The Democratic House impeachment managers opened their case against the former president with a narrative of his monthslong effort to overturn the election and raw footage of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The terror of that day felt palpably real again as senators sitting in judgment of Donald J. Trump were forced to relive the first mass siege of the Capitol since British invaders ransacked the building in 1814. Former President Donald J. Trump’s Twitter feed made a prominent appearance, and the House members prosecuting the case leaned on his words and those of his supporters to argue for conviction. The footage showed the riot in searing detail: a police officer screaming in pain; lawmakers taking cover in the House chamber. It also showed Mr. Trump telling his supporters: “Go home. We love you. You’re very special.” The nation’s most powerful lawmakers became a captive audience at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, as video footage forced them to absorb the enormity of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The Supreme Court has placed strict First Amendment limits on incitement charges in court. But many legal scholars say they do not apply in impeachment trials. Manhattan prosecutors had been prepared to seek a search warrant for electronic records related to powerful Ukrainians who had helped Rudolph Giuliani dig for dirt on the Biden family. State officials are being instructed to preserve documents related to “attempts to influence” the Georgia election, just weeks after former President Donald J. Trump asked an elections official to “find” votes. The Louisiana senator, usually a reliable conservative vote, angered Republicans by voting to continue with the impeachment trial. But he has increasingly shown an inclination toward pragmatism. Health workers are still being forced to ration protective masks, but small U.S. manufacturers can’t find buyers, and some are in a danger of going under. Ten doses of the Covid-19 vaccine would expire within hours, so a Houston doctor gave it to people with medical conditions, including his wife. What followed was “the lowest moment in my life,” Dr. Hasan Gokal said. After ending its own Covid-19 vaccine trials, the company said that it was actively discussing with governments how to help its competitors make their shots. With the nation’s first Black vice president and first Black defense secretary at his side, Mr. Biden said that contributions of African-Americans in the military had not always been recognized. As attorney general, William Barr rejected a plea deal days after Mr. Floyd died, worried in part of protesters calling it lenient. Derek Chauvin was set to plead guilty to third-degree murder. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The Biden administration is determined to restart in-person learning quickly. But there are some major hurdles. Now, the real work begins. Join us Feb. 22-23. Even if we can’t impeach media companies, we can do more to hold them accountable for sowing sedition. These politicians are still bowing to their alpha — Trump. Whatever you do, don’t press anything. Recent attacks on government and infrastructure networks reveal the inadequacy of America’s digital defenses. Our neighbor is in a constitutional crisis, and instead of carrying aid, planes arrived with deportees. An emerging multiethnic and multigenerational coalition is reimagining the country’s future. Partnering with them could be the key to lasting change. We spent decades looking for a threat from overseas, when we needed to be looking closer to home. Relaxing rules on indoor dining and other activities undermines vaccination efforts and gives a leg up to coronavirus variants. It’s rare for the tests to return incorrect positive results. And behaving as if you aren’t contagious can put others at significant risk. The friends, confidants and collaborators explain why it took more than a decade between films and why Jamie Dornan is their dream co-star. Manfred Honeck, a leading Beethoven conductor, guides us through the beginning of the end of the mighty Ninth Symphony. “A barn? A keyboard? A phone? What are you?” In a clinical trial, participants taking semaglutide lost 15 percent of their body weight, on average. The inscription on the monolith read “Look at the sky, see the moon.” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used the same slogan in announcing Turkey’s new space program this week. In a preliminary report on Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, investigators said the crash might have been caused by several factors, including a problem controlling the engines’ thrust. 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After having a rough start to 2020, Jimir Reece Davis, a D.J. who goes by Amorphous, ended it with a bang. Hiring couples to act together allows us to see two people in one virtual space. For the couples themselves, though, it can feel like “there’s no escape.” With tens of millions of dollars at stake, the All-Star Game is unlikely to be derailed by pushback from the league’s biggest stars about the health risks or the need for a break. Ilaria Icardi’s debut collection of gold pendants and signet rings draws on her father’s most treasured creations. The device, a wearable night light that can minimize disturbances for sleeping patients, is the brainchild of a University of Pennsylvania senior and a neonatal I.C.U. nurse. New research casts doubt on the idea that prior infections with garden-variety coronaviruses might shield some people, particularly children, amid the pandemic. 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