There's a long way to go until next year's elections, but this moment could linger in voters' memories quite a bit longer than Sen. Ted Cruz's trip to Cancun lasted.
Big lies and little lies still flow in post-Trump GOP: The Note
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The Breakdown: Millions are in the dark in Texas
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It qualifies as yet another shocker that wasn t at all surprising that, in remembering Rush Limbaugh and his legacy, former President Donald Trump would repeat his false claim that he won the election.
Limbaugh was proud of his dittoheads and the title of most dangerous man in America. His passing is a reminder of the world he helped shape where falsehoods of all sizes can spread as mainstream political discourse and, as the former president himself would concede, a world where Trump could be elected president in the first place.
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There s both urgency and opportunity for Biden in this post-impeachment window.
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Biden to push COVID-19 relief bill during first trip in office
Chief White House correspondent Cecilia Vega reports on the president s attempts to get support for his nearly $2 trillion proposal by leaving Washington and taking it directly to the American people.Evan Vucci/AP
President Joe Biden wants no more out of this week of Presidents Day than to get back to the work of his presidency.
He ll be on the road for the first official trip of his time in office on Tuesday, for a CNN town hall in Wisconsin, followed by a visit to a COVID-19 vaccine facility in Michigan on Thursday.
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As Jan. 6 made clear, there are more than political consequences to consider.
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2nd Impeachment Trial: What this could mean for Trump
Donald Trump will be the first president to undergo an impeachment trial after leaving office, but opponents of the impeachment say a trial may be unconstitutional.Alex Brandon/AP
Truths are less in question than consequences in former President Donald Trump s second impeachment trial.
In wrapping their case, House managers argued for Trump s conviction in part by talking about what it would mean to do nothing.
It’s clear that for all the talk of impeachment as a partisan exercise, the insurrectionists who invaded the Capitol didn’t think along purely party lines.