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Who is the Senate Parliamentarian and what does she do?

by Scott Bomboy

The impending Senate impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump could see an important figure in the national spotlight who is…

Who is the Senate Parliamentarian and what does she do?
Soleimani airstrike raises legal, constitutional questions

by Robert Black

Late last Thursday night, the Department of Defense announced that it had killed Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike on Baghdad…

Soleimani airstrike raises legal, constitutional questions
To Try an Impeachment, Part I: The Basics

by Robert Black

Now that the House of Representatives has impeached President Donald J. Trump for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors,…

To Try an Impeachment, Part I: The Basics
Appeals court puts Obamacare’s fate deeper in doubt

by Lyle Denniston

The long-running dispute over the constitutionality of the massive federal health insurance law – the Affordable Care Act, or…

Appeals court puts Obamacare’s fate deeper in doubt
House votes to impeach President Trump; what happens next?

by NCC Staff

The House of Representatives adopted two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening, setting in…

House votes to impeach President Trump; what happens next?
Supreme Court to rule on privacy of Trump’s finances

by Lyle Denniston

Setting itself a constitutional task that could have a huge impact on presidential politics in 2020, the Supreme Court on Friday…

Supreme Court to rule on privacy of Trump’s finances
House Democrats unveil articles of impeachment

by Robert Black

The House Judiciary Committee has introduced a resolution proposing two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump.…

House Democrats unveil articles of impeachment
The presidency, impeachment and an enduring dilemma

by Lyle Denniston

From the debates of the Founders in Philadelphia in 1787 to today’s congressional impeachment inquiry aimed at President Donald…

The presidency, impeachment and an enduring dilemma
House to move on articles of impeachment after hearing from scholars

by Robert Black

After the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from four leading constitutional scholars about the meaning of “high Crimes…

House to move on articles of impeachment after hearing from scholars
Two rulings, mixed results, on Trump vs. Congress

by Lyle Denniston

Two new court decisions – both historic, but both leaving a good deal of uncertainty – emerged Monday in constitutional…

Two rulings, mixed results, on Trump vs. Congress