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February 13, 2021

Trump acquitted in second impeachment trial on charge of inciting Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Former President Trump was acquitted in an unprecedented second impeachment trial on the charge of inciting an insurrection for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, making him the first and only president to be impeached and acquitted twice in history.

February 13, 2021

McConnell will vote to acquit Trump in second impeachment trial, as day five gets underway

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell will vote to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, Fox News has learned, as day five of the trial is now underway.

February 9, 2021

Senate approves impeachment timeline as Trump's second trial kicks off

Former President Trump's impeachment is slated to continue throughout the weekend under a resolution authored by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and GOP Leader Mitch McConnell. 

February 5, 2021

Senate adopts budget resolution for coronavirus relief after Republicans squeeze Dems in marathon vote-a-rama

The "vote-a-rama" in the Senate that started at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday concluded shortly before 6 a.m. Friday after a marathon process in which Republicans forced Democrats to take votes on tough issues for more than 15 hours. 

February 4, 2021

McConnell to force Democrats to vote on paying illegal immigrants, funding schools that refuse to open

Senate Republicans are set to force Democrats to cast votes on a variety of potentially uncomfortable topics in the coming days, taking advantage of the rules of the budget reconciliation process Democrats are using to advance President Biden's coronavirus stimulus plan while getting around a filibuster.

February 3, 2021

Republican senators slam Dems over school reopenings amid COVID aid push, say unions 'displaced Dr. Fauci'

With Democrats barrelling ahead in using the parliamentary tactic of budget reconciliation to advance their coronavirus relief agenda, top Senate Republicans indicated Wednesday they plan to hammer President Biden and his party over the slow reopening of schools across the country. 

February 3, 2021

Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick lies in honor at Capitol; Biden, others pay respects

Lawmakers and others held another memorial service Wednesday for Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick in the Capitol Rotunda, where he has been lying in honor since Tuesday evening after dying last month from injuries suffered during the Jan. 6 riot at the building that he helped defend.

February 3, 2021

McConnell: Biden talks 'unity' but White House staff, Dem leadership have different 'playbook' on COVID talks

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, in comments on the Senate floor Wednesday, alleged that President Biden's staff and Democrats in Congress are preventing the president from making a deal with Republicans on coronavirus relief. 

February 3, 2021

Schumer, McConnell strike deal on Senate power-sharing agreement

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday he sealed a deal with GOP Leader Mitch McConnell on a new power-sharing agreement for Democrats to control the agenda in the Senate.

February 2, 2021

Graham backs Cheney amid attacks over her Trump impeachment vote

As Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming reaches out to GOP House colleagues ahead of a Wednesday meeting to consider a push to strip the congresswoman of her number three House Republican leadership position, a high profile Republican senator is defending her.