Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski get cover to vote for witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial, but Murkowski will vote no anyways
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- Republican senators are poised on Friday to block witnesses from testifying in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
- A key turning point came on Thursday night when Sen. Lamar Alexander announced he'd vote "no" on the motion to call witnesses.
- Alexander's decision gave cover to two vulnerable GOP senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Collins announced she'll vote "yes" on witnesses, but Murkowski voted to oppose.
- Democrats need four Republican votes to reach a 51-vote majority and pass the motion, but just two Republicans have said they'll vote with them on the issue.
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Republican senators are poised to block witnesses from testifying in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in a vote on Friday that would move the trial into its final stage.
A key turning point came on Thursday night when Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican who was considered a possible vote for witnesses, said that while Trump's actions concerning Ukraine were "inappropriate," he'd vote "no" on the motion.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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