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• Uncertain path of Senate trial underscored by chamber's rules and precedent

  14-01-2021 21:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The House vote to impeach President Donald Trump, historic as it was, has created a series of complicated questions for the looming Senate trial -- nearly all of which will have repercussions for the opening days of incoming President Joe Biden.
  
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• Dr. Fauci Tells Rachel Maddow White House Blocked Him From Appearing On Her Show

  23-01-2021 05:20 via huffpost.com
  
  "They didn't like the way you handle things, and they didn't want me on," Fauci explained, saying he had wanted to come on Maddow's program "for months."
  
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• Kevin McCarthy: 'Everybody Across This Country' Is To Blame For Capitol Attack

  23-01-2021 05:06 via huffpost.com
  
  Donald Trump is responsible for the Jan. 6 riot, but so are you, according to the House Republican leader.
  
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• New York Times: Trump and DOJ attorney had plan to replace his acting AG and undo Georgia election result

  23-01-2021 04:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey Clark nearly convinced then-President Donald Trump to remove then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and use the Department of Justice to undo Georgia's election results, The New York Times reported Friday.
  
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• Bernie Sanders' Inauguration Meme Hijacked By Amazon For Ad; Critics Appalled

  23-01-2021 04:34 via huffpost.com
  
  Not your typical Amazon Pay pitchman: Sen. Sanders particularly hates the company's labor policies. Stunt triggers Amazon haters.
  
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• Birx: I always considered quitting Trump's White House Covid task force

  23-01-2021 03:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Dr. Deborah Birx "always" considered quitting then-President Donald Trump's White House coronavirus task force and was troubled by colleagues' perceptions that she had become political, she said in an interview clip released Friday.
  
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• Trump Campaign Paid $2.7 Million To People, Firms That Planned Rally Sparking Capitol Riot

  23-01-2021 02:42 via huffpost.com
  
  Eight Trump campaign officials were listed on the permit for the rally that ended with the deadly storming of the Capitol, reports the Center for Responsive Politics.
  
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• Thousands of National Guard troops could remain in Washington until March

  23-01-2021 02:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Discussions are taking place about keeping thousands of National Guard troops in Washington until March because of concerns about potential unrest during the upcoming impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump and around President Joe Biden's first joint address to Congress, two defense officials told CNN.
  
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• Investigation into US Capitol riot moves into more complicated phase

  23-01-2021 02:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  After bringing federal charges against more than 125 people accused of being part of the violent mob that stormed the US Capitol, now comes the hard part.
  
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• Group of Democratic lawmakers urge Biden to commute the sentences of death row prisoners

  23-01-2021 02:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Cori Bush of Missouri on Friday led a group of 35 lawmakers in urging President Joe Biden to commute the sentences of all federal prisoners on death row.
  
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• Dr. Birx 'Always' Considered Quitting Trump's COVID-19 Task Force

  23-01-2021 01:32 via huffpost.com
  
  “I mean, why would you want to put yourself through that every day?” she asked herself.
  
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• Biden admin launches review of Trump decision to designate Yemen's Houthis as foreign terrorist organization

  23-01-2021 00:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The State Department has initiated a review of the Trump administration's decision to designate Yemen's Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), a spokesperson told CNN Friday.
  
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• Iran Hawks Begin Effort To Undermine Joe Biden's Diplomacy

  23-01-2021 00:25 via huffpost.com
  
  Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is leading hard-liners in smearing former White House official Rob Malley. Biden's response could be a key sign about his foreign policy.
  
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• Senate impeachment trial arguments to start February 9

  23-01-2021 00:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the House's article of impeachment will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, triggering the start of the Senate's impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
  
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• State Department Resumes Diversity Trainings Suspended Under Trump

  23-01-2021 00:01 via huffpost.com
  
  Ned Price — the agency's first openly gay spokesman, who was appointed by President Joe Biden — made the announcement on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Joe Biden Orders Review Of Domestic Violent Extremism Threat In U.S.

  22-01-2021 23:38 via huffpost.com
  
  It's a stark acknowledgment of the national security threat that officials see as posed by American extremists motivated to violence by radical ideology.
  
