Today's Headlines: Senate Agrees Trial Is Constitutional, as Trump Consolidates Votes for an Acquittal

'Dad, I Don't Want to Come Back to the Capitol': Raskin Speaks of the Horror of Jan. 6
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Senate Agrees Trial Is Constitutional, as Trump Consolidates Votes for an Acquittal

Senate Agrees Trial Is Constitutional, as Trump Consolidates Votes for an Acquittal

By Nicholas Fandos

After a day that featured a harrowing video of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, only six Republicans joined Democrats in agreeing to allow the trial to proceed, signaling there was not enough support for a conviction.

'Dad, I Don't Want to Come Back to the Capitol': Raskin Speaks of the Horror of Jan. 6

'Dad, I Don't Want to Come Back to the Capitol': Raskin Speaks of the Horror of Jan. 6

By Mark Leibovich and Nicholas Fandos

Representative Jamie Raskin, the Maryland Democrat who is the lead prosecutor in the second impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump, choked back tears in his presentation on Tuesday.

'The Death Market': Oxygen Shortage Leaves Mexicans to Die at Home

'The Death Market': Oxygen Shortage Leaves Mexicans to Die at Home

By Natalie Kitroeff and Oscar Lopez

With hospitals overrun, Mexicans fighting the coronavirus at home face a deadly hurdle: a lack of oxygen tanks.

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A Glimpse of a Bygone Life on Scottish Islands, Plucked From the Trash

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A Glimpse of a Bygone Life on Scottish Islands, Plucked From the Trash

By Megan Specia

Hundreds of pictures taken decades ago in the Shetland Islands, off northern Scotland, were saved from being thrown away. Now, they are finding new life online.

Would the Founders Convict Trump and Bar Him From Office?

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Would the Founders Convict Trump and Bar Him From Office?

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They believed as a matter of civic principle that ethical leadership is the glue that holds a constitutional republic together.

Today's Videos

New York City's First Lady Gets Vaccinated

Video Video: New York City's First Lady Gets Vaccinated

By Office Of The New York City Mayor

Chirlane McCray received a Covid-19 vaccine at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn as health officials tried to address the racial disparity in the vaccine rollout.

Trump's Lawyers Were 'Disorganized,' Senator Cassidy Says

Video Video: Trump's Lawyers Were 'Disorganized,' Senator Cassidy Says

By The Associated Press

Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, said that "the House managers made a compelling, cogent case and the president's team did not" on the issue of whether the impeachment trial was constitutional.

Trump Lawyer Unsuccessfully Disputes Constitutionality of Impeachment

Video Video: Trump Lawyer Unsuccessfully Disputes Constitutionality of Impeachment

By The Associated Press

Bruce L. Castor Jr., former President Donald J. Trump's defense lawyer, opened arguments against impeachment on Tuesday by condemning the violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol, and rejecting the suggestion that the former president was responsible for it.

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