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Politico:
House has the votes to impeach Trump for inciting Capitol riots — Speaker Nancy Pelosi is on the cusp of majority support in the House to impeach President Donald Trump, part of a two-front effort to punish and remove him for inciting the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week.
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Associated Press:
House preps impeachment; GOP blocks ouster-by-Cabinet call — WASHINGTON (AP) — A House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office was blocked Monday by Republicans. — Democrats in the House are pushing Pence …
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Impeachment looms as fury grows over new details of Capitol attack — With help from Melanie Zanona. — Democrats are weighing how to fast-track their plans to impeach President Donald Trump this week as new details, images and video further fuel the rage over the deadly domestic terrorist attack …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Republican leaders say Tom Cotton halted landslide of GOP objections in Senate
Republican leaders say Tom Cotton halted landslide of GOP objections in Senate
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: For GOP, nine perilous days
Byron York's Daily Memo: For GOP, nine perilous days
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CNN:
House Democrats introduce impeachment resolution, charging Trump with 'incitement of insurrection
House Democrats introduce impeachment resolution, charging Trump with 'incitement of insurrection
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Trump Can't Be Allowed to Escape Justice Yet Again
Trump Can't Be Allowed to Escape Justice Yet Again
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Charlie Sykes / Bulwark+:
Impeach. Indict. Disqualify.
Impeach. Indict. Disqualify.
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David N. Cicilline / New York Times:
Why We Are Introducing an Article of Impeachment
Why We Are Introducing an Article of Impeachment
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Pelosi says House will move on impeaching Trump if Pence doesn't meet a deadline to remove him
Live updates: Pelosi says House will move on impeaching Trump if Pence doesn't meet a deadline to remove him
David Montanaro / Fox News:
Turley: Democrats ‘impulse buy’ impeachment of Trump would have ‘very serious implications’
Turley: Democrats ‘impulse buy’ impeachment of Trump would have ‘very serious implications’
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First Lady / The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump: Our Path Forward — Like all of you, I have reflected on the past year and how the invisible enemy, Covid-19, swept across our beautiful country. All Nations have experienced the loss of loved ones, economic pain, and the negative impacts of isolation.
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Melania Identifies Real Victim of the Deadly Capitol Riots: Herself
Melania Identifies Real Victim of the Deadly Capitol Riots: Herself
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Biden plans to nominate William J. Burns, a former career diplomat, to run the CIA — President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate William J. Burns, a former career diplomat who has served both parties and won respect at home and abroad, to run a CIA that has been badly battered by the Trump administration.
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New York Times:
William Burns, a career diplomat, is Biden's choice to head the C.I.A. — President-elect Joseph R. Biden has selected William J. Burns, a career State Department official who led the U.S. delegation in secret talks with Iran, to run the Central Intelligence Agency.
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Biden taps William J. Burns, longtime diplomat, as next CIA director
Biden taps William J. Burns, longtime diplomat, as next CIA director
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CNN:
Biden to nominate William Burns as CIA director, turning to a longtime diplomat to lead agency in post-Trump era
Biden to nominate William Burns as CIA director, turning to a longtime diplomat to lead agency in post-Trump era
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Talk-radio owner orders conservative hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric — After months of stoking anger about alleged election fraud, one of America's largest talk-radio companies has decided on an abrupt change of direction. — Cumulus Media, which employs some of the most popular …
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Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived — In the wake of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by scores of President Trump's supporters, a lone researcher began an effort to catalogue the posts of social media users across Parler …
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Parler goes dark after move by Amazon
Parler goes dark after move by Amazon
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Associated Press:
Army investigating officer who led group to Washington rally — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Army is investigating a psychological operations officer who led a group of people from North Carolina to the rally in Washington that led up to the deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Incitement Timeline: Year of Trump's Actions Leading to the Attack on the Capitol
Incitement Timeline: Year of Trump's Actions Leading to the Attack on the Capitol
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U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman:
Watson Coleman Receives Positive Coronavirus Test Following January 6 Capitol Lockdown — f t # e — Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) received a positive rapid antigen test result for COVID-19. She believes she was exposed during protective isolation in the U.S. Capitol building …
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Susan DeSantis / New York State Bar Association:
New York State Bar Association Launches Historic Inquiry Into Removing Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani From Its Membership — New York State Bar Association Launches Historic Inquiry Into Removing Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani From Its Membership — The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) …
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Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Germany's Merkel hits out at Twitter over ‘problematic’ Trump ban — German Chancellor Angela Merkel finds Twitter's decision to ban President Donald Trump's account “problematic,” her spokesperson said. — Twitter permanently suspended Trump's account on Friday, following outcry over riots on Capitol Hill.
