But House Republicans block a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Trump from office.
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Pelosi says House will impeach Trump unless vice president forces ouster
Pelosi made the announcement in a letter to colleagues, framing it as an ultimatum to Mike Pence to invoke the powers of the 25th Amendment
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Commentary: The conservative case for impeaching Trump now
When the chief executive of the federal government incites an attack on the legislature, party differences should fall away.
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Fiona Hill plans book on future of polarized America
The former National Security Council aide in the Trump White House provided key testimony last year in the impeachment inquiry.
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Senate panel authorizes subpoenas in new Russia probe
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the committee chairman, says the panel will be looking at how the Justice Department went ‘so off the rails’ as it investigated Trump and his campaign.
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Barr undercuts Mueller investigation, as Trump cheers him on
The attorney general is discrediting the work done by the special counsel.
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John Bolton book again delayed, this time to June 23
The book reportedly describes a conversation with the president in which Trump told Bolton that he wanted to withhold security aid from Ukraine until it helped him with investigations into political rival Joe Biden.
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New information adds to questions about Russia probe dossier
A newly released report raises the prospect that Russian disinformation made its way into research the FBI relied on to eavesdrop on a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page.
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Collins chose not to convict in Trump’s impeachment. Now what?
Maine’s senior senator has gone from popular to polarizing in the era of Donald Trump. How will her latest vote affect her re-election bid and her legacy?
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Jim Fossel: Liberals afflicted by Collins Derangement Syndrome
It’s a fever that strikes whenever an independent-minded senator doesn’t vote their way.