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Democrats Request Investigation of Hawley and Cruz After Deadly Capitol Riot
Seven Democratic senators filed a complaint urging an investigation GOP Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley’s efforts to overturn the presidential election results.
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Democrats Build Impeachment Case, Alleging ‘Dangerous Crime'
Democrats are building their case for convicting President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial.
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The Democrats Could Deploy a Rarely Used Act to Reverse Trump's ‘Midnight Rule-Making'
In taking the Senate majority, Democrats are newly empowered to undo Trump-era policies through a seldom-used tool that allows Congress to reverse federal rules, NBC News reports. But the tool, known as the Congressional Review Act, has limits: It applies only to recently finalized rules, and when Congress uses it to reverse a rule, it places new restrictions on federal…
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Some Democrats Rethink Traveling to the Inauguration
The riot at the Capitol forced many people to cancel plans to travel to Washington, D.C., for Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration — though not everyone’s.
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Rubio Urges Biden to Call for $2,000 Stimulus Checks on Day 1 to Help Unite the Country
Marco Rubio and Joe Biden both supported $2,000 direct payments in the Covid-19 relief bill passed late last year, a push that was blocked by Mitch McConnell.
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Three Lawmakers Test Positive for Covid After Capitol Lockdown
Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Bonnie Watson Coleman and Brad Schneider contracted Covid-19 after sheltering with Republicans who didn’t wear masks.
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Supreme Court Refuses Quick Action on Last-Ditch Trump Election Lawsuits
Supreme Court rejects efforts by Trump and his allies to get the court to quickly consider challenges to Biden’s victory in the November election.
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White House Expresses Sympathy Over Deaths and Injuries in Capitol Riot
The White House expressed sympathy over the deaths and injuries in the riot at the Capitol, which President Donald Trump encouraged.
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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski Calls for Trump to Resign: ‘He Has Caused Enough Damage'
Lisa Murkowski said Trump should resign immediately, the harshest rebuke yet from a GOP senator.
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Trump Not Going to Biden Inauguration, the President Announces Two Days After Stoking Deadly U.S. Capitol Riot
Trump announced his decision that he will not attend Joe Biden’s inauguration one day after he finally conceded the November presidential election.
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Pelosi Spoke to Joint Chiefs Chairman About Preventing ‘Unstable' Trump From Ordering Nuclear Strike
Pelosi said she spoke to Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley about precautions that could block Trump from “ordering a nuclear strike.”
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Dominion Voting Systems Brings $1.3 Billion Defamation Suit Against Ex-Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell
Dominion Voting Systems said Sidney Powell’s false and outlandish claims about fraud in the 2020 election “caused unprecedented harm.”
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Control of the Senate Gives Democrats Chance to Act on Judges, $2,000 Checks and Ambitious Biden Agenda
Democrats will control both the White House and Congress for the first time since the first half of President Barack Obama’s first term.
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Trump Has Told Aides Since the Election That He Is Considering Pardoning Himself, Report Says
Trump has told aides in recent weeks that he would like to issue himself a federal pardon, The New York Times reported Thursday.
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Pelosi and Schumer Call for Trump's Immediate Removal From Office for ‘Insurrection'
Both Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi said President Trump incited an “insurrection” against the country.
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Army Secretary Says Intel Before Capitol Riots Was ‘All Over the Board' as 6,200 National Guard Go to D.C.
More than 6,000 National Guard personnel will deploy to the nation’s capital and remain in the region for a minimum of 30 days.
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Biden Introduces Attorney General Pick Merrick Garland as He Promises DOJ Independence
In introducing Garland, President-elect Biden said that the Justice Department does not serve the president: “Your loyalty is not to me.”
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After Inciting Riot, Trump Now Promises Peaceful Transfer of Power
Trump’s statement came minutes after Congress formally confirmed the election of Joe Biden as president.
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Watch Live: Pelosi Holds Weekly Press Conference Following Schumer's Call for Trump's Removal
The briefing comes as Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called for Trump’s immediate removal from office in a statement Wednesday morning.
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D.C. Mayor Calls for Congressional Inquiry Into Security Failures That Enabled Insurrection
Muriel Bowser called for Congress to establish a panel to investigate the security lapses that enabled a mob to penetrate the U.S. Capitol Complex.