phony witch hunt

House speaker's gesture at the very end encapsulated the seething atmosphere in the Capitol

It’s the occasion when bitter opponents traditionally observe truce while president lays out a vision for the future

Leftist Sanders holds only a narrow lead over moderate former vice president Joe Biden

US President currently has a 44.6 per cent approval rating in collated polls

Monday will likely be a springboard with top-performing Democrats claiming all-important election race

Trump’s lawyer insists that US president's dealings regarding Ukraine are not impeachable

He was impeached last month for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress

He blocked the executive branch from responding to 71 specific requests for documents, including five subpoenas

He was formally charged on the floor of the Senate last week with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress

White House has said it expects the trial to be over in two weeks

It will be a gruelling exercise, says Republican Senator John Cornyn

They will be joined by Ken Starr, who was at the centre of Bill Clinton's impeachment in the 1990s

He was formally impeached on December 18 2019

He faces charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, and the 100 senators will be his judge

Democratic presidential candidates have meanwhile focused on health care and other domestic issues

Trump's Republicans have a 53-47 seat edge in the chamber

He is fighting to refocus voters' minds on the brighter side of his presidency ahead of the 2020 election

He reckons that impeachment will help him to a second term next year

He is formally charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress

Trump is counting on the Republican majority in the Senate to exonerate him

He dismissed the charges as "ridiculous" but Democrats insisted presidents were not untouchable

Democrats said there was abundant evidence that Trump had abused his power and obstructed investigation

US president has repeatedly blasted the House inquiry as a partisan attack by House Democrats

Democrats have made a forceful case that Trump should be impeached for trying to leverage a White House meeting

Says a minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics

Biden served on the Burisma board from 2014 to 2019 and was reportedly paid $50,000 a month

Following the hearings, the panel will vote on formal articles of impeachment

Zelensky says that he'd not been forced into anything

I did not speak with US President Trump in those terms: you give me this, I give you that, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Trump's attorney signalled on Sunday night that the White House won't send anyone to the hearings

Procedures set out rules by which the president can call witnesses, introduce evidence and make presentations

Accusers say that he retaliated against them professionally after they rejected him sexually

Presidents are not kings writes Ketanji Jackson in her decision

Scandal engulfing Trump has created an awkward and unprecedented

Immigrants and their children are being forced to defend their loyalty to the United States

Unlike Nixon, however, Trump appears to enjoy support of Republican lawmakers, at least for the time being

37-year-old technocrat is buoyed by an unruffled campaign demeanor and pragmatic reform proposals

Adam Schiff probed further, asking if Pompeo denied a connection. "Not that I can recall," Sondland replied

Sondland told lawmakers he followed Trump's orders in seeking a "quid pro quo" deal for Ukraine

He adopted the leading role and touted his close ties to the president

President insists he ‘did nothing wrong’

Claims she was subjected to a "painful" smear campaign before being abruptly pulled from Kiev

Taylor testified that he was told Trump cared more about the probe than he did about Ukraine

He is threatened with removal from office over allegations that he abused his powers

He is accused of abusing his powers by seeking help for his 2020 reelection campaign from Ukraine

Faces potential removal from office for pressuring Ukrainian President Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden

He is accused of abusing the office of president

White House struggled to push back against an impeachment investigation targeting the Republican president

The drama threatens to overshadow what could be a pivotal moment in the Democratic nomination race

Trump wanted Kiev to investigate Hunter Biden's activities in Ukrainian gas firm Burisma