The second day of former President Trump's impeachment trial ended in chaos after an effort by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to remove remarks by the House impeachment managers from the official record sparked widespread confusion.After the House...
Republican senators say they were riveted by new video from the House impeachment managers showing the attacks on the Capitol and how close rioters got to lawmakers. The House impeachment managers, as part of their presentation on Wednesday,...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Wednesday defended his vote to proceed with former President Trump's impeachment trial — a decision that caught Republicans off guard and has sparked backlash.Cassidy was one of six GOP senators who voted Tuesday to...
Republicans say former President Trump's second impeachment trial could wrap as soon as this weekend if both sides agree to skip trying to call witnesses.Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) told reporters that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-...
Republicans are signaling where the impeachment trial is heading just as it’s getting underway: a second acquittal for former President Trump.Trump’s impeachment trial — the first time a president has gone through the proceeding twice, and the first...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Tuesday panned the arguments made by former President Trump's legal team, saying that House Democrats made a more compelling case that the impeachment proceeding is constitutional."I said I'd be an impartial juror....
The Senate rejected an attempt on Tuesday to derail former President Trump’s impeachment trial by getting it declared unconstitutional. Senators voted 56-44 that the trial is constitutional. The vote required only a simple majority.Six GOP...
The Senate on Tuesday adopted the organizing resolution for former President Trump's second impeachment trial.The resolution, which was approved in an 89-11 vote, lays out the timeline for the impeachment trial, which could wrap as soon as early...
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) vowed on Tuesday that Democrats will move forward with crafting a sweeping coronavirus relief bill even as the chamber conducts a historic second impeachment trial for former President Trump. ...
An attorney for former President Trump has withdrawn his request that the Senate pause the impeachment trial between Friday evening and Sunday.David Schoen, one the president's attorneys, had sent Senate leadership a request over the weekend...
