Evening Edition: Historic trial of Trump begins

With pledge to 'do impartial justice,' Roberts takes central role in Trump's trial; Trump administration violated law by withholding Ukraine aid, GAO finds; Ukraine opens probe into possible surveillance of U.S. ambassador; New evidence emerges as impeachment trial begins ; Transportation secretary's expert panel defends FAA system that approved deadly 737 Max jets; House votes to overturn Trump rule that makes loan forgiveness harder; Senate fight looms; Australian town, razed by deadly 'Black Saturday' fires in 2009, dreads a sequel; Putin's plans post-presidency could see him wielding influence for life; Senate approves trade deal with Canada and Mexico, securing key piece of Trump's agenda; Trump administration moves to protect prayer in school, federal funds for religious organizations; Prince Harry, now back at work, is part of a long tradition of disgruntled 'spare heirs' ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Senate Television/AP) Historic trial of Trump begins President Trump's trial began Thursday with the swearing in of senators and the presentation of the two charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. John G. Roberts Jr., chief justice of the United States, was sworn in to preside over the trial, which is focused on Trump's conduct toward Ukraine. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has said the trial will proceed "in earnest" next week. Read more »   With pledge to 'do impartial justice,' Roberts takes central role in Trump's trial With a limited road map, the chief justice enters a hyperpartisan landscape and faces an enormous test for Supreme Court's image. By Robert Barnes and Ann Marimow ●  Read more »   Trump administration violated law by withholding Ukraine aid, GAO finds A new report by the nonpartisan congressional watchdog agency formally challenges the way the White House blocked the Ukraine money last year, the issue at the heart of President Trump's impeachment. By Jeff Stein, Ellen Nakashima and Erica Werner ●  Read more »   Ukraine opens probe into possible surveillance of U.S. ambassador The move follows the disclosure of new documents showing Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani, discussing possible efforts to monitor the movements of Marie Yovanovitch before the Trump administration removed her. By David L. Stern, Isabelle Khurshudyan and Matt Zapotosky ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   New evidence emerges as impeachment trial begins The Senate gavels in for the impeachment trial. Paul Sonne unpacks the latest evidence implicating President Trump in the Ukraine scandal. Drew Harwell on the tech companies manufacturing diversity. And Philip Bump brings us the "Impeachment Polka."  Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ●  Read more »   Transportation secretary's expert panel defends FAA system that approved deadly 737 Max jets The group warned against "radical" changes to the system the FAA uses to review new aircraft. By Ian Duncan and Michael Laris ●  Read more »   House votes to overturn Trump rule that makes loan forgiveness harder; Senate fight looms Education Secretary Betsy DeVos spent two years trying to delay and then scuttle an Obama-era update of a 1995 law that gave the Education Department authority to cancel the federal debt of students whose colleges misled them about graduation or job placement rates. By Danielle Douglas ●  Read more »   Australian town, razed by deadly 'Black Saturday' fires in 2009, dreads a sequel The inferno 11 years ago killed 120 people in Kinglake and another 53 in the wider area. As Australia confronts a wildfire crisis of unprecedented scale, residents who rebuilt their lives after losing everything fear a repeat. By Story by Kate Shuttleworth | Photos by Alana Holmberg/Oculi for The Post  ●  Read more »   Putin's plans post-presidency could see him wielding influence for life By trying to curb presidential powers before he steps down, Vladimir Putin is laying the groundwork to keep his grip on Russia's autocracy. By Robyn Dixon and Isabelle Khurshudyan ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Senate approves trade deal with Canada and Mexico, securing key piece of Trump's agenda The USMCA, which would rework the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement, received widespread support from many Democrats and labor groups. By Erica Werner and Rachel Siegel ●  Read more »   Trump administration moves to protect prayer in school, federal funds for religious organizations The rules would lift an Obama-era order that compelled religious organizations to tell the people they serve that they can receive the same service from a secular provider. By Moriah Balingit and Ariana Eunjung Cha ●  Read more »   Prince Harry, now back at work, is part of a long tradition of disgruntled 'spare heirs' The 35-year-old prince made his first public appearance on Thursday since announcing he wanted to step back from his royal duties. By Karla Adam and William Booth ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Post Most for the most popular and interesting stories of the day, from politics to opinions to world news, to keep you in the know. In your inbox, every day. Sign up »

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