Trump was impeached one week before he left office and one week after he told his supporters to "fight like hell” before they laid siege on the Capitol. The rioting resulted in five deaths.
Feb 09

By Associated Press
In opening remarks Tuesday, lawyer Bruce Castor said: “The American people are smart enough to pick a new administration if they don’t like the old one. And they just did.”…
Feb 09

By Associated Press
Raskin spoke about his personal experience in the Capitol on Jan. 6. He had been joined by family members that day — the day after he had buried his son, who took his own life in December.
Feb 09

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial has opened in the Senate with graphic video of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on Congress after the defeated former president whips up a rally crowd.
The impeachment trial will force the Senate to decide whether to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection after a violent mob of his supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Feb 09

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press
House Democrats prosecuting the case told senators they were presenting “cold, hard facts” against Trump, who is charged with inciting the mob siege of the Capitol to overturn the election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
Feb 08

Congress and the American people are preparing for the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, which is set to begin on Tuesday. It's a historic first for the nation, as a president has never been impeached twice. Yamiche…
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how former President Trump's second impeachment trial will be different from the first, how partisanship plays in to the…
Feb 08

By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press
In a brief filed on the eve of the impeachment trial, lawyers for the former president leveled a wide-ranging attack on the case.
Feb 07

Former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial begins on Tuesday, with Democrats, who have 50 seats in addition to VP Harris’s vote, gearing up to convict him of inciting the Capitol insurrection. Meanwhile, President Biden is focusing on his $1.9 trillion…
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