News Brief: Impeachment Trial, Kobe Bryant, Coronavirus Spreads The Senate impeachment trial enters its second week. Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash. And, public health officials are trying to figure out how the coronavirus is spreading. Steve Inskeep
Iowa Caucuses: Many Unsure Which Democratic Candidate To Back It's one week until the Iowa caucuses. The top five candidates in Iowa were all there Sunday — including the three senators squeezing in campaigning amid President Trump's impeachment trial. Don Gonyea
Democratic Presidential Hopefuls In Final Stretch Of Iowa Campaigning Democratic presidential hopefuls are in home stretch of the Iowa caucuses and the top candidates have been campaigning there on Sunday. Don Gonyea
Why Elections Officials Aren't Taking A Simple Security Step Elections officials could improve their cybersecurity in a simple way — by using dot gov website domains instead of the others they use. Why don't they? Miles Parks
'Take Her Out.' In New Recording, Trump Heard Discussing Firing Ambassador To Ukraine In the 2018 recording, the president can be heard ordering the firing of his top envoy to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. "Get rid of her," he says. Jason Breslow
NPR Responds To Sec. Pompeo Interview NPR's Michel Martin asks NPR's CEO, John Lansing, to respond to an All Things Considered interview with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Trump Defense Team Makes Opening Arguments President Trump's legal team made its opening arguments in a rare Saturday session. His lawyers argue he's done nothing wrong and that he acted within his powers last year in the Ukraine affair. Philip Ewing
A Trump Spokesman On The Administration's Ukraine Policy As Presdent Trump's lawyers prepare make their case in the Senate impeachment trial, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Steven Groves, special assistant to the president and deputy press secretary. Scott Simon
Bernie Sanders's Hallmark Rally Strategy The senator and Democratic presidential hopeful designs his rallies with a loose, homemade feel. Don Gonyea
Fidget Spinners, Sleeping Senators: A Sketch Artist's View Of The Senate Trial Art Lien, a courtroom artist who normally covers the Supreme Court, has been sketching the Senate impeachment trial. "I'm looking for color," he says — such as sleeping senators and fidget spinners. James Doubek