Subscribe to follow The Washington Post’s coverage of impeachment proceedings with this collection of episodes from across The Post’s audio programming, including "Post Reports," "Can He Do That?" and "The Daily 202's Big Idea."
On Friday's "Post Reports," White House bureau chief Phil Rucker speaks with guest host Caroline Kitchener about how Trump's acquittal has emboldened him and what it means for the presidency at large.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council aide who testified during the House impeachment hearings, will be informed by a political appointee at the White House in the coming days that he is being pushed out.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Mitt Romney sealed a place in history yesterday by voting to convict President Trump of abuse of power, becoming a lone voice of dissent in the Republican Party.
The Senate has said yes, the president can do that, regarding his conduct in Ukraine. So what does Trump’s acquittal mean for the powers of the presidency? On “Can He Do That?” editor Marc Fisher talks about the future of our country’s balance of power.
President Trump will remain in office after the Senate votes to acquit. On Post Reports, Congressional reporter Mike DeBonis walks us through Sen. Mitt Romney's surprise vote, and why it didn't make a difference in the end.
In a floor speech, Sen. Joe Manchin declined to announce his decision, but asked his colleagues to consider censuring Trump, a less severe rebuke than removal from office that few senators were willing to pursue.
On Post Reports, Dan Balz explains whether a president can be impeached more than once.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Sen. Susan Collins was the first of two Republicans to break with the president on any aspect of the impeachment trial by voting for witnesses, and she’s getting attacked for it from her right back home in Maine.
On tonight's Post Reports, Aaron Blake explains how Republicans kept witnesses out of the impeachment trial.
From “The Daily 202” podcast: The impeachment trial of President Trump is headed for a critical vote Friday that will determine whether the Senate hears from witnesses.
On tonight's Post Reports, Amber Phillips tells us what happened on the last day for questions during the Senate impeachment trial.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: President Trump’s legal team argued in the impeachment trial that presidents could do nearly anything so long as they believe their reelection is in the public interest.
Aaron Blake says the debate over whether to call witnesses still hangs over the impeachment trial, on tonight's Post Reports.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Congressional Republicans are pivoting hard to a new argument: the president’s actions are not impeachable, even if it turns out he did leverage his office for an investigation of a domestic rival.
Trump's defense finishes opening arguments in the impeachment trial, and guest host Jessica Contrera talks to legal reporter Ann Marimow to answer a question from a Post Reports listener: Who is paying for Trump's lawyers?
On “Can He Do That?“, reporter Matt Zapotosky covers what an exchange between Bolton and Attorney General Barr might tell us about testing a Justice Department designed to maintain independence and how it may change the impeachment trial.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: sensational revelations from John Bolton threatened to upend the Senate impeachment trial Monday, increasing the chances that senators would vote to allow witnesses in a perilous development for the White House.
On Post Reports, guest host Jessica Contrera talks to political reporter Aaron Blake about Trump's defense team, and the question hanging over the impeachment trial.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: John Bolton’s forthcoming book, “The Room Where It Happened,” is scheduled for publication March 17, but a White House review could attempt to delay its publication or block some of its contents.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: in the impeachment trial, Democrats detailed their defense of Joe Biden’s actions regarding Ukraine in anticipation that it will be a major portion of the White House’s defense later this week.
On Post Reports, Amber Phillips explains why Democrats are telling Senators things they already know -- and, how some Senators are keeping themselves entertained by doodling or even reading.
Trump is fighting impeachment-related battles in both the Senate and the court system. His lawyers have conflicting strategies in each arena. On “Can He Do That?” Ann Marimow explains why these cases matter for the the future of presidential power.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: House Democrats charged with prosecuting the impeachment case against President Trump scaled back their fiery language yesterday following that scolding from Chief Justice John Roberts.
On Post Reports, Amber Phillips reports on the opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial. And David Fahrenthold explains how Trump’s D.C. hotel blurs lines of private interests and public life.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: A little 1 a.m. Eastern time this morning, Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked House impeachment managers and defense lawyers for President Trump over their decorum.
