Jan 25 Trump team dismisses call for chief justice to rule on witnesses By Meredith Lee In his closing remarks of the House managers’ three-day presentation on Friday, Rep. Adam Schiff urged senators to vote for additional witnesses and then allow John Roberts to issue a ruling if the president were to claim executive privilege. Continue reading
Jan 24 In the biggest fight of his life, Trump basks in support at March for Life By Candice Norwood, Daniel Bush Trump rallied a crowd of anti-abortion advocates in a speech at the March for Life rally on the National Mall, becoming the first president to speak at the event. Continue reading
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 Could a lengthy battle over witnesses be the next step in the Senate impeachment trial? By Daniel Bush Democrats need four Republicans to join them in calling for additional testimony and material from witnesses, including acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who followed Trump’s order not to testify in the impeachment inquiry. Continue reading
Jan 24 What it means to be the face of impeachment for Rep. Adam Schiff By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press “In a way I do feel like I'm introducing myself to a number of the senators,” Schiff said in an interview with The Associated Press before arguments resumed on Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 23 5 video moments to watch from the House managers’ second day of oral arguments By Candice Norwood House managers on Thursday spent their second day of oral arguments explaining why President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to look into his political opponents qualify as abuse of power. Continue reading
Jan 23 WATCH: Trump impeachment trial — January 24 By Gretchen Frazee House Democrats are expected Friday to conclude three days of arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. 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
Jan 23 Watch 9:30 How senators and the White House are reacting to Democrats’ abuse of power argument House impeachment managers are now in their second day of prosecuting the case to remove President Trump from office. On Thursday, they laid out why they believe Trump abused his presidential power. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff… Continue watching