Yovanovitch’s Impeachment Testimony; Roger Stone Found Guilty; NFL Suspends Cleveland Browns’ Myles Garrett

Plus, our review of Netflix’s new season of ‘The Crown.’ by Jill Hudson and Korva Coleman First Up Here's what we're following today. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch is testifying publicly in the second day of open hearings in the impeachment inquiry. Yovanovitch warned Congress that the precedent set by her recall from Ukraine this year weakens Washington's ability to work with nations around the world. She also said President Trump's remark that things might "happen to her" felt like a "threat." [Watch the live proceedings on our website](. Veteran Republican political operative Roger Stone was found guilty by a federal jury in Washington, D.C. on Friday in his false statements and obstruction trial. The longtime confidant of Donald Trump p[leaded not guilty]( and said he'd done nothing wrong. The NFL has suspended Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett "indefinitely” for hitting Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph with his own helmet during a brawl in the final seconds of a game Thursday night. Garrett’s punishment is [one of the stiffest penalties]( for on-field behavior the NFL has ever levied. President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block New York prosecutors' subpoenas for his tax records, [setting the stage for a legal showdown]( over the separation of powers and his personal finances. What prompted Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to agree to release a trove of department records related to federal student loan forgiveness? [Here are the facts]( regarding the status of the troubled student loan forgiveness program. Amazon is taking the Pentagon to court over its decision to award a lucrative $10 billion military tech contract to Microsoft. This starts a new chapter in the contentious battle over [the biggest U.S. cloud-computing contract]( called JEDI. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Impeachment Update The White House released on Friday [a rough transcript of a congratulatory phone call]( the U.S. president made to Ukraine's just-elected leader in April, which Trump has called "more important" than the July call now at the center of the impeachment inquiry. In an interview with All Things Considered host Audie Cornish, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, fiercely defended President Trump, arguing the he has the right to involve his personal lawyer in diplomacy. [Click here]( to listen to the interview. [Click here]( to listen to a report on the controversial circumstances leading to Marie Yovanovitch's early recall from her post. [Click here]( to listen to a special broadcast of NPR hosts and reporters offering analysis on the significant moments from Wednesday’s public impeachment hearing. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Daily Good Watch this 9-year-old girl drum her heart out to Nirvana's In Bloom. [Debris and cars clog the Patapsco River in Ellicott City, Md., after flooding in 2018 that killed one person and destroyed much of the town's Main Street.]( YouTube Within the last year, [drummer Nandi Bushell]( has hung out with Questlove, performed with Lenny Kravitz and been featured in an ad for the British retailer Argos. The drumming prodigy and rock and roll enthusiast from Ipswich, England has been posting drumming videos online since she was 6 years old, and her latest release shows her drumming alongside Nirvana's 1991 classic "In Bloom." It is, frankly, delightful. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens At Michigan State, students protect their mascot from rivals. [Legend has it that some University of Michigan fans defaced the statue sometime in the 1960s, and that led to members of the Michigan State University band and other students, sitting vigil.]( Alec Gerstenberger/WKAR Michigan State University band members are standing guard over Sparty, the mascot statue, ahead of a big game Saturday against the University of Michigan to prevent it from being dressed in rival colors. (Listening time, 1:53) [► LISTEN]( Remembering the 1989 massacre of Jesuits in El Salvador. On Nov. 16, 1989, 30 uniformed men in El Salvador burst into the shared home of six prominent Jesuit priests and shot them, their housekeeper and her teenage daughter to death. It made headlines around the world. Their murders marked a turning point in the Salvadoran struggle. (Listening time, 6:54) [► LISTEN]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Digging Deeper “Deep, dark conspiracy theories” hound some civil servants in the Trump era. [Former Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson's nomination for a top Pentagon job was withdrawn following smear attacks published on alt-right websites loyal to Trump.]( Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Over the past few years, more and more career civil servants are being forced to endure attacks on their credibility on pro-Trump news outlets. [And it is more than just unflattering coverage](. The campaigns against government workers have resulted in harassment, or in the case of the whistleblower at the heart of the Trump impeachment inquiry, death threats. They're often accused of being part of a so-called "deep state" that is trying to sabotage the Trump administration. That's what happened to the former U.S. ambassador to Egypt, Anne Patterson, who was nominated for a senior position at the Pentagon, but after conservative media outlets claimed she was a hidden partisan, her nomination was pulled. The State Department's inspector general released a report Thursday concluding that Trump officials demoted American-born national security expert [Sahar Nowrouzzadeh]( after conservative websites labeled her "a trusted Obama aide," and called her "a Muslim spy," among other allegations. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Olivia Colman is Elizabeth in The Crown Season 3.]( Des Willie/Netflix - New times, new actors: get ready to binge Netflix’s latest season of [The Crown]( on Sunday. - Three Indiana judges have been suspended after a brawl in the parking lot of an Indianapolis White Castle. It was the crescendo of [an incident brimming with colorful details]( a gaggle of judges drinking the night before a judicial conference and a failed attempt to visit a strip club called the Red Garter. - Pop star [Taylor Swift]( claims her former label won’t let her perform her past hits. - A new memorial to [American suffragists]( broke ground on Thursday in Northern Virginia, near the site where women were routinely imprisoned between 1917 and 1919. Pocket Casts App, Now Free Podcast lovers, rejoice! The Pocket Casts app delivers a simple but powerful experience for listening, search and discovery. And now it’s free. Download now at [PocketCasts.com]( or find it in the Apple App or Google Play stores. --------------------------------------------------------------- We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: [dailynewsletter@npr.org](mailto:dailynewsletter@npr.org?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback) Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. 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