Friday's Headlines: Democrats emphasize abuse-of-power charge against Trump as GOP complains of repetition
Analysis: What happened in Day 2 of the impeachment trial, in 5 minutes; Trump, Democrats keep their distance from GOP moderates as crucial impeachment votes loom; Healthy young man dies of coronavirus in China; new cases in Japan and South Korea; U.S. government's science ranks grow thin; Trumpworld converts regional talk radio hosts into a loyal army; While we're talking about abuse of power, let's look at the FBI; John Roberts comes face to face with the mess he made; Has the reckless Saudi crown prince struck again?; A more assertive John Roberts would be a bad idea; Trump's Treasury secretary just admitted the tariff rationale is hogwash; Something important is happening. It's not impeachment.; Bloomberg gets under Trump's skin as he ramps up ad spending ; How a Justice Department team exposed Nazis hiding in America; Trump's sanctions on Iran help fuel a new refugee crisis — in Turkey; Annabella Sciorra testifies that Harvey Weinstein raped her: 'It was just so disgusting that my body started to shake'
On the impeachment trial's second day, House lawmakers charged that President Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine into political investigations were what the nation's founders sought to guard against. But many Senate Republicans remained unmoved.
By Colby Itkowitz, John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez ●Read more »
White House advisers warned President Trump that outreach would not help his cause, while Democrats say there is no serious effort to privately lobby the key Republicans.
Hundreds of scientists across the federal government have been forced out, sidelined or muted since President Trump took office. The exodus has been fueled broadly by administration policies that have diminished the role of science as well as more specific steps, such as moving agencies away from the nation's capital.
By Annie Gowen, Juliet Eilperin, Ben Guarino and Andrew Ba Tran ●Read more »
Hundreds of regional radio hosts have been showered with attention from administration officials and surrogates for President Trump. While local media has long been part of national politics, Trump campaign officials have made it a central part of their strategy.
Decades ago, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan prompted thousands of people to flee to neighboring Iran. Now, many of them are again seeking a new home, this time in Turkey, to escape the dire economic conditions fostered by President Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign.
By Erin Cunningham and Mohammad Mahdi Sultani ●Read more »
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