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President’s son made remark after Romney said he would vote to convict Donald Trump on first article of impeachment Donald Trump Jr has called for Mitt Romney to be expelled from the Republican party after the senator announced he would vote to convict the president on the first article of impeachment, abuse of power. In […] More
President becomes third in US history to be impeached by the House and acquitted in Senate trial Donald Trump has been acquitted in his Senate trial on both of the articles of impeachment he faced, ending the threat that he would be removed from office and concluding the impeachment process. Voting largely along party lines, […] More
Voters in Iowa kick off the process of choosing a candidate to take on Donald Trump in November’s election Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 2.48pm GMT Lyz Lenz, a columnist for Iowa’s the Gazette, wrote about the challenges facing mothers who want to caucus in Iowa, which takes […] More
Growing number of Republicans say they will vote to acquit Robert Reich: Democrats share blame for the rise of Trump Martin O’Malley: ‘How do you fall for the Sanders scam?’ The US Capitol Building at sunrise. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA As a growing number of Republican senators confirmed they will vote to acquit Donald Trump at […] More
Liberal groups target November elections for payback Senators seek to explain votes with constitutional contortions Opinion: Republicans march over the impeachment cliff A statue representing Grief lays her covered face on the shoulder of the statue representing History on the Peace Monument near the US Capitol. Photograph: Mary F Calvert/Reuters Outraged by what they see […] More
It was evident from the start of the day that evidence was unlikely to play a major part in the Republicans’ deliberations John Cornyn walks with Lamar Alexander as senators leave the chamber after voting to recess during the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP The Senate chaplain, Barry Black, an African […] More
It’s the first presidential impeachment trial in which witnesses weren’t called, and is on track to be the shortest in history Play Video 1:20 ‘A grand tragedy’: Senate votes against calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial – video The tenth full day of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the US Senate has concluded. Here are five […] More
After two days of closing arguments and speeches, the Senate will vote on each article of impeachment on Wednesday The White House on 31 January 2020. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters The US Senate voted on Friday not to call witnesses in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. The move set up a likely acquittal of Trump next week. […] More
