Politics

Virginia votes to ratify ERA, putting amendment one step closer to Constitution

By Alison Thoet

Virginia state lawmakers approved two separate, but similar resolutions that would ratify the ERA in Virginia. The move is seen as a major victory for women’s rights advocates who want to see equal rights written into the Constitution.

WATCH: Senators sworn in for Trump impeachment trial

By Gretchen Frazee

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will preside over the trial that will determine whether the president is considered guilty or acquitted of two articles of impeachment.

WATCH: House leaders walk articles of impeachment to Senate

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The move is expected to come after Pelosi names the managers Wednesday morning and after the House of Representatives votes in the afternoon to send the articles to the Senate.

WATCH: Pelosi names managers for Trump impeachment trial

Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Adam Schiff, who led the probe, and Judiciary chair Rep. Jerrold Nadler, whose committee approved the impeachment articles, will be among the managers of the prosecution.

Should Trump be removed? Poll shows Americans are divided equally

By Laura Santhanam

Neither impeachment nor Iran have broken the public's deadlocked opinion over President Donald Trump's job performance while in office, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

4 takeaways from January’s Democratic debate

By Candice Norwood

Hanging over Tuesday’s debate was the main question on most Democrat voters’ minds: who is best positioned to beat President Donald Trump in November?…

Buttigieg says black voters ‘who know me best are supporting me’

By Associated Press

Mayor Pete Buttigieg has built up support in some of the early states but has struggled in South Carolina, where black voters comprise the majority of the Democratic primary electorate.

Biden says Trump impeachment trial outcome is ‘irrelevant’ to his campaign

By Associated Press

The former vice president said at Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate that it’s “irrelevant” whether Trump claims exoneration if the Republican-led Senate votes as expected and doesn’t remove him from office.