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  1. early and often
    Mayorkas Impeachment Trial Will Be As Flimsy As the ChargesSenate Democrats don’t want a real trial over the contrived claims against the Homeland Security secretary or a lengthy discussion of border policy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. impeachment
    Mayorkas Impeached for Being in Biden AdministrationIt’s clear that his “crime” was simply implementing the president’s policies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. immigration
    Republicans’ Mayorkas Impeachment Push Is All About BidenThe House GOP is mainly going after the Homeland Security chief to amplify their border-security messaging.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. impeachment
    Trump Allies in Congress Try to Erase His Two ImpeachmentsElise Stefanik and Marjorie Taylor Greene want to “expunge” Donald Trump’s impeachments from the record.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. early and often
    House Republicans’ ‘Sham’ Censure Was a Gift to Adam SchiffThe House GOP censured Schiff as retaliation for serving as Trump’s tormentor. But the Californian clearly thinks the move will boost his Senate bid.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. early and often
    MAGA World Dismisses Ken Paxton Impeachment As Political PersecutionDonald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marjorie Taylor Greene say the Texas attorney general’s impeachment on 20 articles was a RINO-led “witch hunt.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. early and often
    McCarthy Is Open to Expunging Trump’s ImpeachmentsElise Stefanik and other House Republicans want to take back the insult to Trump and his “patriots” after January 6. Maybe they can do Nixon next.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. early and often
    Impeaching Biden Will Be Job One If Republicans Win the HouseSpeaker McCarthy will face intense pressure from the party’s MAGA wing to impeach Biden, setting up a performative Senate trial heading into 2024.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. early and often
    Trump (Mostly) Got His Revenge on Republicans Who Voted to ImpeachOnly two of the ten House Republicans who voted to impeach will be on the ballot in November. Both benefitted from nontraditional primaries.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. impeachment
    Will Republicans Try to Impeach Biden Over Afghanistan?Kevin McCarthy would like to keep his powder dry, but the MAGA folk are restless.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. albany
    Assembly Drops Cuomo Impeachment InvestigationLindsey Boylan, a former aide who accused the governor of harassment, called the Assembly’s move “an unjust cop-out.”
    By Nia Prater
  12. explainer
    What to Know About the Cuomo Investigations and Possible ImpeachmentThe governor is still the subject of multiple state and federal investigations. Here’s where the probes stand, and how impeachment could play out.
    By Chas Danner and Nia Prater
  13. politics
    Pelosi and McCarthy Joust Over GOP Participation in January 6 PanelMcCarthy picked two MAGA hard-liners for the committee. Pelosi vetoed them, so all the GOP nominees quit. And now we have another stalemate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. congress
    Bill Aims to Keep Trump From Becoming House SpeakerDemocrats could bar Trump and other nonmembers from serving as Speaker, but they may not want to draw attention to the zany proposal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. conservatism
    It’s Tough to Prove You’re a ‘True Conservative’ in the Trump EraMany of the old principles of hard-core conservatism are still obligatory for Republicans. And now they have to demonstrate loyalty to Trump, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. the national interest
    Anti-Tax Lobby Seeks to Purge Democracy Supporters From the Republican PartyWhy is the Club for Growth going after Liz Cheney?
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. politics
    Will Public Support Save Andrew Cuomo?He’s fairly popular now, but the record shows men like him don’t easily recover.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. cpac
    Trump’s Future Agenda: Suppress the Vote and Purge the RINOsHis speech at CPAC didn’t promise a candidacy in 2024, but did suggest he’d fight anyone he does not endorse.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. republicans
    Republican Impeachment Supporters Catch Hell Back HomeGoing against Donald Trump remains a deeply risky maneuver.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. donald trump
    Trump’s Popularity Among Republicans Is on the RiseSeven Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump, and others criticized him over the Capitol riot. But at the grass roots, it’s another story.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. politics
    How to Coup-Proof AmericaImpeachment is over, but the threat to democracy isn’t.
