President Trump launched a Twitter attack Friday on Sen. Joe Manchin, branding him a Democratic “puppet” for voting to impeach him — and the West Virginia lawmaker soon fired back, telling Trump “enough is enough.” The spat began about 10:25 a.m., when the commander-in-chief added Manchin to the list of foes he’s targeted since his...
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman — who testified against President Trump during the House impeachment proceedings — was booted from the White House Friday along with his brother, who is also an Army officer. Vindman — one of the top Ukraine experts at the National Security Council — was not expected to leave until July but...
A Utah GOP lawmaker wants his colleagues to send a message of support to President Trump by voting to censure Utah Sen. Mitt Romney over his vote to convict the commander-in-chief in his impeachment trial. Rep. Phil Lyman of Blanding — population 3,375, the biggest town in San Juan County — announced that he had...
Collins said on the Senate floor that Trump was wrong for seeking a Ukrainian probe into former Vice President Joe Biden — but said she wold vote to acquit him anyway because he had learned a lesson.
The 100 senators will hear four hours of closing arguments split equally between Trump’s legal team and manager from the Democratic-controlled House, which charged him with abusing power by pressuring Ukraine to probe political rival Joe Biden
The Senate voted largely along party lines — 51 to 49 — to not seek witnesses or further documents in President Trump’s impeachment trial, setting the stage for a vote to acquit the commander in chief. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah were the only two Republicans joining all Democrats in...
The impeachment trial of President Trump faces a climactic vote on Friday, when senators will decide whether to call witnesses and prolong impeachment proceedings or bring them to a swift conclusion.
Rep. Adam Schiff on Thursday delivered a last-minute pitch to have witnesses in President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. Schiff said that he wants one week devoted to closed-door depositions from witnesses in the trial as senators prepare to vote on the matter Friday. “I will make an offer to opposing counsel, who says this will...
A White House lawyer defended President Donald Trump during impeachment hearings Thursday by reciting a campaign-style list of his many accomplishments, including building a border wall and the booming economy. “The House managers coming before you are accusing the president of doing things, in their words, solely for personal and political gain and claiming he’s...
