Politics

WATCH: Trump lawyer says impeachment trial will tear the U.S. apart

By Associated Press

Trump was impeached one week before he left office and one week after he told his supporters to "fight like hell” before they laid siege on the Capitol. The rioting resulted in five deaths.

WATCH: Lawyer for Trump concedes he lost election during impeachment trial

By Associated Press

In opening remarks Tuesday, lawyer Bruce Castor said: “The American people are smart enough to pick a new administration if they don’t like the old one. And they just did.”…

WATCH: Rep. Raskin chokes up talking about Capitol attack

By Associated Press

Raskin spoke about his personal experience in the Capitol on Jan. 6. He had been joined by family members that day — the day after he had buried his son, who took his own life in December.

Trump’s historic 2nd trial opens with jarring video of Capitol siege

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial has opened in the Senate with graphic video of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on Congress after the defeated former president whips up a rally crowd.

Election of new chair portends change at U.S. Postal Service

By David Sharp, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Ron Bloom on Tuesday replaced a former Republican National Committee chair amid calls by critics for firing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and changing the board's makeup.

Your guide to the Trump impeachment trial of 2021

By Lisa Desjardins

We have a special place in history. Never have Americans been so experienced in presidential impeachment as we. Two impeachments in just more than a single year.

Harris’ historic election celebrated in cracked glass portrait

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris' barrier-breaking career has been memorialized in a portrait that depicts her face emerging from the cracks in a massive sheet of glass.

WATCH: White House’s Psaki holds news briefing

By Associated Press

Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial opened in the Senate, with Democrats arguing that the former president should be convicted for inciting a violent mob of his supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

WATCH: Senate Majority Leader Schumer says COVID-19 relief efforts to continue during impeachment trial

By Associated Press

The impeachment trial will force the Senate to decide whether to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection after a violent mob of his supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

WATCH: OMB nominee Neera Tanden testifies before Senate committee

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, will testify Feb. 9 before the Senate committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs.