After vote to acquit Trump, Ron Johnson downplays Capitol riot

Senator Ron Johnson condemned the violence and five deaths during the Jan. 6 riot but said what happened was not an armed insurrection.

Trump surprises supporters at Presidents Day rally in Florida

Former President Donald Trump marked Presidents Day by waving to a throng of supporters gathered near his south Florida home.

Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal

Now acquitted in his second Senate impeachment trial, Donald Trump is preparing for the next phase of his post-presidency life.

Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal

A day after former President Donald Trump won his second Senate impeachment trial, bipartisan support appeared to be growing for an independent Sept. 11-style commission into the deadly insurrection.

Biden releases statement after Senate acquits Trump in US Capitol riot

President Joe Biden released a statement after the Senate failed to convict former president Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Wisconsin's senators split on Trump acquittal

Votes were largely cast along party lines; all 50 Democrats voted to convict as did seven members of the Republican party. As expected, Wisconsin's senators were split, aligned with their party majorities, on Saturday.

Graffiti painted outside Trump attorney van der Veen's home

The suburban Philadelphia home of one of the attorneys defending former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial has been vandalized with graffiti.

Trump acquitted: With 10 votes shy of conviction, Senate acquits for incitement of insurrection

The Senate voted 57-43 in a rare Saturday session to acquit former president Donald Trump for his alleged role in the deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol, falling short of the 67 votes needed for a conviction.

'I don't know why you're laughing': Trump impeachment lawyer offended by Senate chamber's laughter

During a brief debate prior to the vote over whether the Senate would call witnesses, the Senate chamber was scolded after laughing during remarks from Trump impeachment lawyer Michael van der Veen.

Sen. McConnell will vote to acquit Trump in impeachment trial

Word of McConnell’s decision came Saturday before what is expected to be a final day in the historic trial on the charge that Trump incited an insurrection in the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

Biden's decree ends 'emergency' that Trump used to build border wall

President Joe Biden has officially ended the "national emergency" that former President Donald Trump declared in order to take money from the Pentagon to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.