The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which, along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C.
Overall, 50% of registered voters told Fox News that Trump should be convicted and removed in the Senate, and 44% said he should not.
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The first new "SNL" episode of 2020 started out in the well of the Senate for the impeachment trial and then promptly went to hell – literally.
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A video has emerged of a 2018 dinner at which U.S. President Donald Trump appears to call for then ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch to be removed. David Doyle reports.
Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats' efforts to remove the president from office would set a "very, very dangerous" precedent in an..
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the president's counsel inadvertently 'made a really compelling case for why the Senate should call witnesses and documents" and House impeachment manager..
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, the head of the President Trump's defense team at his impeachment trial, told Senators on Saturday they would be denying voters their right to give their opinion on..
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, the head of the President Trump's defense team at his impeachment trial, told Senators on Saturday they would be denying voters their right to give their opinion on..
But he's yet to move many votes. House Republican have pitched their own plan that excludes the most significant — and controversial — elements of the bill. And in the Senate, just 10 Republicans..
U.S. representative Zoe Lofgren on Friday argued during the Senate impeachment trial that President Donald Trump's order to top U.S. officials not to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives is..
Democratic Congressman Jason Crow, a House manager in President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial, said it was never "explained" why Trump "arbitrarily" held and then released to Ukraine. Crow..
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday told her Senate colleagues before Trump's impeachment trial resumed: "Don't bury your head in the sand and then complain it's dark."
Democrats on Thursday pressed their case at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Senate trial for removing him from office by using the words of his own allies against him to make the point that his actions..
Today is the second day of House Democrats laying out their case in the U.S. Senate. Their case is for removing President Donald Trump, reports Business Insider. There was little sign that their..
Rep. Sylvia Garcia, one of the Democratic lawmakers serving as prosecutors in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, said on Thursday that Trump asked Ukraine to investigate the Bidens for ''one..
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer after day two of President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial said there are no "discussions" being had with Republicans over potential evidence or..
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, one of the House managers in President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial said Trump put his personal interests above all else and said that if..
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, one of the House managers in President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial, called Trump's actions with Ukraine a 'grave abuse of power.'
A bipartisan majority of Americans want to see new witnesses testify in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling released Wednesday. Jonah Green reports.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday said Republicans who voted against seeing new evidence in the Trump impeachment trial, but also said they heard "nothing new" after House managers..
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has made an apparent reference to President Donald Trump's impeachment troubles, saying the Republican leader was "unstoppable" in a conversation with Israel's prime..
The ever-confident President Donald Trump has been advising the GOP on how they should better handle his impeachment. But according to Politico, Republican senators are turning a deaf ear to his..
The lead Democratic prosecutor, Representative Adam Schiff, said in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday that "nothing could be more dangerous to a democracy than a commander in chief who believed that he..
Here's a look at claims and issues raised by the president's lawyers as they lay out their response to the case made by the Democratic House managers.
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President Trump’s lawyers argued against his removal in the Senate impeachment trial, saying Democrats are “asking you to tear up the ballots” by convicting him of high crimes and misdemeanors. NYTimes.com - Published
The main priority for the president’s legal team is not to undermine their own advantage or give wavering moderate Republican senators reasons to support Democratic requests for witnesses and.. NYTimes.com - Published
To offer a more comprehensive look at how the chamber has been transformed into a courtroom, The New York Times sent a graphics editor to draw it. NYTimes.com - Published
The president’s legal team must maintain his support in the Senate while arguing his case to a broader jury: voters watching at home. NYTimes.com - Published
President Trump's defense team will have 24 hours over three days to make its case to the Senate on why the president should not be convicted.
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While Democrats and Republicans debate whether he should be convicted and removed from office, the president has offered up an alternative menu of events and priorities. NYTimes.com - Published
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said on Friday he will move to compel America's intelligence chief to release information about the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi if the administration does.. Reuters - Published
The Senate had asked the president’s lawyers to limit their presentation on Saturday to no more than three hours, Jay Sekulow said. NYTimes.com - Published
Two key Republican senators criticized the slow pace of how the Democratic impeachment managers have been presenting their case, and they said they trusted American voters to decide President Donald.. USATODAY.com - Published
Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming ticked off positive economic indicators from the Trump era and said the president’s record should be decided by the voters, not politicians. NYTimes.com - Published
For a government prone to partisan squabbling, a buttoned-down, by-the-book chief justice presiding over the impeachment trial is a welcome change.
