Impeachment: Updates from The Washington Post
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Impeachment: Updates from The Washington Post
Subscribe to follow The Washington Post’s coverage of impeachment proceedings with this collection of episodes from across our audio programming, including "Post Reports," "Can He Do That?" and "The Daily 202's Big Idea."
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‘Unshackled and unleashed’: Trump, post-acquittal
On Friday's "Post Reports," White House bureau chief Phil Rucker speaks with guest host Caroline Kitchener about how Trump's acquittal has emboldened...
President Trump is determined to make an example out of Alexander Vindman
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council aide who testified during the House impeachment hearings, will be infor...
How Mitt Romney decided to vote for convicting Trump for abuse of power
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Mitt Romney sealed a place in history yesterday by voting to convict President Trump of abuse of power, becoming a lone...
A president acquitted. The balance of power tested.
The Senate has said yes, the president can do that, regarding his conduct in Ukraine. So what does Trump’s acquittal mean for the powers of the presid...
President Trump acquitted
President Trump will remain in office after the Senate votes to acquit. On Post Reports, Congressional reporter Mike DeBonis walks us through Sen. Mit...
Joe Manchin's proposal to censure President Trump meets resistance on both sides
In a floor speech, Sen. Joe Manchin declined to announce his decision, but asked his colleagues to consider censuring Trump, a less severe rebuke than...
Can a president be impeached twice?
On Post Reports, Dan Balz explains whether a president can be impeached more than once.
Susan Collins finds herself lonely in the middle, as a vote on impeachment looms
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Sen. Susan Collins was the first of two Republicans to break with the president on any aspect of the impeachment trial b...
Witnesses voted down in Senate impeachment trial
On tonight's Post Reports, Aaron Blake explains how Republicans kept witnesses out of the impeachment trial.
Senate appears ready to reject witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
From “The Daily 202” podcast: The impeachment trial of President Trump is headed for a critical vote Friday that will determine whether the Senate hea...
A joke from Adam Schiff, and that moment with Rand Paul
On tonight's Post Reports, Amber Phillips tells us what happened on the last day for questions during the Senate impeachment trial.
Trump’s defense says a president cannot be impeached for anything that benefits his reelection
From "The Daily 202" podcast: President Trump’s legal team argued in the impeachment trial that presidents could do nearly anything so long as they be...
It’s question time in the impeachment trial
Aaron Blake says the debate over whether to call witnesses still hangs over the impeachment trial, on tonight's Post Reports.
Senate Republicans move goal posts on ‘quid pro quo’ to justify opposing witnesses
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Congressional Republicans are pivoting hard to a new argument: the president’s actions are not impeachable, even if it t...
Who is paying for Trump's defense lawyers?
Trump's defense finishes opening arguments in the impeachment trial, and guest host Jessica Contrera talks to legal reporter Ann Marimow to answer a q...
How Bolton’s allegation — no, not the one you’re thinking of — could change the impeachment trial
On “Can He Do That?“, reporter Matt Zapotosky covers what an exchange between Bolton and Attorney General Barr might tell us about testing a Justice D...
Growing agitation among Senate Republicans for witnesses
From "The Daily 202" podcast: sensational revelations from John Bolton threatened to upend the Senate impeachment trial Monday, increasing the chances...
The Bolton question hangs over impeachment trial
On Post Reports, guest host Jessica Contrera talks to political reporter Aaron Blake about Trump's defense team, and the question hanging over the imp...
John Bolton manuscript ups pressure on Senate Republicans to vote for witnesses
From "The Daily 202" podcast: John Bolton’s forthcoming book, “The Room Where It Happened,” is scheduled for publication March 17, but a White House r...
House Democrats preemptively defend the Bidens during impeachment trial arguments
From "The Daily 202" podcast: in the impeachment trial, Democrats detailed their defense of Joe Biden’s actions regarding Ukraine in anticipation tha...
Democrats argue abuse of power
On Post Reports, Amber Phillips explains why Democrats are telling Senators things they already know -- and, how some Senators are keeping themselves...
How Trump’s impeachment lawyers could undermine him in court
Trump is fighting impeachment-related battles in both the Senate and the court system. His lawyers have conflicting strategies in each arena. On “Can...
Democrats tone down rhetoric at impeachment trial, as Joe Biden rejects a witness swap
From "The Daily 202" podcast: House Democrats charged with prosecuting the impeachment case against President Trump scaled back their fiery language y...
Why McConnell wants a ‘boring’ impeachment trial
On Post Reports, Amber Phillips reports on the opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial. And David Fahrenthold explains how Trump’s D.C. hote...
Chief Justice Roberts admonishes lawyers during impeachment trial
From "The Daily 202" podcast: A little 1 a.m. Eastern time this morning, Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked House impeachment managers and defense law...
The rules of engagement for the Senate impeachment trial
On Post Reports, Aaron Blake explains Tuesday’s Senate debate on the rules for Trump’s impeachment trial. And Rosalind Helderman answers your question...
Watchdog says the hold on Ukraine aid violated the law. Will it matter in the Senate trial?
On “Can He Do That?“, economic policy reporter Jeff Stein answers key questions about what legal weight a decision from the GAO carries and how likely...
McConnell’s ground rules mean impeachment arguments could stretch past midnight
From "The Daily 202" podcast: later yesterday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell finally released the ground rules that will guide tria...
The Trump hotel bar was a ‘breeding ground’ for episodes in impeachment trial
For three years, Trump’s hotel near the White House has been a loose, anybody-welcome hangout for Republicans.
Trump, Giuliani and a guy called Lev
The Senate gavels in for the impeachment trial. Paul Sonne unpacks the latest evidence implicating President Trump in the Ukraine scandal.
Block witnesses? Allow evidence? The battles ahead for the Senate impeachment trial
On the “Can He Do That?” podcast, Congress reporter Rachael Bade offers insight into how the Senate trial process may get thrown off course, how new r...
Democrats relinquish control over the impeachment process
From "The Daily 202" podcast: with pomp and circumstance, the House delivered the two articles of impeachment to the Senate last night.
What to expect from the impeachment trial in the Senate
Reporter Rosalind Helderman explains what’s happening with impeachment — and what we can learn from the new documents made public by House Democrats.
Parnas files include more evidence of potential Trump involvement in the Ukraine affair
From "The Daily 202" podcast: new materials released by House Democrats appear to show Ukraine’s top prosecutor offering one of Rudy Giuliani's associ...
The Russian hack of Burisma is another warning flare for 2020
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Russian military spies have hacked the Ukrainian gas company that is at the heart of the impeachment trial of Trump.
Mitch McConnell’s handling of impeachment is helping him back home in Kentucky
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Kentuckians have been wary of their senator, deeming him overly willing to cut a deal and insufficiently committed to th...
Pelosi signals next step. Does anyone get what they wanted?
After a long standoff, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House will finally consider a resolution to send the articles of impeachment to the Sen...
A turf war rages between House and Senate Republicans
From "The Daily 202" podcast: an intense turf war is raging behind the scenes between House and Senate Republicans over who will defend Trump during t...
Mitch McConnell says he has enough votes to start an impeachment trial
From "The Daily 202" podcast: In his announcement, McConnell said he has the votes to begin the trial in the format of his choice, which is opening a...
Why a Senate impeachment trial still hasn’t happened
Mike DeBonis explains the impeachment trial’s delay on this segment from Post Reports.