Trump impeachment trial: Senate votes down Democrats` subpoena proposals
(The Guardian United States)

President´s trial opens with arguments over proceedingsDemocrats accuse Republicans of cover-up on Trump´s behalfTrump impeachment trial - live updatesDemocratic hopes that a moderate bloc of Senate Republicans would join their demand for witnesses and testimony at Donald Trump´s impeachment trial were temporarily disappointed, if not dashed, as arguments on the first proper day of the trial extended past midnight into Wednesday morning.In seven consecutive votes split precisely along party lines, the Senate voted down Democratic proposals to subpoena testimony from four potential witnesses and documents from multiple government agencies. An eighth vote defeated a proposal to prevent the selective admission of evidence. Continue reading...