House To Vote On Sending Impeachment Articles; Philippines Volcano; Swine Fever In China

Plus, the latest casualty of Major League Baseball’s cheating scheme. by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up [The House is expected to send the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate Wednesday.]( Jose Luis Magana/AP Here's what we're following today. The House is expected to vote today to send two articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate for trial. It’s been nearly a month since the House impeached the president for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Some Republican senators are open to the idea of allowing new witness testimony — [but not right away](. More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Trump is handling the situation with Iran, [according to a new poll](. A year and a half after launching his trade war against China, President Trump will sign a partial truce on Wednesday. He's agreed to relax some of the tariffs he imposed on Chinese imports. In exchange, [Beijing has agreed to buy more American products]( and offer new protections to American intellectual property. Democratic presidential candidates clashed during Tuesday’s debate over foreign policy, gender politics and, of course, health care. Here are [four takeaways from the last debate]( before the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3. Former national security adviser Michael Flynn — who admitted to lying to the FBI about contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. — [wants to withdraw his guilty plea]( saying federal prosecutors reneged on a promise not to ask for jail time at his sentencing later this month. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- The Picture Show [Dogs greet their owner as he returns to check his home at their volcanic ash-covered village in Talisay, Batangas province, on Wednesday.]( Aaron Favila/AP Mass evacuations are under way in the Philippines after a volcano near Manila erupted on Sunday, [spreading ash across much of the country's most populous island](. Nearly 44,000 people have fled the nine-mile "danger zone" around the volcano, an area that is home to some half-million people. In their rush to escape the eruption, many people have been forced to abandon livestock and pets — and some have risked going back. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens [Jennifer Ford of Oakham, Mass., went through serious postpartum depression after her second pregnancy.]( Kieran Kesner for NPR Nearly one in seven women suffers from depression during pregnancy or postpartum, but very few get treatment. Doctors in Massachusetts have come up with a new way to get them help. ([Listening time, 6:10]( The NBA is reviewing Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie's plan to convert his contract into a digital investment vehicle. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Shams Charania, senior NBA correspondent for The Athletic, about the proposed deal. ([Listening time, 3:51]( NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Larry Fink — CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager — about his plan to put climate sustainability at the center of the company's investment strategy. ([Listening time, 4:15]( A devastating outbreak of swine fever in China has increased Chinese demand for European pork, and that's leaving less meat available for sausages in Germany. ([Listening time, 3:44]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Pope Francis (left) talks with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in the former Convent Mater Ecclesiae at the Vatican in 2016, three years after Benedict stunned the Catholic Church by resigning to become pope emeritus.]( Arista Records - The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced [this year’s inductees]( the group includes Whitney Houston, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, The Doobie Brothers and The Notorious B.I.G. - Civil rights and consumer groups are urging federal and state officials to review several apps such as [Tinder, OKCupid and Grindr]( alleging they share people’s sensitive personal data with advertising companies. - Boston Red Sox manager [Alex Cora]( is the latest casualty of the baseball cheating scheme that has rocked the sports world this week. Pocket Casts App, Now Free Podcast lovers, rejoice! 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