Tag Archives: Impeachment

The New York Times 10:50 pm on September 17, 2021
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The Road Ahead for Pro-Impeachment House Republicans

The 10 G.O.P. lawmakers who voted to impeach Donald Trump face angry primary voters and challengers inspired or endorsed by the former president. So far, only one has given up on re-election.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 30, 2021
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When Frederick Douglass Met Andrew Johnson

In “The Failed Promise,” a new book about Reconstruction and Johnson’s impeachment, Robert S. Levine looks closely at the perspective of Douglass and other Black leaders.

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The New York Times 9:15 pm on August 24, 2021
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Igor Fruman Expected to Plead Guilty in Campaign Finance Case

Igor Fruman had aided Rudolph Giuliani in his effort to dig up dirt on Donald J. Trump’s political rivals.

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The New York Times 2:00 pm on August 20, 2021
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‘Impeachment’ Focuses on the Women Behind Clinton’s Scandals

In a group interview, Ryan Murphy and the stars and creators of the FX drama discuss why they made Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky the stars of the show, and why we still care.

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The New York Times 12:44 am on August 14, 2021
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Cuomo Will No Longer Face Impeachment, Assembly Leader Says

Carl Heastie, the speaker of the New York State Assembly, said the body would end its investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo when his resignation takes effect later this month.

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The New York Times 11:34 pm on August 4, 2021
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What Makes Cuomo So Grabby?

The non-grabby Cuomo doesn’t look good, either.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 8, 2021
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In Michigan, Pro-Impeachment Republicans Face Voters’ Wrath

Representative Peter Meijer, a Republican who voted to impeach Donald J. Trump, seeks “decency and humility” in Western Michigan, but has found anger, fear and misinformation.

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The New York Times 12:16 pm on June 14, 2021
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With Cuomo Weakened, New York Lawmakers End Session With Flex of Power

State lawmakers passed several progressive priorities to cap the 2021 session, but clashed with Gov. Andrew Cuomo as impeachment inquiries continued.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 8, 2021
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Are We Destined for a Crisis of Democracy in 2024?

Some alarm is understandable. The progressive sense of certain doom is not.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 8, 2021
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Nigeria Is in Disarray. So Its President Banned Twitter.

It’s a bad time for President Muhammadu Buhari to play the tyrant.

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The New York Times 11:01 pm on May 27, 2021
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Prosecutors Investigating Whether Ukrainians Meddled in 2020 Election

The Brooklyn federal inquiry has examined whether former and current Ukrainian officials tried to interfere in the election, including funneling misleading information through Rudolph W. Giuliani.

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The New York Times 9:09 am on May 26, 2021
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Release the Barr-Trump Memo on Obstruction of Justice

Did the former Attorney General William P. Barr use his mighty powers to protect his boss?

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 25, 2021
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Was Richard Nixon a Tragic Hero?

Michael Dobbs’s “King Richard” tells the story of the first few months after Nixon’s second inaugural, when his eventual downfall was becoming clear.

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The New York Times 6:30 pm on May 8, 2021
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Is Liz Cheney a Martyr — or Just a Hack in Holy Drag?

Some political questions defy any easy answer.

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The New York Times 12:05 am on May 5, 2021
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House Republicans Have Had Enough of Liz Cheney’s Truth-Telling

G.O.P. House members are plotting a fresh bid to dethrone Ms. Cheney from her leadership post. Her transgression: continued repudiation of Donald J. Trump and his false election claims.

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The New York Times 7:13 pm on May 4, 2021
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Giuliani’s Allies Want Trump to Pay His Legal Bills

As Rudolph Giuliani faces an escalating federal investigation and defamation suits, his advisers believe he should benefit from a $250 million Trump campaign war chest.

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The New York Times 10:07 pm on April 29, 2021
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Firing of U.S. Ambassador Is at Center of Giuliani Investigation

Prosecutors want to scrutinize Rudolph W. Giuliani’s communications with Ukrainian officials about the ouster of the ambassador, Marie L. Yovanovitch.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 22, 2021
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Liz Cheney vs. MAGA

The Wyoming congresswoman challenged Republicans to turn away from Trump after Jan. 6. Instead, they turned on her.

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The New York Times 11:26 pm on March 31, 2021
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As Coronavirus and Economic Woes Ravage Brazil, Bolsonaro Improvises and Confounds

Critics see the recent behavior of Brazil’s president — polarizing in the best of times — as an unnerving sign of a flailing leader. His strategy, if there is one, is difficult to discern.

