Tag: Impeachment

House Republicans Demand Full Impeachment Trial for Mayorkas

Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday wrote to Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, demanding that the Senate hold an impeachment trial next month of Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary. The speaker called plans to quickly dismiss the charges against Mr. Mayorkas “a violation of our constitutional order and an affront to the American […]

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James Comer Pushes Unbelievable Conspiracy on Biden Impeachment Flop

“This judge treated him viciously, telling him either you cooperate or I’m putting you in jail for 15 years,” Trump continued. “He pled, and went to jail for very minor offenses, highly unusual, served 4 months in Rikers, and now they are after him again, this time for allegedly lying (doesn’t look like a lie […]

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Comer Tries a Deep-State Excuse for His Dead Biden Impeachment Crusade

“This judge treated him viciously, telling him either you cooperate or I’m putting you in jail for 15 years,” Trump continued. “He pled, and went to jail for very minor offenses, highly unusual, served 4 months in Rikers, and now they are after him again, this time for allegedly lying (doesn’t look like a lie […]

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Let’s Be Clear About the Real Reason for this Impeachment Madness

Here are some poll results from last summer, which are in line with a ton of other polls. Popularity—unfavorable, 60 to 38 percent. Does Trump think he’s above the law? Yes, 63 to 37. Do you support or oppose Trump’s indictments? Yes, 53 to 39. Do you think Trump has committed a crime? Yes, 62 […]

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Even Fox News Is Tired of Republicans’ Bogus Biden Impeachment

“The amount of the judgment, with interest, exceeds $464 million, and very few bonding companies will consider a bond of anything approaching that magnitude,” wrote attorneys Alina Habba, Clifford Robert, Christopher Kise and John Sauer. Trump issued his own venom Monday night in a string of posts that his former fixer, Michael Cohen, interpreted as […]

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Watch Jamie Raskin Torch Biden Impeachment Effort in Just Two Minutes

More importantly, the indictment does not say that Trump was acting based on information that the election was fraudulent. The indictment alleges that Trump knew he had lost but still insisted that fraudulent ballots had been cast and that electronic voting machines were switching votes to Democratic. “These claims were false, and the Defendant knew […]

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White House Calls on Republicans to End Biden Impeachment Inquiry

The White House insisted on Friday that House Republicans end their effort to impeach President Biden, declaring that “enough is enough” after their monthslong inquiry failed to turn up promised evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors. “It is obviously time to move on, Mr. Speaker,” Edward N. Siskel, the White House counsel, wrote in a […]

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A Historic Visit to an Abortion Clinic, and What Could Happen to TikTok

The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. The Headlines brings you the biggest stories of the day from the Times journalists […]

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Hunter Biden Refuses to Testify Publicly, Calling G.O.P. Inquiry a ‘Circus’

Hunter Biden, the president’s son, on Wednesday rejected a request from House Republicans to testify next week at a public hearing in their impeachment inquiry into President Biden, blasting the G.O.P.’s plans as a “made-for-right-wing-media circus act.” House Republicans had asked the younger Mr. Biden to appear at a hearing on March 20 alongside three […]

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Republicans’ Dilemma on Mayorkas Impeachment: When to Take the Loss

After approving impeachment articles against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, that are doomed in the Senate, House Republicans are facing a confounding question: How — and when — do you take a political loss in the least embarrassing way? It has been nearly a month since House Republicans impeached Mr. Mayorkas by a […]

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An F.B.I. Informant, a Bombshell Claim, and an Impeachment Built on a Lie

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You Will Not Believe—We Mean Not Believe—This James Comer Quote

Screenshot So despite what Cooper said Tuesday evening, it is actually critical to talk about Gaza in any analysis of Michigan’s results. Talking about Israel’s bombing of Gaza—and how Biden is backing that bombing—is the actual politics of the issue. “I think sometimes as we’re talking about this issue, we are centering President Biden, we […]

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Hard-Right GOP Rep. Admits Hunter Biden Case Could Be “Big Nothing”

“It’s real interesting when my colleagues on the other side talk about, ‘We need less government, we need less government overreach in our lives,’” Pearson told The Tennessean about Monday’s measure. “This exact bill, this very legislation, overreaches the Constitution of Tennessee.” Since their return to the state Capitol, tensions between Republicans and Jones and […]

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Hunter Biden Case Could Actually Be “Big Nothing,” Says Darryl Issa

“It’s real interesting when my colleagues on the other side talk about, ‘We need less government, we need less government overreach in our lives,’” Pearson told The Tennessean about Monday’s measure. “This exact bill, this very legislation, overreaches the Constitution of Tennessee.” Since their return to the state Capitol, tensions between Republicans and Jones and […]

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Republican Rep. Admits Hunter Biden Case Is Probably a “Big Nothing”

“It’s real interesting when my colleagues on the other side talk about, ‘We need less government, we need less government overreach in our lives,’” Pearson told The Tennessean about Monday’s measure. “This exact bill, this very legislation, overreaches the Constitution of Tennessee.” Since their return to the state Capitol, tensions between Republicans and Jones and […]

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GOP Congressman Admits the Hunter Biden Case Is Probably Overblown

