Jan 30 Watch 10:41 Senate GOP grows more confident it can block witnesses in impeachment trial U.S. senators are preparing for a critical vote on whether to allow new witnesses to testify as part of President Trump's impeachment trial. On Thursday, they had their second and final chance to ask questions of House impeachment managers and… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 7:51 2 former congressional staffers on precedents set by Trump impeachment trial In President Trump's impeachment trial, senators had their second and final opportunity to ask questions Thursday. The Brookings Institution’s Margaret Taylor, former chief counsel and deputy staff director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and John Hart of Mars Hill… Continue watching
Jan 30 The Senate’s 2020 Democrats want impeachment witnesses. But that would mean skipping Iowa By Daniel Bush If the Senate extends the impeachment trial in order to hear from witnesses, it could hinder Senate Democrats running for president ahead of the nation’s first 2020 nominating contest in Iowa on Monday. Continue reading
Jan 30 Dershowitz says his impeachment argument was misinterpreted By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Alan Dershowitz delivered a stunning defense of President Donald Trump in the Senate that would essentially make it impossible to impeach a president for anything he might do to boost his reelection prospects. His remarks drew widespread criticism from legal… Continue reading
Jan 30 Will Chief Justice Roberts’ role expand in the impeachment trial? By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Chief Justice John Roberts is the picture of judicial modesty at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. he wears his unadorned black robe and wields an ivory gavel as he presides over the Senate. So far he's played a limited role. Continue reading
Jan 30 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. Continue reading
Jan 30 Second video demonstrates Lev Parnas’ access to Trump By Yamiche Alcindor President Donald Trump has said repeatedly that he hardly knows Lev Parnas, an associate of Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. But Thursday, Parnas’ attorney, Joseph Bondy, released a new video Bondy argues illustrates that Parnas had access to Trump multiple… Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Roberts refuses to read Sen. Paul’s question concerning whistleblower By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Chief Justice John Roberts has declined to read an impeachment trial question by Sen. Rand Paul. Paul, a Kentucky Republican, says he believes that a whistleblower may have conspired with House aides in writing the August complaint that eventually sparked… Continue reading
Jan 30 Here’s a spreadsheet of every question asked during the Senate impeachment trial By Lisa Desjardins The PBS NewsHour tracked every question senators asked during the impeachment trial. See what was asked, as well as which topics got the most attention. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Trump impeachment trial — Jan. 30 By Gretchen Frazee Senators will get another chance Thursday to ask questions of House managers and President Donald Trump's defense team starting at 1 p.m. Thursday. Watch live here. Continue reading