Tag: impeachment

Can Rand Paul Save the Senate?

Commentary Every day in every way I like Rand Paul better. He gives libertarianism a good name by standing for something, unlike almost all his colleagues, right and left. Just the other day he stood up to the tedious hyper-partisanship of ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. Tuesday he weighed in, to great effect, on the impeachment issue,…


Deep Dive (Jan. 26): Trump Forms New ‘Office of the Former President’

Former President Donald Trump’s impeachment is now in the hands of the Senate. Republican Senator Rand Paul challenged the constitutional grounds for pursuing impeaching, calling it the Democrat’s “partisan vendetta against a man no longer in office.” Trump meanwhile is opening up “an office of the former president,” this comes as he distances himself from…


Senate GOP Signals a Second Trump Acquittal

Republican senators on Tuesday signaled they’ll vote to acquit former President Donald Trump in his upcoming second impeachment trial, highlighting what they see as the futility in pressing forward with the proceedings. Most Republicans haven’t said exactly how they’ll vote, but 45 GOP members of the upper chamber voted for a point of order that…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Jan. 26)

Forty-five senators vote that the case to impeach former President Trump is unconstitutional, the Biden Administration’s order freezing deportations has been temporarily blocked, and the Senate Minority leader now has a better chance of keeping the ability to filibuster.


Sen. Cassidy Announces Willingness to Convict Trump

Another Republican senator, the 16th so far, has announced a willingness to vote to convict former President Donald Trump in the upcoming impeachment trial, depending on what’s presented to the Senate. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told reporters in a conference call on Tuesday that he sees it as his “constitutional responsibility” to act as a…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Jan. 26)

The House delivers the article of impeachment to the Senate; the U.S. Supreme Court throws out two cases against Trump as moot; and Senator Ted Cruz proposes limiting the number of times members of Congress can be re-elected.


Biden: Trump Impeachment Trial Must Happen, Former President Likely Won’t Be Convicted

President Joe Biden on Monday said he feels an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump “has to happen.” But, acknowledging the high threshold required for conviction, he added that he doesn’t believe Trump will be convicted. “The Senate has changed since I was there, but it hasn’t changed that much,” Biden said, adding that…


Deep Dive (Jan. 25): Split Over Trump Impeachment Trial Grows

Thousands of national guards are set to stay in Washington D.C. due to security concerns around the impeachment trial. The impeachment trial is pushing forward despite there being mixed views as to whether impeachment is constitutional now that Trump has left office. Amazon is trying to block a warehouse union vote by mail. It’s pushing…


House Transmits Article of Impeachment Against Trump to the Senate

The House of Representatives late Monday transmitted an article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate. House prosecutors delivered the sole “incitement of insurrection” impeachment charge in a ceremonial walk across the Capitol to the Senate. The move, out of formality, sets the stage for preparations ahead of the trial that alleges Trump incited an…


Sen. Leahy to Preside Over Trump’s Impeachment Trial

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), president pro tempore of the Senate, will preside over next month’s impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Leahy said on Jan. 25. Leahy is 80. Both parties traditionally choose their eldest member to serve in the pro tempore role, which is essentially a backup for the president of the Senate, whenever…