Trump acquitted by minority of Senate on charge of inciting Jan. 6 riot at Capitol John Wagner, Amy B Wang, Felicia Sonmez
McConnell says Trump ‘still liable for things he did’ while president
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The Senate voted Saturday to acquit Donald Trump of a charge of inciting the deadly attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, bringing the historic second impeachment trial of the former president to a close.
Fifty-seven senators voted to find Trump guilty short of the two-thirds threshold needed for a conviction while 43 voted to find him not guilty. Seven Republicans joined the 50 members of the Democratic caucus in voting for conviction.
The Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is headed toward a verdict that could come as soon as Saturday after the defense presented its case and senators questioned both sides on the charges and their arguments.
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced legislation that would infuse households with hundreds of billions of dollars of cash through direct payments and tax credits, a key plank of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief package.
The former president's lawyers will argue that his speech was protected by the First Amendment and that House managers failed to show he was responsible for the Jan. 6 violent attack on the Capitol.
Ann Berry, Alabama native, named first Black secretary of the Senate
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff February 11, 2021
Alabama native Sonceria “Ann” Berry is the first Black woman elected secretary of the U.S. Senate. (contributed)
Senate leadership has named Alabama native Sonceria “Ann” Berry secretary of the U.S. Senate, effective March 1. The announcement was made via a press release on the Senate Democrats newsroom.
Berry, who hails from Birmingham, will be the first Black woman and the eighth woman to hold this office, which ensures the institution’s overall effectiveness. She will replace outgoing Secretary of the Senate Julie Adams, who was named by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2015.