The first impeachment of a sitting cabinet member sets off a series of choreographed rituals that dates back to the impeachment of former President Andrew Johnson in 1868.
Tag: House of Representatives
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House Spends $40,000 on New Member Pins as Republicans Fume Over Spending
Republicans, some of whom are threatening to shut down the government over excessive spending, ditched their identification pins a year early and bought new ones in different colors.
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Johnson Says He’ll Stand by Deal to Avert Shutdown, Spurning Hard-Right Demands
The House speaker is facing intense pressure from far-right Republicans to abandon the agreement he struck with Democrats to keep the government from partially shutting down next week.
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Right Wing Pressures Johnson to Abandon Spending Deal to Avert Shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson said he was talking with his ultraconservative colleagues about walking away from the agreement he struck with Democrats but had “made no commitments.”
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Right Wing Pressures Johnson to Abandon Spending Deal to Avert Shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson said he was talking with his ultraconservative colleagues about walking away from the agreement he struck with Democrats but had “made no commitments.”