Trump’s Senate impeachment trial: GOP leadership tries to avoid defections on possible witness vote

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Marisa Schultz

Senate GOP leaders are trying to avoid defections in an anticipated vote next week on whether or not to allow for new witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial and remain in close talks with those potential swing votes, according to Republican aides.

Dem impeachment witness Vindman unloads on Blackburn as Dems wrap 3rd day of Trump’s trial

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Gregg Re

As the third day of the ongoing impeachment trial of President Trump wrapped up and some senators played with fidget spinners, most of the drama was elsewhere -- with one Democratic witnesses accusing a Republican senator of "defamation" and "slander," and Republicans vowing to highlight alleged corruption by Hunter Biden.

Democrats, in impeachment trial arguments, charge that Trump’s conduct was worse than Nixon’s

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Marisa Schultz

Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler Thursday accused President Trump of putting his own personal interests above national security and American democracy and charged that Trump is the only president in history to violate his oath of office so flagrantly.

Schiff warns of Russian attack on US mainland, as Day 2 of Trump’s Senate impeachment trial concludes

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Gregg Re

House Democrats launched into lengthy arguments that broke little ground, if any, in President Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday -- as the head impeachment manager, California Rep. Adam Schiff, suggested that Russians could attack the U.S. and insisted that removing Trump from office was necessary because the integrity of the 2020 election could not be "assured."

At Senate impeachment trial, restless lawmakers struggle to sit through Schiff’s opening argument

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Marisa Schultz

As Rep. Adam Schiff concluded his lengthy impeachment opening argument Wednesday afternoon, the California Democrat was speaking to plenty of empty chairs in the Senate chamber.

Got milk: GOP pols drink dairy on Senate floor, following strict impeachment rules

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Andrew O'Reilly

Several Republican senators watching the ongoing impeachment trial of President Trump over the past two days have apparently been taking their mother’s advice to drink their milk.

Hawley calls Chief Justice Roberts’ admonishment at impeachment trial ‘extraordinary’

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Tyler Olson

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., a former clerk for Chief Justice John Roberts, called the justice's admonishment of both President Trump's legal team and the House Democratic impeachment managers' language late Tuesday night "extraordinary."

NRSC releases impeachment trial hype video: ‘The Senate exists for moments like this’

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Tyler Olson

The National Republican Senatorial Committee, the campaign group dedicated to boosting GOP numbers in the Senate, released a slickly produced video Tuesday to mark the start of President Trump's impeachment trial.

Trump, in Davos, appears confident of Senate impeachment trial outcome: ‘We have a great case’

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Dom Calicchio

President Trump voiced optimism regarding the Senate impeachment trial as he arrived for a breakfast meeting with American CEOs and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday morning.

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.