had consumed the Senate for almost three weeks, Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., got right back to what he's said is his top priority -- confirming judges. 

Trump slams Romney during acquittal victory lap, says he’s bitter over 2012 loss

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Following Republican Sen. Mitt Romney's vote to convict President Trump on abuse of power in the Senate's impeachment trial, Trump took dead aim at the Utah senator during remarks Thursday afternoon at the White House.