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
Feb 11 Mexico president warns against false claims of open U.S. doors By Associated Press Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador also cited the recent massacre of 19 people, including at least 14 Guatemalan migrants, near the U.S. border, as justification for his policy of stopping Central American migrants at Mexico's southern border. Continue reading
Feb 11 Despite Biden's push, a difficult road to peace in Yemen By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Yemenis have suffered six years of bloodshed, destruction and humanitarian catastrophe, and they say it is too early to raise hopes in the new peace bid. Continue reading