BREAKING: The House of Representatives votes 232-197 to impeach President Trump for incitement of insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.
He's the first president in history to be impeached twice.
The 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump:
Liz Cheney (WY)
Anthony Gonzalez (OH)
Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA)
John Katko (NY)
Adam Kinzinger (IL)
Peter Meijer (MI)
Tom Rice (SC)
Dan Newhouse (WA)
Fred Upton (IL)
David Valadao (CA)
New Mitch McConnell statement: "The House of Representatives has voted to impeach the President. The Senate process will now begin at our first regular meeting following receipt of the article from the House."
Chuck Schumer on the House vote to impeach: "Despite the efforts of Donald Trump and violent insurrectionists, America is not a dictatorship."
The four House members who didn't vote on impeachment
Kay Granger (R-TX)
Andy Harris (R-MD)
Greg Murphy (R-NC)
Daniel Webster (R-FL)
Joe Biden: “This nation also remains in the grip of a deadly virus and a reeling economy. I hope that the Senate leadership will find a way to deal with their Constitutional responsibilities on impeachment while also working on the other urgent business of this nation.”
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- $400B vaccine/schools
- Stimulus to $2K
- $400/week UI
- $30B rental aid
- 15% SNAP boost
- EITC boost
- $25B child care
- $20B public transit
- $35B small biz/grants
- Fund COBRA thru Sept
- Boost ACA subsidy
- $15 minimum wage
+ more
New Pelosi-Schumer statement on the new $1.9 trillion Biden plan: "We will get right to work to turn President-elect Biden's vision into legislation that will pass both chambers and be signed into law."
The Biden economic plan will be a heavy lift in Congress. No cakewalk in the slim-majority Democratic House. Even tougher in the Senate where the filibuster is alive and well, and Dems may have to lean on budget reconciliation (can be used for some, likely not all these items).
Daryl Johnson, an expert in extremism and violence, on the president's role. nbcnews.to/2N0IbTM
Illuminating insights from an analyst who predicted the rise of right-wing extremism a decade ago on how to quell it now. He says election lies must be renounced. He says GOP leadership is critical. He cautions against gun control.
Chuck Schumer, in New York City, says Trump's recent remarks show "how despicable a president he is."
"What Trump did today, blaming others for what he caused, is a pathological technique used by dictators," he says, adding that Trump should resign or be impeached.
Schumer calls on McConnell to bring the Senate back early for an impeachment trial, citing a 2004 measure that allows the majority and minority leaders to reconvene the chamber without unanimous consent for an emergency.
And Schumer's remarks in NYC are disrupted by a woman yelling at him.
As Washington reels from the chaos of a Trump-spurred riot, top Democrats are plotting an aggressive economic agenda after capturing both chambers of Congress. They sound less inclined to acquiesce to conservative demands on red ink than in the Obama era.
.@BernieSanders has big plans to use the filibuster-proof budget process to advance an progressive agenda, and quickly. He told me what he has in mind. nbcnews.to/3bs79pc
FWIW: Manchin's spokesperson tells me he isn't drawing a red line against $2K checks, that he's open to hearing Biden admin's case for new payments but believes vaccine distribution should be a higher priority; he does prefer relief that's targeted to those who've lost their job.
As Manchin’s office tells it, his “absolutely not” quote was meant as a response to whether $2,000 checks should be the #1 priority now; he’s not with Schumer on that part, but doesn’t promise to vote against more direct cash either.
Sounds to me like a walk-back or a misunderstanding for Manchin. Either way it wouldn’t be the first time.
The biggest thing that changes in a 50-50 Democratic-run Senate is Schumer decides what gets a vote, not McConnell. That’s a BFD — it means Biden’s policy agenda won’t die by inaction and his judges won’t need GOP sign-off to get consideration.
With narrow majorities in both chambers, Democrats will be limited in policy ambition. Centrists like Joe Manchin and Problem Solvers Caucus will have a say.
BIG QUESTION: What can pass under budget reconciliation? It's the only filibuster-proof vehicle.