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Thursday

Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

Supporters of President Trump protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

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Robert Costa's book Peril, which he co-wrote with Bob Woodward, goes inside Trump's war room on the eve of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Costa says the 2024 election could trigger a constitutional crisis.

Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

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Tuesday

Thanks partly to the pandemic, Donald Trump has dropped off the Forbes 400 list

Former President Donald Trump holds a Save America rally in Perry, Ga., in September. Trump is unlikely to take falling off the Forbes 400 wealthiest Americans in stride. Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Thanks partly to the pandemic, Donald Trump has dropped off the Forbes 400 list

Trump, who has reportedly long been obsessed with his ranking on the annual list, has lost $600 million since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the magazine says.

Saturday

Trump Celebrates His Acquittal, Says The Impeachment Was Part Of A 'Witch Hunt'

The Senate has voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on an impeachment charge of inciting an insurrection. In a statement, Trump thanked his legal team and members of Congress "who stood proudly for the Constitution." Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Aftermath: Updates

Trump Celebrates His Acquittal, Says The Impeachment Was Part Of A 'Witch Hunt'

In a statement issued shortly after a final vote in the Senate on a charge of inciting an insurrection, Trump said the "movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun."

Trump Impeachment Trial Verdict: How Senators Voted

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney arrives at the Capitol for the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Saturday. Romney was one of the seven GOP senators who voted to convict. Stefani Reynolds/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Aftermath: Updates

Trump Impeachment Trial Verdict: How Senators Voted

Democrats did not gain enough Republican support to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting insurrection, but seven GOP senators did break with their own party. See the vote breakdown.

Friday

Trump's Legal Team Points To 2017 Attempt To Block Election Certification As Defense

Michael van der Veen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks to the Senate floor through the Senate Reception room on the fourth day of the Senate Impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Aftermath: Updates

Trump's Legal Team Points To 2017 Attempt To Block Election Certification As Defense

In 2017, several House Democrats stood and objected to the certification of then President-elect Trump's electoral victory. Then-Vice President Biden was presiding.

Tuesday