The former president faces a charge of “incitement of insurrection” for his role in instigating the deadly mob attack at the Capitol. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday.
A House lawsuit to enforce a subpoena, stalled since March, awaits a decision by new Treasury officials on whether to drop objections to a release.
Retired four-star Army general Lloyd Austin also faces the tasks of restoring alliances, making hard budget choices and dealing with questions about possible internal threats.
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Johnson is the first world leader to say the variant “may be associated with a higher degree of mortality.”
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