After impeachment acquittal, Senate advances another Trump court pick over Dem objections

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Tyler Olson

Minutes after Chief Justice John Roberts gaveled out President Trump's impeachment trial, which had consumed the Senate for almost three weeks, Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., got right back to what he's said is his top priority -- confirming judges.

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.

Schumer says impeachment trial starting under ‘cloud of unfairness’

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Marisa Schultz

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that President Trump’s impeachment trial begins under a “cloud of unfairness,” after the GOP-led Senate rejected all 11 of his amendments to allow for witnesses and documents in a marathon late-night session.

Schumer vows ‘we will not back down’ at Senate’s Trump impeachment trial, as GOP shoots down Dems’ amendments

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Gregg Re

The Senate entered an unusual closed session late Tuesday, after the chamber handed President Trump a major win by voting along party lines to effectively kill three proposals from Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to subpoena White House, State Department, and Office of Management and Budget documents -- even as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made some tweaks that were likely to assuage Democrats' concerns over scheduling.