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☆ Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan is set to collide with Republicans — and it could force Democrats to scrap measures like a $15 minimum wage
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Joseph Zeballos-Roig | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

"I see no way this gets 10 Republican Senate votes in its current form," a conservative budget expert said in an interview. They include a $1,400 boost to stimulus checks, $400-per-week federal unemployment benefits, a major expansion of the child-tax credit, assistance to state and local governments, and a $15 minimum wage. "I can't imagine Republicans going for a package like this that includes minimum wage." Some experts say the $15 minimum wage would not be allowed under rules governed by Senate parliamentarians. The federal minimum wage has not been increased from $7.25 in over a decade.

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☆ Republicans in Congress are starting to oppose Biden's $1.9 trillion economic rescue package, dampening odds of smooth passage for new stimulus checks
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Joseph Zeballos-Roig | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Republicans in Congress started criticizing the Biden rescue plan on Friday. President-elect Joe Biden's economic rescue package is starting to run into opposition from Republicans on Capitol Hill, lessening odds of a smooth passage in Congress that the new administration is urgently seeking. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, set to be the ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, railed against the $1,400 boost to stimulus checks along with a $15 minimum wage provision. More Republicans are likely to balk at the relief plan's colossal spending levels as well as the $15 minimum wage provision. "A $15 minimum wage is a nonstarter for most Republicans even during a growing economy," Brian Riedl, a conservative budget expert at the Manhattan Institute, told Insider.

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☆ As House nears impeaching Trump, Senate Republicans mull starting trial by Friday
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( David Morgan | Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

Under the U.S. Constitution, impeachment in the House triggers a trial in the Senate. The New York Times reported that McConnell is said to be pleased by the House impeachment push. At least five House Republicans, including Liz Cheney, a member of her party’s leadership team, said they would vote for impeachment. Hoyer told reporters he expected between 10 and 20 House Republicans to vote for impeachment on Wednesday. Democrats could also use an impeachment trial to push through a vote blocking Trump from running for office again.

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☆ 'He must go,' Pelosi says, as U.S. House nears impeaching Trump for second time
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( David Morgan | Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +8 min

Some Republicans made speeches earlier in the day urging the House not to impeach Trump in the interest in promoting national healing. The New York Times reported that McConnell is said to be pleased by the House impeachment push. At least five House Republicans, including Liz Cheney, a member of her party’s leadership team, said they would vote for impeachment. Hoyer told reporters he expected between 10 and 20 House Republicans to vote for impeachment on Wednesday. Democrats could also use an impeachment trial to push through a vote blocking Trump from running for office again.

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☆ U.S. House nears impeaching Trump for second time; McConnell rejects immediate trial
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( David Morgan | Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

The House debated a single article of impeachment formally charging Trump with inciting insurrection. Under the U.S. Constitution, impeachment in the House triggers a trial in the Senate. At least five House Republicans, including Liz Cheney, a member of her party’s leadership team, said they would vote for impeachment. “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore,” Trump told his supporters. Democrats could also use an impeachment trial to push through a vote blocking Trump from running for office again.

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☆ House to impeach Trump for inciting Capitol attack as more Republicans get on board
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Jacob Pramuk | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

Seven days before the president leaves office, the House plans to charge him with high crimes and misdemeanors for inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week. President Donald Trump , a man hyperaware of his achievements and place in history, will add a first to his record on Wednesday. The House will send the article across the Capitol immediately, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told NBC News on Wednesday. The Capitol insurrection made more GOP lawmakers willing to boot their party's president from office. At least five House Republicans will vote to impeach Trump on Wednesday.

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☆ Trump impeachment trial likely during Biden presidency as McConnell refuses to reconvene Senate early
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Jacob Pramuk | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

A second impeachment trial for President Donald Trump will likely drag into President-elect Joe Biden's term as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not bring the upper chamber back earlier than Tuesday. Schumer had urged his GOP counterpart to use emergency powers to swiftly hold a trial and vote on whether to convict Trump and remove him from office. The Senate trial after the House first impeached Trump took nearly three weeks, from mid-January until early February of last year. However, a Senate vote to convict Trump would prevent him from becoming president again in 2025. However, he has not commented on whether he would vote to convict Trump if impeachment came to the Senate.

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☆ Trump becomes first president to be impeached twice as House charges him with inciting an insurrection
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +9 min

Trump is the first president to be impeached twice. The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon over his role in inciting an attempted coup at the US Capitol that resulted in five deaths. Trump is now the first president to be impeached twice; he was previously impeached on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over the Ukraine scandal. Trump watched the hourslong siege play out on television from his perch at the White House. Three Cabinet secretaries resigned, as did the former White House press secretary, deputy press secretary, deputy national security advisor, the former White House chief of staff, and others in the Commerce Department and National Security Council.

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☆ Trump's 2nd impeachment is the most bipartisan in US history
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

This is the second time Trump has been impeached, and it is the most bipartisan impeachment vote in US history. One Republican voted to impeach Trump the first time, and five Democrats voted to impeach President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s. No Democrats voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson in 1868, and President Richard Nixon resigned before he was impeached. It was the second time Trump was impeached and the most bipartisan impeachment vote in US history. Five House Democrats voted to impeach President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s, and no Democrats voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson in 1868.

