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President Joe Biden on Monday offered his most extensive comments since taking office on President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, telling CNN “I think it has to happen.”

Five days into America’s restored political normality, the stark delivery of an article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate was a flashback to the horror of the Capitol insurrection and the trauma of the last four years.

The House voted to impeach President Donald Trump on January 14, but waited until Monday to complete the next step in the process — having House managers read the single article of impeachment aloud on the House floor and then walking it over to the Senate.

One article of impeachment against former President Trump for “incitement of insurrection” is delivered to the Senate, formally triggering the start of his second impeachment trial.

Former President Donald Trump is still working to assemble a full legal team for his Senate impeachment trial, people familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday, even as he has begun to craft a defense strategy with Butch Bowers, the South Carolina lawyer who has agreed to represent him in the historic proceedings.

Once again, Donald Trump has thrown the legal and political system into uncharted waters. This time, the novel question is this: Can the US Senate try and convict a former president? While there is some disagreement among legal scholars, the answer must be yes, both as a matter of law and common sense.

CNN’s Brianna Keilar reports on how members of the GOP flip flop when it comes to holding political figures accountable, saying they choose to do whatever is politically expedient despite claiming to be the party of law and order.

How does a country recover from four years of virulent acrimony? The urgent need to heal America’s divisions, to “end this uncivil war,” stood at the center of President Joe Biden’s stirring inaugural speech. He implored Americans to “open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.”

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog will investigate whether any department official sought to have the department overturn President Joe Biden’s election win.

Chief Justice John Roberts has long been a student of history, but this is one part of history — presiding at the second trial of Donald Trump — he can do without.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday that he will allow the 50-50 Senate to officially organize so Democrats can take control of key committees in the chamber after a weeklong battle with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over the rights of the minority to stall legislation.

Early in the Trump administration, a novel dispute arose concerning whether the President had violated the Constitution by illegally profiting from his business ventures while in public office.

Lawmakers confirmed Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary on Monday, making her the first woman in American history to hold the position.