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How did Trump and his team pull off his successful defense? Here’s a look at key factors Will historians find Donald Trump’s impeachment remarkable because Republican politicians turned a blind eye to such egregious wrongdoing and acquitted him? Or will they find it remarkable because it was the last time a cadre of Republican officials […] More
In a hyperpartisan era, Republicans cast Trump as a victim while Democrats lamented his ‘normalisation of lawlessness’ Donald Trump’s short but indelible political career has been based around the principle of divide-and-fool. His acquittal in the impeachment trial by the US Senate will further fan the flames of the most profound national split since the […] More
President’s son made remark after Romney said he would vote to convict Donald Trump on first article of impeachment Donald Trump Jr has called for Mitt Romney to be expelled from the Republican party after the senator announced he would vote to convict the president on the first article of impeachment, abuse of power. In […] More
President becomes third in US history to be impeached by the House and acquitted in Senate trial Donald Trump has been acquitted in his Senate trial on both of the articles of impeachment he faced, ending the threat that he would be removed from office and concluding the impeachment process. Voting largely along party lines, […] More
Full story: Buttigieg just ahead of Sanders as Iowa votes trickle in Only one Republican senator likely to vote to convict Trump Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 3.28pm GMT There might still be room to hear from former national security adviser, John Bolton, in the halls of Congress. […] More
Trump appears en route to becoming the third president to remain in office after a Senate impeachment trial Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared en route to becoming the third US president to remain in office following acquittal in a Senate impeachment trial. But what might it mean for Trump’s future that he was impeached at […] More
The US reality-TV president has shown a stubborn resistance to playing the role of a normal commander-in-chief There’s only one political body that is more incompetent than the Iowa Democratic party. That body was delivering what could be its last State of the Union speech on Tuesday. For the fourth year, Donald Trump pretended to […] More
President moves a step closer to getting perfect Republican support as senators lay out positions Donald Trump moved a step closer to winning perfect Republican support on Tuesday in his quest for impeachment acquittal, gaining a vow from senator Susan Collins of Maine to vote to acquit on both articles of impeachment. Before a final […] More
