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What to Know About Texas' Move to Impeach Its AG

By JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG/AP

How My Work For Trump and Giuliani Sought to Make Ukraine Defenseless

By Lev Parnas

3 Ways Trump Landed His Acquittal

By Brian Bennett

Mitt Romney’s Honorable Stand Reaffirmed the Wisdom of Impeaching Trump

By David French
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The Dangerous Idea at the Heart of Trump's Acquittal

We are moving towards a democracy driven by the market, not the rule of law

By Philip Bobbitt

Donald Trump Has Been Acquitted. But Our Government Has Never Seemed More Broken.

A deeply divided Senate acquitted President Donald Trump at the end of his impeachment trial on Wednesday, with 52 Senators concluding the House’s allegations that he abused the power of his office did not necessitate...

By Tessa Berenson and Alana Abramson

'An Appalling Abuse of the Public Trust.' Read Mitt Romney's Speech on Voting to Convict Donald Trump

The Utah Senator called it "the most difficult decision I have ever faced"

By Madeleine Carlisle

Romney Breaks With Party, Votes to Convict Trump

President Donald Trump wanted universal Republican opposition to impeachment. Mitt Romney wouldn’t give it to him. Instead, he handed Democrats the gift of a bipartisan conviction. The Utah Senator and 2012 Republican Presidential nominee on...

By Alana Abramson

Trump Makes His Own Case to America

It’s Donald Trump’s moment to not screw up. As Trump wrapped up the final State of the Union address of his term on Tuesday, he was close to having survived impeachment, the greatest challenge to...

By Brian Bennett

Trump’s Acquittal Would Be a Dangerous Transfer of Power From Congress to the President

The central question built in to any form of government is how to control the government itself after we give it power over our lives. The Romans summed it up with a simple question, Quis...

By Angus King

As Impeachment Vote Nears, House Democrats and Trump Defense Get a Last Chance to Make Their Case in Trial

With the outcome all but decided, House managers and President Donald Trump’s defense lawyers stood before the Senate for what will almost certainly be the final time at the impeachment trial on Monday, advancing two...

By Tessa Berenson and Alana Abramson

GOP Blocks New Evidence in Impeachment Trial

In a 51-49 vote, Senate Republicans on Friday evening succeeded in blocking new witnesses and documents from being considered in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, paving the way for a likely speedy acquittal. Throughout the...

By Vera Bergengruen

Republicans Fall Into Line

President Donald Trump could be headed for a speedy acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial after Republicans secured assurances from two key lawmakers that they would not break with the party to request additional evidence...

By Alana Abramson and Vera Bergengruen

Why the Impeachment Fight Is About More Than Trump

As the Senate considers whether to remove Donald Trump from office, there's more at stake in his impeachment trial than just one man's political fate. The power of the presidency itself will expand or shrink...

By Tessa Berenson

Will He or Won't He? John Bolton's Potential Testimony Hangs Over First Day of Questions in Trump's Impeachment Trial

Senators had their first chance to ask questions of the prosecution and defense in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, and while their queries covered topics from executive privilege to American foreign policy, the outcome...

By Tessa Berenson and Vera Bergengruen

These Republican Senators May Decide Whether Trump's Impeachment Trial Includes New Witnesses

In order to call more witnesses — like John Bolton — four Republicans will need to break from McConnell and vote for Friday’s measure

By Madeleine Carlisle

If the Senate Doesn't Hold Trump Accountable, the Damage Will Go Far Beyond This Presidency

On Sunday morning, the President of the United States tweeted: “Shifty Adam Schiff is a CORRUPT POLITICIAN, and probably a very sick man. He has not paid the price, yet, for what he has done...

By Joyce White Vance

GOP Divisions Up Stakes for Dems

The stakes just got higher for the Democratic lawmakers prosecuting the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. With fresh fractures emerging among Senate Republicans on whether new evidence should be allowed in the trial, the...

By Alana Abramson

Trump's Defense Team Wraps Up Impeachment Arguments

Donald Trump’s lawyers made their final pitch to the Senate on Tuesday afternoon, imploring senators to consider the stakes of removing a president from office for the first time in United States history and asking...

By Tessa Berenson

Bolton Book Tests Trump's Strategy

Donald Trump’s impeachment team began their second day of arguments less than 24 hours after revelations from John Bolton threatened to undermine key aspects of their defense. But Trump’s lawyers decided to plow ahead on...

By Tessa Berenson
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