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• Miscommunication and confusion led to National Guard troops being pushed out of Capitol

  22-01-2021 23:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A series of miscommunications around an unprecedented security situation left National Guard troops searching for an adequate rest area Thursday night when they were moved from the Capitol into a nearby parking garage.
  
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• Biden signs orders to get checks and food aid to low-income Americans, plus a federal pay raise

  22-01-2021 22:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden is expected to sign two more executive orders on Friday -- one focused on raising the minimum wage to $15 for the federal workforce and the other on expanding assistance for Americans in need -- as he continues his swift efforts to overturn his predecessor's policies.
  
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• Glad-handing Biden begins foreign diplomacy with the telephone

  22-01-2021 22:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden had been inside the White House for only two hours on Wednesday before finding an opportunity to recall one of his many intimate meals with a foreign leader who, now they are both presidents, can officially be called a counterpart.
  
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• Jill Biden makes surprise visit to National Guard troops during first official event

  22-01-2021 22:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  First lady Jill Biden used her first official event outside of the White House to add a surprise visit Friday afternoon to National Guard troops at the United States Capitol.
  
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• Idaho's Republican governor blasts his own party's efforts to end his Covid-19 emergency declaration

  22-01-2021 22:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued sharp criticism of the state Legislature's efforts to repeal a Covid-19 emergency declaration in a video statement released Friday.
  
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• Republicans Are Mad Joe Biden Isn’t Uniting The Nation Around The GOP Agenda

  22-01-2021 22:36 via huffpost.com
  
  Just two weeks after the Capitol riot inspired by their own voter fraud lies, Republicans say the new president's policies are dividing the nation.
  
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• Rep. Cawthorn under fire from liberals for social-media posts

  22-01-2021 22:30 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Liberals are frothing mad at Rep. Madison Cawthorn's statements on social media about his alleged athletic training and about the 2020 election in advance of the riot at the Capitol earlier this month.  No committee assignments are listed for the freshman North Carolina Republican on the office of the
  
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• Prospects of convicting Trump erode as GOP grows vocal against Senate impeachment proceedings

  22-01-2021 22:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The path in the Senate to convict Donald Trump is extremely slim, with a growing number of Republicans expressing confidence that the party will acquit the former President on a charge that he incited the deadly insurrection aimed at stopping President Joe Biden's electoral win.
  
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• Joe Biden on impeachment timing: Appreciate time to get administration 'up and running'

  22-01-2021 21:55 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Biden said Friday that he still had to review Senate Republicans' proposed timeline for an impeachment trial of former President Trump but that he'd appreciate having some time to get his administration "up and running." "The more time we have to get up and running to meet these crises, ...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez: Rep. Andy Harris Endangered Congress By Trying To Bring Gun Into House

  22-01-2021 21:23 via huffpost.com
  
  "The moment you bring a gun onto the House floor in violation of rules, you put everyone around you in danger," the New York lawmaker told CNN's Chris Cuomo.
  
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• Dinging Trump, Fauci Says Consistency Could Have Led To 'Different' COVID-19 Outcome

  22-01-2021 21:20 via huffpost.com
  
  The nation’s top infectious diseases expert said he believed things would “get much better” under President Joe Biden.
  
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• Transgender Youth Bills Reflect Deep Divisions Across U.S. States

  22-01-2021 21:15 via huffpost.com
  
  Lawmakers' proposals in Montana, Tennessee and other states run counter to Biden's executive order prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity.
  
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• An FAA Employee And QAnon Follower Was On The FBI's Radar. Then He Stormed The Capitol.

  22-01-2021 21:13 via huffpost.com
  
  Kevin Strong reportedly believed that the insurrection on Jan. 6 would lead to World War III.
  
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• Texas attorney general sues Biden administration over deportation pause

  22-01-2021 21:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday sued the Biden administration over its 100-day deportation pause, citing an 11th-hour agreement between Texas and the Trump administration that required the Department of Homeland Security to consult with the state before making changes.
  
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