Jan 30 WATCH: Trump impeachment trial — Jan. 31 By Molly Finnegan The debate and vote on Friday will focus on whether new witnesses should be called as part of the Senate trial. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jan 30 Trump signs order creating position focused on combating human trafficking By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump said his administration is "100 percent committed" to ending human trafficking. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 10:41 Senate GOP grows more confident it can block witnesses in impeachment trial U.S. senators are preparing for a critical vote on whether to allow new witnesses to testify as part of President Trump's impeachment trial. On Thursday, they had their second and final chance to ask questions of House impeachment managers and… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 7:51 2 former congressional staffers on precedents set by Trump impeachment trial In President Trump's impeachment trial, senators had their second and final opportunity to ask questions Thursday. The Brookings Institution’s Margaret Taylor, former chief counsel and deputy staff director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and John Hart of Mars Hill… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: WHO declares novel coronavirus a global health emergency In our news wrap Thursday, the World Health Organization has declared China's outbreak of novel coronavirus a global health emergency. The illness is still spreading both within China, which has confirmed more than 7,800 cases and 212 deaths, and worldwide. Continue watching
Jan 30 Trump lawyer blurs lines between charity and profit By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Watchdogs for years have raised red flags about the blurred lines between the businesses of Trump attorney Jay Sekulow and the charities paying his family millions. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 3:51 How Trump and 2020 Democrats are talking to Iowa voters With only days remaining before the Iowa caucus, President Trump traveled to Des Moines Thursday to rally his supporters. Trump’s campaign events are known for their raucous energy and concert-like atmosphere, in contrast to the small, intimate gatherings that 2020… Continue watching
Jan 30 The Senate's 2020 Democrats want impeachment witnesses. But that would mean skipping Iowa By Daniel Bush If the Senate extends the impeachment trial in order to hear from witnesses, it could hinder Senate Democrats running for president ahead of the nation’s first 2020 nominating contest in Iowa on Monday. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in Iowa, despite no major rival By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is set to coast to victory in the first Republican primary contests of 2020, but that doesn't mean he's taking them for granted. He is expected to speak from Des Moines, Iowa, at 8 p.m. ET. Watch… Continue reading
Jan 30 Dershowitz says his impeachment argument was misinterpreted By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Alan Dershowitz delivered a stunning defense of President Donald Trump in the Senate that would essentially make it impossible to impeach a president for anything he might do to boost his reelection prospects. His remarks drew widespread criticism from legal… Continue reading