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• Kinzinger says he is 'in total peace' after impeachment vote

  13-01-2021 23:54 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Trump on Wednesday, said in his first post-vote interview that he was “in total peace” with the decision.“Do I worry about my political future? Not really,...
  
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• Speaker Pelosi's lectern returned after being stolen by Capitol rioter

  13-01-2021 23:18 via thehill.com
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern is back in use at the Capitol a rioter stole it last week, according to multiple reports.ABC News says pool reporters noted that the California Democrat's lectern was wheeled into the Rayburn Room for use in...
  
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• Crenshaw defends Cheney against calls to resign: 'We can disagree without tearing each other apart'

  13-01-2021 23:05 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) took to Twitter on Wednesday to defend fellow GOP Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), who sparked ire from some Republican colleagues over her decision to vote to impeach President Trump.“Let’s get some truth on the record...
  
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• Here are the House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump

  13-01-2021 22:47 via thehill.com
  
  Ten GOP House members joined Democrats in voting to impeach President Trump on Wednesday for inciting a riot at the Capitol last week. Its passage marks the first time in the country's history that a president has been impeached twice in...
  
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• Poll: 74 percent of Americans expect more attempted violence during week of inauguration

  13-01-2021 22:45 via thehill.com
  
  Seventy-four percent of Americans think it's either somewhat or very likely there will be more attempts at violence in Washington, D.C. next week as the city prepares for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to a CBS...
  
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• Michigan, Ohio Republicans explain votes to impeach Trump

  13-01-2021 22:44 via thehill.com
  
  Reps. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio) became the seventh and eighth Republicans to announce they would vote to impeach President Trump on Wednesday over his role in last week’s violent Capitol Hill riot.Meijer and Gonzalez both...
  
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• Maxine Waters in impeachment speech says Trump 'capable of starting a civil war'

  13-01-2021 22:44 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) on Wednesday assailed President Trump in remarks from the House floor as the chamber prepared to vote on whether to impeach the president for a second time. “I rise in support of impeaching again,” Waters...
  
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• GOP lawmaker: Trump has no future in the Republican Party

  13-01-2021 22:40 via thehill.com
  
  First-term Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Wednesday President Trump has "tarnished" his legacy and has no future in Republican Party politics.Speaking on Fox News, Mace, who worked on Trump’s 2016 campaign, said the president and some of his GOP...
  
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• Biden briefed by federal officials on security concerns regarding inauguration

  13-01-2021 22:34 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden was briefed by the FBI and Secret Service on Wednesday about potential security threats to his inauguration, his transition team said.“President-elect Biden received a briefing from senior officials at the Federal Bureau of...
  
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• House Republicans say threats of violence could be a factor in impeachment decision

  13-01-2021 22:21 via thehill.com
  
  House GOP lawmakers on Wednesday said that threats made toward them and their family could factor in to their decision whether or not to impeach President Trump. Republicans voiced concerns about their safety in the wake of the Jan. 6...
  
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• Ayanna Pressley's husband tests positive for COVID-19

  13-01-2021 22:08 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s (D-Mass.) husband, Conan Harris, has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is exhibiting mild symptoms, her office said on Wednesday.The congresswoman has tested negative but remains in isolation as a precautionary measure.“As...
  
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• Ex-DHS chief says Trump bears some responsibility for Capitol riots: 'What he says matters'

  13-01-2021 22:02 via thehill.com
  
  Chad Wolf, who resigned this week as acting Homeland Security secretary, said that President Trump had some "responsibility" for the Capitol riots that occurred last Wednesday."He's the President. What he says matters," Wolf told CNN in an interview...
  
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• Pelosi wearing the same outfit she did during first Trump impeachment

  13-01-2021 22:00 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wore the same outfit she appeared in when the House voted to impeach President Trump in December 2019 for the chamber's second push to impeach the president on Wednesday, her office confirmed to The Hill....
  
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• Twitter says lock on GOP congresswoman's account was result of 'incorrect enforcement action'

  13-01-2021 21:55 via thehill.com
  
  Twitter on Wednesday said that the brief locking of a GOP congresswoman's account was the result of "incorrect enforcement action." Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), a freshman member of Congress who recently said she wanted to carry her...
  
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• Swalwell compares Trump to bin Laden: They 'inspired and radicalized'

  13-01-2021 21:52 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) compared President Trump to Osama bin Laden in a recent interview, saying both men "inspired and radicalized" their supporters to commit acts of violence. “Osama bin Laden did not enter U.S. soil on Sept. 11, but...
  
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• House conservatives plot to oust Liz Cheney

  13-01-2021 21:18 via thehill.com
  
  A group of conservative lawmakers are plotting to oust House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (Wyo.) from her leadership role, citing issues with her announcement that she would vote to impeach President Trump for inciting last week's riot at...
  
