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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX., said Monday that "additional witnesses are not necessary– even in light of revelations from President Trumps former national security advisor John Bolton in a leaked manuscript of an upcoming book that claims Trump explicitly linked a hold on military aid to Ukraine to an investigation of Joe and Hunter Biden– and instead insisted that the Senate call Hunter Biden to testify. 

Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said he believes President Donald Trump put a hold on roughly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine because he doesn’t like spending money on foreign aid

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) wrote a note to Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday morning, moments before he admonished the House impeachment managers and President Trump’s defense team for a fiery exchange between Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and White House counsel Pat Cipollone around 1 a.m.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blasted Democrats’ request that White House Counsel Pat Cipollone be considered a fact witness in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) became the only GOP senator to break with her party during a marathon session over the rules for the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Trump.

The Senate passed Mitch McConnell’s impeachment trial rules along party lines early Wednesday morning — ending a 13-hour day of debate on the Senate floor in which all 11 amendments introduce…

President Donald Trump on Monday rejected the Democratic-led House of Representatives’ impeachment charges and called for their immediate dismissal by the Republican-led Senate in a memo offering a legal and political case against his removal.

The 116-page Trial Memorandum sought to undercut charges that the Republican president abused his power and obstructed Congress, and constituted Trump’s first comprehensive defense before his Senate trial begins in earnest on Tuesday

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly is close to finalizing a rule that would allow President Trump's team to move to dismiss the articles of impeachment in the Senate quickly after some evidence has been presented, as a sort of safety valve in case Democrats try to drag out the trial for weeks.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) sent a public warning shot on Monday night, saying that if Republicans support Democrats’ impeachment witness requests, then he will force votes during the trial on calling witnesses conservatives want to hear from.

"I don't see what good delay does."

Republican Senators hinted that a pair of Democrat colleagues are considering a vote to acquit President Trump in the Senate impeachment trial.

Johnson and Grassley gave the FBI a Dec. 9 deadline to meet their demands to hand over information related to a cyberattack on the DNC.

Democrats in the Senate blocked a Bill offered up by Sen. Ted Cruz tried to get the Senate to consider…