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Senate Filibuster Debate Roils Chamber
Senator Mitch McConnell dropped his demand that Democrats promise to preserve the procedural weapon that can grind the Senate to a halt, but with President Biden’s agenda in the balance, …
Republicans Waver on Convicting Donald J. Trump
House managers presented the Senate with an article charging Donald J. Trump with “incitement of insurrection.” But Republicans are increasingly indicating they are unlikely to find him guilty. Go to …
Impeachment managers deliver historic charge to Senate, triggering second Trump trial
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to resign, leaving nation without a stable government to guide pandemic response
Conte directed pandemic decision-making while trying to hold warring political factions together. Go to Source Author: By Chico Harlan
The pandemic destroyed 225 million jobs worldwide, but billionaires got richer, reports find
Hundreds of millions of full-time jobs disappeared last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the International Labor Organization. But the wealthiest people got even richer, …
Two days of total lockdown in a crowded Hong Kong neighborhood
Hong Kong on Monday lifted an unprecedented two-day lockdown on an area in Kowloon’s Yau Ma Tei and Jordan neighborhoods, which restricted some 10,000 people to an area of less …
Key questions in Trump’s second impeachment trial
Daniel Goldman, lead counsel for the Democrat House Inquiry during President Trump’s first impeachment, says the key question is what did the President know about plans to storm the Capitol. …
Justice Dept. Watchdog to Investigate Any Efforts to Undo Election
The House plans to send to the Senate the article of impeachment against Donald J. Trump for his role in inciting the Capitol riots, and Republicans remain divided. President Biden …
Jeffrey Clark Was Considered Unassuming. Then He Plotted With Trump.
Justice Department colleagues said they were shocked by Mr. Clark’s embrace of the president’s falsehoods and plan to oust the acting attorney general in an effort to overturn Georgia’s election …
Teachers need to be vaccinated before L.A. schools can reopen, Beutner says. Union says that’s not enough
L.A. schools Supt. Austin Beutner says reopening K-12 campuses will require the vaccination of teachers and staff. But UTLA says virus case rates also must drop. Read full story Author: …
Snow closes Grapevine as series of powerful storms hits Southern California
Heavy snow was falling in the Grapevine on Monday morning, prompting the California Highway Patrol to close the 5 Freewway in both directions. It’s unclear when the route will reopen. …
Despite pleas from Vanessa Bryant, investigators, safety rules inspired by Kobe Bryant helicopter crash stall
A year after the deaths of Bryant, his daughter and seven others, a push for safety measures has stalled in Congress amid the pandemic and industry opposition. A year after …
Democrat Prospects of Convicting Trump in Senate Fade Away
WASHINGTON (AP) – As the House prepares to bring the impeachment charge against Donald Trump to the Senate for trial, a growing number of Republican senators say they are opposed …
McConnell’s Choice; Biden in the Middle; Clinesmith Evidence
Hello, it’s Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Globally, the number of COVID-19 infections is closing in on 100 million documented cases. In more than 2.1 million of them, the virus has …
Government Waste Thrives in Darkness
In the last 20 years, our country’s national debt has exploded. In 2001, when George W. Bush took office, the national debt was .8 trillion. It took around 225 years …
Covid: Schools will be told of reopening plans ‘as soon as we can’
Boris Johnson says he understands parents’ frustrations but the infection rate is “still very high”. Boris Johnson says he understands parents’ frustrations but the infection rate is “still very high”. …
Keon Lincoln: Mother ‘heard gunshots’ that killed teen
The mother of Keon Lincoln, 15, who was shot and stabbed, pleads for information about his death. The mother of Keon Lincoln, 15, who was shot and stabbed, pleads for …
Moderna vaccine appears to work against variants
Laboratory tests suggest antibodies can recognise and fight the UK and South Africa variants. Laboratory tests suggest antibodies can recognise and fight the UK and South Africa variants. Read full …