Jan 23 WATCH: Trump impeachment trial — January 24 By Gretchen Frazee House Democrats are expected Friday to conclude three days of arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 23 WATCH: Rep. Garcia explains why Democrats believe Biden did nothing wrong By Courtney Vinopal “Every witness with knowledge of this issue testified that Biden was following official U.S. policy in calling for Shokin’s removal,” said Garcia, who noted that the move was supported by a bipartisan group of senators, including Republicans Rob Portman and… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 5:38 Trump poses ‘continuing threat’ to national interests, say House managers By Nick Schifrin On their second day of arguments in President Trump’s Senate trial, House managers focused on their first article of impeachment, abuse of power. They accused Trump of “extorting” Ukraine’s government by withholding $400 million in critical military aid and a… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 9:30 How senators and the White House are reacting to Democrats’ abuse of power argument House impeachment managers are now in their second day of prosecuting the case to remove President Trump from office. On Thursday, they laid out why they believe Trump abused his presidential power. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jan 23 WATCH: ‘Bogus’ Ukraine theory led to Trump’s abuse, Dems argue in impeachment trial By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Associated Press As the Democrats pressed their case for a second day before skeptical Republican Senate jurors, they displayed video images of the nation's top FBI and Homeland Security officials warning the public off the theory that it was Ukraine, not Russia,… Continue reading
Jan 23 WATCH: Schumer says witnesses and documents still needed for fair impeachment trial By Associated Press Schumer said Schiff has been outlining a compelling case about Trump's pressure on Ukraine and the scheme to cover up the charges and many Republicans are hearing it for only the first time. Continue reading
Jan 22 5 video moments to watch from the House managers’ first day of oral arguments By Candice Norwood During the House Democrats’ eight-hour presentation, each manager took a turn outlining Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukrainian officials. Continue reading
Jan 22 Democrats push familiar case on first day of oral arguments By Daniel Bush During the House managers' first day for oral arguments, the White House legal team had to sit and listen without offering a rebuttal. Trump’s defenders cannot present their case in the Senate until House Democrats finish their oral arguments at… Continue reading
Jan 22 Schiff takes conciliatory tone after Roberts’ admonishment By Mary Clare Jalonick, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press “I think it is appropriate at this point for me to admonish both the House managers and the president's counsel, in equal terms, to remember that they are addressing the world's greatest deliberative body," Roberts said. Continue reading
Jan 22 Trump administration approves Keystone pipeline on U.S. land By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Trump administration has approved a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land. Continue reading