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Highlights From Trump’s Impeachment Defense

“Like every other politically motivated witch hunt the left has engaged in over the past four years, this impeachment is completely divorced from the facts, the evidence and the interests of the American people.” “To claim that the president in any way wished, desired or encouraged lawless or violent behavior is a preposterous and monstrous […]

Republicans Seize on Shuttered Schools as a Political Rallying Cry

Like their counterparts in the Senate, House Republicans have tried to capitalize on the issue. As an array of House panels worked this week to solidify the details of Mr. Biden’s pandemic aid package, Republicans used an Education and Labor Committee meeting to force a series of votes that would have established requirements for reopening […]

Biden Justice Dept. Asks British Court to Approve Extradition of Julian Assange

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has signaled that for now it is continuing its predecessor’s attempt to prosecute Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, as the Justice Department filed a brief this week appealing to a British court to overturn a ruling that blocked his extradition to the United States. This week, human rights and civil […]

‘We Will Never Forget’: Pelosi Calls for Medals for Capitol Defenders

new video loaded: ‘We Will Never Forget’: Pelosi Calls for Medals for Capitol Defenders transcript Back transcript ‘We Will Never Forget’: Pelosi Calls for Medals for Capitol Defenders House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday introduced legislation to award Congressional Gold Medals, the highest honor of Congress, to the Capitol Police and other law enforcement personnel […]

Trump ‘Did Not Do His Job’ On Vaccine Rollout, Biden Says

new video loaded: Trump ‘Did Not Do His Job’ On Vaccine Rollout, Biden Says transcript Back transcript Trump ‘Did Not Do His Job’ On Vaccine Rollout, Biden Says President Biden visited the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., where he said Covid-19 vaccines would not be available for all Americans before late summer because […]

Lincoln Project to Hire Outside Group to Review John Weaver’s Behavior

The former employees, in their letter, expressed anger that Lincoln Project leaders had characterized reports about the group’s handling of Mr. Weaver’s behavior as hit jobs from supporters of former President Donald J. Trump. Insinuating that their efforts constituted a right-wing attack, they wrote, “is not in keeping with the values we signed up to […]

With More Vaccines Secured, Biden Warns of Hurdles to Come

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday it had secured 200 million more doses of coronavirus vaccines, enough to inoculate every American adult, but President Biden warned that logistical hurdles would most likely mean that many Americans will still not have been vaccinated by the end of the summer. The additional doses amount to a […]