What 'pettifogging' means
Before the nation moves on from the tense exchanges over rules for the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, there is a question still to be answered: What in the world does pettifogging mean?
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DAVOS-Prince Charles in spotlight, Trump heading home - What to watch for on Wednesday
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum rolls on in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.
[ reuters.com ] companyNews,No 'Pettifogging': Chief Justice Roberts admonishes legal teams after feisty exchange
Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, scolded both the Democratic House managers and the President's defense team early Wednesday morning after a contentious exchange on the Senate floor.
[ cnn.com ]Senate approves Trump impeachment trial plan, rejects Democrats on documents, witnesses
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday on party lines to approve the rules for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, rejecting Democratic efforts to obtain evidence and ensure witnesses are heard.
[ reuters.com ] politicsNews,Analysis: Bitter exchanges and incriminating evidence rock Trump's impeachment trial
President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial, if its first real day is any guide, will be a dramatic, divisive and fact-bending showdown in his own confrontational image and its aftershocks will rumble for decades to come.
[ cnn.com ]Senate approves Trump impeachment trial rules
The U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday to approve rules governing the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, including delaying a debate over whether to call witnesses until the middle of the trial.
[ reuters.com ] politicsNews,'Death Cross,' growth abroad threaten U.S. dollar
Storm clouds are gathering over the U.S. dollar, threatening a two-year rally in the currency that has squeezed corporate profits and angered President Donald Trump.
[ reuters.com ] businessNews,Read: Amendment to subpoena John Bolton
Democrats on Tuesday proposed subpoenaing former national security adviser John Bolton through an amendment to the organizing resolution to set the rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Read that amendment below:
[ cnn.com ]Read: Amendment to prevent the selective admission of evidence for Senate impeachment trial
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer proposed a series of amendments Tuesday, including one aimed at preventing the selective admission of evidence into the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Read that amendment below:
[ cnn.com ]On climate, Trump is guilty of willful ignorance
The Trump administration's appalling pattern of ignoring climate risks reminds me of a case I once handled as a federal prosecutor. The defendant was a young woman who had shipped 10 pounds of crack cocaine across state lines after her aunt had handed her the wrapped package, which bore no return address, and a wad of cash for the "favor" and watched from a safe distance. The woman's defense? Her aunt had never told her what was in the package.
[ cnn.com ]Senate rejects Democrats on documents, witness in Trump impeachment trial
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate blocked Democratic attempts on Tuesday to obtain evidence and call a witness in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, an early sign the proceeding could advance on lines favorable to Trump.
[ reuters.com ] politicsNews,Watch: What's happened so far at the impeachment trial
The Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump has begun. Here's what happened today that you need to know.
[ cnn.com ]Key moment: Schiff fires back at Trump lawyer's Ukraine aid timeline
White House deputy counsel Michael Purpura and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), one of the impeachment managers, debate the details of President Donald Trump's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and when exactly Ukraine found out that there was going to be a freeze in funding for aid.
[ cnn.com ]Stuck in Washington, 2020 Democratic senators send family, Ocasio-Cortez to barnstorm Iowa
Bernie Sanders scrapped Iowa campaign appearances, Amy Klobuchar sent campaign representatives to "hot dish" dinners and Elizabeth Warren planned a remote video speech as the Democratic U.S. senators running for president got stuck in Washington for Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
[ reuters.com ] politicsNews,Senate blocks Democratic bids for evidence, witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate rejected Democratic efforts on Tuesday to obtain evidence and call witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, an early sign the proceeding could advance along lines favorable to Trump.
[ reuters.com ] politicsNews,In photos: See the trial pictures the Senate didn't want on TV
Press access to the Senate chamber for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump has been severely restricted, and the only television coverage is through cameras controlled by the Senate itself.
[ cnn.com ]Inside the Republican lunch that slowed McConnell's plan to rush the impeachment trial
At the weekly Republican lunch on Tuesday, just before the historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump began, multiple senators had concerns to share with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
[ cnn.com ]Historian: Today we see a much weaker Mitch McConnell
CNN presidential historian Tim Naftali says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was not able to control his caucus, citing several changes McConnell made to his initial resolution to set the rules for the impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump.
[ cnn.com ]Watch: Democrat's impeachment argument gets personal
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) shares a personal story from when he was in the military during the impeachment trial of President Trump.
[ cnn.com ]U.S. Senate blocks three Democratic bids for documents in Trump impeachment trial
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate rejected three Democratic efforts on Tuesday to obtain documents and evidence in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, an early sign the proceeding could advance along lines favorable to Trump.
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