Feb 11 WATCH: Trump’s second impeachment trial | Day 4 By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Trump attorney David Schoen said Thursday that the defense's case should go quickly on Friday, making clear they have no intention of using the 16 hours available to them. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 9:43 With a focus on intent, Democrats wrap up their case in Trump’s impeachment trial By Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins Thursday was the second and final day for the House of Representatives to make their case against former President Trump for inciting an assault on the U.S. Capitol. Senators serving as the jury at his impeachment trial heard that the… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 6:09 Sen. Mark Warner: Evidence against Trump ‘overwhelmingly compelling’ House Democrats on Thursday zeroed in on the argument that former President Trump wanted rioters to invade the U.S. Capitol. Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, one of the jurors in the trial, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his views… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 7:52 Assessing the strength of the legal arguments made against Trump President Trump's defense team will make their argument Friday in his impeachment trial. Elizabeth Chryst, the Republican Senate secretary during President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial, and Melody Barnes, of the University of Virginia's Democracy Initiative, helped broker that trial's rules… Continue watching
Feb 11 Takeaways from Day 3 of Trump’s Senate impeachment trial By Daniel Bush Most Republicans appeared unmoved after the House managers concluded their presentation Thursday. Former President Donald Trump’s defense team will make their rebuttal Friday, giving them the final word before senators consider whether to convict the former president. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 8:02 How the impeachment trial is being seen and heard across the country To get a sense of how the impeachment trial is being seen and heard across the country outside Washington, D.C., we spoke with two political reporters in Phoenix, Arizona and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, a national political reporter… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: Biden announces purchase of an additional 200 million vaccine doses By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden announced the U.S. purchased another 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines while blaming President Trump for doing little to lay the groundwork, a gunman in Afghanistan killed five police officers, fresh protests gripped… Continue watching
Feb 11 WATCH: Democrats end arguments in Trump impeachment trial By Associated Press Rep. Jamie Raskin implored senators in his closing speech to exercise “common sense about what just took place in our country” and find Trump guilty of inciting an insurrection. Raskin is the lead prosecutor for the House. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Trump not protected by First Amendment for inciting insurrection, Rep. Raskin says By Associated Press Lead House Impeachment Manager Jamie Raskin argued in the Senate trial that there is a First Amendment defense against the impeachment charge is "absurd."… Continue reading
Feb 11 Judge declines new arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse By Todd Richmond, Associated Press Prosecutors in Kenosha County asked Judge Bruce Schroeder to issue a new warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse and up his bail by $200,000 because he has failed to update his address as mandated by his bail conditions. Continue reading