Schiff takes conciliatory tone after Roberts’ admonishment
WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead impeachment manager, took a conciliatory tone at President Donald Trump’s Senate trial on Wednesday after Chie...
Weinstein rape trial opens, marking milestone for #MeToo
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein went on trial Wednesday in a landmark moment for the # MeToo movement, with prosecutors painting him as a sexual predator ...
Trump says he’s open to witnesses as trial rules are set
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening argume...
Weinstein defense points to ‘loving emails’ as openings near
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein's lawyers want to use intimate emails from his accusers to try to convince jurors in his rape trial that any contact was c...
Lawyer: Michael Avenatti too isolated in jail to help case
NEW YORK — Michael Avenatti is housed in drug kingpin El Chapo's chilly former cell, making it impossible to properly prepare for an extortion trial t...
Senate impeachment timetable at a glance
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to seek a speedy impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. In a Senate resolution released Monday even...
McConnell proposes swift impeachment trial with long days
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday proposed a condensed, two-day calendar for each side to give opening statements in Presi...
Catalan ex-police chief on trial for role in secession bid
MADRID — The former head of Catalonia's regional police and three others are standing trial on charges of rebellion and sedition for their alleged rol...
#MeToo prosecutors deploy experts early to thwart defense
When his trial opens in the coming days, Harvey Weinstein’s defense team is expected to go on the offensive against the women who have accused him of ...
French trial exposes how church covered for predator priest
LYON, France — One of the first people to notice Bernard Preynat's unhealthy obsession for young boys was the supervisor at the seminary where, still ...
No escape: Senators to be quiet, unplugged for Trump trial
WASHINGTON — No cellphones. No talking. No escape.
Trump team, House managers trade sharp views on impeachment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's legal team issued a fiery response ahead of opening arguments in his impeachment trial Saturday while House Demo...
Impeachment lands Sen. Collins in familiar spot: crosshairs
WASHINGTON — Facing perhaps her toughest reelection fight, veteran Sen. Susan Collins has parachuted into familiar terrain — the heart of a hot-button...
Facing Senate trial crunch, Dems blitzing Iowa, early states
NEWTON, Iowa — As a winter storm barreled down on Iowa, Elizabeth Warren’s campaign team struggled with whether to scrap a town hall scheduled at the ...
How Trump’s impeachment differs from a criminal trial
WASHINGTON — Yes, it's a trial — but the Senate's impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump won't resemble anything Americans have seen o...
Who’s who on Trump’s legal team for impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s legal team for his Senate impeachment trial will include a pair of well-known attorneys who have vigorously defe...
Trump’s trial begins at the start of an election year
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday — senators standing at their desks to...
Trump’s trial begins, senators vowing ‘impartial justice’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday, senators standing at their desks to ...
The Latest: Inofe away on family matter for Trump trial open
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump's impeachment (all times local):
Weinstein’s lawyers want trial moved, calling it a ‘circus’
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers went to court Thursday with a last-minute demand to halt jury selection and move his rape trial out of New York ...
John Roberts likely to play modest role in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts is likely to play a modest role when he presides over the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, ...
Democratic impeachment managers will need some GOP help
WASHINGTON — The managers chosen to prosecute the impeachment case against President Donald Trump will make their case to all 100 senators. But to get...
House leaders march Trump impeachment articles to the Senate
WASHINGTON — In a dramatic procession across the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats carried the formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Tru...
Weinstein lawyers: ‘Circus’ atmosphere, juror tweets unfair
NEW YORK — As if picking a jury for Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial wasn’t complicated enough, some potential jurors have been posting on social media a...
Judge revokes bail for Avenatti, cites new crime evidence
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A federal judge revoked bail Wednesday for attorney Michael Avenatti after prosecutors detailed evidence of new financial crimes h...
Texas inmate faces execution for killing wife in 2005
HOUSTON — A Texas inmate with a history of violence against women is set to be executed Wednesday evening for fatally shooting his wife, who had feare...
The Crossing: What to watch as impeachment heads to Senate
WASHINGTON — The articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump don't move to the Senate by themselves.
Jury selection at Weinstein’s rape trial trudges forward
NEW YORK — A sixth day of jury selection at Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial ended Tuesday after another batch of prospective jurors told a...
House votes Wednesday to send impeachment articles to Senate
WASHINGTON — The House is preparing to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate to start the hi...
McConnell’s challenge: Shaping a trial amid Trump’s demands
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump needs Mitch McConnell more than ever.