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The dramatic death of a former president at the U.S. Capitol

By Dr. Howard Markel

Perhaps the strangest event that ever occurred in the House chamber of the Capitol harkens all the way back to 1848.

News Wrap: Thousands of Palestinians protest Trump's Middle East peace plan

In our news wrap Tuesday, thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in the West Bank and Gaza to protest President Trump’s Middle East peace plan. Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, condemned the proposal to the United Nations…

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Appeals court dismisses Democrats' lawsuit against Trump

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The lawsuit the court dismissed was filed by Democratic members of Congress in 2017. The court was not ruling on whether Trump violated the law.

WATCH: GOP Sen. Mitt Romney says he will vote to convict Trump

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Breaking from his party, Romney will likely be the only Republican senator to favor ousting the impeached president.

5 moments to watch from Trump's State of the Union address

By Candice Norwood

The tension between President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers was on full display during his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday.

4 moments to watch from the impeachment trial debate over witnesses

By Candice Norwood

Senators voted 51-49 to reject a motion to call witnesses after a weeks-long battle between Republicans and Democrats.

WATCH: Schumer says not allowing witnesses is a 'grand tragedy'

By Courtney Vinopal

Schumer said he would now gather his Democratic colleagues to decide how to proceed.

WATCH: Senate votes against calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

The Senate rejected a motion to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in a 51 to 49 vote, pushing the trial one step closer to acquittal vote.

5 moments to watch from Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial questions

By Candice Norwood

The opposing sides debated whether a president can legitimately request investigations into a political rival and whether a quid pro quo amounts to an impeachable offense.

WATCH: Roberts declines to read GOP Sen. Rand Paul's question on whistleblower

By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Paul, of Kentucky, has said he believes that the whistleblower may have conspired with House staff aides in writing the August whistleblower complaint.