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Pelosi under pressure from Dems to deliver impeachment charges to Senate

Thursday, January 9 by ABC News

Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday faced new pressure from Democrats to deliver the House impeachment articles to the Senate in order to begin President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, after a... Read More.

Senate Democrats calling on Pelosi to send over articles of impeachment

Wednesday, January 8 by ABC News

Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A growing number of Senate Democrats say it’s time for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to send over the articles of impeachment, passed three weeks ago in the House, to the Senate, which would trigger a... Read More.

McConnell says Senate trial will go forward without decision on witnesses

Tuesday, January 7 by ABC News

Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday that a Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump would begin without deciding the question of witnesses as Democrats had demanded."We have the votes," McConnell said, for the... Read More.

Pompeo tells McConnell he will not run for Senate seat in Kansas: Source

Monday, January 6 by ABC News

State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that he will not run for an open Kansas Senate seat, according to a source familiar with their... Read More.

Schumer challenges key Republicans to join Dems’ demand for Senate trial witnesses

Monday, January 6 by ABC News

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday challenged four Senate Republicans to join Democrats in calling for witnesses at a Senate impeachment trial, saying to do otherwise would be "participating in a cover-up." Schumer cited a... Read More.

President Trump ‘has made a mess of foreign policy’: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer

Sunday, January 5 by ABC News

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The top Democrat in the Senate said on Sunday that he is worried the U.S. strike on Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani has brought the U.S. closer to a war in the Middle East."Let's face it, this... Read More.

Leaked emails on Ukraine aid freeze bolster case for witnesses at Senate trial: Schumer

Thursday, January 2 by ABC News

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON)-- Citing freshly leaked emails in which a White House budget official describes “clear direction from POTUS” on U.S. aid to Ukraine, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday said the new evidence makes clear that top... Read More.

GOP’s Susan Collins ‘open to witnesses’ in Trump’s Senate impeachment trial

Tuesday, December 31 by ABC News

Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In a potential break from Republican leadership, Maine Sen. Susan Collins said on Tuesday she's "open to witnesses" in the upcoming impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, including top administration officials such as acting White... Read More.

Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski won’t run for Senate in NH

Tuesday, December 31 by ABC News

Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead(NEW YORK) -- Former Trump 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski announced on Twitter on Tuesday that he will not run for Senate in New Hampshire after all, saying he would put his efforts... Read More.

As Senate impeachment trial nears, Biden seeks to clarify stance on congressional subpoena

Tuesday, December 31 by ABC News

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Former Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning in New Hampshire on Monday, was asked again about whether he would comply with a congressionally-issued subpoena to testify in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. Biden... Read More.

Senate unanimously passes landmark anti-robocalls bill; President Trump expected to sign

Thursday, December 19 by ABC News

iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to approve legislation to crack down on illegal robocalls, sending the bill to President Donald Trump's desk for a signature.The House of Representatives approved the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and... Read More.

McConnell says he and Democrats ‘at an impasse’ over Senate impeachment trial

Thursday, December 19 by ABC News

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Mitch McConnell late Thursday said he had a "cordial" meeting with his Democratic counterpart over how the Senate would proceed with a trial of President Donald Trump, but said "we remain at an impasse."McConnell has... Read More.