Trump impeachment trial proceeds with support from just 5 Senate Republicans, including Collins
Tuesday s vote on an effort to dismiss the trial shows a lack of votes for conviction, which requires support from two-thirds of the Senate.
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press
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Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is presiding over the impeachment trial of former President Trump, swears in members of the Senate for the impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. Senate Television via Associated Press
WASHINGTON All but five Senate Republicans voted in favor of an effort to dismiss Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial on Tuesday, showing that a conviction of the former president for “incitement of insurrection” in the deadly Capitol siege of Jan. 6 is unlikely.
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(CNSNews.com) - Expressing great relief, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday discussed the precipice from which the Senate has stepped back.
Given assurances by two Democrats Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema that they will not vote to abolish the filibuster, McConnell has now agreed to move forward with a 50-50 power-sharing agreement with Democrats.
In a floor speech, he explained why the 60-vote threshold to end debate on legislation is so important, as frustrating as it may be at times.
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It took five days, but a power-sharing agreement was reached in the United States Senate. Itâs necessary, since the Senate is split right down the middle: 50 Democrats, 50 Republicans. The tie can be broken by the vice president, who is also known as the âPresident of the Senate.â The item that held up agreement was the filibuster. Many Democrats want to kill it, since itâs a way for the minority to obstruct the majority. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell agreed to allow the Senate to begin work, because two Democrats [Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.)] agreed to vote against eliminating the filibuster.