About half of Americans say the Senate should vote to convict former President Donald Trump at the end of his impeachment trial
The request from House impeachment managers make clear their intent to present an aggressive case against the former president even though he has left the White House
Former US president Donald Trump has announced his legal defence team for his Senate impeachment trial which is scheduled to begin on February 8.
Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more more than a week before his trial, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday
US online video sharing service YouTube extended its suspension of ex-President Donald Trump's channel indefinitely, Politico reported.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said he plans to force a vote on whether the impeachment trial of a former president is allowed under the Constitution
Trump leaves behind an even more polarized America, where thousands are dying daily from the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy is badly damaged and political violence has surged
Pelosi said Biden's proposed $1.9 trn Covid plan to speed up vaccines and economic aid is a "matter of complete urgency," suggesting it could take precedence over Trump's historic impeachment trial
Lawyers who defended him in the previous impeachment trial, including Jay Sekulow and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, have said no this time, according to people familiar with the matter
This is the second time Trump has been impeached, a first in the history of American politics
Trump became the first president in US history to be impeached twice when the House voted 232-197 on Wednesday to charge him with inciting an insurrection
McConnell told Republican colleagues in a letter Wednesday he would block starting an impeachment trial before Joe Biden takes office Jan. 20 and control of the Senate shifts to Democrats
After US House impeached Trump for his role in inciting last week's riot at Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Schumer said a trial can begin immediately if the Senate Majority Leader McConnell agrees
Only three US presidents ever impeached; none removed; vote held with large security presence at US Capitol; Pelosi calls Trump 'clear and present danger' to US
A vote of the House majority to impeach would trigger a trial in the still Republican-controlled Senate
A growing number of Republican lawmakers have said they will vote to impeach him on charges that he incited his supporters to carry out the deadly Jan. 6 attack on Congress
Following are comments on the US House of Representatives vote on Wednesday on the impeachment of President Donald Trump
The House is set to vote Wednesday afternoon on impeaching Trump for a second time, accusing him of rallying a violent mob of supporters to attack the US Capitol last week
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. stock market is mostly unfazed by the political turmoil in Washington and fears of violence ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, with investors squarely focused on the probability of another sizeable stimulus package to boost economic growth and the rollout of coronavirus vaccines.
At least five Republicans have said they would join Democrats in voting for an article of impeachment - a formal charge - of inciting an insurrection just seven days before he is due to leave office