Jan 27 WATCH: Sen. Mitt Romney says it’s ‘important to hear’ Bolton testimony By Associated Press The account has given Democrats fuel in their pursuit of testimony from Bolton and other witnesses. Romney says Bolton "has relevant testimony" and it is "increasingly apparent it is important to hear" from him. Continue reading
Jan 26 AP source: Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to probe By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he wanted to maintain a freeze on military assistance to Ukraine until it aided political investigations into his Democratic rivals, former national security adviser John Bolton recounts in a draft of his forthcoming book. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 6:16 Trump’s legal team begins defense in Senate impeachment trial By PBS NewsHour As the Senate impeachment trial continued on Saturday, President Trump's legal team laid out their case against removing him from office, contending the Democratic House managers left out crucial facts during this week's arguments. Jami Floyd, host and legal editor… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 13:01 In final opening arguments, House managers turn to obstruction of Congress charge The House impeachment managers tasked with prosecuting the case for removal of President Trump are completing their opening arguments Friday. Meanwhile, an audio recording was released in which Trump allegedly urges the removal of former Amb. Marie Yovanovitch. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 11:33 Brooks and Tumulty on Senate impeachment trial and Jim Lehrer New York Times columnist David Brooks and The Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including how effective House impeachment managers are at making the case for President Trump’s removal, the latest 2020 campaign… Continue watching
Jan 24 WATCH: Rep. Adam Schiff says Trump ‘is who he is’ By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic House prosecutors launched their final arguments Friday at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial arguing the president will persist in abusing the power of his office ahead of the 2020 election unless Congress intervenes to remove him… Continue reading
Jan 24 Tweets urge calls to Supreme Court for fair Senate trial By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The messages seem to be mainly from people who support the impeachment and removal from office of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 24 WATCH: Rep. Crow says Trump blocked Ukraine money but ‘got caught’ By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Associated Press "The scheme was unraveling," said Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado, a former Army ranger, as the prosecution wrapped up its presentation on the first article of impeachment, abuse of power, before turning to the charge of obstruction of Congress. 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