On Politics A.M.: New Evidence as Impeachment Trial Starts

The chief justice was sworn in as the presiding officer, and the president was on Twitter. 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Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. - The Senate formally opened the impeachment trial of President Trump on Thursday, even as [new evidence surfaced about Mr. Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCrkP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1pbXBlYWNobWVudC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3Mgd2l0aCBsaXNhIGxlcmVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjU5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKACfkpSFeIjBKaFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that is at the heart of the charges against him. - Ukraine opened a criminal investigation into allies of Mr. Trump after reports that they [were watching the United States ambassador while she was stationed in Kyiv](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCrkP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUteW92YW5vdml0Y2gtaW52ZXN0aWdhdGlvbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3Mgd2l0aCBsaXNhIGxlcmVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjU5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKACfkpSFeIjBKaFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - A nonpartisan federal watchdog agency found that the Trump administration violated the law in withholding security assistance aid to Ukraine, [weighing in on a decision by Mr. Trump that is at the center of his impeachment case](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCrkP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9nYW8tdHJ1bXAtdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3Mgd2l0aCBsaXNhIGxlcmVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjU5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKACfkpSFeIjBKaFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Federal prosecutors in Washington are investigating a years-old leak of classified information about a Russian intelligence document, and they appear to be focusing on whether the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey illegally provided details to reporters. The timing of the investigation [could raise questions about whether it was motivated at least in part by politics](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCrkP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9sZWFrLWludmVzdGlnYXRpb24tamFtZXMtY29tZXkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9uLXBvbGl0aWNzIHdpdGggbGlzYSBsZXJlciZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI1OSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAn5KUhXiIwSmhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - The alliance between Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren has ruptured in extraordinary fashion, and that breach could [damage liberal hopes of uniting the Democratic Party around a progressive nominee in 2020](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCrkP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTYvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvYmVybmllLXNhbmRlcnMtZWxpemFiZXRoLXdhcnJlbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3Mgd2l0aCBsaXNhIGxlcmVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjU5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKACfkpSFeIjBKaFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Mr. Trump got his second trade victory of the week when Congress gave final approval to his revised North American Free Trade Agreement on Thursday. The president is expected [to sign the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement next week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCrkP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91c21jYS12b3RlLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1vbi1wb2xpdGljcyB3aXRoIGxpc2EgbGVyZXImZW1jPWVkaXRfY25fMjAyMDAxMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyNTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDQxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAJ-SlIV4iMEpoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - European officials arrived in Washington this week with a new mantra for the trans-Atlantic trading relationship: reset, refresh, recalibrate. But it appears that the new European Union government [may actually be gearing up for a fight](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCrkP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L3RydW1wLUVVLXRyYWRlLWZpZ2h0Lmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1vbi1wb2xpdGljcyB3aXRoIGxpc2EgbGVyZXImZW1jPWVkaXRfY25fMjAyMDAxMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyNTkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDQxMyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAJ-SlIV4iMEpoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - House lawmakers introduced a $3.35 billion emergency aid package on Thursday to help Puerto Rico rebuild after devastating earthquakes and storms, a direct challenge to Mr. Trump, [who has resisted further assisting the commonwealth](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCrkP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wdWVydG8tcmljby1kaXNhc3Rlci1yZWxpZWYuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9uLXBvbGl0aWNzIHdpdGggbGlzYSBsZXJlciZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI1OSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAn5KUhXiIwSmhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - The F.B.I. said it would now notify state officials about attacks on their election systems, a shift designed to help elections officials handle potential breaches as the country [prepares itself for digital attacks on all fronts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCrkP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTYvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvZmJpLW5vdGlmeS1zdGF0ZS1lbGVjdGlvbnMtYnJlYWNoZXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9uLXBvbGl0aWNzIHdpdGggbGlzYSBsZXJlciZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI1OSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAn5KUhXiIwSmhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the highest-ranking Republican woman in the House, said she would not seek the Senate seat being vacated by Michael B. Enzi, [choosing instead to focus on her re-election campaign](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCrkP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9saXotY2hlbmV5LXNlbmF0ZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3Mgd2l0aCBsaXNhIGxlcmVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjU5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKACfkpSFeIjBKaFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Fourteen states, New York City and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration to block new rules that would tighten work requirements for food stamp recipients, [accusing the administration of doing an illegal end run around Congress](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCrkP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1mb29kLXN0YW1wLWN1dHMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9uLXBvbGl0aWNzIHdpdGggbGlzYSBsZXJlciZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI1OSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAn5KUhXiIwSmhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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