“It’s real interesting when my colleagues on the other side talk about, ‘We need less government, we need less government overreach in our lives,’” Pearson told The Tennessean about Monday’s measure. “This exact bill, this very legislation, overreaches the Constitution of Tennessee.” Since their return to the state Capitol, tensions between Republicans and Jones and […]

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Indictment of Informant Undercuts G.O.P.’s Impeachment Drive

The indictment of a former F.B.I. informant on charges of making up claims that President Biden and his son sought bribes from a Ukrainian energy company is the latest blow to the effort by House Republicans to assemble a credible impeachment case against the president. Republicans had hailed the informant, Alexander Smirnov, as “credible” and […]

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Republicans’ Star Hunter Biden Witness Charged for Lying to the FBI

“I can tell you from everything I know about it, he’s going to be found guilty,” Cohen, the former Trump lawyer, said during The New Republic’s Stop Trump Summit in October. “This is the Al Capone theory,” he added. “They didn’t get him on murder, extortion, racketeering, prostitution, etc., they got him on tax evasion. […]

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Republicans’ Key Hunter Biden Witness Charged for Lying About the Whole Thing

“I can tell you from everything I know about it, he’s going to be found guilty,” Cohen, the former Trump lawyer, said during The New Republic’s Stop Trump Summit in October. “This is the Al Capone theory,” he added. “They didn’t get him on murder, extortion, racketeering, prostitution, etc., they got him on tax evasion. […]

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ICE Considers Slashing Detention Capacity Because of Budget Shortfall

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering a plan to reduce its detention capacity significantly after Republicans in Congress blocked a bill that would have provided the agency with more than $7 billion, officials said Wednesday. To stay within its current budget, ICE would need to cut detention levels by more than 10,000 spots within […]

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Senate Looks to Quickly Reject Mayorkas Impeachment Charges in Speedy Trial

Senate leaders plan to move quickly this month to reject the articles of impeachment against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, setting up a speedy trial in hopes of preventing House Republicans from turning the chamber into a political spectacle. Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, has not yet […]

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The GOP Has Impeached Alejandro Mayorkas and the Far Right Loves It

Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), during a news conference while visiting the US-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, US, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Proponents of the racist “great replacement” theory are gloating after the GOP-led House of Representatives narrowly voted to impeach […]

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House Republican Majority Shrinks Again as Congress Faces Critical Issues

And then there were two. With Democrat Tom Suozzi’s victory in a special House election in New York on Tuesday, the shrinking Republican majority in the House dwindled even further, leaving the G.O.P. able to afford only two defections from the party line on votes when all members are present. That gives them almost no […]

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The Impeachment of Mayorkas Is a Permanent Stain on the House

Feb. 13, 2024, 5:03 a.m. ET Feb. 13, 2024, 5:03 a.m. ET Tom SuozziCredit…Stephanie Keith for The New York Times On Tuesday, voters will go to the polls on Long Island to replace George Santos, who was expelled from the House. After two years of lies and drama from Santos, I thought it was a […]

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Mayorkas Was Impeached by the House. What Happens Next?

Republican members of the House impeached Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, with a simple majority vote on Tuesday. It sets off a series of choreographed rituals that dates back to the impeachment of former President Andrew Johnson in 1868. Here’s a look at what happens next. A ceremonial procession Once the House approves […]

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Here’s the latest on the impeachment vote.

Feb. 13, 2024, 5:34 p.m. ET Feb. 13, 2024, 5:34 p.m. ET News Analysis The votes displayed on the House floor during the second impeachment vote of President Donald Trump in January 2021.Credit…Erin Schaff/The New York Times If the House impeaches Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland security, it will be the first time […]

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Steve Scalise Returns After Cancer Treatment to Vote on Mayorkas Impeachment

Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the majority leader, returned to the Capitol on Tuesday following a six-week absence during which he received a stem-cell transplant as part of his treatment for blood cancer. His Republican colleagues in the House were counting on his return to impeach Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, after a […]

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Republicans’ Star Hunter Biden Witness Has a Very Shady Past

In July 2020, China Branding Group, a liquidated entertainment company, sued Bobulinski after he claimed he was entitled, per the terms of his loan agreement, to 2.5 times the original investment he made in the company between 2015 and 2016. During China Branding’s liquidation proceedings in 2017, Bobulinski presented a “proof of debt,” claiming a […]

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House Republicans Try Again to Impeach Mayorkas on Border Charges

House Republicans will try on Tuesday for a second time to impeach Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, on charges of willfully refusing to enforce border laws and breaching the public trust, after their first attempt at the partisan indictment ended in a stunning defeat. Three Republicans joined all Democrats last week in rejecting […]

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Mayorkas Says He’s Undeterred by Republicans’ Impeachment Drive

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, said on Sunday that he was not dwelling on congressional Republicans’ continued efforts to impeach him over his handling of the southern border. “They’re baseless allegations, Kristen, and that’s why I really am not distracted by them and focused on the work of the Department of Homeland Security,” […]

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Congressman Who Broke With G.O.P. on Mayorkas Vote Will Not Seek Re-election

Representative Mike Gallagher, Republican of Wisconsin, announced on Saturday that he would not run for re-election, just days after breaking with his party to cast a decisive vote against impeachment charges for Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary. Mr. Gallagher, who is in his fourth congressional term, is joining dozens of other lawmakers who […]

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