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McConnell and Pelosi give no signs of budging on impeachment

by LISA MASCARO Associated Press January 3, 2020January 3, 2020

Congress convenes for a new session with the Senate deadlocked over President Trump’s trial.

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Senate leaders remain in standoff over scope of Trump impeachment trial

by John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez The Washington Post January 2, 2020September 14, 2020

The president’s reelection campaign says donations have accelerated during the impeachment proceedings, and it raised $46 million in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Elections, Nation & World, News, Politics

Sen. Collins says she’s open to calling witnesses in impeachment trial

by MATTHEW DALY Associated Press December 31, 2019December 31, 2019

Maine’s Republican senator also says it was inappropriate for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pledge ‘total coordination’ between the White House and the Senate during the trial.

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Trump accuses Democrats of avoiding Senate trial to protect Bidens

by John Wagner The Washington Post December 31, 2019December 31, 2019

Trump weighed in on Twitter as an impasse continued over the timing and scope of an expected Senate trial.

Nation & World, Politics

Trump faces blowback for outing alleged whistleblower online

by Laura Davison Bloomberg December 29, 2019December 29, 2019

The president’s retweet could run afoul of two laws, one protecting whistleblowers in the intelligence community and another part of the criminal code that protects confidential informants from retaliation.

Op-eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: Partisanship is the whole point of impeachment

by Jim Fossel December 29, 2019December 28, 2019

As we head toward a Senate trial, neither party has grounds to express shock at how biased the process has become.

Nation & World, Politics

White House directed hold on aid less than 2 hours after Trump call with Zelensky

by Toluse Olorunnipa The Washington Post December 22, 2019December 22, 2019

Newly released documents shed light on the unorthodox process by which the president blocked military aid to Ukraine while pushing for investigations of Democrats.

Nation & World, Politics

White House predicts Pelosi to ‘yield’ on impeachment delay

by HOPE YEN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press December 22, 2019December 22, 2019

Pelosi has declined to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate until Republicans provide details on witnesses and testimony.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Nemitz and Kesich off base on impeachment

by John Voyer Special to the Telegram December 22, 2019December 21, 2019

If President Trump is not charged with a crime, he can’t be guilty of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors.’

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Trump heads to Florida with impeachment trial still cloudy

by ANDREW TAYLOR and LISA MASCARO Associated Press December 20, 2019December 27, 2019

Senate leaders jockeying for leverage fail to agree on procedures – and perhaps new witnesses.