Oaths questioned as Trump's backers fight against loss

Before they take office, elected officials swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution. But what happens when they are accused of doing the opposite?

More GOP senators urge Trump to resign in wake of US Capitol riot

Two Republican senators now say President Donald Trump should resign in the wake of deadly riots at the Capitol and support for the House drive to impeach him a second time is gaining momentum.

Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone

One Twitter wag joked about lights flickering on and off at the White House being Donald Trump signaling to his followers in Morse code after Twitter and Facebook squelched the president for inciting rebellion.

Biden calls Trump 'not fit' but doesn't endorse impeachment

Biden noted that a key reason he ran for president was because he'd “thought for a long, long time that President Trump wasn’t fit for the job."

Mitch McConnell sends letter to GOP senators on impeachment procedure summary

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Friday sent a letter to GOP senators sharing a summary of how the upper chamber could legally "dispose of any articles of impeachment" against President Trump before Jan. 20.

Democratic wins could help Biden’s legislative agenda

President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in November was tempered by concerns that he would face Republican opposition in the Senate that could stymie him at every turn.

Democrats plan lightning Trump impeachment, want him out now

Democrats in Congress laid plans Friday for swift impeachment of President Donald Trump, demanding decisive, immediate action.

US judge blocks Trump administration's sweeping asylum rules

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's most sweeping set of asylum restrictions less than two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

Newsom defends California business climate, status of rich

Gov. Gavin Newsom forcefully pushed back on criticisms that California is becoming unfriendly for business, pointing to “all the new billionaires" created by IPOs.

'It was like out of a bad movie': Congresswoman Jackie Speier on the pro-Trump riots

Peninsula Congresswoman Jackie Speier, no stranger to trauma and violence, described the moments leading up to and during the pro-Trump riots as she watched her colleagues debate the electoral college votes on the House floor. 

Dominion Voting Systems files $1.3B defamation lawsuit against Trump lawyer Sidney Powell

Dominion Voting Systems has filed a defamation lawsuit against lawyer Sidney Powell, seeking at least $1.3 billion for Powell’s “wild accusations” that the company rigged the presidential election for Joe Biden.