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The New York Times 9:10 am on March 24, 2021
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The Long Road to Possibly Impeaching Cuomo

Lawmakers will need to navigate the shoals of Albany’s political traditions and the state’s relatively ill-defined impeachment process.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on March 24, 2021
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Cuomo Could Be Impeached. Here’s How It Would Happen.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under investigation. If his own party moves against him, he could face New York’s first impeachment proceeding in more than a century.

#metoo-movement, #cuomo-andrew-m, #impeachment, #new-york-state, #politics-and-government, #sexual-harassment, #state-legislatures

The New York Times 12:32 am on March 16, 2021
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Can Biden Stay on the Sidelines of the Andrew Cuomo Saga?

The New York governor has been abandoned by top Democrats in his state, but the president is asking for investigations to proceed before passing judgment.

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The New York Times 8:36 pm on March 13, 2021
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The Rise and Fall of Andrew Cuomo

Even as he tries to plot a political survival strategy in the face of sexual misconduct allegations, Mr. Cuomo is an object lesson on the dangers of kicking people on the way up.

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The New York Times 9:09 pm on March 12, 2021
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Jaime Herrera Beutler Is Undaunted

After seeing her eldest child through a medical nightmare, the six-term Republican from Washington was not intimidated by the idea of breaking with her party to support Donald J. Trump’s impeachment.

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The New York Times 6:56 pm on February 24, 2021
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South Dakota Attorney General Faces Calls to Resign and Impeachment Over Crash

State officials released videos that show investigators confronting the attorney general, Jason Ravnsborg, with descriptions of his car hitting a man: “His face came through your windshield.”

#impeachment, #noem-kristi, #ravnsborg-jason, #south-dakota, #state-legislatures, #traffic-accidents-and-safety

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 17, 2021
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If There Was a Republican Civil War, It Appears to Be Over

The party belongs to Trump for as long as he wants it.

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The New York Times 12:30 am on February 17, 2021
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Trump, in Scorching Attack on McConnell, Urges G.O.P. to Replace Him

The former president, breaking an unusually long silence, called the Senate minority leader a “dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack” and called on Republicans in the chamber to find a new leader.

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The New York Times 12:30 am on February 17, 2021
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Trump’s Legal Defense Team Was Defined by Stumbles, Clashes and Egos

The lawyers assembled by the former president to represent him in his Senate impeachment trial hardly knew one another. They prevailed in the end, but it wasn’t pretty.

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The New York Times 7:37 pm on February 16, 2021
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Adam Kinzinger, I Can Relate: When Politics Divides Families

A reader shares a painful experience and reconciliation. Also: Amazon’s business practices; the plight of Black immigrants.

#amazon-com-inc, #black-people, #illegal-immigration, #impeachment, #kinzinger-adam, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 11:00 am on February 16, 2021
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An Impeachment Manager on Trump’s Acquittal

We look at the former president’s trial through the eyes of Stacey Plaskett, a Democratic congresswoman who sought his conviction.

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The New York Times 9:17 am on February 16, 2021
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Don’t Care for This Impeachment? Wait Until Next Year

Leaders of both political parties suggest that impeachments, Electoral College standoffs and Supreme Court nomination blockades may become frequent fights in American politics.

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The New York Times 5:15 am on February 16, 2021
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North Carolina Republicans Censure Richard Burr Over Impeachment Vote

The senator, who is retiring, is one of seven Republicans who voted with Democrats to find Donald J. Trump guilty of inciting an insurrection at the Capitol.

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The New York Times 10:31 pm on February 15, 2021
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How Joe Neguse and Stacey Plaskett Plan to Wield Their Influence After Impeachment

Both representatives said they took note of their roles as among the few Black lawmakers who played a role in the historic proceeding.

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The New York Times 9:31 pm on February 15, 2021
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Impeachment’s Over. Bring On the Criminal Investigations.

After Mitch McConnell’s cynical speech, Republicans can’t complain.

#impeachment, #mcconnell-mitch, #raskin-jamie-1962, #republican-party, #senate, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 15, 2021
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Mitch McConnell Is So Over Trump That He Voted to Absolve Him

On the impeachment front, it was an exciting — if sometimes perplexing — weekend.

