Lead impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff (R-CA) invoked the words of Alexander Hamilton and said President Trump tried to influence Ukraine to help him "cheat" to win the 2020 presidential election.

Carl Bernstein says the Democrats laid out a "hugely damaging narrative" in their opening argument for the impeachment of President Trump.

Detail by detail, the Democrats prosecuting the impeachment case against President Donald Trump laid out their arguments on Wednesday. They included:

At President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday, the House managers stressed, as they did Tuesday, the need to subpoena relevant witnesses and documents for the trial. But their arguments took on a new power and urgency on the heels of Tuesday's release of critical new evidence showing that White House officials were preparing to halt the release of almost $400 million in military aid to Ukraine on July 24, the day before the President's July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Each side has 24 hours over three days to make their opening arguments in the impeachment trial. House manager Adam Schiff said the facts against President Trump are "damning."

This week US senators are faced with an unexpected -- and not especially welcome -- digital detox. As the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump progresses, they have been required to comply with a set of trial rules that include no coffee (no kidding!), no talking, and no cellphones or other electronic devices in the Senate chamber.

CNN Opinion is curating commentators' smartest takes on the second day of President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial. The views expressed below are their own.

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 testimonies of former and current top Trump officials.

Senate Republicans need to end this impeachment trial before President Donald Trump confesses to anything else.

Former Vice President Joe Biden comments on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.