Biden’s Agenda Waiting on Next Maneuvers by Senate and Pelosi
- Decisions on Trump’s impeachment trial will determine schedule
- Cabinet, legislation could get delayed by trial in the Senate
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The timing for both President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and legislation to provide Americans with more Covid relief now largely depends on maneuvering by three of the most veteran legislative tacticians in Congress.
The first indication of how it will unfold may come Friday when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds her weekly news conference. Pelosi signed the single article of impeachment shortly after it was passed by the House on Wednesday. But she’s given no public clue since then about when it will be formally transmitted to the Senate, a step that triggers the trial.