Trump impeachment trial: Democrats` bids for new evidence dashed in marathon first day
(The Guardian World News)

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. Four additional votes defeated proposals to ease the admission of documents and testimony and to relax related time restrictions. Continue reading...