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After a relatively quiet holiday weekend, the frenzy before tomorrow’s Senate impeachment trial has begun. It is important to remember that Trump's peo…
Heather Cox Richardson
10 hr
You hear sometimes that, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, America has no heroes left. When I was writin…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 20
Today the impeachment managers for the House of Representatives released their trial memorandum for Trump’s impeachment, getting underway Tuesday. Writ…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 19
Ever since it has become clear that the House would vote to impeach the president, the White House and Senate Republican leaders have struggled over th…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 18
Where can you even start today? The weirdest thing is that so much has happened, the opening of the third Senate impeachment trial in our nation’s hist…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 17
Tonight at 5:00, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi signed the articles of impeachment and the seven House impeachment managers Pelos…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 16
One of the reasons I refuse to make predictions about the future of the Trump administration, or even of the impeachment process, is that things are ch…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 15
Very much in the weeds today, but they are interesting weeds for those of you who don't mind a deep dive. The administration’s rationale for the attack…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 14
The upcoming week should bring the renewal of the fight over the Senate impeachment trial. There are a few key things to keep in mind. First of all, al…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 13
First off, today, a correction to last night’s letter. Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe, one of the nation’s premier constitutional scholars and th…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 12
Let’s cut to the chase: all current evidence suggests that Trump ordered the killing of General Qassem Soleimani either to please his base or to curry …
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 11
Wow. Remember yesterday, when Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah was so furious at the congressional briefing about the attack on Qassem Soleimani, ca…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 10
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