WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican House members John Ratcliffe and Jim Jordan are being considered for a role on President Donald Trump's defense team for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial, a person familiar with the discussions said Tuesday.
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House votes on Biden impeachment inquiry House Republicans voted on Wednesday to formalize their ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden which the White House has labeled a "stunt." December 14, 2023 Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live Tracking days of severe storm threats...
Capitol building in an effort to block Congress from counting the Electoral College votes and confirming President-elect Joe Biden's victory. How the vote breaks down 232 for impeachment 222 Democrats 10 Republicans 197 opposed 197 Republicans 0 Democrats The 10 Republicans who voted for ...
depending on the size of the House majority and the fact that Senate Republicans do not have a super majority of 60 votes. Currently, House Speaker Mike Johnson has a four-seat majority that has forced him to rely on the votes of Democrats to get must-pass legislation through the House, ...
A Reuters head count shows that 135 House Democrats back an impeachment inquiry. While that is a majority of the caucus, the number is well short of the 218 votes needed to pass a resolution. Only two American presidents have been impeached by the House: Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Clinton...
Impeachment Process The article of impeachment -- essentially an indictment -- now goes to the state Senate for a trial, which requires a two-thirds vote to convict Blagojevich and remove him from office. The trial will be presided over by the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and...
Trump is only the fourth US president to face impeachment proceedings and the first to be running for reelection at the same time. Next week's House votes pose potentially serious political consequences for both parties ahead of the 2020 elections, with the US public deeply divided over whether...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has been struggling with how to keep his caucus united as the GOP pushes politically tough votes for his party. Earlier this month, enough Democrats backed a Republican-driven immigration bill to send it to President Donald Trump’s desk, and more votes are...