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=”banner-text banner-text–natural”>GOP momentum pushing for a swift end

=”banner-text banner-text–natural”>Chief Justice John Roberts to take center stage

” , title: “CNN – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos” , siblings: {“articleList”:[{“uri”:”/2020/01/29/politics/senate-witness-fight-impeachment/index.html”,”headline”:”McConnell’s warning shows witness fight isn’t over”,”thumbnail”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200128123446-02-mcconnell-0121-small-11.jpg”,”duration”:””,”description”:”Senate Republicans are wrestling with a momentous dilemma over whether to call witnesses in Donald Trump’s trial in a closed-door tussle that risks antagonizing the President and fueling Democrat claims of a cover-up.”,”layout”:””

=”banner-text banner-text–natural”>Chief justice and senators’ questions will take center stage

=”banner-text banner-text–natural”>McConnell’s warning shows witness fight isn’t over

=”banner-text banner-text–natural”>GOP leaders pressure senators to get in line

” , title: “CNN – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos” , siblings: {“articleList”:[{“uri”:”/2020/01/29/politics/john-roberts-awkward-impeachment-questions/index.html”,”headline”:”Chief Justice John Roberts will not be silent today”,”thumbnail”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200122012658-john-roberts-january-22-2020-small-11.jpg”,”duration”:””,”description”:”Since the Senate u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-impeachment-trial-01-28-20/index.html” target=”_blank”>impeachment trialu003c/a> began last week, Chief Justice u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/us/john-g-roberts-fast-facts/index.html” target=”_blank”>John Robertsu003c/a> has been mainly out of the camera’s line of sight. He has, clerk-like, enforced Senate procedures and kept the clock for the lawyers at the lectern. He has tried to maintain the chamber’s decorum, as when he u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/22/politics/john-roberts-scolds-legal-teams-senate-trial-chief-justice/index.html” target=”_blank”>admonished the legal teams u003c/a>against nastiness, citing a 1905 Senate trial precedent against use of the word “pettifogging.””,”layout”:””

=”banner-text banner-text–natural”>Witness fight threatens GOP push for quick ending to trial

” , title: “CNN – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos” , siblings: {“articleList”:[{“uri”:”/2020/01/28/politics/chuck-schumer-republican-witnesses-documents-impeachment-cnntv/index.html”,”headline”:”u003cstrong>Schumer:u003c/strong> 10 to 12 GOPers ‘know in their hearts’ witnesses should testify”,”thumbnail”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200122155618-02-schumer-impeachment-0122-small-11.jpg”,”duration”:””,”description”:”Senate Minority Leader u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/01/28/chuck-schumer-press-conference-watergate-drip-sot-vpx.cnn” target=”_blank”>Chuck Schumeru003c/a> on Tuesday said there are 10 to 12 Senate Republicans “who know in their hearts” there should be witnesses and documents in President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial ahead of au003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/28/politics/state-of-play-impeachment-witnesses/index.html” target=”_blank”> looming vote later this week. u003c/a>”,”layout”:””

=”banner-text screaming-banner-text banner-text-size–char-47″ data-analytics=”_list-hierarchical-xs_hyperlink_”>McConnell says votes aren’t there to block witnesses