Somber senators eye their next big fight

摘要

The cameras are fixed on the lawyers. The senators are hunkered offscreen behind antique desks in stony silence. And the chamber is an unprecedented model of decorum. But all that could change next week, when the Senate tackles the trial's most contentious issues: Should it dismiss the impeachment articles? Or should it depose witnesses and carry the case on for weeks or months? As the Senate deliberates, all eyes will be on a handful of members considered key in determining the answers.