The Constitution

Senator Lindsey Graham

If Impeachment Managers Want Witnesses to Trump’s High Crimes, Start With Lindsey Graham If Impeachment Managers Want Witnesses to Trump’s High Crimes, Start With Lindsey Graham

The senator’s on-the-record statements after the January 6 attack on the Capitol confirm that he knows Trump is guilty of dereliction of duty.

Feb 12, 2021 / John Nichols

Representative Jamie Raskin

Jamie Raskin’s Passionate Prosecution Is Convicting Trump in the Eyes of History Jamie Raskin’s Passionate Prosecution Is Convicting Trump in the Eyes of History

Senate Republicans may not permit accountability. But the lead impeachment manager’s argument leaves no doubt how history will judge Trump.

Feb 10, 2021 / John Nichols

GOP Senators Face a Reckoning Over Impeachment

GOP Senators Face a Reckoning Over Impeachment GOP Senators Face a Reckoning Over Impeachment

They’re in a politically perilous position: If they defend Trump, they alienate the majority of voters; if they vote to convict, they alienate their own base.

Feb 9, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System

How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System

From Philadelphia to Portsmouth, Va., the successes are piling up.

Feb 9, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Representative Liz Cheney

Liz Cheney Is Right on Impeachment, and Wrong on Everything Else Liz Cheney Is Right on Impeachment, and Wrong on Everything Else

Don’t make a hero of this neoconservative, warmongering, hate-amplifying apologist for Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Feb 8, 2021 / John Nichols

Representative Jamie Raskin Is Going to Prosecute the Hell Out of Donald Trump

Representative Jamie Raskin Is Going to Prosecute the Hell Out of Donald Trump Representative Jamie Raskin Is Going to Prosecute the Hell Out of Donald Trump

The lead impeachment manager’s letter demanding that Trump testify is a masterstroke that signals Raskin will pull no punches.

Feb 5, 2021 / John Nichols

Rand Paul Is a Monarchist—and Donald Trump Is His King

Rand Paul Is a Monarchist—and Donald Trump Is His King Rand Paul Is a Monarchist—and Donald Trump Is His King

To defend his sovereign from accountability, the Kentucky senator is peddling the GOP’s latest Big Lie.

Jan 28, 2021 / John Nichols

Expel Josh Hawley

Expel Josh Hawley Expel Josh Hawley

The Missouri senator is just as guilty as Trump. As the Senate gears up for the impeachment trial, some senators are beginning to look at Hawley too.

Jan 27, 2021 / John Nichols

The Fight to Revive Democracy Has Only Just Begun

The Fight to Revive Democracy Has Only Just Begun The Fight to Revive Democracy Has Only Just Begun

Two bills awaiting the new Senate would ensure that everyone can vote—and that their votes matter.

Jan 26, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Representative Jamie Raskin: ‘It Was a Scene of Absolute Terror and Mayhem’

Representative Jamie Raskin: ‘It Was a Scene of Absolute Terror and Mayhem’ Representative Jamie Raskin: ‘It Was a Scene of Absolute Terror and Mayhem’

It’s time for Congress to reassert itself as the government’s most powerful branch, the lead impeachment manager told The Nation

Jan 26, 2021 / Q&A / John Nichols

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