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• House Democrats call for investigation into 'suspicious' Capitol tours day before riot

  13-01-2021 21:15 via thehill.com
  
  A coalition of more than 30 House Democrats is calling for an investigation into "suspicious" Capitol tours that took place the day before last Wednesday’s deadly attack from a mob of Trump supporters. The coalition led by Rep. Mikie Sherrill (...
  
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• Rep. Bush calls Trump a 'white supremacist president' on House floor

  13-01-2021 20:58 via thehill.com
  
  Newly sworn-in Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) referred to President Trump as the “white supremacist-in-chief” in her remarks on the House floor on Wednesday as the lower chamber prepares to impeach the president for a second time.“St. Louis and I rise...
  
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• Emails show Interior ethics officials raised concerns over video promoting Trump

  13-01-2021 20:51 via thehill.com
  
  Ethics officials at the Interior Department warned communications staff about posting a video touting President Trump’s conservation record that critics characterized as propaganda, according to emails obtained by The Hill.The video in question...
  
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• Emails show Interior ethics officials raised concerns over October video promoting Trump

  13-01-2021 20:51 via thehill.com
  
  Ethics officials at the Interior Department warned communications staff about posting a video in October touting President Trump’s conservation record that critics characterized as propaganda, according to emails obtained by The Hill.The video in...
  
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• Kelly says Trump can't admit to making mistakes: 'His manhood is at issue here'

  13-01-2021 20:26 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, said that his ex-boss can’t admit to making mistakes because “his manhood is at issue here.”Kelly made the dig during a conversation with Anthony Scaramucci, Trump’s short-term White House...
  
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• Cheney on calls for her to resign from GOP leadership: 'I'm not going anywhere'

  13-01-2021 20:24 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), the No. 3 House Republican, on Tuesday rejected calls from her GOP colleagues for her to step down from her leadership position over her forthcoming vote to impeach President Trump.“I’m not going anywhere. This is a vote...
  
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• McCarthy says Trump responsible for mob attack but opposes impeachment

  13-01-2021 20:23 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Wednesday that President Trump is responsible for the attack on the U.S. Capitol last week, but opposes impeaching the president for a second time. The top House Republican made the remarks as the...
  
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• Trump calls for 'no violence' amid concerns of threats around inauguration

  13-01-2021 20:22 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump discouraged acts of violence in a written statement Wednesday and called on Americans to help “ease tensions and calm tempers.”The White House disseminated the statement from Trump as the House was preparing to impeach him for the...
  
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• Pressley's chief of staff said her office's panic buttons 'had been torn out' before Capitol riot

  13-01-2021 20:17 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s (D-Mass.) chief of staff, Sarah Groh, said in a recent interview that panic buttons she had previously used in the congresswoman’s office had been taken out before the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol last week.Groh revealed...
  
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• Kushner stopped Trump from joining Parler, Gab after Twitter ban: report

  13-01-2021 20:15 via thehill.com
  
  Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, stopped Trump from joining fringe social media platforms Parler and Gab after he was banned from Twitter, according to a report from CNN. Kushner and deputy chief of staff Dan...
  
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• Sixth House Republican backs Trump impeachment

  13-01-2021 20:04 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) on Wednesday afternoon announced he would vote to impeach President Trump on charges of inciting last week’s deadly U.S. Capitol riots, becoming the sixth Republican to do so.“This is a pivotal and solemn moment in our...
  
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• Cori Bush slams lawmakers who refused to go through metal detector outside House chamber

  13-01-2021 19:43 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) on Wednesday slammed Republican colleagues who refused to use the metal detectors installed outside the House chamber following last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.“To my colleagues who won't go through the metal...
  
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• Pelosi: Trump is a 'clear and present danger'

  13-01-2021 19:17 via thehill.com
  
   Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday called President Trump a "clear and present danger" to America as she made an impassioned appeal to lawmakers to support impeaching him for inciting the violent mob attack on the Capitol one week...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez: Congress looking into ways to rein in 'disinformation'

  13-01-2021 19:06 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday took part in an Instagram Live Q&A during which she said Congress was looking into media literacy initiatives following the deadly Capitol attack on Wednesday that was fueled by...
  
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• Reporter's essay: Capitol attack was a community invasion, not just an insurrection

  13-01-2021 19:03 via thehill.com
  
  When I was a child, a burglar smashed a window and broke into my family’s home. A single image is seared in my brain from that incident: One large, muddy footprint on a toilet seat where he had climbed into the house.My younger brother and I slept...
  
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• Incoming White House press secretary says staff will wear N95 masks

  13-01-2021 18:59 via thehill.com
  
  Press aides for the forthcoming Biden administration will wear N95 masks in the White House, the incoming press secretary said Wednesday, marking a shift from the lax approach of the Trump administration amid the coronavirus pandemic....
  
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• Democrat: GOP colleagues say they're 'afraid for their lives' if they vote to impeach Trump

  13-01-2021 18:07 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) said Republicans he spoke with on Tuesday evening wept and told him they fear their personal safety as they weigh whether to vote in favor of impeachment of President Trump this week. "The majority of...
  
