Feb 09 WATCH: Rep. Raskin chokes up talking about Capitol attack By Associated Press Raskin spoke about his personal experience in the Capitol on Jan. 6. He had been joined by family members that day — the day after he had buried his son, who took his own life in December. Continue reading
Feb 09 Trump's historic 2nd trial opens with jarring video of Capitol siege By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial has opened in the Senate with graphic video of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on Congress after the defeated former president whips up a rally crowd. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: Senate Majority Leader Schumer says COVID-19 relief efforts to continue during impeachment trial By Associated Press The impeachment trial will force the Senate to decide whether to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection after a violent mob of his supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: Trump's second impeachment trial begins in Senate By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press House Democrats prosecuting the case told senators they were presenting “cold, hard facts” against Trump, who is charged with inciting the mob siege of the Capitol to overturn the election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 6:49 Congress irons out final details on the eve of Trump's historic impeachment trial By PBS NewsHour Congress and the American people are preparing for the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, which is set to begin on Tuesday. It's a historic first for the nation, as a president has never been impeached twice. Yamiche… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 8:42 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's impeachment and his enduring influence NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how former President Trump's second impeachment trial will be different from the first, how partisanship plays in to the… Continue watching
Feb 08 Trump's lawyers blast impeachment trial as 'political theater' By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press In a brief filed on the eve of the impeachment trial, lawyers for the former president leveled a wide-ranging attack on the case. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 12:12 Brooks and Capehart on the Republican Party's identity crisis New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including tensions in the Republican Party, Democrats and bipartisanship, President Biden's economic relief plan and former President Trump's impeachment… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Smartmatic files suit against Fox News, Trump's lawyers over election claims In our news wrap Thursday, the voting technology company Smartmatic USA filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News and two of former President Trump's attorneys over election fraud claims, the pandemic is still throwing large numbers of Americans out… Continue watching
Feb 04 Trump rejects request to testify at his impeachment trial By Meredith Lee Former president Donald Trump quickly rejected a request by House impeachment managers on Thursday to testify at his upcoming Senate impeachment trial. Lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., sent a letter to the former president's attorneys on… Continue reading