The president is accused of pressuring Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden, in what House Democrats said was a quid pro quo for personal political gain and in actions that many Republicans freely acknowledged.
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Sen. Collins says she will vote to acquit Trump as senators split along party lines
The final days of the trial have focused attention on a handful of senators in both parties who were viewed as potential votes to break with their party.
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Anti-Trump audience shares views on impeachment with Sen. King
Hundreds turn out at Bowdoin College for a ‘listening session’ about the divisive trial of the president that is about to conclude.
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Trump’s idea of executive power is also impeachment defense
Donald Trump’s guiding principle is the idea that he’s the president — and that means he can do what he wants
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After the trial’s over, President Trump’s impeachment battles could determine who holds real power in the US government
The legal and constitutional battles sparked by President Trump’s behavior could affect how the U.S. government works for generations, long after the impeachment trial is over. After the last Senate staffer turns out the lights, major questions remain to be decided outside of the Capitol about the limits of presidential power, the willingness of courts […]
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Senate rejects witnesses in Trump’s trial, all but ensuring acquittal next week
Republicans prevail in the vote to block new testimony, with plans to allow senators to speak from the floor Monday and Tuesday before a vote on Wednesday.
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Susan Collins will vote to support witness testimony in President Trump’s impeachment trial
Maine’s senior senator says she will vote to allow witnesses and documents to be subpoenaed, but Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, another key Republican, announced he would not support that position in a pivotal vote expected Friday.
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Trump trial could end soon as Democrats fail to win key support for calling witnesses
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., says there is ‘no need for more evidence’ after Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced she would vote to allow witnesses.
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Susan Collins, Senate colleagues ask opening question as impeachment trial enters new phase
Sens. Collins, Romney and Murkowski ask if senators should consider more than 1 motive to assess whether the president abused his power.
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Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’ not an impeachable offense, Trump’s defense says
Alan Dershowitz tells senators that, in the matter of impeachment, it doesn’t matter if the president traded U.S. military aid for political favors.