McCarthy needs to pull off his most impossible balancing act yet
Kevin McCarthy has proven more adept at managing his fragile and restive House majority than might have been expected given that it took him a tortuous 15 rounds of balloting to win the speakership.
2023-09-12 12:24
Impeachment and government shutdown threats loom over House's return
Speaker Kevin McCarthy returns to Washington this week confronting a twin set of challenges: avoiding a costly government shutdown and addressing growing calls on the right to impeach President Joe Biden, despite resistance from the party's moderates.
2023-09-11 17:28
Ken Paxton: Why Republicans are impeaching a Trump ally in Texas
Ken Paxton's trial exposes deep divides between the party's pro-Trump and establishment factions.
2023-09-06 05:24
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pleads not guilty to impeachment charges
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton "wasn't the man he publicly proclaimed to be," the state House Republican who is leading the impeachment case against Paxton told the state Senate on Tuesday.
2023-09-06 04:26
Texas attorney general Paxton could lose his job in impeachment trial
By Brad Brooks Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state's top law-enforcement official, could lose his job in
2023-09-05 18:25
What to know about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial
The impeachment trial of Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general who faces accusations of repeatedly abusing his office to help a donor, is set to begin Tuesday in the Republican-controlled state Senate.
2023-09-05 00:52
White House focused on McCarthy's impeachment whip count
As House Republicans' impeachment drumbeat grows louder, White House officials are focused on whether House Speaker Kevin McCarthy can summon enough votes to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, according to two people familiar with the White House's thinking.
2023-09-02 08:57
Fact check: Trump falsely claims he 'never' faced an impeachment inquiry
Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Monday that he "never" faced an impeachment inquiry.
2023-08-29 06:58
McCarthy starts to plot Biden impeachment strategy while GOP skeptics remain
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and top Republicans have begun to strategize about how to move forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden this fall -- the latest sign that the House GOP is seriously laying the groundwork to initiate rare proceedings against the current president.
2023-08-28 18:24
Suspended Texas AG Ken Paxton seeks to have most impeachment articles tossed
Attorneys for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have asked that the majority of the articles of impeachment brought against him be dismissed, arguing he can't be tried for alleged actions that took place before his current term.
2023-08-01 10:26
Texas attorney general Paxton seeks dismissal of impeachment articles
By Brad Brooks Lawyers for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday asked the state Senate to
2023-08-01 06:20
McCarthy again marches to Trump's tune by invoking Biden impeachment inquiry
The House Republican majority is hitting its stride as a fully weaponized arm of Donald Trump's bid for a second White House term as it seeks to drag President Joe Biden into a swamp of so far unsubstantiated corruption allegations.
2023-07-26 12:27