Jan 27 5 moments to watch from day 2 of Trump's impeachment defense By Candice Norwood Today’s defense unfolded in the aftermath of a leak from an unpublished manuscript by former national security adviser John Bolton. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Impeachment 'is tantamount to domestic war,' says Ken Starr By Aamer Madhani, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Starr made the case that Democrats' allegations of misconduct by Trump hardly measure up to the previous instances when Congress has seriously considered removing a president from office. Continue reading
Jan 27 Mexican activists win fight for better food labeling By Associated Press After a decade of fighting for stronger food labeling standards in one of the most obese countries in the world, Mexican activists have finally won a victory on warning labels on high-calorie products. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 13:28 Is Trump's legal defense resonating with Republican senators? President Trump’s legal team has begun its defense in his Senate impeachment trial. The central argument: Trump did nothing wrong, and the summary of his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shows no evidence of conditioning military aid on investigations. Continue watching
Jan 27 WATCH: Trump impeachment trial -- Jan. 28 By Gretchen Frazee President Donald Trump's legal team is expected to conclude their arguments Tuesday in the Senate impeachment trial. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 2:19 A week before Iowa caucuses, which 2020 Democrats are resonating most? By John Yang As Iowa’s Democratic caucuses approach, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' message seems to be resonating with voters, though he still faces concerns he is too liberal to defeat President Trump. Along with Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar, he dashed to… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 7:26 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on impeachment trial witnesses, Iowa polls NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including whether enough Senate Republicans will vote to hear witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Trump and how 2020… Continue watching
Jan 27 Pence's office says Trump didn't ask VP to raise Biden probe By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence's office says he was not asked by President Donald Trump to raise the Biden family or Burisma in conversations with the president of Ukraine last year. Continue reading
Jan 27 Ally of Venezuela's Maduro hires D.C. lobbyist to build ties By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press An ally of Nicolás Maduro has spent $2 million to hire a Washington lobbyist to ease U.S. sanctions and help reset bilateral relations as the U.S.-backed campaign to oust the socialist leader stalls. The outreach comes as the U.S.’ support… Continue reading
Jan 27 AP fact check: Trump misstates Bolton record By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump stated falsely Monday that House Democrats never called his former national security adviser to testify in their impeachment inquiry. Actually they did. Continue reading