Politics Jan 31 Senate rejects witnesses in Trump trial, ensuring acquittal The vote on allowing new witnesses was defeated 51-49 on a near party-line vote.
Politics Jan 31 Murkowski says she'll oppose impeachment trial witnesses President Donald Trump appears poised for acquittal in his impeachment trial.
Politics Jan 30 WATCH: Murkowski says Bolton book revelation 'weighs in favor' of calling witnesses Sen. Lisa Murkowksi of Alaska drew a reaction in the impeachment trial when she asked simply: "Why should this body not call Ambassador Bolton?"…
Politics Jan 29 WATCH: Dershowitz argues that a desire to win reelection would not be impeachable The two days set aside for questions, Wednesday and Thursday,are are allowing each side to grill the House Democrats prosecuting the case and the Republican president's defense team.
Nation Jan 29 Trump trial gets more pointed with Bolton book at the center The White House on Wednesday released a letter to Bolton's attorney objecting to “significant amounts of classified information" in the manuscript, including at the top secret level.
Politics Jan 28 McConnell concedes he lacks votes to block witnesses at impeachment trial Mitch McConnnell's statement, in a closed-door meeting of senators, was an acknowledgment of the extent to which revelations from former national security adviser John Bolton have scrambled the trial's schedule…
Politics Jan 28 Trump team wraps up trial defense as senators mull Bolton The arguments from defense lawyers have jostled for public attention with revelations from a forthcoming book by former national security adviser John Bolton.
Politics Jan 28 WATCH: Schumer calls GOP proposal to privately review Bolton's book 'absurd' Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma is floating an idea to subpoena Bolton’s book manuscript so senators can see the evidence themselves — in private. “We're not bargaining with them. We want four witnesses, and four sets of documents, then the…
Politics Jan 27 WATCH: Dershowitz says charges against Trump aren't impeachable. Many legal experts disagree Legal scholars dispute the idea that the Founding Fathers ever intended for impeachable offenses to require proof of a crime.
Politics Jan 27 AP fact check: Trump misstates Bolton record President Donald Trump stated falsely Monday that House Democrats never called his former national security adviser to testify in their impeachment inquiry. Actually they did.