Senate impeachment trial: Managers outline the case for removing Trump
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff and the other impeachment managers detailed the House’s case for removing President Donald Trump from…
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Joe Biden says he won’t testify in impeachment trial in exchange for Republican witnesses
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not make a deal where he would testify at the impeachment trial in exchange for the…
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Democrats make their case against Trump in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate began hearing opening arguments in President Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday. After about eight hours of…
Continue Reading Senators can’t seem to stay in their seats during impeachment trial
With the impeachment trial underway, senators have been listening in and taking notes as President Donald Trump’s defense team and the House…
Continue Reading Trump to attend anti-abortion March for Life in a presidential first
President Donald Trump will attend Friday’s March for Life, an annual anti-abortion event in Washington, he announced on Twitter. “See…
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This Democratic electorate is perfect for Joe Biden
There are two data points in CNN’s new 2020 poll that have to make former Vice President Joe Biden and his presidential campaign feel very,…
Continue Reading More impeachment trial scenes the Senate TV cameras won’t show
Press access to the Senate chamber for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump remains severely restricted, and the only television coverage…
Continue Reading Virginia Senate passes ‘red flag’ bill days after large gun rights rally
The Virginia state Senate voted Wednesday to advance a “red flag law” bill, one of many gun safety measures Democrats are looking to move…
Continue Reading Susan Collins sent note to dais before John Roberts admonished legal teams, source says
Sen. Susan Collins sent a written note early Wednesday morning during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial minutes before Chief Justice…
Continue Reading Identifying who’s who at the Senate impeachment trial
As the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump stretches into another evening Wednesday, a collection of officials and lawyers remains gathered…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump lawyers make at least three false claims during impeachment arguments
President Donald Trump’s legal team made at least three false claims during Senate impeachment proceedings on Tuesday, plus two more claims…
Continue Reading Chief justice’s rebuke at impeachment trial highlights rising tensions
The Senate is still reeling from a combative exchange between the House impeachment managers and the President’s defense team that triggered a…
Continue Reading How Adam Schiff became Democrats’ impeachment star
It’s been less than two days, but one storyline of the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump has already emerged: Democrats are leaning…
Continue Reading Inside the Republican lunch that slowed McConnell’s plan to rush the impeachment trial
At the weekly Republican lunch on Tuesday, just before the historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump began, multiple senators had concerns…
Continue Reading White House silent so far on Bezos claims of Saudi hack
United Nations experts were quick to weigh in Wednesday on explosive allegations that Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader ordered the hack of Amazon…
Continue Reading DC attorney general sues Trump’s inaugural committee for ‘abusing nonprofit’ funds
The attorney general for Washington, DC, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee abused non-profit…
Continue Reading Why John Roberts admonished the impeachment legal teams at 1 a.m.
John Roberts had been in the chair, presiding over the Senate impeachment trial for nearly 12 hours when he had had enough. He suddenly asserted his…
Continue Reading Kushner’s FBI interviews to be held for review, Justice Department says
The Justice Department did not hand over the FBI’s summary of Jared Kushner’s interviews with special counsel Robert Mueller last week…
Continue Reading Senate chaplain opens second day of impeachment trial with pointed prayer: ‘Patriots reside on both sides of the aisle’
The Senate’s chaplain began Wednesday’s proceedings in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with a prayer urging senators to…
Continue Reading How the impeachment trial could reshape the fight for the Senate majority
Everyone knows that how the Senate’s impeachment trial plays out will have an effect on President Donald Trump’s reelection bid this…
Continue Reading Your impeachment questions answered
CNN asked its millions of Instagram followers what questions they had about the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Here’s a sample,…
Continue Reading Schiff claims Trump ‘bragged’ about withholding material from Congress
The lead Democratic impeachment manager claimed Wednesday that President Donald Trump had “bragged” about withholding materials from…
Continue Reading GOP senator says he’s ‘absolutely’ open to having witnesses in impeachment trial
Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida said Wednesday that he is “absolutely” open to having witnesses testify in President Donald…
Continue Reading George Conway calls for more thorough investigation in impeachment trial
Conservative attorney George Conway called Wednesday for a more thorough investigation in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump,…
Continue Reading Utah bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ children
Utah is now the 19th state to outlaw conversion therapy for minors after a new rule from its governor went into effect late Tuesday. The ban issued…
Continue Reading Federal proposal would allow airlines to block emotional support animals from flying
A federal proposal unveiled Wednesday would significantly limit the types of animals entitled to fly in aircraft cabins as emotional support animals.…
Continue Reading Supreme Court considers Montana ruling blocking government subsidies for religious schools
Chief Justice John Roberts, who presided over Senate impeachment trial until around 2 a.m. ET Wednesday morning, was in his usual seat at the center…
Continue Reading This year, at least six states are trying to restrict transgender kids from getting gender reassignment treatments
State lawmakers can’t stop fighting about the rights of their transgender citizens: Their access to bathrooms. The sports they can play in…
Continue Reading 6 takeaways from CNN’s latest national poll on 2020
The latest CNN/SSRS national poll testing the Democratic primary and the general election is out, and it’s a barnburner of a poll. Vermont Sen.…
Continue Reading Bitter exchanges and incriminating evidence rock Trump’s impeachment trial
Late-night rancor erupted at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on a first day of formal arguments that previewed a divisive and…
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