Senator Patrick Leahy presides over the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump.
The Democratic House impeachment managers closed their case for convicting Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection. With video and audio clips, they recreated the events of January 6 – and used the former president’s own words to explain how the mob came to be at the capitol that day.
Republican senators continue to signal they plan to acquit. But even if Trump avoids conviction in the Senate, he could face accountability in a court of law.
Harry Litman is legal affairs columnist for the Los Angeles Times and host of the podcast Talking Feds. He joined Diane to discuss what we’ve seen in the impeachment trial so far — and the criminal investigations underway into Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.
Rethinking leadership in the U.S. African AmericanStudies professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. says Americans have looked to the political class to create a just democracy for too long – and it hasn't worked. In a new book he argues that we are the leaders we have been looking for and explains what that means for the 2024 election.
Menopause. Once a taboo topic, the "m" word is having a moment – among celebrities, in the media, and in Washington, where President Biden recently signed an order that supports research into women's health. Dr. Sharon Malone says it's about time, and explains why understanding "the change" is critical for a woman's ability to get – and stay -- healthy.
Donald Trump regularly ends his rallies with prayer. He has repeatedly compared himself to Jesus. And last week he started selling a version of the Bible. Robert P. Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute weighs in on Trump’s growing embrace of Christianity.
Donald Trump has made cognitive ability a central issue of the presidential race. But he rarely talks about his own family's experience with dementia. The Washington Post's Michael Kranish on Fred Trump Senior's Alzheimer's disease and what voters deserve to know about a candidate's mental fitness.
