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Nancy Pelosi presides the US House of Representatives vote on the impeachment of US President Donald Trump at the US Capitol, January 13, 2021

This Impeachment Is Different

On Wednesday afternoon,Donald Trump, the third president in American history to be impeached, became the first to be impeached twice. TheHouse of Representativesvoted 232–197 to impeach Trump for…

David A. Graham 15, Jan 2021

Trump Impeachment Dominates American Discussion, Hardens Partisan Divides

The American public discussion of foreign policy faded to a murmur as the focus in Washington turned to the historic December 18 vote by the Democratic-majority House of Representatives to impeach…

Majalla 19, Dec 2019

Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs George P. Kent and top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William B. Taylor Jr. are sworn-in prior to testifying before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty)

Foreign Affairs Has Always Been at the Heart of Impeachment

Presidential impeachment inthe United Stateshas always seemed to be a domestic matter. PresidentBill Clintonwas impeached for lying about sexual misconduct. PresidentRichard Nixonresigned to avoid…

Frank O. Bowman III 30, Nov 2019

Trump and Johnson Face Scrutiny at Home

As world leaders gathered this week in New York for the 74th UN General Assembly, trouble was brewing back in Washington and London for both Trump and Johnson, respectively. Britain’s Supreme Court…

Ali El Shamy 27, Sep 2019

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