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John McCain haunts Donald Trump at the impeachment trial: ‘We are all Ukrainians’

House impeachment managers prosecuting the case against President Trump featured a clip of the late Sen. John McCain as part of their closing arguments on Friday.

January 24, 2020

Michael Atkinson testimony concealed by Adam Schiff

Democrats clamoring for more witnesses at President Trump's impeachment trial are concealing one of those questioned in the House investigation, President Trump's defense team says.

January 23, 2020

Susan Collins note prompted Chief Justice John Roberts reprimand

Sen. Susan Collins sent a written note to Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. during Tuesday night's proceedings, which prompted him to admonish both the impeachment managers and the president's counsel.

January 23, 2020

Joe Biden hit on Times Square billboard for Ukraine deals

A pro-Trump super PAC is countering the impeachment trial with a billboard in New York's Times Square that plays a video loop of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden bragging about his exploits in Ukraine.

January 23, 2020

‘Schumer is the devil,’ impeachment protester yells

One protester erupted inside the Senate chamber on Wednesday during President Trump's impeachment trial, yelling that Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer is the "devil."

January 22, 2020

Adam Schiff cites debunked ‘Russia collusion’ in opening argument at Trump impeachment trial

Rep. Adam B. Schiff's opening statement Wednesday at the Senate impeachment trial described President Trump as a serial election "cheat" who must be stopped before the November vote, while the president lobbed insults back at the proceedings from the other side of the Atlantic, calling Mr. Schiff's crew "major sleaze bags."

January 22, 2020

Senate adopts rules for impeachment trial, ends 13-hour argument marathon

The Senate early Wednesday approved rules for the impeachment trial of President Trump, wrapping up a marathon session that marked the first day of arguments in the historic proceedings.

January 22, 2020

Chief Justice Roberts admonishes during Senate trial: Both sides ‘should remember where they are’

Tempers flared and heated words were exchanged on the Senate floor as the impeachment trial of President Trump extended into the wee hours Wednesday, prompting Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. to admonish both sides.

January 22, 2020

Pat Cipollone mocks Adam Schiff, Democrats’ impeachment case

White House legal team members mocked the case against President Trump on Tuesday in their first appearance at the Senate impeachment trial, calling out Democrats claiming to have "overwhelming evidence" of wrongdoing but demanding more witnesses and documents.

January 21, 2020

Mitch McConnell changes resolution at the start of Trump impeachment trial after pushback

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell altered the resolution proposing rules for President Trump's impeachment trial Tuesday after Democrats alleged Republicans were trying to hold the trial in the dark of night.

January 21, 2020

House Democrats target White House Counsel Pat Cipollone in impeachment trial

House Democrats' impeachment trial managers on Tuesday declared that White House Counsel Pat Cipollone is a "fact witness" in the trial and demanded he discloses all information he knows about President Trump's action related to the impeachment charges.

January 21, 2020

White House brief argues Adam Schiff is ‘fact witness,’ more mentions than Hunter Biden

President Trump's lawyers made House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff a focal point of their 110-page brief they filed Monday for the impeachment trial.

January 20, 2020

Michael Bloomberg gambles on Super Tuesday strategy with surge in paid staffers

Billionaire media mogul Michael R. Bloomberg has beefed up his staff with more paid employees than the front-runner, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, embarking on an unconventional strategy.

January 19, 2020

Trump low approval ratings bedevil campaign despite good economy

President Trump's approval ratings trail those of Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush at this point, and oddsmakers say he's at best a 50-50 chance to win a second term.

January 19, 2020

House Democrats say Trump must be removed to protect 2020 election

House Democrats argued in their legal brief filed Saturday that President Trump must be convicted in the Senate's upcoming impeachment trial and removed from office to safeguard the 2020 election.

January 18, 2020

Adam Schiff, impeachment prosecutor, could face whistleblower questions in Senate trial

Rep. Adam B. Schiff risks having to answer tough questions about his involvement with a White House whistleblower by serving as a prosecutor at President Trump's trial in the Senate, where senators may be able to hit him with questions about the House case.

January 16, 2020

Chief justice, senators sworn in for Trump impeachment trial

Members of the Senate were sworn in Thursday as jurors for the impeachment trial of President Trump, vowing with right hands raised to afford "impartial justice."

January 16, 2020

Michael Bennet dismisses call for recusal as a juror in the Trump impeachment trial

"To participate in this trial would be a failure of the oath they took to be an impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws. Their presidential ambitions prohibit their ability to view this trial through an objective lens," Sen. Marsha Blackburn charged.

January 16, 2020

Adam Schiff formally reads impeachment articles, kicks off process in Senate

Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead House impeachment manager, read aloud Thursday the articles of impeachment against President Trump as the senators all sat quietly in their seats, a formality that officially kicked off the process in the upper chamber.

January 16, 2020

Donald Trump woos Hillary Clinton converts in bid for Rust Belt miracle repeat

Bill Staviscak voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 but now says he can't rule out voting for President Trump this year, despite describing the president as a liar and a bad role model.

January 15, 2020