    By Andrew Cohen
  22. impeachment trial
    Senate Republicans Split on Trump’s Culpability for Capitol RiotMitch McConnell wasn’t the only senator who combined a vote to acquit Trump with criticism of his conduct. But most won’t have trouble crawling back.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. impeachment
    Trump Acquitted in Impeachment Trial, 57-43: Live UpdatesThough seven Republican senators voted to convict, it wasn’t enough.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  24. impeachment trial
    Senate Acquits Trump; 7 Republicans Joined All 50 Democrats in ‘Guilty’ VoteMitch McConnell spoke after the verdict to denounce Trump’s conduct while insisting his trial was unconstitutional.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. impeachment trial
    Democrats Walk Back Witness Demand, Senate Moves Toward Acquittal of TrumpApparently Democrats decided ending the trial today had more value than a big fight over witnesses.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. politics
    In Dramatic Twist, Senate Will Hear Witnesses Against TrumpRepublicans joined Democrats to learn more about a damning phone call during the riot that quoted Trump supporting the insurrectionists.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the national interest
    New Evidence Shows Trump Used Riot to Pressure Congress to Steal ElectionTrump may not have planned the attack, but now we know he exploited it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. impeachment
    Impeachment? Biden Has More Important Things to Do.The president wants you to know that he’s too busy fixing the country to pay close attention.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  29. impeachment trial
    What Trump’s Lawyers Mean by ‘Constitutional Cancel Culture’Unbelievably, the supreme bully Trump is being depicted as a victim of Congress in a trial over his incitement of an attack on Congress.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the national interest
    Trump’s Defense: What About Democratic Violence? (Answer: There Wasn’t Any.)His impeachment lawyers focus on whataboutism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. impeachment
    The Timeline for Trump’s Second Impeachment TrialThe schedule and structure have been set, and the whole thing could be over in less than a week.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. impeachment
    Trump’s Defense for Inciting the Mob: Everybody’s Fighting!A video of Democrats saying the words fight or fighting was put together by his lawyers, likely for Trump’s entertainment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. impeachment trial
    Impeachment Is Literally Congressional Self-Defense in Trump’s CaseIt’s the only way Congress can defend itself against executive abuses of power — this time, it’s was physical.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. impeachment trial
    Trump’s Conduct on January 6 Was Not Just Wrong: It Was StupidTrump went nuclear at precisely the moment when it no longer made any sense.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. impeachment trial
    McConnell Isn’t Plotting to Save Republicans From TrumpThough the strange Beltway fantasy won’t die, there’s still no evidence that Mitch McConnell is planning a vote to convict the former president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. impeachment
    Trump Also Thought His Lawyer’s Performance Was TerribleA roundup of his reactions to a memorably bad impeachment opening statement.
    By Benjamin Hart
  37. impeachment
    What Can We Expect on Day Two of Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial?The Democratic strategy is expected to hold steady, while some of the attention turns to the GOP’s 2024 contenders.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. the national interest
    Trump’s Lawyer Rambles Through Hilariously Incoherent Impeachment DefenseBruce Castor was sick the day they taught law in law school.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. trump impeachment trial
    Watch: Capitol Riot Video Played in Trump’s Impeachment Trial“If that’s not an impeachable offense, then there is no such thing,” Representative Jamie Raskin said after it finished playing.
    By Chas Danner
  40. the national interest
    Republicans: Trump Can’t Be Impeached Because He Can’t Be ImpeachedWe won’t vote to convict Trump because he’s going to be acquitted.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. the national interest
    Would Trump Have Won if Not for Impeachment? A Pro-Trump Journalist Thinks So.A conservative makes the case that impeachment didn’t backfire.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. politics
    Eric Swalwell on Impeachment, the Capitol Riot, and That Chinese SpyThe former prosecutor tries his biggest case yet.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  43. politics
    What It’s Like to Impeach TrumpVeterans of the first trial say the second might be easier in one regard: The jurors were witnesses.
    By Ben Jacobs
  44. politics
    Trump Previews Impeachment Defense: It Wasn’t Incitement, It Was Free SpeechHouse Democrats begin to lay out the case of the “grievous betrayal” of his oath of office.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. impeachment
    Trump Names New Impeachment Legal Team, After Old One WalkedOne of the attorneys is best known for declining to prosecute Bill Cosby. The other represented Roger Stone and planned to represent Jeffrey Epstein.
    By Chas Danner
  46. politics
    Why Big Mo Matters to BidenPast presidents — including Barack Obama — who got off to a slow or clumsy start often paid dearly for it. Biden wants to avoid that fate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. impeachment trial
    Centrists Air Censure Option As Trump Conviction Hopes FadeIt could be an alternative to or fallback after a trial. But it would force Republicans to defend or condemn Trump’s conduct.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. extremism
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Trying to Impeach the Biden FamilyNobody drives the crazy train like Greene, who may represent where the MAGA movement is going.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the national interest
    McConnell: It Was Too Soon to Impeach Trump, Now It’s Too LateAnd there was a perfect moment, but they were on vacation.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. impeachment trial
    A McConnell-Backed Trump Conviction Is Just FantasyConviction in Trump’s impeachment trial was always a long shot. Now momentum is waning, as GOP senators aren’t onboard and McConnell won’t herd them.
    By Ed Kilgore
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