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House Democrats call for accountability while Republicans call for unity and rail against 'cancel culture' in impeachment debateJanuary 13, 2021 at 5:27 PM Reuters
The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday for the "incitement of insurrection" in the wake of last week's deadly Capitol siege.
During the House debate, Democrats argued Trump must be held accountable for provoking the violent mob, while Republicans called for "unity and healing" and defended the president's rhetoric and election lies.
Trump is the first president in American history to be impeached twice. His impeachment is also the most bipartis...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Florida, Politics, New York, Texas, News, Instagram, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky 52 people like this. Like House members engage in a fiery debate over impeaching Trump for inciting an insurrection at the CapitolJanuary 13, 2021 at 3:59 PM Reuters
The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday for the "incitement of insurrection" in the wake of last week's deadly Capitol siege.
During the House debate, Democrats argued Trump must be held accountable for provoking the violent mob, while Republicans called for "unity and healing" and defended the president's rhetoric and election lies.
Trump is the first president in American history to be impeached twice. His impeachment is also the most bipartis...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Florida, Politics, New York, Texas, News, Instagram, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky 94 people like this. Like The House prepares to impeach the president after a fiery debate and as Trump is more isolated than everJanuary 13, 2021 at 3:59 PM Reuters
The House of Representatives is poised to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time for "incitement of insurrection" following last week's deadly Capitol siege.
Debate over the article of impeachment began shortly after 9 a.m. ET and can be watched online on C-SPAN, YouTube, and the House's official website.
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The House of Represe...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Florida, Politics, New York, News, Instagram, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky, Senate 131 people like this. Like Democratic Rep. Cori Bush makes a fiery speech calling to impeach 'the white supremacist in chief'January 13, 2021 at 3:05 PM Reuters
The House of Representatives is poised to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time for "incitement of insurrection" following last week's deadly Capitol siege.
Debate over the article of impeachment began shortly after 9 a.m. ET and can be watched online on C-SPAN, YouTube, and the House's official website.
Scroll down to watch the livestream and follow Insider's live coverage of the historic event.
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The House of Represe...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Florida, Politics, New York, News, Instagram, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky, Senate 66 people like this. Like LIVE: House minority leader Kevin McCarthy says Trump 'bears responsibility' for the Capitol siege and shoots down antifa conspiracy theoriesJanuary 13, 2021 at 1:53 PM Reuters
The House of Representatives is poised to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time for "incitement of insurrection" following last week's deadly Capitol siege.
Debate over the article of impeachment began shortly after 9 a.m. ET and can be watched online on C-SPAN, YouTube, and the House's official website.
Scroll down to watch the livestream and follow Insider's live coverage of the historic event.
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The House of Represe...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Florida, Politics, New York, News, Instagram, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky, Senate 54 people like this. Like LIVE: Rep. Cedric Richmond says some Republicans are 'co-conspirators' in the insurrection and tells them to 'man up, woman up,' and defend the ConstitutionJanuary 13, 2021 at 1:08 PM Reuters
The House of Representatives is poised to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time for "incitement of insurrection" following last week's deadly Capitol siege.
Debate over the article of impeachment began shortly after 9 a.m. ET and can be watched online on C-SPAN, YouTube, and the House's official website.
Scroll down to watch the livestream and follow Insider's live coverage of the historic event.
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The House of Represe...Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Politics, New York, News, Instagram, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky, Senate, White House 90 people like this. Like "This was not a protest, this was a well-organized insurrection against our country that was organized by Donald Trump."January 13, 2021 at 12:44 PM Said Representative Jim McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts, Chair of the House Rules Committee, opening the debate this morning on the Article of Impeachment, quoted in "The House begins debating impeachment charge against Trump." (NYT). McGovern asserted that he looked into some people's eyes and "saw evil." I'm seeing the live vote embedded at the Times, and it is strictly along party lines... ... even though the text of the article says "Republicans were fracturing over the vote." And:Sena...Tags: Eyes, Law, Putin, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Evil, House, Mitch McConnell, Times, Evidence, Donald Trump, George W Bush, Trump, McGovern, House Rules Committee, Jim McGovern 101 people like this. Like LIVE: Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan spouts a fountain of lies and misinformation about the election as the House debates impeachmentJanuary 13, 2021 at 11:05 AM Reuters
The House of Representatives is poised to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time for "incitement of insurrection" following last week's deadly Capitol siege.
Debate over the article of impeachment began shortly after 9 a.m. ET and can be watched online on C-SPAN, YouTube, and the House's official website.
