Jan 21 Read McConnell's proposed roadmap for the Trump impeachment trial By Associated Press The resolution would permit Trump's lawyers to move early on to acquit the president and sets up a vote next week on calling witnesses such as former national security adviser John Bolton. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 6:27 What to expect from Trump's legal team and House managers during impeachment trial On Monday, President Trump’s legal team released its first official defense in advance of his Senate impeachment trial, which begins Tuesday. The president’s attorneys say Trump didn’t condition military aid to Ukraine on investigations into the Bidens. Meanwhile, the House… Continue watching
Jan 20 McConnell proposes swift impeachment trial for Trump By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday proposed a condensed, two-day calendar for each side to give opening arguments in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, ground rules that are raising objections from Democrats on the eve of the landmark proceedings. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 3:44 Will the GOP allow witnesses to testify after Dems release new evidence? By PBS NewsHour As questions continue to swirl over whether witnesses will be allowed to testify during President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, new evidence released by Democrats on Friday shows possible connections between the White House and GOP-linked operatives in Ukraine. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 8:14 With the House walking over its impeachment work to the Senate, what happens next? The House of Representatives has voted to send articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate. The newly selected House impeachment managers walked the documents across the Capitol Wednesday evening. Lisa Desjardins reports on a historic moment in American… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 6:58 What we know about the Senate impeachment trial so far It appears that the House of Representatives will finally vote to transmit articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate Wednesday, setting up formal trial proceedings to begin Thursday. Although no decision has been announced on whether witnesses will… Continue watching
Jan 14 WATCH: House votes to send Trump impeachment to Senate for trial By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The nearly party-line vote moved Trump's impeachment from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Democratic-run House to the Republican-majority Senate, where Trump expects acquittal, even as new evidence is raising fresh questions about his Ukraine dealings. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:10 How the White House and Congress are preparing for Senate impeachment trial House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to transmit the two articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate within days. She had held out for weeks as Democrats pressed Senate Republicans to call witnesses -- but leaders of both… Continue watching
Jan 13 WATCH: McConnell says he'll 'strongly oppose' the war powers resolution By Matthew Daly, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The Senate majority leader said that the measure, co-sponsored by two Republicans, would send the wrong message to U.S. allies after the Trump administration killed Iran's top general earlier this month. Continue reading
Jan 13 Trump says Senate should dismiss impeachment case without a trial By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump faces charges that he abused power by pushing Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and then obstructed Congress. Continue reading