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• Jordan calls on Cheney to step down from House leadership

  13-01-2021 17:32 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is calling on House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to be removed from leadership for announcing her plans to vote to impeach President Trump for inciting last week's riot at the Capitol.Jordan, a founder of...
  
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• GOP lawmaker gives up honorary college degree in wake of Electoral College vote

  13-01-2021 17:17 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) voluntarily gave up his honorary degree from Grinnell College on Tuesday after a petition was sent to the school due to Cole’s objection to the Electoral College last week.“The insurrection of January 6 in the nation’s...
  
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• Hoyer: MAGA stands for 'Make America Grieve Again'

  13-01-2021 17:13 via thehill.com
  
  House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Wednesday as the chamber prepared to take up impeachment proceedings against President Trump that the president's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan should be described as "Make...
  
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• Jeffress says he 'absolutely' does not regret supporting Trump after Capitol riot

  13-01-2021 17:00 via thehill.com
  
  Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress, one of President Trump’s most vocal evangelical backers, said he “absolutely” did not regret backing President Trump despite the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol last week.“Great talks today with President @...
  
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• Republican war veteran gives Guard troops a tour of the Capitol

  13-01-2021 16:48 via thehill.com
  
  Hundreds of National Guard troops are essentially being quartered in the Capitol as part of the sharp escalation in security around the complex following last week's violence.As they await their next shift, many are sleeping in various nooks of the...
  
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• Scalise labels Capitol rioting 'domestic terrorism'

  13-01-2021 16:25 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Wednesday excoriated last week’s violent mob in the Capitol and labeled it “domestic terrorism” in his most extensive remarks to date regarding the deadly riots.Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican who survived...
  
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• Eric Trump: Business cancellations part of liberal 'cancel culture'

  13-01-2021 15:58 via thehill.com
  
  Eric Trump criticized businesses that have cut ties with the Trump Organization after the mob attack on the Capitol last week, blaming it on "cancel culture" in an interview. “We live in the age of cancel culture, but this isn’t something that...
  
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• New York City ending multiple contracts with Trump Organization over Capitol riot

  13-01-2021 15:43 via thehill.com
  
  New York City is severing its contracts with the Trump Organization over President Trump's role in inciting a violent riot by his supporters at the Capitol last week.Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), a frequent foe of the president, said on MSNBC ...
  
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• House Democrats reintroduce bill to reduce lobbyist influence

  13-01-2021 15:34 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), the chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, have reintroduced a bill to reduce the influence of lobbyists and to close the so-called “revolving door.”The bill, the Executive...
  
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• Operation Warp Speed chief adviser submits resignation at request of Biden transition

  13-01-2021 15:19 via thehill.com
  
  Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser to Operation Warp Speed, on Wednesday, submitted his resignation as part of a plan to hand the vaccination effort over to President-elect Biden's coronavirus team.Slaoui's resignation, which will go into effect next...
  
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• LIVE COVERAGE: House to vote to impeach Trump after Capitol insurrection

  13-01-2021 14:51 via thehill.com
  
  The House will vote Wednesday to impeach Trump for his role in the mob attack at the Capitol one week ago, which interrupted the Electoral College count in a joint session of Congress and forced the evacuation of lawmakers.Passage is not is doubt:...
  
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• New Jersey Democrat says members of Congress led 'reconnaissance' tours ahead of riot

  13-01-2021 14:39 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) on Tuesday said that she witnessed colleagues leading people on tours of the Capitol in the days prior to the violent riot that overtook the building last Wednesday, calling the walkthroughs "...
  
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• New Jersey Dem says members of Congress led 'reconnaissance' tours ahead of riots

  13-01-2021 14:39 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) on Tuesday said that she witnessed colleagues leading people on tours of the Capitol in the days prior to the violent riot which overtook the building last Wednesday, calling the walkthroughs "...
  
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• Acting attorney general condemns Capitol riots, warns 'no tolerance' for violence at Biden inauguration

  13-01-2021 13:59 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump's acting attorney general, Jeffrey Rosen, warned in a YouTube video posted late Tuesday that federal law enforcement would have a zero-tolerance policy for violence at President-elect Biden's inauguration  following the...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez says she thought she 'was going to die' in 'close encounter' during Capitol rioting

  13-01-2021 13:46 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) revealed Tuesday she feared for her life during deadly rioting at the Capitol by supporters of President Trump last week, saying she had a "close encounter" during the chaos that shook her deeply. "I did...
  
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• Washington state rep joins list of Republicans voting to impeach Trump

  13-01-2021 13:43 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) late Tuesday joined the growing list of GOP lawmakers who will vote to impeach President Trump after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol last week. Beutler said in a statement that Trump...
  
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• Biden nominates Samantha Power to lead USAID

  13-01-2021 13:41 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is nominating Samantha Power, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, as administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).The transition team also said...
  
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