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US Senate acquits Trump as Republicans save him in impeachment again

Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Makini Brice, Reuetrs
Posted at Feb 14 07:24 AM

The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday in his second impeachment trial in a year, with fellow Republicans blocking conviction over the former president's role in the deadly assault by his supporters on the US Capitol. Read more »

Trump's impeachment trial starts; constitutional challenge in spotlight

David Morgan and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 10 07:03 AM

Donald Trump's historic impeachment second trial, on a charge of inciting last month's deadly storming of the US Capitol, began on Tuesday, making the Republican the first former US president to be tried in the Senate.   Read more »

Trump refuses to testify in impeachment trial, dubs it 'unconstitutional'

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 07:01 AM

WASHINGTON - Former president Donald Trump refused Thursday to testify in his looming impeachment trial after being called by House prosecutors to give evidence, branding the process "unconstitutional." Read more »

Trump impeachment lawyers leave team: US media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 02:16 PM

Several of former US president Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers have left his team a little over a week before his trial, US media reported Saturday. Read more »

Why Trump's post-presidency perks are safe for the rest of his life

Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 12:42 AM

The impeachment proceeding against Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol has fueled speculation online that he could lose some of the benefits extended to former presidents.   Read more »

House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

Chris Lefkow and Elodie Cuzin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 26 09:21 AM

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. Read more »

Impeachment or the 14th Amendment: Can Trump be barred from future office?

Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 07:56 AM

Some U.S. lawmakers have said President Donald Trump should be disqualified from holding political office again following his impeachment on Wednesday for inciting a mob that stormed the Capitol as lawmakers were certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Read more »

Trump urges Americans to be 'united' but doesn't mention impeachment

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 14 09:15 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged Americans to be "united" and avoid violence in his first comments after being impeached Wednesday -- while avoiding any mention of impeachment at all. Read more »

Donald Trump impeached for second time

David Morgan and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 14 06:45 AM

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday made Donald Trump the first U.S. president ever to be impeached twice, formally charging him with inciting an insurrection in a vote held a week after a violent mob of his supporters besieged the Capitol. Read more »

Democrats inch toward second Trump impeachment after Capitol siege

Richard Cowan and Joseph Ax, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 08 02:52 PM

Congressional Democrats were moving closer to a historic step on Friday as they weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, 2 days after his false claims of election fraud helped encourage a mob that breached the US Capitol. Read more »

Trump acquitted of all impeachment charges

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 06 09:12 AM

(UPDATED) US President Donald Trump drew on staunch Republican support Wednesday to defeat the gravest threat yet to his three-year-old presidency, winning acquittal in the Senate on impeachment charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Read more »

Trump seen heading to acquittal in US Senate impeachment vote on Wednesday

Susan Cornwell and David Morgan, Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 07:50 PM

Trump's Senate trial, spanning 21 days, focused on whether he withheld US aid to Ukraine last summer as leverage to get Kiev to launch an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democratic contender in this year's US presidential election. Read more »

US Senate rejects witnesses in Trump impeachment trial, clearing way for acquittal

Susan Cornwell and David Morgan, Reuters
Posted at Feb 01 10:39 AM

The US Senate voted on Friday against calling witnesses and collecting new evidence in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, clearing the way for Trump's almost certain acquittal next week. Read more »

Historic Trump impeachment trial begins in US Senate

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 05:48 AM

The historic impeachment trial of Donald Trump opened Thursday in the US Senate, as lawmakers took a solemn oath to be "impartial" in deciding whether to force the 45th US president from office. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 16, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 12:58 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Pelosi signs Trump impeachment articles

Brendan Smialowski, AFP
Updated as of Jan 16 08:21 PM

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) gets up after signing the articles of impeachment of US President Donald Trump during an engrossment ceremony on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, in Washington, DC. Read more »

Trump impeachment articles heading for US Senate

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 10:57 PM

After a weeks-long standoff over rules and witnesses, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday that what will be only the third presidential impeachment trial was now ready to move forward. Read more »

Trump trial looms as House to send charges to Senate on Wednesday

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 03:54 AM

The US House of Representatives will transmit articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday, setting the stage for the US leader's trial for abuse of power, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced. Read more »

Democrats to send Trump impeachment articles to Senate next week

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 06:57 AM

The top Democrat's announcement virtually assures that a historic trial of Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress begins this month, as anticipated. Read more »

US Senate returns amid standoff over impeachment trial

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 07:11 AM

US lawmakers return to Washington Friday with President Donald Trump's upcoming impeachment trial looming over the first Senate session of 2020. Read more »