Ken Paxton paid $2.3 million to defense lawyers for impeachment trial
The lawyers were paid from his campaign, according to a report filed this week.
By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune - January 18, 2024The lawyers were paid from his campaign, according to a report filed this week.
By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune - January 18, 2024House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
By Josh Israel - September 13, 2023Republicans claim state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s previous criticism of the state’s legislative maps should disqualify her from hearing the case.
By Matt Cohen - August 17, 2023Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) called impeachment a 'waste of time' when Donald Trump was in office, but is now trying to impeach President Joe Biden.
By Emily Singer - August 14, 2023“It’s all about revenge politics to keep Trump’s base,” says one independent voter.
By Associated Press - August 09, 2023Republicans are demanding deep spending cuts, including billions in cuts to food stamps.
By Emily Singer - July 26, 2023Despite claims that they oppose politicization of the impeachment process, GOP House members are pushing to impeach President Joe Biden and members of his team.
By Josh Israel - June 27, 2023House Republicans have already introduced 14 separate impeachment resolutions against President Joe Biden’s administration.
By Josh Israel - September 30, 2022Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) became the latest House Republican pushed out of Congress by GOP primary voters.
By Emily Singer - August 17, 2022Four of the 10 House Republicans who supported Donald Trump’s impeachment are not running for reelection.
By Emily Singer - April 05, 2022Recent polls show President Joe Biden’s approval rating is up, despite Republican criticism of his response to the Russian invasion.
By Emily Singer - March 08, 2022Registered voters generally prefer Democrats over Republicans on the congressional ballot, according to a recent USA Today/Suffolk University poll.
By Josh Israel - January 04, 2022The South Carolina senator voted twice against impeaching Donald Trump.
By Emily Singer - August 20, 2021The Government Accountability Office already rejected Republicans’ argument that delaying the border wall was illegal.
By Josh Israel - June 24, 2021‘He just loves this country,’ Donald Trump told Fox News.
By Emily Singer - April 29, 2021A dozen House Republicans voted against awarding congressional gold medals to law enforcement officers who responded to the Jan. 6 insurrection.
By Emily Singer - March 18, 2021California Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren’s staff examined the social media posts of GOP lawmakers to see whether they deserve expulsion for helping incite the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
By Emily Singer - March 05, 2021Donald Trump said every Republican who voted to impeach or convict him should be drummed out of office.
By Emily Singer - March 01, 2021Mitch McConnell has just a 19% approval rating after his vote to acquit Donald Trump on a technicality of his own making.
By Emily Singer - February 16, 2021Republicans are repeating the false claim that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is responsible for security at the U.S. Capitol.
By Emily Singer - February 15, 2021State and local Republican parties are censuring members of Congress who voted to impeach or convict Donald Trump.
By Emily Singer - February 15, 2021Seven Republicans joined all of the Democrats to say that Donald Trump was guilty.
By Kaili Joy Gray - February 13, 2021Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team offered as evidence video clips of Johnny Depp and Madonna.
By Donna Provencher - February 12, 2021The lead lawyer for Donald Trump’s impeachment defense said the insurrection at the Capitol wasn’t an insurrection at all.
By Emily Singer - February 12, 2021Trump’s defense kicked off with a string of lies.
By Emily Singer - February 12, 2021Republicans say they think Trump’s recent behavior makes him ‘disqualified’ for another presidential run. That sounds familiar.
By Emily Singer - February 12, 2021Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, and Mike Lee gave Trump’s defense lawyers advice on the trial.
By Emily Singer - February 12, 2021House impeachment managers presented video footage, tweets, and comments from rioters at the Capitol to build the case against Donald Trump.
By Emily Singer - February 11, 2021Sen. Rick Scott complained that Democrats are fixated on the ‘past’ by discussing the Capitol attack from a month ago.
By Oliver Willis - February 11, 2021Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) declared the ‘Not Guilty’ vote was ‘growing’ after Republicans watched harrowing videos of the pro-Trump mob waging the insurrection.
By Emily Singer - February 11, 2021