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Roberts admonishes Nadler and Cipollone. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. stressed that the Senate had earned that title in part because “its members avoid speaking in a manner and using language that is not conducive to civil discourse.”Credit…T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. early Wednesday morning delivered […]

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said both rail operators and Network Rail are to blame for poor performance on the UK rail network. He said that the system was going to be looked at, as the government announced a review into the TransPennine rail route. He said the existing Victorian rail network was “creaking under

WASHINGTON — After a marathon debate about how to conduct the impeachment trial, the Senate will formally move into the oral arguments phase of the proceeding on Wednesday as the House managers open their case to convict President Trump and remove him from office. The managers will present their two articles of impeachment charging Mr.

The trade war hit the trucking industry at a vulnerable moment, said Aaron Terrazas, director of economic research at Convoy, a shipping-focused technology company. Trucking companies expanded aggressively in recent years, adding trucks and drivers more quickly than demand was growing. The resulting glut pushed down prices, just as the slowdown in trade began eating

Senate adopts trial rules after bitter debate over evidence. Under the rules, orchestrated by Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, the House managers and Mr. Trump’s lawyers will each have 24 hours starting Wednesday afternoonCredit…T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times After rejecting repeated Democratic attempts to subpoena witnesses and documents, Republicans early

Trump roars back on Twitter. President Trump pushed out more than 40 tweets in as many minutes, recirculating messages asserting that he did nothing wrong and accusing Democrats of lying about him and depriving him of due process.Credit…Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times President Trump, who was overseas at an economic forum, remained uncharacteristically quiet during

MASON CITY, Iowa — A day after former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Bernie Sanders appeared to have brokered a truce after weeks of tension, Mr. Biden released a video on Tuesday night suggesting the Sanders campaign was engaging in “dishonest attacks” and Mr. Sanders responded with a video of his own

WASHINGTON — A divided Senate began the impeachment trial of President Trump on Tuesday in utter acrimony, as Republicans blocked Democrats’ efforts to subpoena documents related to Ukraine and moderate Republicans forced last-minute changes to rules that had been tailored to the president’s wishes. In a series of party-line votes punctuating hours of debate, Senate

A sketch artist captures the scene inside the chamber Credit…Art Lien for The New York Times While only government-controlled cameras are allowed in the Senate chamber, there is no rule against reporters bringing in a pad and a pencil. Art Lien, a courtroom sketch artist, will be observing the impeachment trial from the press gallery

The four senators currently running for president — Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar and Michael Bennet — have all had to detour from the campaign trail in the middle of a charged primary to sit for jury duty in the impeachment trial of President Trump. With the race in Iowa incredibly fluid, the trial