Alexander Nazaryan
National Correspondent
Yahoo NewsTrump impeachment trial puts the fate of the republic at stake, both sides say
Both sides say the outcome of President Trump’s impeachment trial will have a momentous impact on the nation’s future.
Yahoo NewsChief Justice John Roberts, senators sworn in for impeachment trial
The final procedural requirements for the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump were met on Thursday afternoon when Chief Justice John Roberts was sworn in by Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Grassley. Roberts, who will preside over the impeachment trial, then swore in all 100 sitting senators.
Yahoo NewsTrump wrong to withhold Ukraine aid, congressional watchdog finds
President Trump had no authority to withhold some $250 million in military aid to Ukraine that had been appropriated by Congress, the Government Accountability Office found in a report released Thursday morning.
Yahoo NewsCongress fights back against the imperial presidency
For at least two decades, sitting presidents have challenged the idea that the three branches of government are coequal, and that while each branch has different powers, no branch is more powerful than any other.
Yahoo NewsTrump impeachment articles delivered to Senate, trial set to begin
House Democrats delivered two articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate on Wednesday.
Yahoo NewsHouse votes to send impeachment articles to the Senate and appoints managers, ending delay
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ended a pause in the impeachment proceedings against President Trump on Wednesday by naming seven managers who will act as prosecutors in the Senate trial set to start next week.
Yahoo NewsAs the Trump administration fills board seats, critics see an alarming attempt to remake government
For the Trump administration, appointing board members may be an effective and little-noticed means of weakening a federal apparatus it fundamentally distrusts. His board appointments, many of which may outlast his presidency, could serve an internal Republican resistance to a future Democratic administration.
Yahoo NewsTrump is making the judicial branch white and male again
With ruthless efficiency and speed, and with little consideration of Democratic objections, Trump has managed to largely blunt and even reverse his predecessors’ efforts to diversify the federal judiciary by appointing dozens of white men to the bench.
Yahoo NewsU.S. authorities: 'Highly likely' Iran shot down Ukrainian passenger plane
While details remain scant, U.S. authorities believe it’s “highly likely” that an errant Iranian missile brought down the Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed outside Tehran, Iran, shortly after taking off on Wednesday.
Yahoo NewsDemocrats battle White House over executive power and congressional oversight
Two hearings in a Washington court brought the battle between the House and the White House into stark relief.
Yahoo NewsPelosi and McConnell, masters of the congressional chessboard, face off over impeachment
The fate of the Trump impeachment — in fact, the fate of the entire Trump presidency — now rests on the outcome of a battle between the two ablest political generals in recent American history: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Yahoo NewsWhat happens to the articles of impeachment now?
What does it mean to withhold articles of impeachment? A trial cannot begin until those articles of impeachment are delivered by the House to the Senate. How are the articles of impeachment transmitted from the House to the Senate? Why are Democrats delaying sending the articles?
Yahoo NewsPelosi calls for fair Senate trial, does not reject withholding articles of impeachment
Just minutes after impeaching President Trump, and just steps from where that historic vote took place, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised her conference for upholding its constitutional duty and called on the Senate to do the same.
Yahoo NewsImpeachment day arrives with many speeches and little drama
All that was left was to repeat the same arguments and talking points that had been deployed during the two months of the impeachment inquiry. The Democrats should not try to undo the 2016 election, Republicans said. Republicans should not protect a president who abused the power of his office, Democrats said.
Yahoo NewsGOP impeachment vote will be 'funeral of the modern Republican Party,' says former DNC head
The starkly partisan nature of the vote has forced Democrats to explain why no Republicans are expected to vote in favor of impeachment. The former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee says Republicans have “chosen power over principle.”
Yahoo NewsDemocrat who was once impeached himself voted for Trump impeachment
When the House of Representatives approved articles of impeachment against President Trump on Wednesday, one of the Democrats who voted in favor was Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings. In doing so, Hastings, a former federal judge, became the first sitting member of Congress to vote for the impeachment of a sitting president after having himself been impeached — and removed from office.
Yahoo NewsImpeachment managers: What do they do, and whom will Nancy Pelosi pick?
The quotidian title of impeachment manager belies the significance of the position, which will prove critical to Democrats’ prospects as they attempt to remove Trump from office for, according to their allegations, trying to exert political pressure on Ukraine's president.
Yahoo NewsJudge's decision may shine light on secret Trump-Putin meeting notes
A district court judge in Washington, D.C. has ordered administration lawyers to explain why, for more than two years, the White House has refused to turn over to the State Department an interpreter’s notes from a meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Yahoo NewsArticles of impeachment advanced in historic House vote
For the first time in two decades, the House Judiciary Committee has advanced articles of impeachment against a sitting president, charging Donald Trump with abusing power and hindering a congressional investigation into that alleged abuse.
Yahoo NewsRepublicans use trade deal to bolster argument against impeachment
On the same day Democrats introduced articles of impeachment, Republicans used a major trade deal to further depict the impeachment inquiry as both highly political and largely irrelevant.
Yahoo NewsBy 3 to 1, legal scholars call for Trump impeachment at first Judiciary hearing
The affair was predictably partisan, with Democrats portraying themselves as carrying out a grim constitutional duty. “This is not a proceeding I was looking forward to,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.
Yahoo NewsState Department pressured to turn over impeachment documents from potential Giuliani-Pompeo call
A new document request includes any notes pertaining to a potential Sept. 11 call between Rudy Giuliani and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The date of the purported call is significant because on that same day, the Trump administration released $250 million in aid to Ukraine.
Yahoo NewsImpeachment report finds 'stark evidence of misconduct'
Withering in tone and rich with detail, the 300-page impeachment report released by the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday afternoon sharpened congressional Democrats’ case against President Trump, whom it charged with the “prioritization of his personal political benefit over the national interest.”
Yahoo NewsThe birth of a Trumpist: How Elise Stefanik became one of the president's most ferocious supporters
Since the impeachment inquiry entered its public phase, Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik has become one of Trump’s most avid defenders. Only weeks ago, there had been talk on Capitol Hill that she might be one of two or three Republicans to vote in favor of opening an impeachment inquiry. She didn’t, but even the mere suggestion seems outlandish now.
Yahoo NewsFormer presidential contender decries Democrats' 'huge missed opportunity' to hammer Trump on foreign policy
Amid an impeachment scandal that focuses in large part on President Trump’s foreign policy, the subject was relegated to a bit player in the Wednesday night debate.