TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe said Tuesday that his wife, Kay, suffered what he described as a mild stroke last week, causing the Republican to miss the first day of impeachment trial proceedings.

Inhofe, 85, told the Tulsa World newspaper his wife of 60 years is "progressing nicely and there was no damage."

Inhofe was back in Washington early Tuesday, but he traded his front row seat for Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner's desk near the cloak room in case he had to leave suddenly.

Speaking by telephone, Inhofe told the paper he expects to vote for Trump's acquittal on the t...