Scroll down to watch the livestream and follow Insider's live coverage of the historic event.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
The House of Represe...Tags: Politics, News, Maryland, Supreme Court, Congress, Washington, Kentucky, Senate, White House, Massachusetts, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, Features, Fbi 145 people like this. Like LIVE: House majority leader Steny Hoyer rips into GOP Rep. Jim Jordan for being 'Trump-like' and denying reality as House considers impeachmentJanuary 13, 2021 at 10:01 AM Reuters
The House of Representatives is poised to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time for "incitement of insurrection" following last week's deadly Capitol siege.
Debate over the article of impeachment began shortly after 9 a.m. ET and can be watched online on C-SPAN, YouTube, and the House's official website.
Scroll down to watch the livestream and follow Insider's live coverage of the historic event.
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The House of Represe...Tags: Politics, News, Maryland, Congress, Washington, Senate, White House, Massachusetts, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, Features, Fbi, Gop, United States 63 people like this. Like Watch live: U.S. House takes up second impeachment of President Donald TrumpJanuary 13, 2021 at 8:02 AM Mike Dorning, Erik Wasson and Billy House | Bloomberg
The U.S. House prepared to vote on a history-making second impeachment of Donald Trump as lawmakers seethed over his role inciting last week’s mob attack on the Capitol and the president’s once-firm control over the Republican party began to break down.
Trump’s impeachment appeared inevitable in a vote Democrats anticipated would come Wednesday, with the resolution’s sponsors claiming broad support from Democrats and public backing from sever...Tags: Politics, New York, Texas, News, Maryland, Washington, Senate, White House, Bloomberg, Sport, Joe Biden, Ukraine, Soccer, Gop, United States, House 31 people like this. Like Watch live: U.S. House takes up second impeachment of President Donald Trump (6:00 a.m.)January 13, 2021 at 8:02 AM Mike Dorning, Erik Wasson and Billy House | Bloomberg
The U.S. House prepared to vote on a history-making second impeachment of Donald Trump as lawmakers seethed over his role inciting last week’s mob attack on the Capitol and the president’s once-firm control over the Republican party began to break down.
Trump’s impeachment appeared inevitable in a vote Democrats anticipated would come Wednesday, with the resolution’s sponsors claiming broad support from Democrats and public backing from sever...Tags: Politics, New York, Texas, News, Maryland, Washington, Senate, White House, Bloomberg, Sport, Joe Biden, Ukraine, Soccer, Gop, United States, House 31 people like this. Like President Trump on verge of second impeachment after Capitol siegeJanuary 13, 2021 at 9:15 AM By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and JONATHAN LEMIRE | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is on the verge of being impeached for a second time in a fast-moving House vote, just a week after he encouraged loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results and then a mob of supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
“We are debating this historic measure at a crime scene,” said Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass.
Security was exceptionally tight Wednesday, shocking images of National G...Tags: Politics, Texas, News, Maryland, Republicans, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky, Senate, White House, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden, Ukraine, Fbi 123 people like this. Like President Trump on verge of 2nd impeachment after Capitol siegeJanuary 13, 2021 at 9:15 AM WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is on the verge of being impeached for a second time in a fast-moving House vote, just a week after he encouraged loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results and then a mob of supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
“We are debating this historic measure at a crime scene,” said Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass.
Security was exceptionally tight Wednesday, shocking images of National Guard troops massed at the iconic Capitol, with secure perimeters around the ...Tags: Politics, Texas, News, Maryland, Republicans, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky, Senate, White House, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden, Ukraine, Fbi 54 people like this. Like Trump on verge of second impeachment after Capitol siegeJanuary 13, 2021 at 9:15 AM By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is on the verge of being impeached for a second time in an unprecedented House vote Wednesday, a week after he encouraged a mob of loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results just before they stormed the U.S. Capitol in a deadly siege.
While Trump’s first impeachment in 2019 brought no Republican votes in the House, a small but significant number of leaders and lawmakers are breaking with t...Tags: Politics, New York, Texas, News, Republicans, Congress, California, Washington, Kentucky, Senate, White House, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden, Fbi, Soccer 129 people like this. Like 'Just say the 5 words: The election was not stolen': Democratic lawmakers rip into GOP Rep. Jim Jordan for amplifying Trump's election liesJanuary 12, 2021 at 3:17 PM Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).
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Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday pushed Rep. Jim Jordan to explicitly say that President-elect Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 race, but he refused to do so without repeating baseless voter fraud claims peddled by President Donald Trump.
"I'm asking you to make a statement that the election was not stolen," Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern said.
"[Biden's] going to be the president," Jordan said. "That is not the question I asked," ...Tags: Politics, News, Maryland, Congress, Colorado, Massachusetts, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Gop, Washington Dc, House, Ohio, Jordan, Nancy Pelosi, Biden 145 people like this. Like FBI asks public to help identify members of mob that stormed CapitolJanuary 7, 2021 at 10:30 AM The FBI is turning to the public for help identifying members of the mob inciting violence and storming the Capitol building, ransacking offices and looting during Wednesday’s congressional certification of the Electoral College vote.
