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
Jan 27 With Virginia's final ratification, ERA fight advances By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Virginia has officially become the critical 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The State's ratification opens a new chapter in the nearly century-long push to get the amendment added to the Constitution. Continue reading
Jan 27 Bolton's publisher says there was 'no coordination' with New York Times By Associated Press The publisher of former national security adviser John Bolton’s upcoming book says there was “no coordination” between the timing of a New York Times story that the book would undercut a key defense argument in the Senate impeachment trial, and… Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Trump campaigns with New Jersey congressman who switched parties By Mike Catalini, Associated Press President Donald Trump is holding a rally Tuesday in Wildwood, New Jersey. It's a Jersey Shore town with few factory jobs to save, a reliance on immigrant workers and an economy that depends on affluent vacationers. It's a studied contrast… Continue reading