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Mick Mulvaney and Trump

The Impeachment Deadlock Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize The Impeachment Deadlock Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize

The longer Senate Republicans block a fair Senate trial, the more Democrats can hammer home how the scandal implicates Trump’s defenders.

Dec 31, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Trump Is Impeached, and Everything Is On the Line

Trump Is Impeached, and Everything Is On the Line Trump Is Impeached, and Everything Is On the Line

Even if the Senate ends up keeping him in office, it was still crucial for politicians to take a stand against this sadistic president.

Dec 20, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

The Democratic Leadership’s Strategy on Impeachment Is Doomed and Dangerous

The Democratic Leadership’s Strategy on Impeachment Is Doomed and Dangerous The Democratic Leadership’s Strategy on Impeachment Is Doomed and Dangerous

It’s hard to take the charge that Trump is a threat to national security seriously when Democrats in Congress are happy to help him shovel more money at the military.

Dec 19, 2019 / Aaron Maté

WATCH: The House of Representatives Considers Articles of Impeachment

WATCH: The House of Representatives Considers Articles of Impeachment WATCH: The House of Representatives Considers Articles of Impeachment

Watch the House impeachment proceedings and read the two articles of impeachment against Trump.

Dec 18, 2019 / The Nation

Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham Must Pay for Enabling Trump

Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham Must Pay for Enabling Trump Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham Must Pay for Enabling Trump

The best way to ensure some modicum of accountability for Trump’s most reliable wingmen is to boot them from office in 2020.

Dec 18, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Impeachment Needs to Move to the Streets

Impeachment Needs to Move to the Streets Impeachment Needs to Move to the Streets

Only mass protests can turn a narrow Beltway scandal into a massive anti-Trump weapon.

Dec 16, 2019 / Feature / Jeet Heer

The House Judiciary Committee Approves Articles of Impeachment

The House Judiciary Committee Approves Articles of Impeachment The House Judiciary Committee Approves Articles of Impeachment

“Abuse of presidential power and obstruction of Congress are the highest of constitutional crimes and the gravest of betrayals,” Pramila Jayapal said during Friday’s vote.

Dec 13, 2019 / John Nichols

Soldiers Mourn

We Have Just Been Handed the Pentagon Papers of Our Generation We Have Just Been Handed the Pentagon Papers of Our Generation

The Afghanistan Papers are a devastating indictment of our military and political leaders. The question is: Will anyone notice?

Dec 13, 2019 / Danny Sjursen

At the Center of the Impeachment Debate Stands a Constitutional Scholar

At the Center of the Impeachment Debate Stands a Constitutional Scholar At the Center of the Impeachment Debate Stands a Constitutional Scholar

Representative Jamie Raskin has been training for the Trump impeachment inquiry his whole life.

Dec 13, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols

Donald Trump pats his bicep and pumps at an August 2019 rally.

Donald Trump’s Big Abuses of Power Demand a Big Impeachment Donald Trump’s Big Abuses of Power Demand a Big Impeachment

The framers of the Constitution conceived of impeachment for far smaller violations than Trump has committed.

Dec 12, 2019 / Ralph Nader and Bruce Fein

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