Senate Republicans, including those who do not plan to vote to convict former President Trump, say this week’s impeachment trial has effectively ended any chance of him becoming the GOP presidential nominee in 2024.From the viewpoint of some...
Senators on both sides of the aisle were showing signs of fatigue as former President Trump’s impeachment trial stretched into its third day.At least 18 GOP senators were missing from their seats during the second hour of arguments. Even some...
Senators say as many as a half-dozen GOP lawmakers could vote with Democrats to convict former President Trump for inciting an insurrection on Jan. 6 after the powerful presentations by impeachment managers, including chilling footage of the attack...
Several Republican senators drew criticism Wednesday for appearing to pay only half-hearted attention to House impeachment managers' arguments as the trial stretched into its fourth hour.Several whispered among themselves, while others chewed gum,...
Republican senators say former President Trump’s second impeachment trial is going to divide the parties and make it tougher to reach a bipartisan deal on COVID-19 relief legislation.Striking a deal on a coronavirus bill was never going to be easy,...
Sen. Pat Toomey (Pa.), who is considered a swing Republican vote in former President Trump’s second impeachment trial, said on Tuesday that the opening arguments by House Democrats were “very strong” and “well grounded in the Constitution and...
The House impeachment managers, who will begin laying out their case against former President Trump on Wednesday, still haven’t made a decision on whether to call witnesses to the Senate trial, which could prolong it for days. Senators on both...
The team of Democrats prosecuting former President Trump for his role in last month’s assault on the U.S. Capitol are prepping their argument for maximum emotional impact.The nine House impeachment managers plan to avoid any long or abstract legal...
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who's said he may vote this month to convict former President Trump on an article of impeachment, is pushing back against possible retaliation from the Nebraska Republican State Central Committee by warning that his party...
Merrick Garland, President Biden’s choice to head the Justice Department, could be in Senate limbo for several more weeks as Republicans say they will not agree to process Biden’s nominees during this week’s budget debate or next week’s impeachment...