Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi Transmits Impeachment Article to Senate After Biden Inauguration

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On January 25, 2021, exactly two weeks after the House voted to impeach Donald Trump and five days after President Biden’s inauguration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi transmitted the single article of impeachment—charging Trump with “incitement of insurrection”—to the Senate. The nine …

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House Impeaches Trump for Second Time on Single Charge of "Incitement of Insurrection"

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One week after the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol, the House of Representatives voted 232-197 to impeach President Donald Trump on a single article charging him with “incitement of insurrection,” making Trump the first president in American history to be impeached twice. The …

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Pelosi Transmits Impeachment Articles to Senate After 28-Day Strategic Delay

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi transmitted the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate on January 16, 2020, ending a 28-day delay strategy designed to pressure Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to establish fair trial procedures. In a solemn ceremony in the Speaker’s office, …

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House Votes to Impeach Trump on Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress

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The House of Representatives voted on December 18, 2019 to impeach President Donald Trump on two articles: Abuse of Power (230-197-1) and Obstruction of Congress (229-198-1), making Trump only the third president in American history to be impeached. Article I charged that Trump “solicited the …

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Speaker Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry After Ukraine Revelations

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump on September 24, 2019, marking a historic turning point after revelations that Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden while withholding military aid. In a solemn address from the Speaker’s Balcony …

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Obama Signs American Taxpayer Relief Act Making 82% of Bush Tax Cuts Permanent - 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal Locks in $2.8 Trillion in Tax Cuts for Wealthy

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On January 2, 2013, President Barack Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) into law, resolving the ‘fiscal cliff’ crisis by making permanent 82% of President Bush’s tax cuts—approximately $2.8 trillion of the $3.4 trillion total Bush tax cut package estimated …

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Rep. Anthony Weiner Resigns After Sexting Scandal and Cover-Up

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U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) announced his resignation from Congress effective June 23, 2011, after admitting he sent sexually explicit photos and messages to at least six women over three years through Twitter, Facebook, email, and phone—and then lied about it to the public and media. …

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ACA Passes with Individual Mandate Requiring Americans to Purchase Private Insurance, Delivering Industry Windfall

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President Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the most significant healthcare legislation since Medicare. While expanding coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, the law’s architecture reflects extensive industry lobbying, featuring an individual mandate …

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