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4 moments to watch from the impeachment trial debate over witnesses

By Candice Norwood

Senators voted 51-49 to reject a motion to call witnesses after a weeks-long battle between Republicans and Democrats.

WATCH: Schumer says not allowing witnesses is a 'grand tragedy'

By Courtney Vinopal

Schumer said he would now gather his Democratic colleagues to decide how to proceed.

WATCH: Senate votes against calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

The Senate rejected a motion to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in a 51 to 49 vote, pushing the trial one step closer to acquittal vote.

5 moments to watch from Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial questions

By Candice Norwood

The opposing sides debated whether a president can legitimately request investigations into a political rival and whether a quid pro quo amounts to an impeachable offense.

WATCH: Roberts declines to read GOP Sen. Rand Paul's question on whistleblower

By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Paul, of Kentucky, has said he believes that the whistleblower may have conspired with House staff aides in writing the August whistleblower complaint.

5 moments to watch from Day 1 of Senate impeachment trial questions

By Candice Norwood

Lawmakers pressed for specifics on the president’s effort to push Ukraine to announce investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

WATCH: Dershowitz argues that a desire to win reelection would not be impeachable

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

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.

4 moments to watch from Day 3 of Trump's impeachment defense

By Candice Norwood

President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team on Tuesday concluded their third day of oral arguments by trying to undermine leaked details from an upcoming book by former national security adviser John Bolton.

5 moments to watch from day 2 of Trump's impeachment defense

By Candice Norwood

Today’s defense unfolded in the aftermath of a leak from an unpublished manuscript by former national security adviser John Bolton.

WATCH: Impeachment 'is tantamount to domestic war,' says Ken Starr

By Aamer Madhani, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

Starr made the case that Democrats' allegations of misconduct by Trump hardly measure up to the previous instances when Congress has seriously considered removing a president from office.