“The FBI is seeking to identify individuals instigating violence in Washington, D.C. We are accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting or violence in and around the U.S. Capitol on January 6. If you have information, visit http://fbi.gov/USCapitol,” the age...Tags: Politics, Texas, News, Congress, California, Washington, Senate, White House, Massachusetts, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Fbi, Soccer, Washington Dc, House 82 people like this. Like ‘Let’s get back to work’: Mob doesn’t deter Congress from electoral vote certificationJanuary 6, 2021 at 10:05 PM Chris Marquette, Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
WASHINGTON — As the Capitol was overtaken by a violent mob Wednesday, quick-thinking floor staff grabbed the wooden Electoral College mahogany boxes from the well of the Senate chamber and took them out, along with the crush of evacuating senators.
The insurrection, and attack on democracy itself by the pro-Trump rioters, halted the debate over certification of the Electoral College votes of Arizona, which favored President-elect Joe Bide...Tags: Politics, News, Congress, California, Washington, Senate, West Virginia, Sport, Joe Biden, Soccer, United States, House, Iowa, Arizona, Wisconsin, Mitch McConnell 2 people like this. Like Congresswoman-Elect Boebert Will Object to Electoral College Certification ~ VIDEODecember 24, 2020 at 11:30 AM “Ensuring the integrity of elections that take place in America is essential to our Republic.”
Editors Note: We have Congress on board to protest the fraudulent Electoral College Certification but we need Senators to publically commit or this protest means nothing, Call your Senator and tell them “protest the fake Electoral College Certification “.
RIFLE, Colo. – -(AmmoLand.com)- Today, U.S. Congresswoman-Elect Lauren Boebert (CO-03) released the following statement announcing her intentions ...Tags: Maryland, Guns, Congress, California, Washington, Massachusetts, America, Georgia, Pennsylvania, United States, House, Arizona, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Republican 92 people like this. Like Congress approves $900B COVID-19 relief bill, sending to TrumpDecember 22, 2020 at 12:24 AM By ANDREW TAYLOR
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Lawmakers tacked on a $1.4 trillion catchall spending bill and thousands of pages of other end-of-session business in a massive bundle of bipartisan legislation as Capitol Hill prepared to close the books on the year. The bil...Tags: Utah, Florida, Texas, News, Congress, Washington, Senate, Uncategorized, Legislation, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Democrats, Gop, House 14 people like this. Like Remote voting in Congress is a smart pandemic safety measureJune 1, 2020 at 6:05 AM Rep. Jim McGovern and activist Ady Barkan write that the House of Representatives should embrace technology in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers traveling across the country could further spread the virus -- and given the prevalence of asymptomatic carriers, the risk is far to great.Tags: Congress, Cnn, House Of Representatives, Jim McGovern, Ady Barkan 36 people like this. Like U.S. House approves remote voting, though the tech is unclearMay 18, 2020 at 10:05 AM Congress will allow remote voting for the first time in its history, after the U.S. House approved Resolution 965 late Friday in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The measure — sponsored by Massachusetts Representative Jim McGovern — authorizes proxy voting by members for renewable periods of 45 days and allows for remote participation in committee hearings.
H.R. 965 could also permanently alter the way Congress operates through a provision that establishes a bi-partisan process to explore d...Tags: Google, TC, Politics, Elections, Voting, Microsoft, Congress, Democracy, Government, Senate, Massachusetts, Tech, United States, Arkansas, House, Davis 130 people like this. Like Congress Can Now Work From Home: House OKs Remote VotingMay 16, 2020 at 10:10 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — It all started with the grandchildren.
As House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer saw it, if he could Face Time with the grandkids, why not have Congress legislate by video chat and avoid the health risks of convening at the Capitol during the coronavirus pandemic?
And so the silver-haired, 80-year-old congressman from Maryland helped steer the House into one of the more substantial rules changes of its 230 year history.
“This is no revolutionary, radical change,” Hoyer told The Asso...Tags: News, Maryland, Congress, California, Washington, Senate, Ap, House, Capitol Hill, Associated Press, Nancy Pelosi, Oklahoma, Donald Trump, Mccarthy, Committee, Trump 122 people like this. Like US state department warns against all Americans leaving country amid pandemic – liveMarch 19, 2020 at 4:20 PM Advisory says US citizens living abroad should avoid international travelTrump sows confusion with claim drug will be ready soonCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 8.20pm GMT House Democrats are looking into remote voting, as the coronavirus pandemic has sparked concerns about continuing to convene at the Capitol.On a conference call with fellow House Democrats today, Jim McGovern, the chairman ...Tags: US, US news, Democrats, US politics, House, Connecticut, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Jim McGovern, Trump Administration, Ned Lamont, Coronavirus outbreak 29 people like this. Like Trump administration ends Obama-era landmine restrictionJanuary 31, 2020 at 1:48 PM As predicted, via the Trump White House — the Pentagon is relaxing its policy on the use of landmines by U.S, forces, so that landmines can be used on the Korean peninsula.
