U.S. Senate advances resolution limiting Trump's ability to wage war against Iran
The U.S. Senate advanced legislation on Wednesday intended to limit President Donald Trump's ability to wage war against Iran, paving the way for a final vote as eight Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the war powers resolution. The resolution would require Trump to remove U.S. ...
Trump barrels into reelection fight, emboldened after acquittal and Democratic disarray
With the final gavel banging down Wednesday on impeachment, President Donald Trump barreled ahead in his reelection fight with a united Republican Party behind him, and emboldened by reassuring poll numbers and chaos in the Democratic race to replace him. Republican senators voted largely in ...
Mitch McConnell blasts impeachment and says he will vote to acquit Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday slammed House Democrats' drive to impeach President Donald Trump as "the most rushed, least fair and least thorough" in history and confirmed that he will vote to acquit him. McConnell said the two impeachment charges against Trump — ...
Experts on Alan Dershowitz's impeachment defense: Quid pro whoa
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. It was a contention quickly and forcefully denounced by a range ...
Trump impeachment trial roiled by question of calling John Bolton or other witnesses
U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture because Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in their hope of ending the trial with a quick acquittal. After Trump's defense team rested Tuesday ...
Senate leader Mitch McConnell says he can't yet block new witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
Republican leaders do not yet have the votes to block Democrats from summoning John Bolton or other witnesses at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded to fellow GOP senators late Tuesday. It could be a major hurdle for Trump's ...
U.S. Senate approves Trump impeachment trial plan, rejecting Democrats on documents and witnesses
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday on party lines to approve the rules for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, rejecting Democratic efforts to obtain evidence and ensure witnesses are heard. As the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history began in earnest, Trump's ...
Far from Senate, candidate Joe Biden largely avoids impeachment politics
As the Senate begins President Donald Trump's impeachment trial on Capitol Hill, Democrat Joe Biden is 1,000 miles away in Iowa, trying to capitalize on the circumstances without allowing the proceedings to overshadow the closing case he's making ahead of the first 2020 votes. "The ...
GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell abruptly eases impeachment limits
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell abruptly changed his proposed rules for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial , backing off the condensed two-day schedule to add a third for opening arguments after protests from senators, including Republicans. The trial quickly burst into a partisan fight at ...
U.S. Senate leader McConnell proposes tighter timeline for Trump impeachment trial
On the eve of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, the Senate leader proposed a compressed calendar for opening statements, White House lawyers argued for swift rejection of the "flimsy" charges and the Capitol braced for the contentious proceedings unfolding in an election year. Final trial ...
Chief justice sworn in as historic Trump impeachment trial begins in Senate
The historic impeachment trial of Donald Trump opened Thursday in the U.S. Senate, as lawmakers took a solemn oath to be "impartial" in deciding whether to force the 45th U.S. president from office. In a hushed chamber, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, clad in ...
The Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to begin in seven days with key players sworn in later this week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday. McConnell, a Republican senator from Kentucky, said he expected the House of Representatives to send ...
