President Donald Trump’s lawyers have opened his Senate impeachment defense, and an AP Fact Check is examining statements from his team

The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump entered a new phase Saturday with the White House legal team launching their defense after three long days of House Democratic managers laying out arguments that the president abused his power in his dealings with Ukraine and obstructed Congress. Trump’s lawyers argued the Democrats&#8...

Lead House prosecutor Adam Schiff had Republicans paying close attention to his carefully crafted remarks in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial

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.

Democratic House prosecutors are warning as they make their final arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that he will persist in abusing his power unless Congress intervenes to remove him from office. Rep. Adam Schiff told Republican senators on Friday that they know the president. He said of Trump: “He is who he is.”

At the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., on Friday implored senators to sacrifice political gain and make decisions based on the good of the country.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo berated and cursed at an NPR reporter following a contentious exchange over Ukraine, the reporter said Friday. Correspondent Mary Louise Kelly said she was interviewing Pompeo when he cut it short after she repeatedly pressed him on why he hasn’t defended former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, NBC News ...

President Donald Trump’s Space Force logo has boldly gone where “Star Trek” has gone before. The commander-in-chief on Friday revealed the logo for the new service branch in a tweet. And it looked a lot like the logo for the fictional Starfleet at the center of the iconic science fiction television and film franchise. “After consultation with our G...

During Friday’s impeachment trial, Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., played clips of President Donald Trump from throughout his campaign and presidency, including an interview in which Trump calls himself “the chosen one.”

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.

Rules in the Senate only permit water, milk and candy, making the “candy desk” managed by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., so very important during the long days of the Impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. On Friday, the Hershey Co. sent a large contribution to help keep the senators going.

Lead Impeachment Manager Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told Senators during Friday’s session of the impeachment trial that he believes President Donald Trump will continue to solicit foreign assistance in investigating his political rivals unless he is removed from office.

Two of the lawyers on President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team have shared another client. Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr both helped the late hedge fund manager and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein win a lenient sentence for abusing underaged girls.