Biden, the former vice president, has spoken out multiple times about Floyd’s death in recent days, including in a speech Tuesday morning that called the tragedy a “wake-up call for our nation.”
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Texas 2020 Elections
The Castros say they’ll work to beat Donald Trump, but they haven’t made their support for Joe Biden official yet
The former presidential candidate and the U.S. representative from San Antonio, two of Texas’ most prominent Democrats, have yet to formally endorse the Democratic nominee for president.
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Congress
No Texans cross party lines in votes to impeach President Trump
The U.S. House voted to impeach the president on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the third time in the nation’s history the chamber took such action.
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U.S. Rep. Al Green tried for two years to impeach Donald Trump. Is that hurting Democrats now?
Green pushed impeachment three times against the wishes of Democratic leadership, but Republicans are using his words to cast doubt on his party’s intentions.
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Texas Democrats on board as U.S. House formally moves forward on Trump impeachment process
Texans on both sides of the aisle will be involved in impeachment hearings.
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Demographics
Donald Trump compared his impeachment to lynching. Texans in Congress respond: “How dare you?”
The White House insisted Trump wasn’t equating the impeachment probe to “one of our darkest moments in American history,” but Democrats said the president was “weaponizing hate.”
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U.S. Rep. Al Green’s third attempt to impeach Trump falls flat
The Houston Democrat has repeatedly bucked party leadership by pushing impeachment. But the lone-wolf move failed once again Wednesday.
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Politics
U.S. Rep. Al Green of Texas will force Trump impeachment vote, defying Nancy Pelosi
The Houston Democrat previously forced an impeachment vote on the U.S. House floor in late 2017, when Republicans held the majority. It was soundly defeated by a 364-58 margin.
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U.S. Rep. Al Green push for Trump’s impeachment dies in lopsided 364-58 vote
Hours after U.S. Rep. Al Green introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the U.S. House voted 364-58 on a “motion to table” the resolution, effectively killing it.
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U.S. Rep. Al Green vows to force House vote on Trump impeachment “before Christmas”
In his second formal call for the president’s impeachment, U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, pledged Wednesday morning that he would force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on the president’s impeachment by the holidays.
