Texas Senate overturns Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment by the state House
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached by the state House in May, but yesterday the state Senate voted to acquit.
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Politics chat: Impeachment vote in Texas; House impeachment inquiry into Biden
Impeachment has been driving the political agenda everywhere from Austin to Washington, D.C.
Biden is meeting with leaders from Israel, Brazil, Ukraine and the "Stans" this week
President Biden will hold a series of talks with world leaders this week around UN meetings — including a first-ever summit with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Past impeachments, products of their times, often produced unintended consequences
Previous instances of presidential impeachment have each had contexts unique to their own political moments. These considerations have mattered as much as the alleged "high crimes and misdemeanors."
Texas Senate acquits state Attorney General Ken Paxton in impeachment trial
Paxton, who has been suspended, faced 16 articles of impeachment tied to allegations that he abused his office to protect a political donor. The Senate vote reinstates Paxton as attorney general.
Republicans run a big risk with impeachment
So far there's been no evidence that President Biden benefited financially from his son's business dealings. And as prior impeachments have shown, Republicans risk a backlash from perceived overreach.
'Wait Wait' for September 16, 2023: With Not My Job guest Hillary Rodham Clinton
This week, we're joined by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who joins us to talk about the Clinton Global Initiative and Pete Davidson. She may be part of one CGI, but what does she know about CGI'd movies?
Week in politics: Biden on the UAW strike; what's behind the impeachment inquiry
President Biden urged automakers to give more of their profits to workers as the UAW went on strike. Plus, why House Republicans announced an impeachment inquiry.
Prosecutors in DC election case are seeking a partial gag order for Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith's team asked for a "narrow, well-defined" order restricting the former president from "inflammatory" and "intimidating" comments about witnesses, lawyers and the judge.
Vice President Kamala Harris stops at N.C. A&T on 'Fight For Our Freedoms' college tour
Vice President Kamala Harris visited North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Friday as the second stop on her “Fight For our Freedoms College Tour” which