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The next steps in the Senate impeachment trial process

by Scott Bomboy

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives formally delivered two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump to the…

The next steps in the Senate impeachment trial process
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?
10 fascinating facts about Richard Nixon

by NCC Staff

Richard Nixon was one of the best-known American politicians of the 20th century’s second half, and one of the most…

10 fascinating facts about Richard Nixon
On this day: Wilson’s 14 Points puts U.S. on world diplomatic stage

by NCC Staff

President Woodrow Wilson’s speech to Congress on January 8, 1918 made the United States a global player in the world of foreign…

On this day: Wilson’s 14 Points puts U.S. on world diplomatic stage
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
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