impeachment trial

Marie Yovanovitch, who was ousted from her post as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine after a smear campaign by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, has signed a book deal, it was announced Friday. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said it had acquired a memoir by Yovanovich, a key witness and figure in the House inquiry that led to President Donald Trump’s impeachment. “The as-yet-untitled memoir will...

In the week since his acquittal on impeachment charges, a fully emboldened President Donald Trump is demonstrating his determination to assert an iron grip on government.

The president was acquitted on both charges he faced, with votes falling on almost entirely partisan lines with the lone exemption of Mitt Romney, who voted in favor of the abuse of power charge. NBC New York’s Stefan Holt reports from Washington D.C.

President Donald Trump’s legal defense team continued presenting opening arguments at the Senate impeachment trial on Monday. Here are some of the top moments you may have missed.

Pressure is increasing on senators to call John Bolton to testify at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. That’s after the revelation that a draft of a book by Trump’s former national security adviser undercuts a key defense argument _ that Trump never tied withholding military aid to Ukraine to his demand the country investigate political rival Joe Biden. Meanwhile, Trump’s...

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, one of the House managers for the Senate trial, will miss Monday’s proceedings because of his wife’s illness. In a statement, the New York Democrat said he would be in New York that day to discuss with doctors his wife’s ongoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. “In December, following the House Judiciary Committee markup of the Articles...

Democrats bid to win support from Republicans in the Senate for witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial was already a tough challenge. Democrats have warned they will live to regret not delving deeper into the evidence of Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. One of the managers, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, even told them it was “treacherous” to vote...

Democratic House managers concluded their opening arguments for impeachment at the Senate trial of President Donald Trump on Friday. Here are some of the top moments you may have missed.

Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., told the Senate during Friday’s impeachment trial that President Donald Trump is a “dictator” and an “outlier” who is jeopardizing Congress’ ability to hold future presidents accountable.

Democratic House managers on Thursday continued to lay out their case for impeachment at the Senate trial of President Donald Trump. Here are some of the top moments you may have missed.

Rep. Adam Schiff made an forceful case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office at the close of the second day of Democrats’ opening arguments at the Senate impeachment trial.

Democratic House Managers gave their opening statements at the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday. Here are the top moments you may have missed.