Democratic House Managers gave their opening statements at the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday. Here are the top moments you may have missed.

The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump continued Tuesday less than 12 hours after the Senate adopted Leader Mitch McConnell’s organizing resolution laying out the rules for the trial. Each side is given 24 hours over three days to argue their case. In the first day of opening arguments, House managers made their case for President Trump’s removal from office...

President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial began Tuesday with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell abruptly easing his restrictive proposed rules for debate. The Republican leader backed off the condensed two-day schedule to add a third for opening arguments after protests from senators, including Republicans. Democrats introduced amendments calling for fresh witnesses and additional documents. See how the day’s events unfolded...

The Senate will begin President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, and Illinois’ senators are prepared to serve as jurors in the case. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the story.

Newly released memo calls on Senate to “swiftly reject” the charges against President Donald Trump.

As President Donald Trump’s lawyers urged the Senate to dismiss what they are terming a “flimsy” impeachment case, Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are preparing to serve as jurors in the president’s trial. At an event honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, both senators said they will return to Washington ready to serve as impartial arbiters...

Final preparations are underway for beginning of President Trump’s impeachment trial.

The National Archives said Saturday it made a mistake when it blurred images of anti-Trump signs used in an exhibit on women’s suffrage. The independent agency is charged with preserving government and historical records and said it has always been committed to preserving its holdings “without alteration.” But the archives said in a statement Saturday “we made a mistake.” The archives’...

President Donald Trump heads to battleground Wisconsin on Tuesday to rally supporters just down the street from where Democrats will meet in six months to nominate his opponent, a campaign trip that coincides with the Democratic presidential debate in neighboring Iowa. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

President Donald Trump heads to battleground Wisconsin on Tuesday to rally supporters just down the street from where Democrats will meet in six months to nominate his opponent, a campaign trip that coincides with the Democratic presidential debate in neighboring Iowa.

The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Donald Trump, according to six people familiar with the deliberations. A document outlining the plans — timed to coincide with the third anniversary of Trump’s January 2017 executive order — has been circulating the White House. But…

NBC 5’s Christian Farr is in downtown Chicago this evening as protesters gather in opposition to U.S. military action against Iran.

NBC 5’s Phil Rogers has the latest on rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran after Iranian forces fire rockets at air bases in Iraq.

Cardi B’s announcement that she wants to seek Nigerian citizenship has set off a Twitter feud between her West African fans in friendly rivals Nigeria and Ghana. The Grammy-winning rapper visited both countries last month on her African tour. Her announcement in a tweet on Friday criticized the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and...

The Senate seems certain to keep President Donald Trump in office thanks to the overwhelming GOP support expected in his impeachment trial. But how that trial will proceed — and when it will begin — remains to be seen. Democrats are pushing for the Senate to issue subpoenas for witnesses and documents, pointing to reports that they say have raised new...

Elected representatives from both Illinois and Indiana were split on party lines as the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday night.  By a vote of 230-197, the House voted to impeach the president on charges that he abused the power of his office in phone calls with Ukrainian officials, during which we allegedly put...

President Donald Trump rallied his supporters in Michigan as the Democratic-controlled House voted to impeach him. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio has the story.

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Chicago’s Federal Plaza Tuesday ahead of a House of Representatives vote on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the latest.

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Chicago’s Federal Plaza Tuesday ahead of a House of Representatives vote on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

A pair of Illinois Democrats facing tough re-election campaigns have both announced that they will vote in support of articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.