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Democratic Presidential Campaigns Continue, Even With Senators Tied To Washington

4:27pm January 24, 2020

Democratic senators were off the campaign trail with the impeachment trial underway, but they still managed to argue about substance and style. Meanwhile, the race in Iowa remains volatile.

In The Rural West, Conservatives React Warily To Impeachment Trial

4:27pm January 24, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

Some voters in the rural West say they're not tuning in to impeachment proceedings, calling them an overly partisan show trial. Conservative Idaho citizens say it may backfire against Democrats.

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Trump Speaks At March For Life, An Anti-Abortion Rights Demonstration

4:27pm January 24, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

With just months before the election and an impeachment trial underway, on Friday President Trump addressed the March for Life, an annual anti-abortion rights rally in Washington, D.C.

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Voters cast their ballots in Sutton, New Hampshire on Nov. 8, 2016. State officials say the state's old-school paper ballots mean its election systems are more secure than in other states.

Protector Of N.H. Primary Claims 'You Can't Hack This Pencil,' But Worries Persist

4:27pm January 24, 2020

by Casey McDermott

Some worry that New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner's office was too slow to acknowledge the scale of the election security problem and focused on addressing the wrong challenges.

In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during the impeachment trial against President Trump in the Senate.

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Watch Live: Democrats Hold Final Day Of Arguments Before Trump Team's Turn

3:02pm January 24, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

On Friday, House impeachment managers are focusing on President Trump's alleged obstruction of Congress. Watch the proceedings live.

President Trump addresses a Cabinet meeting last month at the White House, as Vice President Pence looks on in the background. On Friday, the Trump administration suggested some of California's federal funds could be in jeopardy over the state's requireme

Trump Administration Threatens California Over Mandate That Insurers Cover Abortion

2:34pm January 24, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Health officials said the state has 30 days to repeal the requirement or some of its federal funds might be in jeopardy. The threat comes on the same day Trump addressed an anti-abortion rights march.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, accompanied by (from left) Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., and Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speak to the media on Capitol Hill about the Senate impeachment trial.

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Impeachment Trial Messaging Operation Targets Audiences Outside Senate Chamber

9:09am January 24, 2020

by Deirdre Walsh

There is extensive coverage of the arguments both sides are making to 100 Senate jurors. But prosecution and defense teams are also echoing those messages outside the chamber to appeal to the public.

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Democrats' Final Day To Layout The Case To Remove President Trump

7:26am January 24, 2020

NPR's David Greene talks to NPR's Claudia Grisales and Democratic House impeachment manager Rep. Jason Crow, as lawmakers acting as prosecutors in the Senate impeachment trial wrap up arguments.

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Impeachment Trial Recap: Democrats Continued With Opening Arguments

7:06am January 24, 2020

Democratic impeachment managers in the Senate trial against President Trump will finish opening statements Friday. Trump's defense team is to begin its response in the chamber on Saturday.

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White House Rules Would Restrict Foreign Travelers From Coming To U.S.

7:06am January 24, 2020

by John Burnett

President Trump is again restricting foreign travelers to the U.S. The administration has announced an expanded travel ban, and a rule denying visas to some pregnant women.

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