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Adam Schiff and other House managers will focus the third day of opening arguments on accusations that President Trump tried to stonewall their probe.
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Support for removal rose and Senate Republicans saw an election rushing toward them under a black cloud. That was Nixon, but it could also be Trump.
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About 8.9 million TV viewers watched the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, the first day Democrats laid out their case against the president, marking a significant.. Reuters - Published
There have been few chuckles during U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate. But a wisecrack on Thursday about Russian President Vladimir Putin produced some laughter, at least.. Reuters - Published
The 100 U.S. senators who will determine whether to remove President Donald Trump from office at the end of his impeachment trial managed to stay seated and listen to the Democratic case against him.. Reuters - Published
On the second day of House Democrats laying out their case in the U.S. Senate for removing President Donald Trump, there was little sign on Thursday that their arguments had changed any minds among.. Reuters - Published
Rep. Adam Schiff decided to take Trump's directions to "read the transcript," noting Trump had told his Twitter followers to do so earlier.
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Sen. Ted Cruz said calling for any additional witnesses or documents would "substantially prolong" the Senate impeachment trial.
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His speech jolted the sleepy Senate to attention as he argued more explicitly than ever before for President Trump’s removal from office. NYTimes.com - Published
Abuse of power was the focus on the second day of Democrats' opening arguments, during which they are presenting their case to convict Donald Trump.
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The move, which would be unlikely to happen until after the Senate impeachment trial, could enhance her chances of becoming vice president but could also anger liberals in California. NYTimes.com - Published
Mr. Graham told reporters that the president was “having the reaction that a normal person would have if they thought they were being accused of something they didn’t do.” NYTimes.com - Published
House Democrats declared that "no president" has ever abused power the way Donald Trump did in his Ukraine dealings as they opened their second day of arguments Thursday in the historic impeachment.. USATODAY.com - Published
House impeachment managers continue to make their case that President Trump abused the power of his office. Here are some of the highlights. NYTimes.com - Published
Under one proposal, the Senate could convene earlier on Saturday and then hold a shorter session, allowing members to travel home or hit the campaign trail. NYTimes.com - Published
The House speaker has closely managed President Trump’s impeachment from the beginning. She is not letting up during his Senate trial. NYTimes.com - Published
He denied reports that there had been discussions with Republicans about a deal that would allow Republican witnesses in exchange those that House managers want to call. NYTimes.com - Published
President Trump swipes at Democrats ahead of the Senate’s long afternoon and evening hearing arguments for removing him from office. NYTimes.com - Published
A protester briefly interrupted the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump on Wednesday. The protester could be heard screaming as Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York was speaking. (Jan... USATODAY.com - Published
House Democrats will continue detailing their case against President Donald Trump as the Senate impeachment trial resumes Thursday.
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Democrats accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get re-elected and warned that America's global prestige would suffer.. Reuters - Published
Senators were still recovering from the Tuesday session that extended into the night. They listened on Wednesday to Democrats lay out their case.
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Several Democratic candidates and top contenders in the Feb. 3 caucuses are at the impeachment trial while Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg court hundreds of voters each day. NYTimes.com - Published
Some members of the U.S. Senate hearing President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, a proceeding following decades-old precedent, said they welcomed at least one of the chamber's anachronistic rules: a.. Reuters - Published
Democrats accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get re-elected and warned that America's global prestige would suffer.. Reuters - Published
Here are some key quotes from Wednesday, the first day the U.S. Senate heard the Democrats' case for removing President Donald Trump from office. Reuters - Published
A protester burst into the Senate visitor gallery shouting "dismiss the charges" during U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial on Wednesday, only to be quickly subdued and led away in.. Reuters - Published
France's Senate voted on Wednesday in favor of a bill that would allow single women and lesbian couples access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF), the first major social reform of President Emmanuel.. Reuters - Published
About 11 million TV viewers watched the start of the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Tuesday when lawmakers sparred for hours over witnesses and records for the historic.. Reuters - Published
Americans doubt the Senate impeachment trial will do anything to change their minds about whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office. That's according to a poll from The Associated.. USATODAY.com - Published
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