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Gavin Newsom mocks Republicans as ‘student government’ over Biden impeachment inquiry

‘I mean, this is a perversity with what the founding fathers ever conceived of and imagined,’ California governor tells CNN

The Independent UK

House Republicans cancel vote on short-term funding measure amid infighting – as it happened

Kevin McCarthy fights rightwing of Republican party over spending deal; House oversight committee aims for first hearing next Thursday, report says

The Guardian - US

Ken Paxton verdict heightens political tension ahead of education special session

The Texas House and Senate were already far apart on “school choice.” Anger over the impeachment trial might make it even harder to find common ground.

The Texas Tribune

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House GOP brings Garland to oversight hearing amid impeachment push - Roll Call

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee will confront Attorney General Merrick B. Garland at a DOJ oversight hearing Wednesday.

Roll Call

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asks state auditor to review Ken Paxton impeachment

The request follows Patrick’s blistering denunciation of the House’s role impeaching the attorney general.

The Texas Tribune

Trump takes credit for saving Ken Paxton

Paxton and Trump have long been closely aligned

Salon

Donald Trump claims credit for saving Ken Paxton

Paxton and Trump have long been closely aligned, with the Texas attorney general leading a lawsuit to challenge the 2020 presidential election results.

The Texas Tribune

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Loon Star State: Rule of Law

Political cartoonist Ben Sargent responds to the acquittal of Ken Paxton on all 16 counts of impeachment against the Attorney General.

Texas Observer

Hunter Biden sues IRS for breaching his privacy rights over tax affairs

President’s son is facing criminal charges over gun possession and is expected to be indicted on tax matters

The Guardian - US

There's Plenty of Evidence of Corruption Around Biden

When talking heads say “no evidence,” they mean “no smoking-gun proof.”

Reason

An emboldened Ken Paxton returns to a battered attorney general’s office

The impeachment proceedings, and the events that precipitated them, have left the Texas Office of the Attorney General in turmoil. Can Paxton steady the ship of an institution vital to the conservative cause?

The Texas Tribune

In the tale of 5 presidential impeachments, how will the latest one stack up?

House Republicans have launched an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. But this case is different — both in substance and in process — than those of former presidents Nixon, Clinton and Trump.

WEKU

Ken Paxton’s prosecutors stumbled at times. But did it matter in the GOP-dominated Senate?

The House impeachment managers faced a high bar: convincing enough Republican senators to vote against their own political self-interest.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton emerges victorious from yet another career scandal

It marked a screaming milestone in a two-decade political career that has seen Paxton harness the state’s increasingly conservative politics — and later the rise of Donald Trump — to stay in power longer than his vulnerabilities would suggest.

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The Independent UK

Trump denies pushing for Biden impeachment inquiry in secret meetings with MAGA Republicans

Trump said he didn’t “have to talk” to anyone about supporting the inquiry because “they’re more proactive than I am”

WEKU

Past impeachments, products of their times, often produced unintended consequences

Previous instances of presidential impeachment have each had contexts unique to their own political moments. These considerations have mattered as much as the alleged "high crimes and misdemeanors."

The Independent UK

Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal but Republicans aren't done attacking each other

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back in office after winning acquittal on impeachment charges over accusations of corruption and bribery

The Texas Tribune

These 2 senators were the only Republicans to vote for Paxton impeachment articles

Kelly Hancock and Robert Nichols broke from the rest of their party, but longtime observers said they weren’t surprised.

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The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial escalates Texas Republican civil war

Paxton’s far-right supporters doubled down on their promises for swift retribution against fellow Republicans who supported his removal from office.

The Texas Tribune

For Paxton lawyers, the trial was a “sham.” House managers say it exposed a “corrupt politician.”

Finally freed of a gag order, the opposing sides pulled no punches after the attorney general was acquitted.

The Texas Tribune

Senate Republicans say House managers failed to meet high burden of proof

Democrats, however, said their GOP colleagues “caved” to outside pressure in voting to acquit and return Ken Paxton to his job as attorney general.

Texas Observer

Paxton, Acquitted

The Senate acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton on every charge. While the impeachment trial has ended, there’s plenty more to come.

The Independent UK

Trump celebrates Ken Paxton impeachment acquittal — with a 9/11 meme

Former president congratulates Texas attorney general on Truth Social by resharing 9/11 meme

The Independent UK

Ken Paxton has held onto the Texas attorney general’s office. But his legal worries are far from over

For years, the powers and protections that come with being Texas’ top lawyer have helped Ken Paxton fend off ethics complains, criminal charges and an FBI investigation

The Texas Tribune

Trump congratulates Paxton on “Texas sized” impeachment victory

“This was the right outcome,” U.S. Ted Cruz said, while Gov. Greg Abbott said he looked forward to continuing to work with the attorney general.

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