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Michael van der Veen, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks during the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate at the US Capitol on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. 

WATCH LIVE: Trump’s lawyers deliver impeachment defense

Trump impeachment

Here’s what to watch for on Friday as the defense opens arguments in Trump’s historic second impeachment.

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One upon arrival at Valley International Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, after visiting a section of the border wall with Mexico in Alamo, Texas. 

Trump impeached after Capitol riot; historic second charge

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Discussion: Mobilizing Latino voters — perspectives from Texas and Arizona

Every 30 Seconds
Reyna Montoya is an Arizona resident and the founder of Aliento, an immigrant aid organization.

Why is Arizona trending blue? Ask Latinos and immigrants who live there.

Joe Biden aparece en una pantalla mientras unas personas miran.

Cómo los puertorriqueños del centro de Florida pueden decidir las elecciones estadounidenses

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Discussion: The Latino conservative vote in the 2020 election

Every 30 Seconds

“Every 30 Seconds” is a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 US presidential election and beyond.

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US should shift military funds to climate change fixes, says POTUS hopeful Tulsi Gabbard

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Representative Tulsi Gabbard is running as a Democratic candidate for president. At a recent town hall meeting in Exeter, New Hampshire, Congresswoman Gabbard spoke about the importance of addressing climate change and shifting money from military spending to urgent domestic needs.

International travelers (reflected in a closed door) arrive on the day that US President Donald Trump's limited travel ban, approved by the US Supreme Court, goes into effect, at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, June 29, 2017

Supreme Court lets Trump’s latest travel ban go into full effect

Conflict

The US Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to lift two injunctions imposed by lower courts that had partially blocked the ban.

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Foreign-born citizens in Louisiana have had to take extra steps to register to vote — until now

Global Politics

A 142-year-old Louisiana law that created a cumbersome process for naturalized citizens to provide proof they are citizens has been repealed. The next step? Voter advocates say they want to be sure changes are made at registrar offices.

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They can’t vote, but it’s not stopping these Latino youth from registering others

Global Politics

Get out the vote. We’re hearing a lot those efforts this year. In Maryland, some people pushing to bring people to the ballot boxes can’t even vote themselves.