Jill Colvin

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file phot, former Vice President Mike Pence speaks after arriving back in his hometown of Columbus, Ind., as his wife Karen watches. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

March 30, 2021, 3:57 pm

Pence lays groundwork for 2024 run after defying Trump over 2020 election

To win a Republican presidential primary, ex-VP must appear loyal to former president while defending his final days decision to honor Biden’s win

By Jill Colvin

This Nov. 21, 2016, file photo, shows the Mar-a-Lago resort owned by Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Fla.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

March 20, 2021, 12:22 am

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club partially closed after COVID outbreak

No details released on size of outbreak or if it affected family members of former president who moved there after leaving White House

By Jill Colvin and TERRY SPENCER

US President Donald Trump speaks during the first day of the Republican National Convention Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (Travis Dove/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

March 9, 2021, 6:03 am

Trump, Republicans clash over using his name to fundraise

Former US president has demanded that RNC stop utilizing his name in appeals, but RNC says it has ‘every right to refer to public figures’

By Jill Colvin

A statue of former US president Donald Trump on display at the merchandise show at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) February 26, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. (AP/John Raoux)

February 27, 2021, 5:53 pm

Trump’s legacy dominates conference aimed at future of conservative movement

While the Republican Party attempts to deal with internal divisions, speakers at CPAC make it clear they aren’t ready to move on from ex-president; Trump to speak Sunday

By Jill Colvin

David Schoen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks to the Senate floor through the Senate Reception room on the fourth day of the Senate Impeachment trials for Trump on Capitol Hill, Friday, Feb 12, 2021 in Washington. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

February 12, 2021, 8:16 pm

Defending Trump, lawyers accuse Democrats of ‘witch hunt’ and seeking vengeance

Attorneys condemn violent assault of US Capitol, but say former president had no role in ‘encouraging, condoning or enticing unlawful activity’

By Eric Tucker, LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jill Colvin

In this image from video, the Senate begins the third day in the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump in the Senate at the US Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)

February 12, 2021, 12:44 am

Wrapping up arguments, Democrats urge Republicans to end ‘nightmare’ of Trump

Pushing for conviction in impeachment trial, House prosecutors highlight how Capitol invaders followed Trump’s orders, warn ex-president would stoke fresh violence if given chance

By LISA MASCARO, Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jill Colvin

In this image from video, a security video shows Vice President Mike Pence being evacuated as rioters breach the Capitol, as House impeachment manager Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the US Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)

February 11, 2021, 2:34 am

Trump trial chilling video: Police beg for help, senators flee, VP is evacuated

January 6 footage, seen for first time, shows rioters hunt for lawmakers, coming within meters of Romney; Pence is rushed to safety as infiltrators call to execute him

By LISA MASCARO, Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jill Colvin

House impeachment manager Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during the second impeachment trial of former US President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, February 10, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)

February 10, 2021, 11:24 pm

Trump was Capitol riot ‘inciter in chief,’ Democrats charge at impeachment trial

In first full day of arguments, House prosecutors claim former president stirred violence with ‘the big lie’ — his relentless effort to sow doubts about the 2020 election results

By LISA MASCARO, Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jill Colvin

In this image from video, Bruce Castor, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks during the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)

February 10, 2021, 6:40 am

Trump fumes at his legal team, Republican senators baffled by its approach

Former president, watching proceedings from Florida, says his lawyers look bad on TV, is impressed with Democrats’ presentation

By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin

Trump supporters at a rally before an assault on the US Capitol, Washington, January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

February 10, 2021, 6:25 am

Trump impeachment trial gets go-ahead after emotional, graphic first day

House prosecutors open proceedings with wrenching video of Capitol siege; Trump’s lawyers present meandering defense, arguing his actions protected as free speech

By LISA MASCARO, Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jill Colvin

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo rioters loyal to US President Donald Trump storm the US Capitol in Washington. Arguments begin Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

February 9, 2021, 4:31 am

Trump on trial for ‘grievous’ crimes, as defense dismisses ‘political theater’

Former US president faces his second impeachment trial Tuesday, over allegations he incited the January 6 storming of the US Capitol while denying Biden’s election victory

By LISA MASCARO, Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jill Colvin

Then-US president Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, January 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

February 1, 2021, 3:07 am

After other attorneys leave, Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment defense team

One lawyer is best known for declining to charge Bill Cosby with rape while serving as district attorney near Philadelphia

By Eric Tucker and Jill Colvin

In this file photo taken on February 06, 2020, US President Donald Trump holds up a newspaper that displays a headline "Acquitted," as he arrives to speak at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC (Nicholas Kamm / AFP)

January 31, 2021, 6:03 am

Trump loses lead impeachment lawyers a week before US Senate trial

Attorneys leave the defense team in a ‘mutual decision,’ following difference of opinion on the direction of the case

By Jill Colvin, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Eric Tucker

Workers walk with hand trucks past the West Wing of the White House, as offices in the White House complex are being packed up and moved out, Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

January 16, 2021, 2:20 am

Trump to leave Washington for Florida on morning of Biden’s inauguration

US president breaks with tradition by refusing to participate in ceremonial transfer of power; staffers spotted packing up souvenirs as they leave White House

By Jill Colvin and DARLENE SUPERVILLE

A woman walks past protective fencing erected around the US Supreme Court, on January 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. Al Drago/Getty Images/AFP

January 11, 2021, 2:42 am

Isolated, refusing to resign, Trump plans trip to his wall in Texas

Aides say US president is fuming after being cut off from social media accounts, heading to Mexico border to highlight his administration’s efforts to curb illegal immigration

By Jill Colvin