The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 4 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 4
Discussion Thread: Senate Impeachment Trial - Day 7: Opening Arguments Continue | 01/27/2020 - Live, 1pm EST
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#ILeftTheGOP Trends as Former Republicans Share Why They 'Cut the Cord' With the Party
Republicans fear "floodgates" if Bolton testifies
Trump falsely claims House Democrats 'never' asked Bolton to testify
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Leading By 9 in New Iowa Poll, Sanders Says His Campaign Is 'Worst Nightmare' of Trump and Billionaire Class
Bolton bombshell undercuts Trump impeachment defense
Trump Says Schiff “Has Not Paid the Price, Yet.” That’s Even More Terrifying Than You Thought.
Emails cast further doubt on Pompeo's claim NPR reporter lied to him
GOP prospects of defeating witness vote uncertain after New York Times Bolton report
Boomers Have Socialism—Why Not Millennials?
Sen. Stabenow: 'John Bolton ought to be coming before the United States Senate'
This GOP senator couldn't bring himself to say foreign interference in elections is wrong
John Bolton’s bombshell gives the GOP a glimpse of its nightmare scenario
Schiff Says GOP Senators Are ‘Now Really Hard-Pressed’ To Reject Bolton Testimony
Whistleblower’s Lawyer: Bolton Revelation Potentially Subjects Trump’s Legal Team to Criminal Liability
Mitt Romney: 'Increasingly apparent we need to hear from John Bolton'
I Am Furious That a Reporter Told People About the Terrifying Ordeal I Put Her Through After She Asked Me Questions I Didn’t Appreciate

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 4

Posted: 27 Jan 2020 09:07 AM PST

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. "I live in X, you know what happened" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

Hi there, /r/politics. A reminder that news about presidential election primary candidates is considered off topic for this thread. Thank you, and have a good week!

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Discussion Thread: Senate Impeachment Trial - Day 7: Opening Arguments Continue | 01/27/2020 - Live, 1pm EST

Posted: 27 Jan 2020 09:43 AM PST

Today the Senate Impeachment trial of President Donald Trump continues with Session 2 of President Trump's defense counsel's opening arguments. The Senate session is scheduled to begin at 1pm EST.

Prosecuting the House's case will be a team of seven Democratic House Managers, named last week by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and led by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff of California. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and Trump's personal lawyer, Jay Sekulow, are expected to take the lead in arguing the President's case. Kenneth Star and Alan Dershowitz are expected to fill supporting roles.

The Senate Impeachment Trial is following the Rules Resolution that was voted on, and passed, on Monday. It provides the guideline for how the trial is handled. All proposed amendments from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) were voted down.

The adopted Resolution will:

Give the House Impeachment Managers 24 hours, over a 3 day period, to present opening arguments.
Give President Trump's legal team 24 hours, over a 3 day period, to present opening arguments.
Allow a period of 16 hours for Senator questions, to be addressed through Supreme Court Justice John Roberts.
Allow for a vote on a motion to consider the subpoena of witnesses or documents once opening arguments and questions are complete.

The Articles of Impeachment brought against President Donald Trump are: