Trump impeachment: Schiff says Trump tried to ‘cheat’ way to re-election – as it happened

  • Impeachment managers have 24 hours over three days to make case
  • Republicans accuse Dems of repeating selves but won’t call witnesses
  • Trump has broken his own tweeting record as he defends himself

That wraps up the second full day of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Catch up on The Guardian’s coverage:

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Report: Tomorrow, the Trump administration is expected to finalize a rule to strip away environmental protections for streams, rivers, and wetlands.

Under the new regulations, for the first time in decades, landlords and businesses will be allowed to dump pollutants and pesticides directly into bodies of water.

From Day 1 of his administration, President Trump vowed to repeal President Barack Obama’s “Waters of the United States” regulation, which had frustrated rural landowners...

“I terminated one of the most ridiculous regulations of all: the last administration’s disastrous Waters of the United States rule,” Mr. Trump told the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention in Texas on Sunday, to rousing applause. He added, “That was a rule that basically took your property away from you.”

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More US voters than ever care about climate – but will they go to the polls?

New poll shows climate and environment the top priority for 14% of voters, raising prospect of large turnout for green issues

A growing share of voters list climate and the environment as their top priority, according to a new poll from the Environmental Voter Project.

Of the registered voters surveyed, 14% named “addressing climate change and protecting the environment” their No 1 priority over all other issues, compared with 2% to 6% before the 2016 presidential election.

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