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Coming back into session until january 3rd. lawmakers not expected for votes until january 6th. the articles of impeachment will make their way over and the senate will start the trial process, related to impeachment. still, they are at an impasse when it comes to negotiations as to whether or not a bipartisan structure for that trial can be in place. senate democratic leader, chuck schumer, making clear, he wants witnesses and documents to be subpoenaed as part of any agreement between he and mitch mcconnell. mcconnell making clear, he will not budge on that. he wants the start of the trial t...

Any movement on the republican side in the senate? >> the question is these comments from senator murkowski, which are not surprising because she's always been very independent, it's what kind of influence do they have on other members. it's not just the mitt romneys who don't face re-election, but some who do face difficult re-election, cory gardner, martha mcsally, susan collins, do senator murkowski's comments force them to be somewhat critical or demand any trial process in the senate be fair and complete and thafr row and pass a basic credibility test. that's what we need to be looking ou...

President trump. and it's now ten days before the senate returns to capitol hill, presumably to take up impeachment. and yet, speaker pelosi says she won't send the articles of impeachment to the senate until she sees the details of a trial process. meantime, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and minority leader chuck schumer remain at odds over the terms of that trial. with no word of any negotiations resuming anytime soon. so for now, we are stuck exactly where we've been for more than a week. in an impeachment purgatory with a whole lot of unknowns. will speaker pelosi's strategy work?...

And full. >> now, this doesn't necessarily mean the president is more likely to be removed from office. it will take 20 republican senators for that to happen. but only four republicans are needed to change the rules of the trial process, like, for example, calling witnesses or demanding documents, as the democrats want. >> murkowski is one of several senators to watch. she is among a group of senators that are critical of the president, retiring or facing a tough re-election. sources say mcconnell is open going to the floor without chuck schumer's support on the ground rules for the trial. hi...

Coordinating with white house counsel. there will be no difference between our position and the president's position, on how to handle this. >> here's how senator murkowski responded. >> i was disturbed. it means we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense. any way we move forward, i think it's important that, at a minimum, the process that the senate uses is one that is fair and full. >> now, this doesn't necessarily mean the president is more likely to be removed from office. it will take 20 republican senators for that to happen. but only four republicans are ne...