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Month: February 2021

Bill Cassidy joins five other Republican senators who broke ranks to vote that Trump’s impeachment trial is constitutional

Six Republicans joined all of their Democratic colleagues on Tuesday to vote that the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump is constitutional, with Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy emerging as the sole Republican to switch his vote after an initial vote on constitutionality last month. The 56-44 final vote marked the closing chapter of Tuesday’s

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Merrick Garland, Biden’s pick for attorney general, has confirmation hearing set for February 22

President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 22 and 23 for his confirmation hearing. The dates were announced by Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, who said in a joint news release that the committee will vote

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Senate GOP rips Trump’s attorney for lackluster arguments on trial’s first day

A wide array of Senate Republicans harshly criticized former President Donald Trump’s defense team on the opening day of his second impeachment trial, arguing that Trump attorney Bruce Castor had delivered a rambling and unfocused argument in making the case that the proceedings are unconstitutional. “I thought the President’s lawyer, the first lawyer, just rambled

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