How many House votes are needed to impeach Trump? In the lower chamber, controlled by the Democrats, a simple majority is required to pass the resolution . Democrats currently hold 222 seats to ...

Senate votes 51-49 against allowing witnesses at Trump impeachment trial. The Democratic defeat comes even with a new Bolton bombshell. Final vote on acquittal set for Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Day in Impeachment: Senate Votes Against Considering Witnesses. Published Jan. 31, 2020 Updated May 5, 2025. ... “Need popcorn,” one woman at the bar said, as the votes were being counted.

FIFTH UPDATE: The Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on the impeachment charge of inciting the Jan. 6 siege at the Capitol, bringing to an end a trial that lasted just five days.

Washington — The Senate reconvened Tuesday for floor speeches by members a day before a final vote in President Trump's impeachment trial, one which is all but certain to result in his acquittal ...

But the vote also signals that it’s highly unlikely 17 GOP senators will join with the Senate’s 50 Democrats to comprise the two-thirds majority needed to convict Trump. The U.S. Senate votes ...

"It is a Senate rule related to impeachment that would take 67 votes to change. I would have no choice but to take it up," he said. "How long you're on it is a whole different matter, but I would ...

The Senate on Saturday acquitted former President Donald Trump of an article of impeachment that charged he incited the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The 57-43 vote fell far short of the Constitution’s ...

The Senate will then come back into public session to vote on each article of impeachment. Senate impeachment trial rules say that the Senate must vote on each article in its entirety, and the ...

Trump Is Just Six Senate Votes Away From Impeachment. Published Aug 17, 2017 at 9:04 AM EDT Updated Aug 17, ... (In 2018, Democrats need to pick up 24 seats to win back the House.) ...

The Senate voted on Tuesday to proceed with the impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump, rejecting his defense team’s claim that it would be unconstitutional to prosecute a ...