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.

Schiff hammered after apparently confusing ‘Zelensky’ for ‘Zlochevsky’ in Parnas docs

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Gregg Re

House Intelligence Commitee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is again under fire Wednesday for mischaracterizing evidence in Democrats' impeachment inquiry -- this time after he apparently confused Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky with Burisma Holdings founder Mykola Zlochevsky.

Impeachments in history: Andrew Johnson’s trial

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Louis Casiano

Andrew Johnson was the first U.S. president to face impeachment proceedings, narrowly avoiding a conviction at his Senate trial following one of the most divisive periods in American history.

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."

Schiff, in Senate impeachment trial opening arguments, accuses Trump of trying to ‘cheat’ in 2020 race

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Marisa Schultz

California Rep. Adam Schiff kicked off the House Democrats' three-day opening case against President Trump by accusing him of trying to "cheat" in the 2020 election through his Ukraine dealings, following a raucous first day of impeachment trial speeches in the Senate that lasted into the middle of the night.

Watchdog cited in impeachment push repeatedly flagged violations under past presidents

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Brooke Singman

The Government Accountability Office has accused numerous past presidents and administrations of breaking the law—without impeachment being discussed.

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.

Trump Senate impeachment trial live updates: Democrats make opening statements

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Adam Shaw

Democratic House managers will make their opening statements on Wednesday as part of President Trump's Senate impeachment trial.

State AGs urge Senate to reject impeachment in stinging letter: ‘A dangerous historical precedent’

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Ronn Blitzer

EXCLUSIVE: The attorneys general of 21 states have come forward with a blistering rebuke of the impeachment of President Trump, asserting that it "establishes a dangerous historical precedent."