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☆ Opinion | The Bogusness of Anti-Impeachment Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +2 min

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas helped lead the Senate attempt to object to Joe Biden’s victory. But you will not abide the election of a Republican president! But much of the Republican response is exactly this kind of threat: If you hold President Trump accountable for his actions, then we won’t help you unify the country. It is another way of saying that they, meaning Democrats, shot first, so we, meaning Republicans, are absolved of any responsibility for our actions. If Democrats want some semblance of normalcy — if they want to be able to govern — then the price for Republicans is impunity for Trump.

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☆ Here are all the Republicans who have come out in favor of impeaching Trump over the Capitol siege
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

At least three Republicans in the House of Representatives announced on Tuesday that they will vote to impeach President Donald Trump after the US Capitol siege. At least three House Republicans have come out in support of President Donald Trump's impeachment after he incited a deadly riot at the US Capitol last week. The New York Times reported that the White House expects roughly two dozen Republicans to break ranks and come out in support of impeachment. "The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack," she said in a statement. He continued: "There is no doubt in my mind that the President of the United States broke his oat of office and incited this insurrection.

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☆ Republican senator Rob Portman demands Trump tell his supporters to be peaceful as law enforcement warns of more violence
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Rob Portman said President Donald Trump will be to blame for violence committed by his supporters if he doesn't "unambiguously" urge them to "remain peaceful" after last week's insurrection. This comes after federal law enforcement officials have warned lawmakers that far-right extremists and other pro-Trump groups are planning more potentially violent demonstrations. This comes after federal law enforcement officials have warned lawmakers that far-right extremists and other pro-Trump groups are planning more potentially violent demonstrations. "Today, I call on President Trump to address the nation and explicitly urge his supporters to remain peaceful and refrain from violence," Portman said in a Tuesday statement. Trump's incitement of the rioters attracted widespread condemnation, including from Republican lawmakers and members of his own administration, some of whom resigned in response.

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☆ Trump enters final week as president with few allies, no Twitter and an impeachment effort
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( Shannon Pettypiece | Shannon Pettypiece Is The Senior White House Reporter For Nbcnews.Com. | Peter Alexander | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

The final days of his presidency could become the most defining, as Trump is estranged from even his most devout allies in Washington and once again facing impeachment. A growing number of his onetime allies publicly rebuked or privately avoided him over the weekend, and he could not strike back on Twitter after it banned him Friday. “People just don’t want to be in his line of sight,” a former White House official said. Inside the White House, Trump has a shrinking staff to help him carry out any last-minute moves. He has been working with White House counsel to “figure out the paperwork piece of that,” according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Five people died in the rampage through the seat of government by Trump’s backers after a fiery speech denouncing the Nov. 3 election results by the Republican president. Lawmakers were forced to flee, as the building was mobbed by Trump supporters - many wearing hats with his slogan and waving flags with his name - who overwhelmed security forces. Slideshow ( 4 images )Aides to House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy did not immediately respond to a request for comment. McCarthy on Friday rejected the idea of impeaching Trump, saying it would only compound divisions within the United States. Slideshow ( 4 images )Lisa Murkowski on Friday became the first Republican U.S. senator to say Trump should resign immediately.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that lawmakers will move forward with impeaching President Donald Trump if other efforts to remove him from office fail. If he doesn't get it, lawmakers will bring it to the House floor for a vote Tuesday, she said. "We are calling on the Vice President to respond within 24 hours," she said, adding that impeachment legislation would come next. But Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said the House could still impeach Trump and delay sending the articles to the Senate until after Joe Biden’s first 100 days. Speaking to ABC News, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. said that convicting Trump would bar him from running for office again.

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☆ House prepares to impeach Trump for inciting the U.S. Capitol riot
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( Jacob Pramuk | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

It puts them just shy of the 218-vote majority needed to impeach Trump in the House, though the number could end up lower due to vacancies and absences. The House will likely vote to impeach Trump by later this week, only a few days before President-elect Joe Biden will take office one week from Wednesday. Trump exhorted his supporters outside the White House to march on the Capitol shortly before the Capitol siege and repeated lies that widespread fraud cost him the November election. The White House and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., have argued impeachment would divide the country. If all Democrats vote to convict Trump, 17 Republicans would have to join them to meet the needed two-thirds threshold.

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☆ GOP West Virginia governor calls pro-Trump Capitol riot 'despicable,' urges country over party
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice told CNBC on Monday the pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol last week made the country "look terrible" and he urged Americans to put aside their political affiliations. "What happened with the attack on our Capitol, with people who were just out of control, is despicable," Justice said on "Squawk on the Street." First elected as a Democrat, Justice switched to the GOP in 2017 at a rally alongside President Donald Trump. Justice sharply criticized Evans, who was charged with a two misdemeanors for disorderly conduct and entering a restricted area.

