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Local & State, Politics

Jared Golden on splitting his impeachment vote: ‘I voted my heart’

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press December 19, 2019December 20, 2019

Maine’s 2nd District congressman had explained his reasons before Wednesday’s vote.

Nation & World, Politics

Republicans embrace Trump as never before with anti-impeachment fervor

by ALAN FRAM Associated Press December 19, 2019September 14, 2020

The president’s Republican critics and Democrats said the House Republicans’ solid backing inextricably bound Republican lawmakers to Trump and would ultimately inflict a damaging blow.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Impeachment is different this time, but the script is already written

by Karen Tumulty The Washington Post December 19, 2019December 18, 2019

There are a few similarities – and one big difference – between 1998 and 2019.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Pelosi might delay sending impeachment articles to Senate

by Mike DeBonis The Washington Post December 18, 2019December 19, 2019

The House speaker doesn’t shut the door on the idea, saying that ‘so far, we haven’t seen anything that looks fair to us.’

Nation & World, News, Politics

Defiant Trump rallies supporters as House impeaches him

by DARLENE SUPERVILLE, ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press December 18, 2019December 19, 2019

He took the stage just minutes before he became the 3rd president in U.S. history to be impeached.

Nation & World

‘A republic, if you can keep it’: Did Ben Franklin really say Impeachment Day’s favorite quote?

by Gillian Brockell The Washington Post December 18, 2019December 18, 2019

It doesn’t appear in any of Franklin’s writings, but here’s the story behind the anecdote told and retold on the House floor Wednesday.

Local & State, Nation & World, Politics

Jared Golden makes both sides angry by trying to ‘split the baby’ on impeachment vote

by James Hohmann The Washington Post December 18, 2019December 18, 2019

Analysis: The freshman 2nd Congressional District Democrat faces a dilemma that awaits his former boss, Susan Collins, in the Senate.

Nation & World, Politics

Majority of House supports Trump’s impeachment, Associated Press count shows

by LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press December 17, 2019December 17, 2019

In a fiery letter Tuesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Trump maintained that he did nothing wrong in seeking foreign investigation of political rivals.