McConnell warns against witnesses in pitch for quick impeachment trial resolution
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is hardening his argument against new witness testimony in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, a…
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White House budget officials laid groundwork to freeze Ukraine aid before July 25 call, heavily redacted emails show
Officials at the White House’s Office of Management and Budget were laying the groundwork to freeze military aid to Ukraine the night before…
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Trump impeachment trial rules approved by Senate after marathon session
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate early Wednesday adopted the rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on a party line vote of…
Continue Reading READ: Amendment to allow the Chief Justice to rule on motions to subpoena witnesses and documents
Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen early Wednesday morning offered the 11th amendment to amend the organizing resolution to set the rules of…
Continue Reading Democrats lay out the case; Republicans close ranks
Tuesday was not the boring parliamentary nitpicking you might have expected. While the order of business at the opening day of the Senate impeachment…
Continue Reading READ: Amendment to provide for a vote to allow additional time to file responses to motions
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled a series of amendments on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning to amend the organizing resolution…
Continue Reading House impeachment manager quotes Notorious B.I.G. on the Senate floor
“And if you don’t know, now you know.” Those lyrics from the late rapper The Notorious B.I.G. punctuated a speech from House…
Continue Reading READ: Amendment to provide for a vote on any motion to subpoena witnesses and documents
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled a series of amendments on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning to amend the organizing resolution…
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Impeachment guide: Voting on the trial rules
The Senate will consider, and vote on, the rules of the road for the opening stages of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. The…
Continue Reading Here’s Mitch McConnell’s biggest problem in the impeachment trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has made no secret that he wants the impeachment trial of Donald Trump over as soon as possible —…
Continue Reading READ: Amendment to prevent the selective admission of evidence for Senate impeachment trial
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer proposed a series of amendments Tuesday, including one aimed at preventing the selective admission of evidence…
Continue Reading NSC official who was abruptly placed on administrative leave is temporarily replaced
The senior director for European and Russian affairs at the National Security Council who was recently placed on administrative leave has been…
Continue Reading READ: Amendment to subpoena Trump aides for testimony in Senate impeachment trial
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has unveiled a series of amendments on Tuesday to the organizing resolution setting the rules for President…
Continue Reading Yes, things are worse now than ever before
President Donald Trump didn’t create our deep political polarization. But he now runs a country divided more deeply than ever before by our…
Continue Reading READ: Amendment to subpoena the Defense Department for documents
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has unveiled a series of amendments on Tuesday to the organizing resolution setting the rules for President…
Continue Reading READ: Amendment to subpoena the Defense Department for documents
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has unveiled a series of amendments on Tuesday to the organizing resolution setting the rules for President…
Continue Reading US military says additional service members treated for injuries from Iranian strikes
US Central Command announced Tuesday that additional US troops who were serving at a base in Iraq that was struck by Iranian missiles earlier this…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton clarifies that she will support the Democratic nominee — even if it’s Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton said Tuesday evening that she will support the Democratic Party’s eventual presidential nominee, hours after an interview…
Continue Reading John Roberts presides over the impeachment trial — but he isn’t in charge
As Chief Justice John Roberts presides over the Senate trial of President Donald Trump, he has a highly public perch but little control. He is…
Continue Reading READ: Amendment to subpoena Mick Mulvaney
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced a series of amendments on Tuesday to the organizing resolution to set the parameters of the Senate…
Continue Reading McConnell said in 1999 he would have voted for whatever the House managers wanted
Mitch McConnell said in 1999 he believed the Senate was entitled to witnesses in President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial and added that he…
Continue Reading Trump tells the Senate one thing and courts another when it comes to witnesses
Donald Trump’s personal attorneys on Tuesday attacked the House of Representatives for impeaching the President while not going to court to…
Continue Reading READ: Adam Schiff’s opening statement at Senate impeachment trial
The Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump began in earnest on Tuesday, and Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence…
Continue Reading Clinton says ‘nobody likes’ Sanders and won’t commit to backing him if he’s the Democratic nominee
Hillary Clinton blasts Sen. Bernie Sanders in a new documentary, saying “nobody likes him” and declining in an interview with The…
Continue Reading Female lawmaker adds new accusations against Michigan state senator accused of sexual harassment
A female Michigan state senator is adding to the sexual harassment allegations against a Republican lawmaker, accusing her male colleague on Tuesday…
Continue Reading READ: Schumer introduces amendment to subpoena State Department records
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s second amendment to the organizing resolution outlining the rules of the Senate impeachment trial of…
Continue Reading Media-savvy Sekulow set to hold his own on Trump’s big-name legal team
Flanked by an independent counsel whose name is already etched into impeachment history and a marquee constitutional scholar who has stood beside…
Continue Reading Trump’s ‘strong, silent type’ lawyer to take center stage during impeachment
When Pat Cipollone steps foot onto the faded blue carpet of the Senate chamber next week, the relative anonymity he has enjoyed for much of his…
Continue Reading The scariest thing about Donald Trump’s relationship with the truth
That Donald Trump doesn’t tell the truth isn’t news. It’s a feature, not a glitch, of his presidency and his life. What is…
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