The Senate will vote Monday evening on whether to confirm Denis McDonough as President Joe Biden's secretary of Veterans Affairs, a vote that will take place just before the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump gets into full swing.

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said Sunday it's "very unlikely" the Senate votes to convict former President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial set to begin Tuesday.

House impeachment managers are preparing a case for next week's Senate impeachment trial to argue former President Donald Trump acted intentionally in a months-long efforts to subvert the will of the voters that incited the US Capitol riot, as well as why it's constitutional for convicting Trump after he's left office, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.

President Joe Biden's core pledge to promote national unity is headed for its first real challenge this week as his nascent administration faces down a host of tough political realities.

David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor, Jr. will head the legal team for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, his office announced Sunday, a day after CNN first reported that five known members of his impeachment defense team had left.

Two Republican senators said Sunday they'll remain fair jurors and listen to the evidence presented during former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial set to begin February 9.

Former President Donald Trump has added three additional criminal defense lawyers to his impeachment defense team, bringing the current number of attorneys representing him next month to five.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he supports his Republican colleague Rep. Liz Cheney following her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the House, but added he has "concerns" and didn't know her thoughts ahead of her announcement on impeachment.

The Senate will in the coming weeks begin an impeachment trial to decide whether to convict former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection at the Capitol, but Democrats will have time before it gets underway to confirm more Cabinet nominees to help the Biden administration get up and running.