President Trump’s former top economic adviser said he doesn’t believe the tariffs on Chinese imports helped the U.S. reach a different outcome. Source
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Transcript: Sen. John Cornyn on “Face the Nation”
The following is a transcript of an interview with Senator John Cornyn that aired Sunday, January 19, 2020, on “Face the Nation.” Source
Transcript: Rep. Jerry Nalder on “Face the Nation”
The following is a transcript of an interview with Representative Jerry Nadler that aired Sunday, January 19, 2020, on “Face the Nation.” Source
Sen. John Cornyn says push for new witnesses shows Democrats “getting cold feet” on impeachment
The top Republican suggested that Democrats are showing a “lack of confidence in what they’ve done so far.” Source
Nadler calls White House rebuttal to impeachment brief “errant nonsense”
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is one of seven Democrats who will prosecute the House’s case against the president in his Senate trial. Source
Open: This is “Face the Nation,” January 19
Today on “Face the Nation, the impeachment probe into President Trump enters its next phase as the stage is set for a partisan battle in the Senate. Source
How caring letters prevent suicide
Kevin Hines is a walking miracle, having jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and survived. But what might have kept him from jumping at all could have been something as simple as getting a letter in the mail. One psychiatrist’s long-forgotten idea about giving support to those hospitalized or treated for depression or attempting suicide is being revived, and is finding positive results in an era of texting. Lee Cowan reports. [If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.] Source
Addressing America’s high premature birth rate
Chances are you know someone who was born prematurely. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of preterm births is going up. Last year, one in 10 American babies was born before 37 weeks gestation. Author Sarah DiGregorio (“Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being Human”) talks about one of the biggest public health threats facing this country. Source
Cornyn says Democrats are “getting cold feet” on impeachment
“Maybe they ought to withdraw the articles of impeachment and start over again,” the majority whip said. Source
Sunday Profile: Laura Dern
The actress, who this week received her third Academy Award nomination for her performance in the Noah Baumbach drama, “Marriage Story,” also currently stars in Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-nominated adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women.” For Dern, it seems Hollywood and real-life have often been intertwined, ever since the very beginning. She talks with correspondent Tracy Smith. Source