10 things you need to know today: January 26, 2020

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1. Trump's defense wraps up first day of presentation against impeachment

President Trump's defense team, led by White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, Deputy White House Counsel Michael Purpura, and Trump's personal attorney Jay Sekulow, wrapped up their first day of presenting the case against impeachment Saturday. They kept things brief, finishing the day's arguments in about two hours. They focused on challenging the Democratic prosecution's case presented earlier this week. Republicans mostly responded positively to the defense's performance. The Senate will reconvene Monday at 1 p.m. as the defense continues to mount its case. The next session is expected to include direct attacks on former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, in an attempt to prove that Trump was justified in seeking investigations into their actions in Ukraine.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.