GOP senator says Trump was ‘wrong’ to withhold Ukraine aid, but action was ‘long way from treason’

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Andrew O'Reilly

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said that President Trump delaying almost $400 million in aid to Ukraine in an attempt to force the country to investigate the Bidens was “crossing the line,” he doesn’t believe that it met the constitutional threshold for impeachment.

Senate impeachment punt sets up jampacked, unprecedented week in Washington

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Marisa Schultz

The GOP-led Senate may have blocked new witnesses from testifying, but a deal struck with Democrats to delay the ultimate impeachment acquittal vote of President Trump until Wednesday sets up a wild week ahead in politics.

Marie Yovanovitch, former Ukraine ambassador recalled by Trump, is retiring from State Department

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Nick Givas

Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, who testified during House impeachment hearings against President Trump, will be retiring from the U.S. foreign service less than a year after her removal as ambassador to Ukraine.

GOP blocks witnesses in Senate impeachment trial, as final vote could drag to next week

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Alex Pappas

Republicans in the Senate cobbled together enough votes Friday evening to reject Democratic efforts to extend the Trump impeachment trial and call new witnesses, as the final vote on whether to remove President Trump from office is now not expected until next week.

Dems work to draw out impeachment finale, potentially pushing final vote into next week

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Marisa Schultz

The Senate impeachment trial is increasingly expected to drag out until next week -- and potentially through President Trump's planned State of the Union address -- despite the widespread expectation of acquittal in the end.

Bolton hits back, decries impeachment witness ‘retribution’

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Tyler Olson

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Thursday defended the impeachment inquiry witnesses who have been attacked by President Trump, implicitly hitting back at similar criticism he has faced for his role in the process.

Trump says he’s confident in his impeachment acquittal, touts Iowa polling in Fox News exclusive

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Brie Stimson

President Trump spoke to Fox News’ Peter Doocy in an exclusive interview Thursday evening from Iowa where he said he’d had a little time to watch the impeachment proceedings despite his lively campaign rally in Des Moines.

Key swing-vote GOP Sen. Alexander comes out against witnesses ahead of pivotal impeachment trial vote

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Gregg Re

The Senate impeachment trial question-and-answer phase wrapped up Thursday night, setting up a pivotal vote Friday on whether or not to subpoena additional witnesses and documents, or to hold a final vote on whether to impeach or acquit President Trump -- and all indications are that the final roll call on the witness question will come down to the wire.

Biden opposed additional witnesses during Clinton impeachment trial

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Joseph Wulfsohn

Former Vice President Joe Biden opposed additional witnesses during the Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, a revelation that may set back the efforts of Democrats to land former National Security Adviser John Bolton as a new witness in the ongoing impeachment trial of President Trump.

Trump, at Iowa rally, taunts Dems before caucuses: ‘We’re beating them all’

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Morgan Phillips

President Trump is headlining a major rally in Iowa Thursday night on the eve of key Senate impeachment action and just days before the nation’s first presidential caucuses there.