House Democrats plan to introduce an article of impeachment against President Trump on Monday, as lawmakers intensified calls to remove him from office after he encouraged a mob that stormed the Capitol in an effort to disrupt the certification of his election loss.
U.S. business leaders issued sharp rebukes to the violence that erupted on the Capitol Wednesday and called on the nation’s leaders to do more to end the violence and restore faith in U.S. institutions.
Donald Trump Turned Georgia Blue
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The Democrats’ twin victories in Tuesday’s Georgia Senate runoffs create a political dynamic in Washington that isn’t out of line with recent precedent. Joe Biden will enter the presidency, after wresting it from the other party, with majorities for his party in both houses of Congress. Bill Clinton managed the same feat in 1993. So did George W. Bush in 2001, Barack Obama in 2009 and Donald Trump in 2017. Indeed, the Bush Republican majorities in 2001 (51-50 in the Senate and 221-213 in the House) were almost identical to the Biden Democratic majorities now (51-50 in the Senate and 222-211 in the House).
The president’s call for a mob to leave the Capitol came hours after Congress was evacuated when his supporters fought past police to enter the building.