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Former President Donald Trump will make history this week as the only U.S. president to be impeached twice and the first to undergo trial after leaving office.

If the 2020 election taught us anything, it's that our democratic system is more fragile and more in need of reform than we thought.

A conviction is unlikely, but polls show Democrats heavily support barring Trump from future office.

The New York congressman criticized the freshman from Utah, implying that his vote to object the election certification was unpatriotic.

An average of recent polls suggests that embattled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has a 24 percent national approval rating among members of her own party.

If Cynthia Tenney's win is certified by New York election officials, she will become the 30th Republican woman in the House of Representatives.

U.S. House members who flout new security measures implemented at the Capitol in the wake of the January 6 riots now face hefty fines that could come directly out of their paychecks.

Former President Donald Trump is likely to be acquitted during his upcoming trial, but more Republicans think he has blame for the Capitol riot than thought his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was illegal.

Democrats are one step closer to passing the COVID-19 relief package, which includes $1,400 checks for all Americans earning below $50,000 a year.

The House of Representatives voted 230 to 199 in favor of Greene's removal from two key committees on Thursday.

Republicans had their chance to lead. They failed. Now they just want to obstruct—again.

The newly elected Colorado Republican has been criticized for mocking Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg.

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee said Thursday that Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) had obtained a permit to carry a concealed gun in Washington, D.C. following a viral video showing her promising to carry firearms "in Congress."

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to remove Greene from its education and budget committees during a floor vote on Thursday.

The GOP congresswoman recalled a hostage incident that happened while she was in high school in 1990.

"We can't walk away from an additional $1,400 in direct checks, because people need it," Joe Biden told Democrats this week. "I'm not going to start my administration by breaking a promise to people."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Thursday that Democratic leaders had hoped to have an answer by now of whether the minimum wage hike will be allowed.

President Joe Biden won't negotiate on the $1,400 payment amount, but said he's open to reducing the number of people who are eligible.

"It's a tight deadline," Gordon Gray of the American Action Forum told Newsweek. "It's achievable, but it's a very tight schedule."

A look at those to have been named as nominees for the coveted prize, before the winner is revealed later in the year.

Due to gaps and weaknesses in the CDC moratorium, as well as a lack of consistent adherence and enforcement of it, evictions have remained widespread across the country.

The House Minority Leader called Democrats' resolution to remove Greene from her current committee assignments a "distraction" on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said, "There's no analogy that I think can be credibly made between the actions of [Marjorie Taylor] Greene and almost anyone else in Congress with whom I've served."

"If the president called me and wanted me to go defend him on the floor of the Senate, that would be the top priority in my life," Gaetz told Steve Bannon during a podcast appearance.

If Democrats fall in line, Republicans will be powerless to stop Greene from being removed from her committee assignments.

Greene accused Democrats of being "set out to destroy Republicans, your jobs, our economy, your children's education and lives, steal our freedoms, and erase God's creation."

The Georgia Republican remains a divisive figure even among Republican voters, with about 1 in 5 ranking her as favorable and unfavorable.

"They're trying to make sure it's targeted to the people who really need it," Manchin said about a third round of stimulus checks. "That's what will happen and it will go out quickly once it's passed."

"Ilhan Omar can lie and marry her brother to circumvent our laws and not get in trouble ... The double standards are atrocious," a group of GOP leaders from Georgia wrote on Tuesday.