Trump’s team makes his case

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<p>Today, Donald Trump&rsquo;s defense team make their case in the Senate impeachment trial. <a href="https://apple.news/AXIb8a79kQ4i-HNOLdiz9FQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Axios</a> breaks down the arguments we can expect to hear. The <a href="https://apple.news/A7d30bsGaTcyQGeZ4rNDIaA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explores the history behind Trump&rsquo;s First Amendment defense. And the <a href="https://apple.news/A14gbnnp7Q1m_Yr7FcmmLDQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Hill</a> says many Republicans have already signaled that their minds are made up.</p> <p>Two companies that make voting machines have filed multimillion-dollar antidefamation lawsuits against the likes of Fox News and Rudy Giuliani. The <a href="https://apple.news/A8FLbaXoJQYyu7ppPt0B3oQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains how repeated falsehoods about voting irregularities have damaged trust in these companies.</p> <p>Indian prime minister Narendra Modi wants to give 300 million people a COVID-19 vaccine by mid-summer. <a href="https://apple.news/AZ4Isz7HuRmCGx0C_oQIw1Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports that the plan is being called the biggest and most ambitious vaccination drive in the world.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Today, Donald Trump&rsquo;s defense team make their case in the Senate impeachment trial. <a href="https://apple.news/AXIb8a79kQ4i-HNOLdiz9FQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Axios</a> breaks down the arguments we can expect to hear. The <a href="https://apple.news/A7d30bsGaTcyQGeZ4rNDIaA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explores the history behind Trump&rsquo;s First Amendment defense. And the <a href="https://apple.news/A3MAHjAfoQMS_J9_EU_Uyqw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Hill</a> says many Republicans have already signaled that their minds are made up.</p> <p>Two companies that make voting machines have filed multimillion-dollar antidefamation lawsuits against the likes of Fox News and Rudy Giuliani. The <a href="https://apple.news/A8FLbaXoJQYyu7ppPt0B3oQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains how repeated falsehoods about voting irregularities have damaged trust in these companies.</p> <p>Indian prime minister Narendra Modi wants to give 300 million people a COVID-19 vaccine by mid-summer. <a href="https://apple.news/AZ4Isz7HuRmCGx0C_oQIw1Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports that the plan is being called the biggest and most ambitious vaccination drive in the world.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The pandemic has been a huge motivator for people to declutter their homes and give away old household items on free-stuff forums. The <a href="https://apple.news/AzwRu4nmwQcifzESt5uNn0w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> writes about the wide variety of items posted on these pages.</p>