On Post Reports, Aaron Blake explains Tuesday’s Senate debate on the rules for Trump’s impeachment trial. And Rosalind Helderman answers your questions on impeachment.
On “Can He Do That?“, economic policy reporter Jeff Stein answers key questions about what legal weight a decision from the GAO carries and how likely this ruling is to be considered by the Senate, as House Democrats and the Trump team make their cases.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: later yesterday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell finally released the ground rules that will guide trial proceedings.
For three years, Trump’s hotel near the White House has been a loose, anybody-welcome hangout for Republicans.
The Senate gavels in for the impeachment trial. Paul Sonne unpacks the latest evidence implicating President Trump in the Ukraine scandal.
On the “Can He Do That?” podcast, Congress reporter Rachael Bade offers insight into how the Senate trial process may get thrown off course, how new revelations factor into the trial, and whether the final outcome actually as inevitable as it seems.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: with pomp and circumstance, the House delivered the two articles of impeachment to the Senate last night.
Reporter Rosalind Helderman explains what’s happening with impeachment — and what we can learn from the new documents made public by House Democrats.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: new materials released by House Democrats appear to show Ukraine’s top prosecutor offering one of Rudy Giuliani's associates damaging information related to Joe Biden.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Russian military spies have hacked the Ukrainian gas company that is at the heart of the impeachment trial of Trump.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Kentuckians have been wary of their senator, deeming him overly willing to cut a deal and insufficiently committed to the president’s agenda. His management of the Trump's trial, they say, will be a test.
After a long standoff, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House will finally consider a resolution to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate next week. On “Can He Do That?” Karoun Demirjian explains what’s been gained or lost in the process.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: an intense turf war is raging behind the scenes between House and Senate Republicans over who will defend Trump during the impeachment trial.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: In his announcement, McConnell said he has the votes to begin the trial in the format of his choice, which is opening arguments from both the House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team,
Mike DeBonis explains the impeachment trial’s delay on this segment from Post Reports.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: John Bolton scrambled Senate Republicans’ impeachment strategy yesterday by declaring his willingness to testify in President Trump's impeachment trial.
President Trump is just the fourth president to face impeachment proceedings. In 2016, The Post’s Presidential podcast examined the three presidents in that category before Trump. We finish our series from Presidential with the story of Bill Clinton.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a key potential Republican swing vote said she was “disturbed” by the Senate majority leader’s statement last week that the verdict in President Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial was already determined.
President Trump is just the fourth president to face impeachment proceedings. In 2016, The Post’s Presidential podcast examined the three presidents in that category before Trump. Here’s the second of their stories from Presidential, on Richard Nixon.
President Trump is just the fourth president to face impeachment proceedings. In 2016, The Post’s Presidential podcast examined the three presidents in that category before Trump. Here are their stories, beginning with Andrew Johnson.
From “The Daily 202” podcast: a White House budget office official directed the Defense Department to “hold off” on sending military aid to Ukraine less than two hours after President Trump’s controversial July 25 phone call.
From "The Daily 202" podcast: former White House officials say they feared Vladimir Putin influenced President Trump’s views on Ukraine and the 2016 campaign.
From the Daily 202 podcast: the House of Representatives voted last night to impeach President Trump on charges that he abused his office and obstructed Congress, branding an indelible mark on the most turbulent presidency of modern times.
President Trump is the third U.S. president in history to be impeached. On “Can He Do That?” Dan Balz weighs in on how this impeachment compares to others, what happens if an impeached president runs again and how Trump’s ability to govern could change.
On Wednesday, the House voted to impeach President Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Aaron Blake explained the historic moment on "Post Reports."
President Trump, on the eve of his expected impeachment, lit into congressional Democrats. Trump wrote a rambling and raging letter that voters would punish Democrats and history would vindicate him.
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