Donald Trump has bemoaned the
Senate impeachment trial rules set by
Republican majority leader Mitch McConnell after realising the first day of his defence team’s opening argument will take place on Saturday, “which is called Death Valley in TV”, he noted, because viewer ratings are likely to be lower than they would be on a week night.On Friday afternoon Mr Trump made history by becoming the first sitting president to attend the
anti-abortion March for Life rally in
Washington, DC, as he seeks to shore up conservative support ahead of November’s election. Just before that speech, his administration announced that it would cut federal funding streams to
California unless the liberal state revokes rules that require
abortion coverage by health insurers.