At the U.S. Capitol, there was another collision of the biggest issues facing the country and the world. In the House, Speaker Johnson made more moves in his attempt to pass aid for Ukraine and other allies. But in the Senate, the first-ever impeachment trial of a sitting cabinet official quickly ended. Lisa Desjardins reports.
House Republicans are expected to deliver the articles Tuesday, jump-starting impeachment proceedings that will bring unprecedented questions of process to the Senate.
The future for the U.S. border crisis and for allies across the world rests with the Senate. Wednesday, Republicans blocked the bipartisan bill to address immigration and Ukraine funding. It follows an unusual day in the House where GOP leadership lost votes on articles of impeachment for Alejandro Mayorkas and a stand-alone aid package for Israel. Lisa Desjardins reports.
The House of Representatives is on the cusp of impeaching a Cabinet secretary for the first time in 150 years. Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee advanced articles of impeachment Tuesday against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The full chamber is expected to take up the question as soon as next week. Lisa Desjardins, who was at the hearing, joins Geoff Bennett with more.
House Democrats released a new report showing foreign countries spent millions at former President Trump's businesses while he held office. The release appears to be a political counter-punch to Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Biden and his family's foreign business dealings. Lisa Desjardins reports.
Former President Trump's defense team rested their case Friday during his Senate impeachment trial after just a single afternoon, during which they argued his cause on factual, First Amendment and constitutional grounds. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff to discuss.
We have a special place in history. Never have Americans been so experienced in presidential impeachment as we. Two impeachments in just more than a single year. Nonetheless, experience does not yield understanding. Impeachment is a rare and confusing process. This is just the fourth presidential impeachment in history. And each impeachment process and set of arguments is slightly or dramatically different from the last. With that in mind, we asked for your questions about...
Democrats and Republicans are preparing for an unprecedented second impeachment trial for former President Trump, which is set to begin in the U.S. Senate next week, as Trump's legal team offered a first glimpse at their defense. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.
The PBS NewsHour is tracking every question senators ask during the impeachment trial. See what's been asked, as well as which topics are getting the most attention.
