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This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFrom me and Joan E Greve:Trump is the only president in history to be impeached twice. Conviction in the Senate, which would require a two-thirds majority vote, could prevent him from ever again holding public office.While McConnell and others have expressed an openness to the charges facing Trump in his second impeachment trial, expectations are low that will find the votes they need to convict him.Fifty Democrats and 17 will have to vote in favor of convicting and that’s not likely to happen, with many Republican senators indicating that they oppose the idea.Yesterday, McConnell said he wanted Trump to have at least a week to prepare for the trial after the impeachment articles were presented to the Senate. But, in rejecting McConnell’s offer to delay transferring the articles from the House, Democrats did more than press the case against Trump. They also staked out a tough stance in an internal Senate power struggle, as the newly installed Joe prepares to ask Republicans for support on initiatives including pandemic policy, economic relief and immigration reform.McConnell and Republicans lost control of the Senate with a double loss in runoff elections in Georgia earlier this month. But McConnell has been fighting for advantage, refusing to approve a basic power-sharing agreement in a body now split 50-50, unless Schumer promised to retain a Senate filibuster rule that enables the minority party to block legislation with only 41 votes.Schumer rejected that pitch by McConnell on Friday, too, demanding that Republicans approve the organizing agreement, which would for example grant the parties an equal number of members on each committee, with no strings attached.“Leader McConnell’s proposal is unacceptable – and it won’t be accepted,” Schumer said.The pair of forceful moves by the Democratic leadership signaled an intention to deliver on a mandate they feel they won last November and displayed an unaccustomed assertiveness after four years of Trump and McConnell.But the power plays also called more deeply into question whether Biden would benefit from any measure of Republican support as he attempts to answer multiple national crises.Read more: The schedule for the impeachment trial is as follows: Chances that the Senate will convict are very low. Fifty Democrats and 17 Republicans will have to vote in favor of convicting – and that’s not likely to happen with many Republican senators indicating that they oppose the idea.CNN :In interviews with more than a dozen GOP senators, the consensus was clear: Most Republicans are likely to acquit Trump, and only a handful are truly at risk of flipping to convict the former President – unless more evidence emerges or the political dynamics within their party dramatically change. Yet Republicans are also signaling that as more time has passed since the riot, some of the emotions of the day have cooled and they’re ready to move on.Joe Biden today endorsed delaying the impeachment trial, saying, “the more time we have to get up and running” to address the pandemic, economic crisis and other issues, the better.Schumer said he and McConnell will iron out details about the timing and duration of the trial. “But make no mistake, a trial will be held in the United States Senate, and there will be a vote on whether to convict the president,” he said. Senate leader Chuck Schumer has announced that House managers read the articles of impeachment on Monday evening, and the trial of Donald Trump will begin the week of 8 February. Yesterday, Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he wanted Trump to have at least a week to prepare for the trial after the impeachment articles were presented to the Senate. Shortly after his confirmation, defense secretary Lloyd Austin made his first official phone call to the Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg. Austin said they discussed ongoing alliances – sending a strong message that he’s interested in rebuilding partnerships after .One of the executive orders signed today instructs the treasury department to make it easier for people to access their stimulus checks, including developing online systems to help them access their payments. In a statement, the treasury said it will “establish online tools” to help people claim payments, work to reach households that have not cashed their payments, and look into which groups have been worst affected The latest round of $600 stimulus money came to many as pre-paid debit cards, causing confusion and concern that it was a . Delivery delays, bank changes and address changes are among an array of issues plaguing the distribution. An estimated 8 million have also yet to receive the first round of stimulus checks authorized by the Cares Act. The Club for Growth, an anti-tax group funded by billionaires, has been the primary financial backer of Andy Harris, the Republican lawmaker who sought to bring a gun to the floor of the .Harris, a medical doctor who represents the eastern shore of Maryland, has received about $345,000 from individuals associated with the Club for Growth since the rightwing campaigners helped to get him elected in 2010, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.The latest revelation about the Club for Growth’s support for Harris comes after the Guardian revealed last week that the group, which is headed by the former Republican congressman David McIntosh, was a who sought to invalidate Joseph Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.It has also supported another lawmaker, Lauren Boebert, who has argued for the need for firearms to be carried inside the US Capitol. Members may only carry firearms in their own offices.CNN reported on Friday that the US Capitol police were investigating an incident that occurred on Thursday, when Harris was stopped from bringing a concealed weapon on to the floor of the House. The Republican, who is an anaesthesiologist, had set off the newly installed metal detectors outside the chamber, prompting him to ask another lawmaker, Republican John Katko, to hold the weapon for him.Katko refused, according to a press pool, and Harris then left and returned later, without setting off the metal detector.Bryan Shuy, Harris’s chief of staff, said in a statement released to the Guardian: “Because his and his family’s lives have been threatened by someone who has been released awaiting trial, for security reasons, the congressman never confirms whether he nor anyone else he’s with are carrying a firearm for self-defense.”Shuy added: “As a matter of public record, he has a Maryland handgun permit. And the congressman always complies with the House metal detectors and wanding. The congressman has never carried a firearm on the House floor.”The Club for Growth did not respond to a request for comment.Read more:Hello there, it’s Maanvi Singh – I’ll be bringing you live updates through the next few hours. First up, here’s the US embassy in London’s response to tabloid controversy over Biden’s Oval Office makeover – which included the removal of a Winston Churchill bust. It’s “just a bust”, the US embassy declared, in a video pointing to examples of the“special relationship” between the US and the UK. The video, which has attracted a good bit of online engagement and media coverage, you could say, isn’t a total bust. (Sorry.)

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFrom me and Joan E Greve:Trump is the only president in history to be impeached twice. Conviction in the Senate, which would require a two-thirds majority vote, could prevent him from ever again holding public office.While McConnell and others have expressed an openness to the charges facing Trump in his second impeachment trial, expectations are low that will find the votes they need to convict him.Fifty Democrats and 17 will have to vote in favor of convicting and that’s not likely to happen, with many Republican...

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