News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell changed his proposed rules for President Trump’s impeachment trial after senators objected. He is now offering three days, rather than two, for opening arguments from each side. https://t.co/lIglL7H6rV
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 21, 2020
Rep. Adam Schiff: "One way to find out what fair trial should look like…is to ask yourselves how would you structure the trial if you didn't know what your party was?"
— ABC News (@ABC) January 21, 2020
"…Would it make sense to you to have the trial first and then decide on witnesses and evidence later?" pic.twitter.com/Rcvmd1ObGj
Democrats say President Trump's lead impeachment lawyer, White House counsel Pat Cipollone, was a routine presence in many of the episodes at the heart of allegations that Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate his Democratic rivals https://t.co/mjF6j1UwB4
— POLITICO (@politico) January 21, 2020
Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump's personal attorneys:
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 21, 2020
"Why are we here? Are we here because of a phone call? Or are we here, before this great body, because since the president was sworn into office there was a desire to see him removed?" https://t.co/mUVKDkajYi pic.twitter.com/PwiDOln1ne
The United States has its first confirmed case of a new virus that appeared in Wuhan, China, last month, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced. The virus has already sickened hundreds and killed six people in Asia. https://t.co/lL2xqmPira
— CNN (@CNN) January 21, 2020
Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera on Tuesday insisted that President Donald Trump is a “civil-rights leader,” pointing to low African-American unemployment to make his casehttps://t.co/LuDDxbbN1c
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 21, 2020
Hillary Clinton is not committing to endorsing and campaigning for Sen. Bernie Sanders if he's the Democratic 2020 presidential nominee, saying "nobody likes him" and labeling him a career politician in an explosive new interview in The Hollywood Reporter https://t.co/3zG8FbMSHK
— CNN (@CNN) January 21, 2020
Firefighters braved icy waters to safely rescue a man and dog trapped in a frozen pond in Sterling, Massachusetts. The dog's owner had fallen into the water after trying to rescue his pet using a canoe, which tipped over. https://t.co/CBfr3KumF3 pic.twitter.com/SC4maDTiWI
— ABC News (@ABC) January 21, 2020
