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Her voice is rarely heard as lawmakers squabble on the Senate floor over complicated procedures, arcane rules, impeachment trials, and recently what was allowed in the coronavirus rescue package passed in March. But Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough is one of the most powerful attorneys in Washington. Alth...

Summary List PlacementNew York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie revealed Thursday that he authorized an impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment. The New York Assembly Judiciary Committee, chaired by state Rep. Charles Lavine, will now examine the allegations, Heastie said in a statement. "The reports of accusations concerning the governor are serious," he said. Statement from Speaker...

Summary List PlacementNew York lawmakers from the Democratic side of the aisle are calling for accountability in the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's growing sexual harassment scandal, but they say they differ on whether impeachment, resignation, or sticking with an independent investigation is the best route. The left wing of the party has been the most aggressive, with six socialist lawmakers demanding the governor's...

Summary List PlacementRepublican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel on Sunday said that the GOP remains "overwhelmingly" united despite divisions among lawmakers who voted to impeach or convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. During an appearance on CBS' "Face the Nation," McDaniel said that GOP voters would determine the fate of Trump's influence in the party, but stressed that party voters...

Summary List PlacementDonald Trump has shown his intention to ensure that, even after his presidency, the conversation within the Republican party remains focused on his favorite topic: himself. Certainly, Trump was angry about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's Senate floor speech — a speech, mind you, in which McConnell was explaining his vote to acquit Trump — where McConnell called Trump "practically and morally...

Summary List PlacementMichael van der Veen, a lawyer who represented former President Trump in his second impeachment trial, ranted against the media in a CBS News interview after Trump was acquitted. Van der Veen baselessly accused prosecutors of doctoring evidence in the impeachment over the January 6 Capitol riot. "Because they hadn't done any investigation, they doctored evidence. It's absolutely shocking," he said Saturday...

Summary List PlacementRep. Jamie Raskin, the impeachment manager tapped by the House to oversee proceedings against former President Donald Trump, said on Sunday that he believes the Democrats put together a compelling case but were bludgeoned by the defense team. Raskin said he thought he "successfully demolished" arguments from Trumps' lawyers during the trial "but there's no reasoning with people who basically are acting...

Summary List PlacementGOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky will vote to acquit Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection" in the former president's Senate impeachment trial, according to sources close to senator. "While a close call, I am persuaded that impeachments are a tool primarily of removal and we therefore lack jurisdiction," McConnell wrote in a letter to GOP colleagues. "The Constitution makes...

Summary List PlacementLiz Cheney, the third-highest ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, will keep her leadership position after she was one of ten Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump following the Capitol insurrection. Republican members of the House voted Wednesday evening that the GOP conference chairwoman would keep her position in caucus leadership following a heated, closed-door meeting to discuss the...

Summary List PlacementThe collapse of Donald Trump's impeachment legal team — a week before his second trial is set to start — was prompted by money disagreements between the former president and his lead lawyer, according to a new Axios report. The rift between Trump and Butch Bowers, which was thought to be caused by a disagreement over defense strategy, was also reportedly brought...

Summary List PlacementGOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger has launched a new political action committee to push back against Republicans who embrace former President Donald Trump.  "The Republican Party has lost its way. If we are to lead again, we need to muster the courage to remember who we are," Kinzinger said in a video posted to the new Country First PAC website. The PAC is...

Summary List PlacementJust days after five members of former President Trump's impeachment legal team quit over a disagreement on strategy, two new lawyers — David Schoen and Bruce Castor Jr. — have been added to the roster.  The pair are expected to take the lead when Trump's impeachment trial for inciting the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol begins on February 8.  Castor served...

Summary List PlacementFive attorneys have abandoned former President Donald Trump's impeachment defense team just days ahead of his trial in the Senate, CNN reported Saturday night. The departures reportedly occurred after disagreements over the defense strategy. Trump had wanted his legal team to focus on false claims that the election had been stolen from him, rather than the question of whether it was legal...

Summary List PlacementThe South Carolina Republican Party announced Saturday it had formally censured Rep. Tom Rice, one of the 10 GOP members of Congress who voted to impeach President Donald Trump earlier this month. "We made our disappointment clear the night of the impeachment vote," the party chairman, Drew McKissick, said in a statement announcing the censure. "Congressman Rice's vote unfortunately played right into...

Summary List PlacementPresident Joe Biden said the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump "has to happen," CNN reported Monday. Biden made the remark on the impending impeachment trial to CNN's Kaitlin Collins in the halls of the West Wing as House impeachment managers transmitted the article of impeachment against Trump on Monday. The former president was impeached in January for "incitement of insurrection" in...

Summary List PlacementSen. Mitt Romney did not reveal if he would vote to convict former President Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection" in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial, but he feels as though the proceedings are constitutional. On "Fox News Sunday," the Utah Republican and 2012 GOP presidential nominee said that the current article "suggests impeachable conduct" as it pertains to the Jan. 6...

Summary List PlacementAs many as 5,000 members of the US National Guard are to remain stationed in Washington, DC, through the middle of March following their deployment to DC after the deadly January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol and ahead of President Joe Biden's inauguration. A spokesperson for the National Guard in a statement to Insider confirmed that troops would remain in DC...

Summary List PlacementDemocratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland on Sunday said that he's "not going to lose my son at the end of 2020 and lose my country and my republic in 2021" as he reflected on the recent death of his 25-year-old son, Tommy, and his own role as the lead House manager in President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. During an appearance...