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President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget withdrew in the face of opposition from several key senators.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told the press on Tuesday the Senate is “on track” to have the next COVID relief bill for President Joe Biden to sign by March 14th. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-K.Y., also addressed the media on Monday and said Republican senators were lobbying for a less expensive relief package to be passed.

Health secretary nominee Xavier Becerra told senators Tuesday that confronting the coronavirus pandemic will be his first priority if confirmed, but he also pledged to expand health insurance, rein in prescription drug costs and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.

U.S. Capitol Police Captain Carneysha Mendoza gave a riveting first-hand account of the deadly insurrection on Jan. 6, as she testified before two Senate committees Tuesday. “In the multitude of events I’ve worked in my nearly 19-year career in the department, this was by far the worst of the worst,” Mendoza said.

Merrick Garland told U.S. senators during his confirmation hearing on Monday that he will supervise prosecution of white supremacists if confirmed to lead the Department of Justice.

An emotional Merrick Garland describes the anti-semitism his family came to this country to escape, telling lawmakers at his confirmation hearing his motivation to be attorney general is out of “obligation to the country to pay back.”

The Senate on Saturday acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial. NBC New York’s Phil Lipof reports.

The final day of the Senate impeachment trial ended in the acquittal of former President Donald Trump. Here are other key moments from the day.

In a 57-43 vote Saturday, the U.S. Senate moved to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection.

In a closing argument during former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., urged senators to do “impartial justice.” “Senators, this trial is not about Donald Trump,” Raskin said. “The country and the world know who Donald Trump is. This trial is about who we are… Godspeed to the Senate of the United States.”

Closing arguments began on Saturday in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump being held in the U.S. Senate

Lawyers for Donald Trump are arguing that his impeachment trial is no more than a campaign of “hatred” against the former president

The fourth day included a question-and-answer session and culminated with Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his actions on Jan. 6. Here are other key moments from the day.

Donald Trump’s defense team in his impeachment trial is asserting that he called for non-violent protest when he spoke to his followers at a rally prefacing their assault on the Capitol last month

When asked “exactly when” former President Donald Trump learned of the breach at the U.S. Capitol, Trump attorney did not answer the question. “On the day, we have a tweet [from Trump] at 2:48, so it was certainly sometime before then,” one of Trump’s attorneys said.

One of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys, Michael van der Veen, opened his impeachment defense by warning the Senate about “the precedent this case will set.”

One of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys, David Schoen, presented a series of video clips used in the house managers’ case against Donald Trump and showed where edits were made in the content.

House Democrats will begin two days of arguments Wednesday in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. They will try to convince skeptical Republican senators that the former president alone was responsible for inciting the mob of supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and interrupted the presidential electoral count.

Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial have unveiled chilling new security video for Senate jurors and the nation

House Democrats will begin two days of arguments Wednesday in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. They will try to convince skeptical Republican senators that the former president alone was responsible for inciting the mob of supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and interrupted the presidential electoral count.