Impeachment

Texas Senate begins deliberations at Republican Attorney General Paxton's impeachment trial

By Paul J. Weber, Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

Paxton faces 16 articles of impeachment over allegations that he abused his power as Texas' top lawyer to protect a donor who was under FBI investigation.

WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on the economy amid potential government shutdown

By Associated Press

Speaking at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Maryland, Biden made the case for his administration's economic vision amid recession fears.

Woman with whom Texas Attorney General Paxton is said to have had an affair expected to testify at impeachment

By Paul J. Weber, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

A woman with whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's former employees say he had on extramarital affair is expected to be called to testify in the Republican's impeachment trial Wednesday.

McCarthy launch of Biden impeachment inquiry into Biden appears to win over reluctant Republicans

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's sudden decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden appears to have won over even the most reluctant Republicans, and some GOP lawmakers are pushing for it to move quickly rather than drag into…

GOP Congresswoman Lisa McClain explains why she supports impeachment inquiry of Biden

By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan

The House Oversight Committee is one of several on tap to lead the Republican impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Republican Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan sits on that committee and joined Amna Nawaz to discuss her support.

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Extramarital affair could be factor in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

Lawmakers leading the impeachment have also previously alleged that Paxton, who was elected to a third term in November despite years of criminal charges and alleged scandal, had a political motivation to hide the affair.

Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial begins, facing charges of corruption and bribery

By Jake Bleiberg, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

In an era of bitter partisanship, the historic proceeding is a rare instance of a political party seeking to hold one of its own to account for allegations of wrongdoing.

GOP weighs impeachment inquiry as Congress tries to avert shutdown

By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Top lawmakers in both chambers are now turning to a stopgap funding package, a typical strategy to give the lawmakers time to iron out a long-term agreement.

Texas Attorney General Paxton pursued perks beyond impeachment allegations, former staffers say

By Jake Bleiberg, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

Twenty articles of impeachment accuse Paxton of bribery and abuse of office that span years of highly publicized criminal and whistleblower accounts.

Impeachment case alleges Texas AG Paxton used multiple cellphones and an alias to conceal an affair

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

New documents released in the impeachment case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton allege that he used multiple cellphones and an alias on a ride-sharing app to help conceal an affair.