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☆ Many Republicans agree Trump went too far, but remain divided on consequences
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-10 | by ( Allan Smith | Allan Smith Is A Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

Toomey's remarks reflect a growing momentum in Washington to hold Trump accountable for Wednesday's unrest. The riots prompted a number of Republicans, including Cabinet members and longtime allies, to speak out. "And I think that's, I think that's the right thing. As is, majorities of both House and Senate Democrats now support Trump’s removal from office, in addition to the several Republicans. "And if that's the case, I think ... every day, we get closer to the last day of his presidency.

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☆ GOP Sen. Pat Toomey calls on Trump to resign
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-10 | by ( Ben Kamisar | Ben Kamisar Is A Political Writer For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

WASHINGTON — Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., joined calls from a handful of his GOP colleagues Sunday for President Donald Trump to resign for “recruiting thousands of Americans” and “inciting them to attack the Capitol building” last week. “The best way for our country," Toomey said on NBC News' "Meet the Press," is "for the president to resign and go away as soon as possible. “After the election, he took this to an entirely different place, orders of magnitude different," Toomey said. “I don’t think his unbelievable behavior from Wednesday could have been reasonably expected,” Toomey said. When asked if he would like to see either man resign from the Senate, Toomey said “that’s their judgment” but that “they’re going to have rough sledding ahead.”

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☆ Republican U.S. Senator Toomey says Trump should resign
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-10 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +1 min

Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) during a hearing before the Congressional Oversight Commission at Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, U.S., December 10, 2020. Senator Pat Toomey said on Sunday that President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican, should resign after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a deadly rampage last week. Toomey, who has been a supporter of Trump until recently, became the second Senate Republican to call for the president to step down. Senator Lisa Murkowski said on Friday that Trump should resign immediately and suggested she would consider leaving the party if Republicans cannot part from him. He descended into a level of madness and engaged in activity that’s just absolutely unthinkable and unforgivable,” Toomey told CNN.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second Republican U.S. senator called for President Donald Trump to resign on Sunday, saying the Republican president could face criminal liability after the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. Toomey’s call followed that of fellow Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, who said on Friday that Trump should resign immediately. Republican Senator Ben Sasse, a frequent Trump critic, told CBS he would “definitely consider” impeachment. Republican leaders have urged the Democratic-led House not to initiate impeachment proceedings for a historic second time against Trump. The Republican-controlled Senate cleared Trump during his first impeachment trial over allegations he threatened U.S. national security.

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☆ Democrats push toward second Trump impeachment, Republican support uncertain
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-10 | by ( Joseph Ax | Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

The intensifying effort to oust Trump has drawn scattered support from Republicans, whose party has been divided by the president’s actions. SCATTERED REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR REMOVALA small but growing number of Republican lawmakers have joined calls for Trump to step down, and several high-ranking administration officials have resigned in protest. Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate majority leader, has suggested any trial would likely occur after Trump’s term ends, when Democrats will take control of the Senate thanks to victories in two Georgia runoff elections last week. But a Senate conviction requires a two-third majority, which would take at least 17 Republican votes. Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has not taken a position on Trump’s impeachment, saying he will leave it to Congress to decide.

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He told CNN he believed Trump could be held criminally liable in the events at the Capitol. Lisa Murkowski on Friday became the first Republican U.S. senator to say Trump should resign immediately, and Republican Ben Sasse said he would “definitely consider” impeachment. Republican leaders have urged the Democratic-led House not to initiate impeachment proceedings for a historic second time against Trump. The House could take up impeachment on Tuesday or Wednesday, Clyburn told CNN’s “State of the Union.”Biden has not taken a position on Trump’s impeachment, saying he will leave it to Congress. The Republican-controlled Senate cleared Trump during his first impeachment trial over allegations he threatened U.S. national security.

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☆ GOP Sen. Pat Toomey says Trump should 'resign and go away as soon as possible'
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-10 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

GOP Sen. Pat Toomey said on Sunday that President Donald Trump should resign and leave office "as soon as possible" after the deadly and harrowing riots at the US Capitol on January 6. On Saturday, Toomey said on Fox News that Trump had "committed impeachable offenses" but was unsure of what articles of impeachment the Democratic-led House of Representatives would pass in their chamber. GOP Sen. Pat Toomey said on Sunday that President Donald Trump should resign and leave office "as soon as possible" after the deadly and harrowing riots at the US Capitol on January 6. "I think the best way for our country is for the president to resign and go away as soon as possible," he said. Toomey said that Trump "spiraled down into a kind of madness" after his loss to Biden.

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☆ Pelosi urges lawmakers to 'return to Washington this week' as calls for impeachment grow
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-10 | by ( Yelena Dzhanova | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

In a "Dear College" letter circulated to House representatives Saturday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged her colleagues to prepare to return to Washington, DC, as soon as this week. Lawmakers have widely blamed President Donald Trump for emboldening his supporters to riot at the US Capitol building last Wednesday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked her colleagues to prepare a return to Washington, DC, as talks around impeaching President Donald Trump begin to heighten. After the Capitol riots last Wednesday, lawmakers started calling for Trump's impeachment, this time on an "incitement of an insurrection" charge. "I urge you to be prepared to return to Washington this week."

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