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Donald Trump on Monday, accusing the president of inciting insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. As the gears of government begin to turn in an effort to oust the president in his last days, questions as to both the procedure and substance of this eleventh-hour impeachment will be raised by Trump and those who support him. We have taken a look at the likely defenses Trump will raise in his defense case. First, let’s examine two important procedural objections Trump will certainly r...

Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as the president engaged in a series of political maneuvers aimed at discrediting the election won by Joe Biden

San Diego Mayor Faulconer eyes next chapter as term ends San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer on Harbor Island. (Eduardo Contreras / San Diego Union-Tribune) The Republican’s likely run for governor would be a test of state’s political temperature, analysts say SAN DIEGO —  When he was younger, Kevin Faulconer had a job cleaning carpets. He walked in after messes happened. That experience served him well in his political career, winning special elections for San Diego City Council an...

Key events in the seven years Kevin Faulconer was mayor of San Diego The newest one, which started in June, has collected 800,000 signatures, according to organizers. They would need almost 700,000 more by March 17 to qualify for the ballot, and probably closer to 1 million more to account for disqualified petition-signers. That’s unlikely, political analysts say, because the pandemic makes it harder to solicit signatures and because the recall backers haven’t raised enough money to fund th...

You know, some of these people have like a 10% loyalty, meaning if they sneeze in the wrong direction, theyre gone. >> well, many now believe the president now wants sessions gone. joining me now is michael dantonio, and jack pitney, who wrote an article called "trump the disloyalist." you write in your piece that sessions should not be surprised by trumps behavior toward him. >> trump is a guy who has betrayed contractors, customers, vendors, and wives. his wire careentire career is a train of ...

[applause] >> thank you. good evening and welcome to the andre agassi college preparatory academy. i want to thank both of candidates for accepting our invitation to come here tonight and share their thoughts on one of the most vital issues we face today in our state -- education. as you know, we built this school because we believe that nothing has the power to change a childs life like quality education. without an education, a child cannot hope, cannot dream. without a quality educa...

>> began doing intensive oral history interviews of individual administrations under the leadership of my senior colleague, jim young, and the aftermath in the jimmy carter presidency in the early 1980s. and since that time, weve done authoritative interview projects on presidents carter, reagan, george h.w. bush, clinton and were looking forward at some future date to beginning work on president george w. bush. we have in past...