Collins And Romney

Washington Post: Collins and Romney hold the keys in the impeachment trial. Here’s what they signaled on Day One. By Aaron Blake

One rule change made it so evidence compiled by the House would automatically be included in the record, subject to objections by Trump’s legal team, whereas before, the Senate had to approve that. The other is that the 24 hours of opening arguments that have been allotted to each side will take place over three days each, rather than two each. Both of these are changes that Democrats wanted, and they apparently got some Republicans to side with them..