Final Day of Q & A in Trump Trial: Will Republicans Bring Swift End to Proceedings Friday?
It looks like Senate Republicans are getting ready to pull the ripcord in President Trump’s impeachment trial.
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Bill Would Reform NSA Surveillance Program
A bipartisan cadre of lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would reform the 9/11-era authorities used by the intelligence community to access Americans’ phone records and other domestic communications.
‘Trust the American people’: Trump lawyers wrap up impeachment defense with plea
President Trump’s lawyers wrapped up their impeachment defense on Tuesday by urging senators to ‘trust the American people’ with elections and to acquit the president, but the trial’s end was still in doubt, with Republicans lacking the votes to stop Democrats from calling witnesses.
Trump signs bill to improve religious groups’ security
President Trump has signed little-noticed legislation to fund greater protection of religious institutions against terror attacks.
Team Trump puts Hunter Biden, Obama on trial
President Trump’s defense team put Hunter Biden and former President Barack Obama on trial on Monday during the impeachment case in the Senate, questioning why Democrats weren’t outraged about Mr. Biden’s $3 million sweetheart deal with a Ukrainian gas company or Mr. Obama’s ‘caving’ to Russia on missile defense.
Trump legal team goes on offense in impeachment trial, accuse Democrats of ‘massive’ election interference
Donald Trump’s lawyers defended the president against articles of impeachment Saturday morning arguing it’s the Democrats trying to interfere in elections by seeking to remove Trump from the 2020 ballot for doing ‘absolutely nothing wrong.’
Low Ratings as Trump Impeachment Trial Drops 19% on Second Day
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 drop from the roughly 11 million viewers who watched on Tuesday, according to Nielsen ratings data.
Trump to sign U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal Wednesday
President Donald Trump will hold a signing ceremony for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement on Wednesday, according to the White House.
U.S. Supreme Court decision in Montana case could alter school choice restrictions across U.S.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Montana school choice case that could directly impact 37 state constitutions banning public funds from being used on religious schools.
Senate blocks Democrats’ pretrial demand for Trump documents
President Trump’s impeachment trial opened with a vote to block a subpoena for White House documents related to Democratic allegations the president abused the power of his office by withholding security aid from Ukraine.
Historic impeachment trial starts with partisan battle over rules of engagement
The Senate convened a rare presidential impeachment trial Tuesday with an immediate partisan fight over witnesses and the terms of the proceedings.
Republicans change trial rules to avoid ‘dark of night’ proceedings
Senate Republicans have altered planned rules for the presidential impeachment trial to allow House evidence to be included and to avoid late-night proceedings.
Trump Impeachment Trial Ready to Begin
The impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump begins in full Tuesday in the U.S. Senate — only the third time in U.S. history a president faces removal from office for allegedly violating his oath.
Key Players Squabble Over Trump’s Impeachment Trial
Key players in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump and his defense argued sharply Sunday whether his efforts to get Ukraine to launch investigations to benefit him politically were impeachable offenses that warranted his removal from office.
Senate approves Trump’s rewrite of North American trade deal
The Senate approved President Trump’s rewrite of the North American trade deal Thursday, handing him a second trade victory in as many days while he fights to remain in office.
‘Assault on the Second Amendment’: Virginia Senate passes three gun control bills
Virginia Democrats took an important step toward passing several gun control bills they have prioritized during this year’s General Assembly session.
House Sends Impeachment Effort and Pelosi’s Prosecutors to Senate to Put Trump on Trial
After a month of delaying, Democrats in the House of Representatives finally voted Wednesday to send their articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over to the Senate where an impeachment trial will now take place.
Democrats pass measure aimed at curbing Trump military authority in Iran
House Democrats Thursday passed a resolution to curb President Trump’s authority to use military force against Iran.
Trump’s Appeals Court Nominee Introduces His Same-Sex Husband and Twin Baby Daughters
Then-Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Bumatay, whom President Donald Trump had nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Night Circuit, introduced his same-sex husband and their twin baby daughters when he appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing on Oct. 30, 2019.
War powers act put forward by Pelosi to limit Trump against Iran
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a resolution this week to limit the war powers of President Trump should a conflict with Iran erupt.