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News Brief: Impeachment Trial, March For Life, Weinstein Trial

6:29am January 24, 2020

Democratic House impeachment managers will conclude opening arguments in the Senate trial. Trump to address March For Life Rally. And, an actress testifies that Harvey Weinstein raped her.

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In this artist sketch, Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., flanked by Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., left, and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., right, listens during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Several Senators report t

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Fidget Spinners, Pacing, Note-Taking: Staying Awake In The Senate Chamber

10:50pm January 23, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Impeachment trial rules say senators are not to talk. They can't have their phones. And coffee is banned from the chamber. And so, some senators are grappling with something basic: staying awake.

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Democratic Impeachment Managers Continue Their Oral Arguments To Remove Trump

9:58pm January 23, 2020

Here's what the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump sounded like on Thursday, the third day of proceedings.

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House impeachment manager Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., laid out what he called the legal theory for impeachment as the House is pursuing it.

Impeachment Trial Recap: Congress Has The Power, Democrats Argue

9:44pm January 23, 2020

by Philip Ewing

Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., laid out what he called the legal theory that supports the House's case against Trump. Democrats later argued Trump put himself before the nation.

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What Happened On The Second Day Of Oral Arguments In The Impeachment Trial

6:16pm January 23, 2020

by Ryan Lucas

Thursday saw the second day of oral arguments in President Trump's impeachment trial. Democratic House managers continued to make the case to remove the president from office.

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Jim Lehrer joined PBS in the 1970s and went on to moderate 12 presidential debates and write some 20 novels, three memoirs and several plays.

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Jim Lehrer, Longtime PBS Anchor, Dies At 85

5:59pm January 23, 2020

by Elizabeth Blair

Lehrer chronicled such weighty events as John F. Kennedy's assassination and the 1973 Senate Watergate hearings. For years, he and lifelong friend Robert MacNeil co-anchored The MacNeil/Lehrer Report.

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Wildly Varying Reactions To Democratic Argument Tells A Tale Of Two Schiffs

5:19pm January 23, 2020

by Susan Davis

Senators have wildly different assessments of how successfully House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, D.-Calif., is making the case for more evidence and testimony in the Trump impeachment trial.

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The Surprising Legacy Of Occupy Wall Street In 2020

5:19pm January 23, 2020

by Sam Sanders

A close look at Occupy Wall Street reveals a lasting legacy. Occupy lasted barely three months, and was messy and disorganized, but had a profound effect on the conversation in the Democratic Party.

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Tourists To The U.S. Capitol Have A Particularly Close Vantage To Impeachment

5:19pm January 23, 2020

by Jenny Gathright

Tourists on Capitol Hill this week talk about how they feel about impeachment — and their opportunity to watch a historic event play out before their eyes.

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Rep. Mike Johnson Of White House Defense Team Reacts To Impeachment Proceedings

4:23pm January 23, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. and new member of the White House impeachment defense team, about his impressions of the trial so far.

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