The Hill Articles: January 19, 2020

NYT editorial board endorses Warren, Klobuchar for Democratic nomination for president Lawmakers push back at Pentagon’s possible Africa drawdown Democrats worry a speedy impeachment trial will shut out public Trump rails against impeachment in speech to Texas farmers Trump administration planning to crack down on ‘birth tourism’: report George Conway on Trump adding Dershowitz, Starr to legal team: ‘Hard to see how either could help’ UPDATED: Trump withdraws water supply rule amid environmental rollbacks Two police officers killed in Hawaii shooting Biden breaks away from 2020 pack in South Carolina Schiff huddles in Capitol with impeachment managers The cyberwar with Iran is already a decade old: So where does it go now? Trump slams Bloomberg over comments on man who shot Texas gunman Democratic senator asks for meeting with Amtrak head over alleged disability discrimination George Conway group drops ad seeking to remind GOP senators of their ‘sworn oaths’ ahead of impeachment trial Countries reach agreement in Berlin on Libya cease-fire push, arms embargo Media’s selective outrage exposed in McSally-Raju kerfuffle Australia’s fires represent the first acute climate crisis of this new decade Sanders says gender ‘still an obstacle’ for female politicians ‘Influencers’ are ruining public lands — all for Instagram photo ops Bloomberg: ‘My story might have turned out very differently if I had been black’ ‘Reassuring’ that Trump, Thunberg are returning to Davos, top official says Sanders v. Warren is just for insiders Trump adviser: Former Bolivian leader a ‘headache’ for Argentina China will rely on market principals for increase of US imports, planner says China increasing measures to contain coronavirus outbreak Tear gas used to disperse thousands of protesters in Hong Kong Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Jayapal endorses Sanders Let Americans hear from the witnesses in the Senate trial GOP senator on Trump soliciting foreign interference: ‘Those are just statements’ Buttigieg to attend MLK Day event in South Carolina after facing criticism Trump defenders argue president can’t be removed for abuse of power Biden responds to Sullenberger op-ed: ‘There’s a lot of kids who I bet needed to hear it’ GOP senator ‘open’ to impeachment witnesses ‘within the scope’ of articles Iran trying to analyze doomed Ukrainian jet’s black box: report Just what America doesn’t need — more television programs Sunday shows – All eyes on Senate impeachment trial Cornyn disputes GAO report on withholding of Ukraine aid: It’s ‘certainly not a crime’ Booker ahead of Trump impeachment trial: ‘History has its eyes on us’ Mitch McConnell may win the impeachment and lose the Senate Trump Jr.: If ‘weaker’ Republicans only call for certain witnesses, ‘they don’t deserve to be in office’ Senate Democrat: ‘Fine’ to hear from Hunter Biden GOP senator, Chuck Todd spar over whether Lev Parnas should testify in Senate impeachment trial Nadler: GOP senators who want to negotiate witnesses are ‘part of the cover-up’ Impeachment trial will need a ‘Perry Mason moment’ Trump lawyer: Abuse of power, obstruction articles ‘have not fared well’ Durbin says he hopes enough GOP senators know that ‘history will find you’ Gary Cohn says Trump’s tariffs ‘hurt the US’ House Democrats may call new impeachment witnesses if Senate doesn’t Cruz: Hearing from witnesses could extend Senate trial to up to 8 weeks House impeachment manager: ‘All of the relevant witnesses are on the table’ GOP senator says it looks like House has ‘weak hand’ Jeffries: Calling new witnesses for Senate trial part of following the ‘Clinton model’ Schiff says intelligence community is withholding Ukraine documents from Congress Alan Dershowitz: Argument president cannot be impeached for abusing power a ‘strong one’ Dershowitz says ‘no need for witnesses’ if his argument succeeds Graham: Immediate dismissal of impeachment articles ‘dead for practical purposes’ Graham: Abuse of power ‘poorly defined’ in articles of impeachment Schiff: Argument president cannot be impeached for abusing power ‘absurdist’ Impeachment hurts Trump, but Iran hurts Democrats more Let’s stop revising history: Reagan didn’t win the Cold War A Holocaust lesson lost on the Democrats impeaching Trump Seventeen new cases of mystery virus reported in China JFK’s grandson calls Pence op-ed a ‘total perversion’ of Kennedy’s legacy Conservative groups aim to sink bipartisan fix to ‘surprise’ medical bills Murkowski wants senators to ‘really hear the case’ before deciding on impeachment witnesses Meet Pelosi’s 7 impeachment managers Virginia GOP leader: Hate groups spreading ‘white supremacist garbage’ are not welcome here Giuliani: ‘I’d love to be a witness’ at Senate impeachment trial Sanders, Warren battle for progressive endorsements