Trump Lawyers Reject Impeachment Case, Calling It 'Political Theater' "Trump's speech was never directed to inciting or producing any imminent lawless action," his attorneys write in a brief ahead of the former president's impeachment trial. Ryan Lucas
Schumer Faces Pressure From The Left To Deliver As Majority Leader Progressives are watching the new Senate majority leader to see if he can deliver on some of the party's most ambitious legislative goals. If not, they say he could face a primary challenge next year. Susan Davis
Biden Orders U.S. To Reengage With U.N. Human Rights Council 'Immediately' The change is part of the president's plan to reshape U.S. foreign policy to center "on democracy, human rights, and equality," Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. Bill Chappell
The Republican Party And The Culture Of Consequences With the second Trump impeachment trial set to begin, the GOP is grappling with questions of personal responsibility. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Charlie Sykes of the conservative site The Bulwark.
Biographer Remembers Former Secretary Of State George Shultz Former Secretary of State George Shultz has died at the age of 100. He's remembered by journalist Philip Taubman, who's writing the first comprehensive biography of his life.
After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote After an election that saw record voter turnout, some GOP state lawmakers are proposing a wave of new voting laws that would effectively make it more difficult to vote in future elections. Abigail Censky
More Than A Month Later, It's Still Jan. 6 On Capitol Hill The attack on the Capitol continues to cast a shadow over Congress both as a building and an institution, as it remains either the subject or subtext of most every political discussion in Washington. Ron Elving
Wyoming GOP Censures Liz Cheney For Voting To Impeach Trump Rep. Cheney, third-ranking member of House Republican leadership, is the latest in a succession of GOP leaders censured by their state parties for acting in opposition to the former president. John Ruwitch
Biden Moves To End Trump-Era Asylum Agreements With Central American Countries The Biden administration took steps to dismantle deals with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras that allowed the U.S. to send asylum-seekers to those countries. John Ruwitch
Biden Revives Presidential Tradition, Releasing First Weekly Address Biden's first address was a conversation with a woman who lost her job during the pandemic. The White House says Biden will use a "variety of forms" in his take on the weekly radio address. Jason Slotkin