Jan 23, 2020Good morning from Washington the day after House Democrats employed video clips and text messages to dramatize their opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. Fred Lucas captures the big moments. Veteran newsman Marvin Olasky prescribes a cure for poor journalism, Rachel del Guidice reports. Plus: a religious school appeals to the Supreme Court, a teen magazine promotes abortion, and a congressman targets socialism. On this date in 1849, British-born Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman to receive a medical degree from a U.S. college.
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5 Flash Points From Impeachment Trial’s Opening Arguments 
By Fred Lucas
House prosecutors claim that President Trump is trying to “cheat” to win the 2020 election, as opening arguments from each side commence in the Senate impeachment trial of the president.
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Why We Must Defeat Socialism 
By Rep. Andy Barr
American capitalism delivered the most free, prosperous, and successful country in the history of the world. Today, however, these principles are under attack.
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The Great American Story of Clarence Thomas 
By Jarrett Stepman
“It’s a great story because it’s ... not only a Horatio Alger story of going from dire poverty and segregation ... to the highest court of the land, but of these political, emotional, spiritual changes,” says “Created Equal” director Michael Pack.
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5 Key Exchanges From the Supreme Court in Religious School Case 
By Elizabeth Slattery
Justice Sonia Sotomayor asks if parents believe the Constitution requires states to give money to secular and religious private schools.
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