Stories tagged: "Impeachment"

Economy House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the chamber for final votes as the House wraps up its work for the week, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. McCarthy is seeking enough GOP backing to become Democrat Nancy Pelosi's successor when Republicans take control of the House in the new Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Economy House Republicans’ Agenda Focuses on Social Security Cuts and Sham Investigations—Not Working Families

Between Republicans’ economic agenda, spurious investigations, and threatened impeachments, the House is looking at a busy but unproductive year.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson December 13, 2022 1:53 pm EST
Commentary US President Donald Trump, with daughter-in-law Lara Trump, arrives at Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, North Carolina on September 2, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Commentary This Will Not End Well for North Carolina Republicans

NC's state Republican Party has to rebuke Donald Trump. Or go the way of the dinosaur following Burr's censure.

Billy Ball Billy Ball February 17, 2021 3:53 pm EST
Commentary Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., left, and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, walk from a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Both GOP senators voted against legislation expanding benefits for veterans exposed to toxic chemicals in service. That includes NC vets exposed to toxic burn pits. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Commentary Civics Teacher: Tillis and Burr Are Completely Wrong About the Constitution

A NC civics teacher takes on US Senators Tillis and Burr’s objections to former President Trump's second impeachment.

Kim Mackey Kim Mackey February 9, 2021 2:07 pm EST
Elections WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) wears a protective mask while walking to the House Floor during a vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives moved forward with impeachment following Vice President Mike Pences refusal to use the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office after protestors breached the U.S. Capitol last week. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)
Elections President Trump Has Been Impeached Again. Here’s How Your Representative Voted.

Despite the president’s involvement in a violent attack on the Capitol, no Republican members from NC voted for impeachment of Trump.

Billy Ball Billy Ball January 13, 2021 4:41 pm EST
Breaking People gather at the base of the U.S. Capitol with large IMPEACH and REMOVE letters on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. The group is calling on Congress to impeach and remove President Donald Trump on the day that Democrats introduced articles of impeachment in response to Trump's incitement of a mob entering the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for MoveOn)
Breaking Trump Takes No Responsibility for Terrorists as House Gets Ready for Wednesday Impeachment Vote

Trump faces a charge of "incitement of insurrection" for the deadly terrorist attack on the Capitol building.

Associated Press Associated Press January 12, 2021 4:00 pm EST

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, right, speaks while state Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley listens at an Executive Mansion news conference in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Cooper and Kinsley announced that North Carolina would launch Medicaid expansion coverage on Dec. 1. Expansion will be able to start because Cooper said he'll let a state budget bill sent by the General Assembly last week to his desk become law without his signature. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson) Healthcare How Biden’s American Rescue Plan helped NC finally expand Medicaid
In this 2017 file photo, young hogs owned by Smithfield Foods gather around a water source. The Chinese-owned company, which is one of the largest employers in Sampson County, NC, has been the subject of multiple "hog nuisance" lawsuits because the smells, the noise, and health concerns. But hogs are just one of the environmental concerns in this rural NC county. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) Agriculture ‘You can’t win for losing’: Inside Sampson County, NC’s environmental nightmare
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Breaking People pass signs of support near the US Capital in Washington, DC on January 10, 2021. - Donald Trump faced fresh calls Sunday from some members of his own party to resign over the violent incursion into the US Capitol, as the threat builds for a historic second impeachment effort in his final 10 days in the White House. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Breaking READ: Articles of Impeachment Against Trump Charge ‘Incitement of Insurrection’

"He will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office."

Associated Press Associated Press January 11, 2021 11:25 am EST
Politics AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Politics Trump Fires Watchdog Who Handled Ukraine Complaint

Michael Atkinson was the first to inform Congress about an anonymous whistleblower complaint last year that described Trump's pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democrat Joe Biden and his son.

Associated Press Associated Press April 4, 2020 3:05 am EDT