Tyler Olson

House Republicans will gatherWednesday afternoon for a conference meeting that comes as two of its members are in hot water for very different reasons, and they could face threats to their futures in the party.

Senate Republicans are set to force Democrats to cast votes on a variety ofpotentially uncomfortable topics in the coming days, taking advantage of the rules of the budget reconciliation process Democrats are using to advance President Biden's coronavirus stimulus plan while getting around a

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The upcoming impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump is set to be highly politicized, and decisions by senators on both sides about how they vote are almost certain to be made more fundamentally on political calculations rather than on the facts.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that President Biden supports his son Hunter's recently announced book, which will be published in April and focus on his history of substance abuse.

White Housepress secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday reiterated that President Biden wants to see children back in classrooms, but would not commit to standing up to unions if forced to choose between the prolific Democratic donors and reopening schools.

The "vote-a-rama" in the Senate that started at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday concluded shortly before 6 a.m. Friday after a marathon process in which Republicans forced Democrats to take votes on tough issues for more than 15 hours.

The "vote-a-rama" in the Senate that started at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday concluded shortly before 6 a.m. Friday after a marathon process in which Republicans forced Democrats to take votes on tough issues for more than 15 hours.

Among the high-profile issues Senators were forced to vote on during the vote-a-rama were ail and gas leasing, religious freedom, abortion, immigration, and getting kids back in schools.

President Biden received more contributions from teachers unions than any other candidate during the 2020 election cycle by a wide margin, underscoring the conundrum that may be headed for the White House if those same unions continue to oppose efforts to openschools for in-person learning.

The hearings for the second impeachment trial of former President Trump starton Tuesday and Republicans are making it clear, even before they're gaveled in, that they believe theresult is predetermined.

Sen. Chris Murphy on Sunday said that he believes the Senate has a responsibility to hold an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, adding that it is an open question whether or not such a trial is constitutional.

Lawyers for former President Trump on Monday submitted abrief saying the Democrats' effort to convict the president in an impeachment trial after he's left office is "political theater," and that the trial is outside of the Senate's constitutional authority.

The House impeachment managers accused former President Donald Trump of "the most grievous constitutional crime ever committed by a President" in their final brief before Trump's impeachment trial begins in earnest Tuesday.

Two U.S aircraft carrier strike groups conducted joint exercises in the disputed waters of the South China Sea on Tuesday, amid increasing attention on how the Biden administration will handle threats from China.

Former President Donald Trump has been out of office for nearly three weeks, but he is still expected to command the full attention of the legislative branch and the country in the coming days as the Senate begins his second impeachment trial, barely one year after his first.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene denounced the Capitol rioters Tuesday and said they were attacking all lawmakers -- Republicans and Democrats -- when they stormed the Capitol during the Jan.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumeron Tuesday urged Senate Republicans to pay close attention to new evidence introduced by the House impeachment managers during the trial of former President Donald Trump, while framing Trumpas fundamentally responsible for motivating the rioters who sacked

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The House Democratic impeachment managers, in their reply to President Trump's pre-trial brief from Monday, slam the former president's legal theories as "flawed" and say that he is shirking responsibility for the Capitol riot.

The pre-trial brief filed by former President Donald Trump's defense team had one extraname on it besidesthe two widely-reported attorneys leading his impeachment defense in the Senate:Michael T.

The House impeachment managers will begin their opening argumentson the merits of the impeachment of former President Donald Trump when the chamber convenes at noon on Wednesday, following a 56-44 Senate vote to move ahead with the trial Tuesday.