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Mark Moore / New York Post:
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel calls Trump Twitter ban ‘problematic’
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel calls Trump Twitter ban ‘problematic’
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Washington Post:
Outgoing Capitol Police chief: House, Senate security officials hamstrung efforts to call in National Guard — Two days before Congress was set to formalize President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund was growing increasingly worried about the size …
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Matthew Beck Photo / Chronicle Online:
Federal officials seek information on manatee harassment — Updated with video — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the harassment of a manatee. The animal was reported to federal authorities over the weekend when it was discovered with the words “Trump” scraped in its back.
Ben Smith / New York Times:
We Worked Together on the Internet. Last Week, He Stormed the Capitol. — At BuzzFeed, we followed the signals of social media. A young employee followed them all the way to Charlottesville and Capitol Hill. — He fit in as well as anyone did at our Los Angeles studio, a place full of ambitious misfits with an unusual gift.
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Matthew Schmitz / New York Post:
What the left wants to ignore about slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick — On Thursday, Brian Sicknick, an officer with the US Capitol Police, died from injuries sustained during the storming of the Capitol Building. Democratic leaders have presented Sicknick as a martyr …
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Mike Ford / RedState:
Enough! There Was No Riot, Insurrection or “Storming!” — Enough! Enough of the gaslighting by the press. Enough of the gaslighting by the party of slavery, Jim Crow, the KKK, want, deprivation, envy and murder of the unborn in the womb. Most especially, enough of their “Republican …
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Republican No More: The GOP's Existential Crisis — In the wake of the trauma of the last two months, two inescapable questions emerge. First, what does it mean to be republican? And second, does the Republican Party represent those values at all any more?
QU Poll:
74% Of Voters Say Democracy In The U.S. Is Under Threat, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 52% Say President Trump Should Be Removed From Office — Following last week's mob attack on the U.S. Capitol during a joint session of Congress to formally certify Joe Biden's victory …
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Hillary Rodham Clinton / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton: Trump should be impeached. But that alone won't remove white supremacy from America. — Hillary Rodham Clinton is a former U.S. senator, secretary of state and Democratic nominee for president in 2016. — Wednesday's attack on the Capitol was the tragically predictable result …
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ABC News:
In blow to Trump, golf's PGA strips major championship from Trump-owned course — The 2022 PGA Championship will no longer be held at Trump Bedminster. — US Capitol riots: Tracking the insurrection — On Jan. 6, rioters coming from a pro-Trump rally broke into the U.S. Capitol …
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court won't fast-track Trump challenges to election results — As expected, the Supreme Court refused Monday to fast-track a batch of challenges to the presidential election filed by President Trump and his allies. — The rejections came without comment or noted dissent …
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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
FBI Arrests Grapevine Man Photographed in Tactical Gear on US Senate Floor — The FBI arrested a North Texas man Sunday in connection with last week's riots at the U.S. Capitol. — Larry Rendell Brock, of Grapevine, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building and violent entry and disorderly conduct.
Ashley Gold / Axios:
Scoop: Facebook freezing political spending after Capitol attack — Facebook is halting political spending for at least the first quarter of 2021 following last week's deadly attack on the Capitol. — Why it matters: Tech companies have been de-platforming President Donald Trump …
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Politico:
Biden dresses down his Covid team over plans to speed vaccinations — President-elect Joe Biden has grown frustrated with the team in charge of plotting his coronavirus response, amid rising concerns that his administration will fall short of its promise of 100 million vaccinations in the first 100 days …