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The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president. CBC | World News
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Zelenskyy set to make urgent plea for Ukraine aid to reluctant Republicans
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as the Russian invasion is grinding into a third year and U.S. funding hangs in the balance, as many Republicans have cooled on further Ukraine military aid. CBC | World News
Read More »Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for U.S. Speaker — their 2nd pick in 1 day
U.S. House Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for House speaker, hours after an earlier pick, Rep. Tom Emmer, abruptly withdrew in the face of opposition from former president Donald Trump and hardline Republican lawmakers. CBC | World News
Read More »Republicans drop staunch Trump ally Jim Jordan as U.S. House Speaker nominee
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday dropped Jim Jordan as House Speaker nominee, putting them back at square one 17 days after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster. CBC | World News
Read More »Democrats unlikely to convince 4 Republicans to hear witnesses at impeachment trial
Another key Republican has announced opposition to calling witnesses in U.S. President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, appearing to doom a bid by Democrats to have testimony in the trial and paving the way for an expected acquittal of Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »In Iowa, Republicans indifferent to Democratic caucuses. No one can beat Trump, they say
Bernie, Mayor Pete, Biden — it doesn’t matter who wins the Iowa caucuses because not one stands a chance against Donald Trump. That was the general attitude among many Trump supporters who filled the rafters of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa Thursday night. CBC | World News
Read More »Republicans hopeful Senate will acquit Trump in impeachment trial as early as Friday
A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday, raising the possibility he could be acquitted as early as Friday. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump lawyers, House managers field questions as Republicans try to contain fallout from Bolton revelations
The White House has objected to the publication of a book written by U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton that depicts Trump as playing a central role in a pressure campaign on Ukraine. CBC | World News
Read More »Republicans under pressure to call John Bolton to testify, as Senate impeachment trial resumes
U.S. President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate came under fresh pressure on Monday to allow witnesses and new documents in his impeachment trial after a news report that a former top aide, John Bolton, has written a book manuscript that undercuts Trump’s versions of events in the Ukraine affair. CBC | World News
Read More »Republicans seem unmoved by Democrats’ push for witnesses at Trump impeachment trial
Republicans in the U.S. Senate appear unmoved by the Democratic push for witnesses in U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial despite persistent appeals from Rep. Adam Schiff and the other House prosecutors. CBC | World News
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