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U.S. won鈥檛 charge ex-FBI official McCabe, a Trump target

February 14, 2020 at 1:22 p.m.

Federal prosecutors have declined to charge former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, closing an investigation into whether the longtime target of President Donald Trump's ire lied to federal officials about...

Trial team quits Roger Stone case in dispute over sentence

February 11, 2020 at 5:58 p.m.

The Department of Justice is backing away from its sentencing recommendation of between seven to nine years in prison for Trump confidant Roger Stone, a department official told the AP.

Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, ...

Senate to vote on Trump trial witnesses with end in sight

January 31, 2020 at 10:47 a.m.

President Donald Trump seems headed for acquittal in his impeachment trial after Sen. Lamar Alexander's decision to stick with fellow Republicans and oppose Democratic efforts to call more witnesses and...

Trump鈥檚 defense shifts to not “impeachable” even if true

January 30, 2020 at 7:47 a.m.

In a striking shift from President Donald Trump’s claim of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defense asserted at his Senate trial that a trade of U.S. military aid for political...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., ...

Trump allies strain to contain Bolton fallout as Senate impeachment trial moves to questions

January 29, 2020 at 11:21 a.m.

President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in their hope...

McConnell lacking votes to halt witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

January 28, 2020 at 10:29 p.m.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell privately told senators he doesn鈥檛 yet have the votes to brush back Democratic demands for witnesses

Former National security adviser John Bolton ...

Trump team concludes defense, argues against calling Bolton

January 28, 2020 at 2:15 p.m.

President Donald Trump's legal team prepared to wrap up arguments in his impeachment trial Tuesday as Senate Republicans wrestled with whether to allow witnesses, including John Bolton who appears poised...

Trump lawyers argue Democrats just want to overturn election

January 25, 2020 at 2:31 p.m.

President Donald Trump's lawyers plunged into his impeachment trial defense Saturday by accusing Democrats of striving to overturn the 2016 election, arguing that investigations of Trump's dealings with Ukraine have...

Democrats say oust Trump or he鈥檒l betray again; “He is who he is”

January 24, 2020 at 5:48 p.m.

Closing out their case, House Democrats warned Friday in Donald Trump's impeachment trial that the president will persist in abusing his power and endangering American democracy unless Congress intervenes to...

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, ...

WATCH LIVE: Democrats try to focus Trump impeachment trial on 鈥榙angerous鈥� abuse

January 23, 2020 at 2:19 p.m.

Pressing through a second day of impeachment arguments, House Democrats scoffed at President Donald Trump鈥檚 claims that he had good reasons for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political foes.

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