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StoryGraph Biggest Story 2021-02-17 -- senate minority leader mitch mcconnell (7), the republican party (6), sullen and unsmiling political hack (5), voted to acquit trump (4), vice president (4)

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senate minority leader mitch mcconnell (7), the republican party (6), sullen and unsmiling political hack (5), voted to acquit trump (4), vice president (4)

Trump attacks McConnell as ‘political hack,’ says he will back pro-Trump candidates


The lengthy and personal diatribe escalated a growing rift in the GOP about whether it will be controlled by pro-Trump forces or those viewed as more traditional Republicans.


Blame game: Expect Biden to continue Trump attacks even after Senate acquittal


President Biden is hoping playing the blame game will boost his White House as the new administration braces for its first 100 days assessment.


Impeachment Over, Congress Shifts Focus To Security Failures


The coming weeks — and likely the coming months and years — will force lawmakers to work through the many unanswered questions about the attack.


Donald Trump Releases Lengthy Statement Haranguing Mitch McConnell


The former president called the Senate minority leader “third rate” and “one of the most unpopular politicians in the United States.”


Biden says his administration will focus on 'demented' and 'dangerous' white supremacists


President Biden called pro-Trump white supremacists "dangerous people," hours after former President Donald Trump declared that his conservative movement has just begun.


Lindsey Graham: GOP Doesn’t Have 'A Snowball’s Chance In Hell' Without Trump


"I’m more worried about 2022 than I’ve ever been," the Trump sycophant told Fox News' Sean Hannity.


What to do about Trump? Republicans who want to be president face dilemma


Prospective 2024 Republican presidential candidates are starting to choose where they stand on former President Donald Trump going forward in the aftermath of his second impeachment, a key question they will all need to answer.


Republicans Have Emerged From The Capitol Insurrection United Against Democracy


Republicans who voted to impeach or convict Trump for his role in the Capitol riot are facing fury and official rebukes from party leaders back home.


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