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Jury selection continues Thursday in former President Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more.
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Jury selection in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York is continuing Thursday. Twelve jurors and six alternates need to be seated for the trial.
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Democrats quickly swept aside the articles of impeachment accusing the homeland security secretary of refusing to enforce immigration laws and breach of public trust, calling them unconstitutional.
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 Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Senate voted along party lines to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, ending the proceedings before arguments began and bringing the first impeachment of a sitting cabinet secretary to an ignominious close.
The vote against the first article, which charged Mayorkas with "willful and systemic refusal to comply" with immigration law, was 51-48, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voting "present." For the second article, concerning "breach of trust," Murkowski joined her colleagues, bringing the final tally to 51-49.
It marks the first time in 225 years that the Senate immediately dismissed impeachment charges approved by the house, rather than holding a full floor trial or referring the issue to a special committee, according to The Hill.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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