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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.
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House votes to impeach President Trump again, a week before he leaves officeThe 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.
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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.
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Former prime minister Matteo Renzi pulls out of the rickety coalition, leading Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to scramble for a new majority.
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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.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said that the need is “far outpacing” vaccine availability.
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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.
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