UPDATE: Maine’s 2nd District lawmaker says he will endorse one article of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
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Democrats say Trump ‘betrayed the nation,’ in sweeping impeachment report
Republicans denounce the House Judiciary Committee report and say, ‘The quicker the majority report and the majority’s actions are forgotten, the better.’
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Impeachment: What Maine can teach the rest of the nation
On the evening of April 1, 1940, State Controller William Runnells sustained two self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the chest. Runnells’ nearly successful suicide attempt would punctuate the beginning of the last legislative proceeding in Maine government that sought removal of a high ranking government official. Though it’s been nearly four score years since this dramatic […]
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Sharply divided House panel delays historic vote on impeachment of Trump
Lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee finish a 14-hour session on articles of impeachment with plans to vote Friday morning.
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House takes big step, will draft articles of impeachment against Trump
This would be only the 4th time in U.S. history Congress has tried to remove a president, and it intensifies the deeply partisan undertaking that is consuming Washington and dividing the nation.
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Legal scholars make case for impeachment; Democrats say they’re all in
In a starkly partisan undertaking, House Democrats are charging toward a Christmastime vote on removing President Trump.
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Trump put his personal interests above national security, says House impeachment report
The House Intelligence Committee’s report makes the case that the president misused the power of his office and obstructed Congress by stonewalling its investigation.
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House impeachment report to be unveiled as Judiciary Committee prepares for hearing
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday the House should suspend its inquiry while the president is overseas.
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Trump counsel says president won’t participate in House Judiciary Committee’s first hearing
Pat A. Cipollone, who did not rule out participation in future proceedings, characterized the first hearing to be held by the House Judiciary Committee as unfair.
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House invites Trump to participate as impeachment probe digs into Constitution
The Judiciary Committee is set to take over the impeachment probe of the president next week, scheduling a Dec. 4 hearing with legal scholars.