Category: fnc/politics

Republican Susan Collins, key swing-vote senator, announces she will vote to acquit Trump

Posted on by Gregg Re
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a key swing vote in President Trump's impeachment trial, announced she would vote to acquit on both articles of impeachment -- noting that Democrats' "abuse of power" charge "did not even attempt" to allege that Trump had committed a crime, and instead constituted a "difficult-to-define, non-criminal act."

Trump’s job approval rating rises to 49 percent amid impeachment, highest since taking office, Gallup says

Posted on by Ronn Blitzer
New polling by Gallup reveals that President Trump's approval rating is at an all-time high, as he prepares to deliver his third State of the Union address Tuesday night, and the Senate is expected to acquit him in his impeachment trial on Wednesday.

Schiff warns that Trump could sell Alaska to Russia if unchecked

Posted on by Edmund DeMarche
Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead House impeachment manager, warned on Monday that if President Trump's dealings with Ukraine are not impeachable offenses, then nothing would stand in his way from attempting bolder power grabs -- going so far to claim Trump could use Alaska as a bargaining chip with "the Russians" for support in 2020.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, swing-vote Republican, says she ‘cannot vote to convict’ Trump

Posted on by FOX News
Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, considered one of the swing votes in the impeachment trial, announced on the Senate floor Monday night that she "cannot vote to convict" President Trump.

Manchin, swing-vote Dem, urges censure over removal for Trump’s Ukraine actions

Posted on by Gregg Re
Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, speaking on the Senate floor about the impeachment efforts Monday, urged his colleagues to formally censure President Trump -- saying that while the president's dealings with both Ukraine and Congress were "simply wrong," he is "struggling" over whether to vote to convict and remove him from office and potentially "tear the country apart."

Ken Starr references Deflategate, Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal in Trump defense arguments

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Ken Starr, one of President Trump's lawyers, compared House Democrats' handling of impeachment to two of the most prominent cheating scandals in recent American sports history.

Trump aims for ‘optimistic’ State of the Union on eve of final impeachment vote: ‘Success is the best revenge’

Posted on by Brooke Singman
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump will deliver an “optimistic, inspirational, forward-looking” State of the Union address on the eve of the Senate's final impeachment vote, according to presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway, who quipped that “success is the best revenge.”