The House impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas.
Welcome to Wednesday, February 14th, roses and chocolates...
** The House impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas.
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Republican representatives narrowly won their second attempt at impeachment in a 214-213 vote. This makes Mayorkas the first sitting cabinet secretary in U.S. history to be forcibly removed.
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** Biden rejects Trumps ‘unhinged’ NATO comments
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Over the weekend, Donald Trump made remarks that encouraged Russia’s aggressive measures, which were rejected by President Joe Biden, GOP candidate Nikki Haley, and NATO Secretary-General.
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** The latest: World leaders talk ceasefire, ICJ urged to stop Israel
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World leaders are meeting in Cairo to push for a ceasefire in Gaza. President Joe Biden said he would do "everything possible" to make a ceasefire occur.
South Africa made an urgent request to the U.N.'s International Court of Justice to consider using its executive power to intervene in Rafah and to prevent further violation of the rights of Palestinians.
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** Trump asks SCOTUS to block ruling allowing for criminal prosecution
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Trump asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court's ruling that allows him to be criminally prosecuted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Trump insisted that presidents should be protected from prosecution and that a trial would "radically disrupt" his bid for reelection.
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** Senate’s foreign aid package passes
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Despite warnings from the House that the bill would never succeed, the Senate passed the foreign aid package in a 70-to-29 vote. The measure was stripped down to $95 billion after the $118 billion version failed in the Senate last week.
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** And, in the end...
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