A Friday afternoon statement by the Trump Press Secretary formally announced that Trump has canceled the Obama Administration’s policy to ban United States military forces from using anti-personnel landmines outside of the Korean Peninsula.
Said Stephanie Grisham to reporters: "The President is unwilling to accept this ri...Tags: South Korea, Post, News, Obama, Congress, Obama Administration, US, War, United States, Pentagon, Trump, Korean Peninsula, Josh Lederman, Michael Holmes, Trump White House, Obama Admin 6 people like this. Like Trump shifts to authorize wider US military use of landminesJanuary 31, 2020 at 12:23 PM President Donald Trump on Friday canceled an Obama-era prohibition on the use of anti-personnel landmines outside of the Korean peninsula. With potential future conflict with China and Russia in mind, the new policy specified no geographic limits on landmine use, declaring that the weapons offer an important war-fighting capability. Rep. Jim McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat, wrote in a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that th...Tags: News, Obama, China, Massachusetts, Russia, Defense, US, Donald Trump, Trump, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, Jim McGovern, Mark Esper Pelosi’s Delay Tests Democratic Urgency on Trump’s ImpeachmentDecember 20, 2019 at 7:19 AM (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats who’ve argued for months that President Donald Trump’s impeachment was a matter of urgent national interest are now being forced to defend House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s delay in handing the case over to the Senate.Pelosi’s top lieutenants, some of whom said they got no heads-up that the speaker was holding back the next step in the impeachment process, brushed aside that there was an intractable stand-off with Senate Republicans. They said the issues would be resolv...Tags: New York, Texas, News, Congress, Washington, Kentucky, Senate, Massachusetts, Ukraine, Democrats, Gop, Harvard University, House, Bill Clinton, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi House marches toward Trump impeachment; he claims ‘assault’December 18, 2019 at 1:11 PM By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House marched toward a historic evening vote to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday, with Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisting Congress must “defend democracy” by evicting him from the White House. Trump would be just the third American president to be impeached, a distinctive dark mark on his tenure.
Trump said that despite the Democrats’ patriotic talk, they were actually perpetrating “an assault on America.”
Pelosi inv...Tags: Florida, Politics, News, Congress, Washington, Senate, White House, Massachusetts, Russia, Uncategorized, America, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden, Ukraine, Soccer 27 people like this. Like Majority in House Expected to Vote to Impeach President TrumpDecember 17, 2019 at 7:22 PM (WASHINGTON) — On the eve of almost-certain impeachment, President Donald Trump fired off a furious letter Tuesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denouncing the “vicious crusade” against him, while Democrats amassed the votes they needed and Republicans looked ahead, vowing to defend Trump at next month’s Senate trial.
Trump, who would be just the third U.S. president to be impeached, acknowledged he was powerless to stop Wednesday’s vote. He appeared to intend his lengthy, accusatory mess...Tags: Florida, News, Minnesota, Congress, California, Washington, Senate, White House, Russia, Uncategorized, America, Joe Biden, Ukraine, Cnn, Gop, United States 36 people like this. Like Majority of House Supports President Trump’s Impeachment: APDecember 17, 2019 at 7:22 PM WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is on track to be impeached by the House with the majority now in favor ahead of voting, according to a running tally compiled by The Associated Press.
No Republicans have indicated they will support impeachment, setting up a party line vote carried by Democrats. One by one, centrist Democrats, including many freshman lawmakers who risk reelection in districts where the president is popular, announced this week that they would support the articles of impe...Tags: News, Minnesota, Congress, Washington, Senate, White House, Russia, Uncategorized, Joe Biden, Ukraine, Pennsylvania, Gop, United States, House, New Jersey, Bill Clinton 4 people like this. Like Trump impeachment: McConnell tries to discredit 'most unfair' inquiry – liveDecember 17, 2019 at 11:27 AM Freshman congressman Anthony Brindisi, from a Trump-supporting district, announces backing for impeachment before tomorrow’s voteHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 4.27pm GMT Kendra Horn, a freshman House Democrat whose congressional district voted for Trump by more than 13 points in 2016, has just announced she will support impeachment.Update: Dem Rep Kendra Horn a yes: “It is with a heavy heart, but with clarity of conviction that I have made my decis...Tags: Republicans, US news, Ukraine, Democrats, US politics, House, House Of Representatives, US Congress, Republican, Trump, McConnell, McGovern, Jim McGovern, Anthony Brindisi, Kendra Horn, US elections 2020 48 people like this. Like |