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The New York Times 12:26 am on February 15, 2021
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Biden Takes Center Stage With Ambitious Agenda as Trump’s Trial Ends

The president plans to quickly press for his $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, and then move on to infrastructure, immigration, climate change and other major priorities.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #executive-orders-and-memorandums, #house-of-representatives, #impeachment, #law-and-legislation, #stimulus-economic, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 12:07 am on February 15, 2021
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Blue Lives Matter Is Over

Once the Trump mob attacked officers, Republican hypocrisy was exposed.

#assaults, #attacks-on-police, #black-lives-matter-movement, #criminal-justice, #deaths-fatalities, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #impeachment, #republican-party, #senate, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #tillis-thomas-r, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #washington-dc

The New York Times 11:57 pm on February 14, 2021
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Why Seven Republican Senators Voted to Convict Trump

The Republicans who broke with their party to find Donald J. Trump guilty were an eclectic group, bound by their shared lack of concern about retribution from the former president or his followers.

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The New York Times 11:05 pm on February 14, 2021
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Calls Grow for Commission to Investigate Capitol Riot

Lawmakers are increasingly pushing for a 9/11-style panel that would examine failures and make recommendations. It could also be a final chance for Congress to hold Donald J. Trump to account.

#democratic-party, #house-of-representatives, #impeachment, #national-commission-on-terrorist-attacks-upon-the-united-states, #republican-party, #senate, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:22 pm on February 14, 2021
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Lara Trump for North Carolina Senate Seat? Trump’s Trial Is Renewing Talk

Senator Richard M. Burr’s vote to convict the former president has intensified speculation that Ms. Trump might galvanize staunch Trump loyalists behind a possible bid for Mr. Burr’s seat in 2022.

#burr-richard-m, #elections-senate, #impeachment, #north-carolina, #republican-party, #senate, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-lara-1982, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 2:52 am on February 14, 2021
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For Trump, an Escape, Not an Exoneration

The president who emerged from last year’s impeachment trial feeling emboldened emerges from this one secluded behind closed doors in Florida and facing an uncertain political and legal future.

#impeachment, #mcconnell-mitch, #senate, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #twenty-fifth-amendment-us-constitution

The New York Times 2:13 am on February 14, 2021
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How Democrats Could Have Made Republicans Squirm

G.O.P. lawmakers were unlikely to convict Trump. But a different approach to impeachment would have been more difficult for them to ignore.

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The New York Times 2:03 am on February 14, 2021
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After the Speech: What Trump Did as the Capitol Was Attacked

New evidence emerged in the impeachment trial about what President Donald J. Trump did from roughly 1 to 6 p.m. the day of the Capitol attack. But many questions remain unanswered.

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The New York Times 1:26 am on February 14, 2021
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Trump Acquitted of Inciting Insurrection, Even as Bipartisan Majority Votes ‘Guilty’

The verdict was unlikely to be the final word for former President Donald J. Trump, his badly divided party or the festering wounds the Jan. 6 riot that prompted the impeachment left behind.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #democratic-party, #house-of-representatives, #impeachment, #presidential-election-of-2020, #republican-party, #senate, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #twenty-fifth-amendment-us-constitution, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 1:05 am on February 14, 2021
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McConnell, Denouncing Trump After Voting to Acquit, Says His Hands Were Tied

The top Senate Republican gave his most damning condemnation of Donald Trump, but said the Senate had no power to convict an ex-president. He had refused to try Mr. Trump while he remained in office.

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The New York Times 11:47 pm on February 13, 2021
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Takeaways From Day 5 of Trump’s Impeachment Trial

Seven Republicans broke ranks in voting to convict former President Donald J. Trump, and despite moving to acquit the former president, Senator Mitch McConnell condemned him on the Senate floor.

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The New York Times 11:42 pm on February 13, 2021
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Here are the seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump.

The vote was the most bipartisan for a presidential impeachment conviction in United States history.

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The New York Times 11:10 pm on February 13, 2021
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The ‘Disgraceful Acquittal’ of Donald Trump

“A sad, sad day for democracy,” one reader writes. “It was craven cowardice for Republicans to put Mr. Trump before country,” writes another.

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The New York Times 9:01 pm on February 13, 2021
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Republican Acquittal of Trump Is a Defining Moment for Party

Even off-line and off camera at his Palm Beach, Fla., estate, and offering only a feeble impeachment defense through his legal team in Washington, Donald J. Trump remains a dominant force in right-wing politics.

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The New York Times 8:28 pm on February 13, 2021
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What We Learned About the Capitol Riots From the Impeachment Trial

Yet for all the heart-pounding narrative of that day presented on the Senate floor, what was also striking was how many questions remained unanswered.

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