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The Lame Duck Session and the Future of Impeachment
11:33 - 24:19 (12:46)
With the election over, the post-election session of Congress is likely to see a burst of activity, and there is speculation about the possibility of a full-blown impeachment process against President Biden. Democrats started preparing for it as a messaging bill, so it remains to be seen if it will be undertaken in the new House majority.
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Some right-wing Republicans are pushing for an investigation into the Justice Department's treatment of January 6th defendants and have suggested impeachment proceedings against President Biden and his cabinet.
11:33 - 15:23 (03:50)
Summary
Some right-wing Republicans are pushing for an investigation into the Justice Department's treatment of January 6th defendants and have suggested impeachment proceedings against President Biden and his cabinet. It remains to be seen if the new House majority will undertake a full-blown impeachment process.
ChapterThe Lame Duck Session and the Future of Impeachment
EpisodeA Republican House
PodcastThe Daily
Kevin McCarthy has remained loyal to Trump, refusing to break publically with anything that Trump has done.
15:23 - 16:49 (01:25)
Summary
Kevin McCarthy has remained loyal to Trump, refusing to break publically with anything that Trump has done. Rather than seeking to pull the House to the center, he embodies the rightward turn of the party and facilitates the empowerment of the extreme right-wing of the party.
ChapterThe Lame Duck Session and the Future of Impeachment
EpisodeA Republican House
PodcastThe Daily
Republicans see it as the Democrats asking them to give up their principles and Senator Schumer aims to work with Republicans.
16:49 - 18:30 (01:41)
Summary
Republicans see it as the Democrats asking them to give up their principles and Senator Schumer aims to work with Republicans. In the context of this House majority, the discussion entails how the Senate will function under Democratic supervision.
ChapterThe Lame Duck Session and the Future of Impeachment
EpisodeA Republican House
PodcastThe Daily
With the election season behind them and the Republican-Democrat dynamics of the new Congress taking shape, expect a burst of activity on Capitol Hill in the coming weeks, especially considering the start of a lame duck session.
18:30 - 24:19 (05:49)
Summary
With the election season behind them and the Republican-Democrat dynamics of the new Congress taking shape, expect a burst of activity on Capitol Hill in the coming weeks, especially considering the start of a lame duck session. Republicans and Democrats alike have supported a bill clarifying that the vice president has no discretion to nullify election results, a measure that should promptly come up for consideration.