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Trump impeachment trial delayed until week of Feb. 8, Schumer says

Posted on by Brittany De Lea
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on Friday lawmakers will wait to carry out President Donald Trump’s impeachment hearings for several weeks, following a brief standoff on Capitol Hill over timing.

GOP proposes delaying Trump impeachment trial until February

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing delaying former Donald Trump's impeachment trial until February so the former president's new legal team will have time to prepare his defense.

Democrats split on impeachment trial timing, as White House says Senate should ‘multitask’

Posted on by Megan Henney
Democrats are divided about the timing of former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, worried it could hamstring President Biden's ability to implement his agenda in the early days of his administration. 

McConnell says Trump ‘provoked’ the Capitol riot as Senate weighs another impeachment trial

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., placed blame on President Trump for the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6 that left five people dead, including a Capitol police officer.

Senate considering Biden nominees Tuesday, with no announcement yet on handling impeachment, other business

Posted on by Tyler Olson
The Senate is back in town Tuesday for a slate of confirmation hearings on Biden Cabinet nominees, even as there are not yet clear agreements on how the body will handle the impending Trump impeachment trial or its new 50-50 party split. 

Pressure on Pelosi to send Trump impeachment to Senate as Schumer, McConnell, trade barbs over next steps

Posted on by Tyler Olson
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn't indicated when she will send the latest article of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate even as House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, her chief deputy, publicly advocates that the article be sent "as soon as possible."

Mitch McConnell sends letter to GOP senators on impeachment procedure summary

Posted on by Audrey Conklin
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday sent a letter to GOP senators sharing a summary of how the upper chamber could legally prevent President Trump's impeachment before Jan. 20.

Democrats march toward another impeachment against Trump for deadly riot at Capitol

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
House Democrats are drafting new articles of impeachment against President Trump following a deadly riot at the Capitol Wednesday in a failed attempt to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's presidential victory.

GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says there is ‘brokenness’ in Trump’s soul, refuses to rule out impeachment

Posted on by Vandana Rambaran
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse said Friday he is willing to consider articles of impeachment against President Trump if they are introduced by the House of Representatives following a violent mob attack by pro-Trump supporters on the nation's Capitol earlier this week. 

McConnell swipes at Dems after impeachment vote: ‘We won and they lost’

Posted on by Nick Givas
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had differing views on the impact of President Trump's impeachment acquittal on Tuesday, with each claiming victory for their own party.