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
Feb 04 Watch 6:34 What consequences have rioters faced for the Capitol attack? By Nick Schifrin, Rachel Wellford, Frank Carlson One month ago this Saturday, a mob of Americans stormed the U.S. Capitol in a failed attempt to deny Joe Biden's presidential victory in the November election. Since then, the Department of Justice has arrested and charged more than 180… Continue watching
Feb 04 House Democrats ask Trump to testify under oath in Senate trial By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press They are challenging the former president to explain why he and his lawyers have disputed key factual allegations at the center of their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 5:06 Democrats and Republicans prepare arguments for Trump’s second impeachment trial By Lisa Desjardins Democrats and Republicans are preparing for an unprecedented second impeachment trial for former President Trump, which is set to begin in the U.S. Senate next week, as Trump's legal team offered a first glimpse at their defense. Lisa Desjardins joins… Continue watching
Feb 02 Read Trump’s full response to House Democrats’ arguments for impeachment By Dan Cooney Trump's attorneys called for either the single article of impeachment against the former president to be dismissed “with prejudice” or for the Senate to acquit him. Continue reading
Feb 02 Read Democrats’ full impeachment brief against Trump for second Senate trial By Dan Cooney House Democrats presenting the case during the impeachment trial will argue that Donald Trump’s role in inciting the riot on the U.S. Capitol last month “is unmistakable.”… Continue reading