Democracy Dies in Darkness
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The House broke new ground by impeaching a president for a second time, a week before he leaves office, indicting President Trump for inciting a riot with false claims of a stolen election that led to the storming of the Capitol and five deaths.
The majority leader’s statement marked a dramatic shift from his position during President Trump’s first impeachment, when he stressed that he was “not an impartial juror.”
Lawmakers, foreign leaders, businesses and social media companies have turned on President Trump, leaving the world’s most powerful leader more isolated than ever.
(Video: Allie Caren/The Post; photo: Melina Mara/The Post)
Here are some of the most impassioned moments made on the House floor on Wednesday as members of Congress debated impeaching President Trump for a second time.
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Joe Biden in April 2019 at an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers event. (AP)
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House votes to impeach President Trump again, a week before he leaves office
The House of Representatives voted on Jan. 13 to impeach President Trump a second time after the deadly U.S. Capitol breach.
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On Wednesday, the day the House voted to impeach the president for incitement, there were repeated calls for unity from the same people who a week earlier had responded to the violence at issue by agreeing with the goals of the violent mob.
From left, Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) slammed new House rules to install metal detectors in the Capitol following the Jan. 6 riots. (The Washington Post)
A group of GOP lawmakers in the House, angered by new security rules, bypassed the magnetometers or pushed past security despite setting off the alarm.
Prosecutors say a Colorado man who allegedly threatened House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also threatened D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser.
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Winds could gust over 80 mph, and high wind watches and warnings are spread across seven states.
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said the city was terminating its contract with Trump to operate Wollman Rink in New York’s Central Park. (AP)
The decision will cut off the Trump Organization from businesses that bring in $17 million per year.
(Astrid Riecken for The Post)
The city and its surrounding suburbs are bracing for what the inauguration might bring.
The forecast calls for partly sunny skies and temperatures between 40 and 45 degrees.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D)  urged state lawmakers to abolish the death penalty and amend the state's constitution to restore voting rights for felons as part of an ambitious slate of proposals.
The pandemic has magnified critical weaknesses at the agency as many taxpayers face economic hardship.
The Google-owned video site was the last of the major social media networks to suspend Trump after the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Edward Flores, a fourth-generation owner of Juanita's Cafe, pushes his cart through empty Olvera Street in Los Angeles on Dec. 16. (AP)
Restaurant workers “have pivoted so many times they’ve made a circle,” and now employment options are running out.
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