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Trial highlights: Alexander decides, Dershowitz backtracks

WASHINGTON — An end to President Donald Trump's impeachment trial appears closer after one influential Republican senator said he would not support a ...
14:21 31 January 2022

Key questions asked during Trump’s impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — The questions from senators at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial continued by the dozens on Thursday, with lawmakers inquiring a...
23:26 30 January 2022

Trump defense: Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’ not impeachable

WASHINGTON — In a striking shift from President Donald Trump's claims of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defenders asserted Wednesday at his Sena...
1:37 30 January 2022

Asked and answered? Senators have their say in Trump trial

WASHINGTON — At last during the impeachment trial, they got to do what comes naturally in their native habitat: speak on the Senate floor.
1:16 30 January 2022

Prosecutor: Michael Avenatti saw dollar signs in Nike fraud

NEW YORK — A prosecutor kicked off opening statements at Michael Avenatti's attempted extortion trial Wednesday by saying the deep-in-debt California ...
20:30 29 January 2022

Question time: What’s next in Trump’s impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — With opening arguments wrapped up in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, senators will now get a chance to ask questions. But the...
5:06 29 January 2022

Trial highlights: Trump defense urges end to impeachment

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s legal team on Tuesday concluded its three-day presentation as they started it — arguing that the Democrats’ case...
0:28 29 January 2022

AP source: McConnell says he can’t yet block new witnesses

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators privately Tuesday he does not yet have the votes to block new witnesses in President...
23:39 28 January 2022

At Harvey Weinstein’s trial, a big role for other accusers

NEW YORK — In his former life as a Hollywood big shot, Harvey Weinstein knew the importance of a good supporting role. In his New York City trial, it’...
23:26 28 January 2022

Weinstein trial moves swiftly with more accusers on deck

NEW YORK — The closely watched #Metoo-era rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is moving at a faster pace than predicted, with three more of his accusers ex...
15:19 28 January 2022

Trial highlights: Bolton takes center stage from afar

WASHINGTON — Former national security adviser John Bolton took center stage at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial even though he was nowhere n...
0:52 28 January 2022

The Latest: Capitol fireplaces go cold for impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump (all times local):
0:45 28 January 2022

News of Bolton book sends jolt through impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — A single paper copy in a nondescript envelope arrived at the White House on Dec. 30. Four weeks later, news of John Bolton’s book manuscr...
20:47 27 January 2022

GOP defends Trump as Bolton book adds pressure for witnesses

WASHINGTON — Pressure is increasing on senators to call John Bolton to testify at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial after the revelation that...
18:38 27 January 2022

Why it Matters: Bolton revelations complicate Trump defense

WASHINGTON — Revelations from former national security adviser John Bolton’s upcoming book are adding some drama to the ongoing Senate impeachment tri...
18:25 27 January 2022

‘I’m being raped’: Weinstein accuser details alleged assault

NEW YORK — At times sobbing, former production assistant Mimi Haleyi told jurors Monday at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial how she tried to fight off th...
18:06 27 January 2022

In divided America, some voters tuning out impeachment trial

HAMBURG, Pa. — For all the gravity of a presidential impeachment trial, Americans don’t seem to be giving it much weight.
19:46 26 January 2022

Defense resumes in key impeachment week; Dems seek witnesses

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's impeachment trial enters a pivotal week as his defense team resumes its case and senators face a critical vote o...
17:50 26 January 2022

Trump lawyers argue Democrats just want to overturn election

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's lawyers plunged into their impeachment trial defense Saturday by accusing Democrats of striving to overturn the ...
18:33 25 January 2022

Trump’s idea of executive power is also impeachment defense

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has always been a man of absolutes.
18:09 25 January 2022

Democrats speak to history with exhaustive impeachment case

WASHINGTON — At times it seemed like few senators in the chamber were really listening. But the House Democrats presenting the impeachment case agains...
5:38 25 January 2022

GOP shows little desire for witnesses ahead of critical vote

WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Senate appear unmoved by the Democratic push for witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial despite persi...
5:33 25 January 2022

Trial highlights: Dems cry cover-up, Trump hails activists

WASHINGTON — From the floor of the Senate, Democratic impeachment prosecutors said Friday that Trump tried to cover up his actions with Ukraine, anoth...
0:51 25 January 2022

Tweets urge calls to Supreme Court for fair Senate trial

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court doesn't have a public comment line for its own work, much less the Senate's.
18:15 24 January 2022

Democrats argue ‘right matters’ in Trump impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — Democratic House prosecutors made an expansive case Thursday at Donald Trump's impeachment trial that he abused power like no other presi...
6:16 24 January 2022

Trial highlights: Conspiracy theories and fidget spinners

WASHINGTON — Democrats argued that President Donald Trump sought a phony investigation of a political rival and pursued a discredited conspiracy theor...
0:19 24 January 2022

Trial highlights: Democrats roll out case as senators fidget

WASHINGTON — House prosecutors faced fidgeting senators as they rolled out their case against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, the trial's previou...
5:16 23 January 2022

From #MeToo to trial: A look at the fall of Harvey Weinstein

NEW YORK — As Harvey Weinstein goes through his New York trial on rape and sexual assault charges, here's a look at the movie mogul's past and his mul...
21:52 22 January 2022

AP-NORC poll: Public doubts Senate trial will be revealing

WASHINGTON — Americans are sharply divided along party lines about whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office, and they doubt the Se...
21:41 22 January 2022