After months of hearings and lawsuits and whatnot, the House impeachment managers used day four of the Senate trial to tell the tale of Donald the Avaricious and his plot to abuse his powers by pressuring Ukraine to win an election. It’s a ripping yarn!!

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It was a late one in the Senate as the question of witnesses in the impeachment trial came to a head. But after thirteen hours, we know how the first part of the trial will unfold! Yay? Also, investigations editor Mike Sallah gives us an update on what our ol’ pal Lev Parnas knows about the president’s plotting in Ukraine.

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As the Senate impeachment trial kicks off in earnest today, Lev Parnas' name keeps popping up in the news. So we're revisiting a conversation about Parnas and Igor Fruman, two of Rudy Giuliani's henchbros deeply involved in the Urkaine scandal. Then come back tomorrow to get an update on what the henchbros are up to in 2020.

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The trial is upon us — it’s formally "game on" now, but the fireworks begin in earnest on Tuesday. So with that in mind, before the big theatrical parts begin, we revisit the man in the middle of all of it: President Donald J. Trump. What does the impeachment trial mean for the presidential election this year? Editor in chief Ben Smith is with us for this one.

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So. Much. News. The House voted to send two articles of impeachment to the Senate, which will begin considering whether to remove Trump from office in the coming days. Nancy Pelosi named the House members who will be putting Trump on trial. Who will defend the president? It’s all happening. It’s all in this episode.

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If the impeachment trial is a great stage play, who will star as the lawyers? The Democrats’ house managers will be running the show during the trial. Addy Baird takes us through what we need to know about them.

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The trial of Donald Trump is likely to begin at some point this week. As we gear up for the main event, all eyes are on the Republicans — and one key figure in the middle of all this is Mitt Romney. He’s cast as the great hope to show Trump doesn’t completely own the Republicans. Does that check out?

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will send the impeachment articles to the Senate this week. That means it’s just about go time. So with the trial imminent, we look at the strategy the 47 Democrats will put in place to try to make things go their way.

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Today we're talking all about John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor who might hold the key to President Trump's fate in the Senate impeachment trial, but only if he gets to testify.

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Joe Biden is at the center of Donald Trump’s whole Ukraine scheme. He’s been in the middle of the mess before we even knew there was a mess. Now, he’s polling as the frontrunner to be the Democratic candidate. We discuss how the impeachment circus revolves around him.

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