Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cracked a joke during a Tuesday lunch with his Republican colleagues that the previous two weeks had been like a family vacation that had gone on too long.

Two Republican Senate committee chairmen requested Hunter Biden's travel information from when his father, Joe Biden, was vice president from the Secret Service director on Wednesday following the Senate's vote to acquit in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

Lamar Alexander realized he'd just made a mistake.

President Donald Trump was acquitted Wednesday by the US Senate of the two impeachment counts passed by the House: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel disagreed with her uncle, Sen. Mitt Romney, following his decision on Wednesday to break ranks and vote to convict President Donald Trump on one of the articles of impeachment.

Deflated, frustrated, apprehensive -- with the acquittal of President Donald Trump imminent, diplomats and officials who provided testimony about the administration's dealings with Ukraine are bracing for a partisan end to the President's impeachment trial. Some of them are angry at former administration officials, including John Bolton, who failed to come forward and many are worried about what comes next.

The Senate's impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is expected to draw to a close Wednesday as the lawmakers who made up the jury will vote on whether to acquit the US President on two articles of impeachment.