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Comes days before second Impeachment Trial on tuesday. House Impeachment Managers asked former president to testify under oath. His legal team swiftly rejected that. Should democrats subpoena him and make him testify . Well discuss with former u. S. Attorney joyce vance in a little bit. Ten House Republicans joined democrats in voting to impeach mr. Trump and still feeling fallout from that. Wyoming Democratic Party voted overwhelmingly to censure liz cheney. She said her oath to uphold the constitution does not bend or yield to politics or partisanship. Cheney is third ranking republican in house leadership. She kept that position last week after gop colleagues voted to keep her as chair. Well dig into the politics of it. First weekend of black history month, this observance of the past aims to help us build a Better Future and could help us fight two of the biggest threats covid19 and conspiracy theories. Well explain and give chance to share your story. Covid relief, after long week
i m nick watt live in los angeles. ahead on cnn newsroom, the u.s. targets houthi rebels in yemen in its latest round of retaliatory strikes. as iran warns that the u.s. is fueling more conflict in the middle east. president biden is projected to win his first official primary of the 2024 campaign. we ll examine what s ahead as biden looks toward the general election. and this i am honored to stand here as first minister. we mark a moment of equality and a moment of progress. after two years of political gridlock, northern ireland s government returns to power-sharing with a new historic first minister. a new u.s. strike on a houthi anti-ship cruise missile in yemen. the u.s. says the missile was prepared to launch when it was destroyed. this comes after earlier strikes by the u.s. and the uk against 36 houthi targets at 13 locations. the u.s. says it hit facilities involved in attacks on international shipping. the british defense secretary says the strikes are