Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Friday, January 22, 2021 (1 Viewer)

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:

Trump's second impeachment trial will start week of Feb. 8, Schumer says
WASHINGTON — The Senate trial for former President Donald Trump would begin the week of Feb. 8 under a deal struck between both parties, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday. ...

Updated 6:07 PM CST

Trump’s Senate impeachment trial will start the week of Feb. 8, Schumer says

Psaki announces new White House effort to combat domestic extremism in wake of Capitol riot
Biden appears to sign off on delayed impeachment trial

Biden directs Treasury, IRS to find 8M who haven't claimed stimulus

Biden’s Covid plan is 'spot on,' but cleaning up after Trump will take time, experts say

House Republican introduces bill to hold Supreme Court at nine justices

Texas attorney general challenges deportation freeze in first of promised lawsuits against Biden administration

Democrats float 14th Amendment to bar Trump from office

Group of Democratic lawmakers urge Biden to commute the sentences of death row prisoners

Biden’s early approach to virus: Underpromise, overdeliver

Democrats to target IRS in probe of tax-exempt groups that organized pre-riot rally

Biden says his mask mandate is common sense. Republicans say ‘kiss my arse.’

Slim majority of Americans want Senate to convict Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Some troops still in garages despite widespread outrage

Psaki says she hasn’t spoken with Biden about riots in Seattle, Portland

Biden's acting attorney general signed off on reassigning prosecutor who objected to family separations

Liz Cheney could face a mutiny within Congress and in her home state of Wyoming - BI

Cheney tests Trump grip on GOP post-presidency

Biden’s executive actions for economic relief at a glance

Biden's food-stamp boost comes as 30 million U.S. households go hungry

Twitter permanently bans suspect Iran account after post threatens former President Donald Trump

'We'll do something': Trump offers first remarks since leaving office

Biden signs orders to get checks and food aid to low-income Americans, plus a federal pay raise

Biden administration ousts Victoria Coates, who was falsely accused of being 'Anonymous'

Biden, Canada's Trudeau to meet next month, collaborate on vaccines, medical supplies
Psaki: Biden still backs the filibuster

National Guard: President Biden apologises over troops sleeping in car park

Biden admin freezes Trump HHS rule meant to lower insulin prices

Fauci infuriated by threats to family
Fast-Growing Alternative To Facebook And Twitter Finds Post-Trump Surge 'Messy'

Biden’s choice on econ aid: Deal with GOP or go for it all

Yellen nomination sails through Senate panel; final vote set for Monday

Prospects of convicting Trump erode as GOP grows vocal against Senate impeachment proceedings

Biden asks agencies for threat assessment on domestic terrorism after Capitol riot

How Biden Can Fix Trump’s 1776 Disaster
House Republicans who impeached Trump can't lean on NRCC in primaries
Trump's job approval rating stays unchanged

Andrew Yang on his plans to "speed up" New York City's post-COVID comeback

A year after Wuhan lockdown, a world still deep in crisis

Catholic bishops alarmed by ‘misguided’ Biden executive order

State Dept. to review Trump admin's decision to label Houthis a terrorist organization

North Korea sees talks as way to advance nuclear program, says U.S. intel official
'There's No End In Sight': Mail Delivery Delays Continue Across The Country

Jill Biden makes surprise visit to National Guard troops during first official event

Delay in power-sharing pact leaves Senate in limbo

For 1st Black Pentagon chief, racism challenge is personal

Who is Butch Bowers, Trump's new impeachment attorney?

Tom Brokaw retires after legendary 55-year career at NBC News

Rioter admitted dragging Capitol cop to be beaten with a flagpole

Senators urge Biden to restore POW-MIA flag atop White House after Trump removal

Will There Be a Trump Presidential Library? Don’t Count On It.

Rep. Ilhan Omar calls on Biden to back 'recurring cash payments' until economy recovers

Biden EPA asks DOJ to hit pause on defense of Trump-era rules

What next for Trump - and Trumpism?

Biden Wants to Raise Taxes, Yet Many Trump Tax Cuts Are Here to Stay - NY Times
Ken Paxton sues Biden administration over 100-day deportation stoppage
More than 150 National Guard in Washington for inauguration test positive for coronavirus

Group of Democratic lawmakers urge Biden to commute the sentences of death row prisoners

'Pics or it didn't happen': Experts explain why Capitol rioters posted incriminating videos and selfies

Freedom Caucus chairman blasts 'sensational lies' after Capitol riot

Crenshaw blasts Biden admin, claims they don't like 'anything the American working class might actually want'
Judge apologizes after posting photo of husband dressed as 'QAnon Shaman'

Birx says she thought of quitting the Trump administration 'always'

Mexican president, Biden discuss migration, coronavirus, development

Miscommunication and confusion led to National Guard troops being pushed out of Capitol

Squad member Pressley: 'Past time to end the Jim Crow Filibuster'

Prosecutor says man charged over actions in Capitol riot tried to flee to Switzerland

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Schumer: House to send Trump impeachment article Monday

Biden to sign order to increase pandemic-related food aid

Biden ordering stopgap help as talks start on big aid plan

House to deliver Trump impeachment charge on Monday, rejecting Republican push for time

Florida is 'new HQ of the MAGA movement'

After big hack of U.S. government, Biden enlists 'world class' cybersecurity team

Trump is out, but government dysfunction still remains

Here are the 30 executive orders and actions Biden signed in his first three days

Biden takes step to require federal contractors pay $15 minimum wage

Who is Lloyd Austin, America's first Black defense secretary?

Rubio demands clarity on Biden's 100-day deportation pause, amid fears violent criminals will remain in US
Biden To Toss Trump Plan That Would Have Made It Easier To Fire Top Civil Servants

Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief

Biden's February global actions revealed

Senators to ask Biden to restore POW-MIA flag to White House after Trump departure

In Biden's Washington, Democrats and Republicans Are Not United on 'Unity' - NY Times

McConnell privately says he wants Trump gone as Republicans quietly lobby him to convict

Biden executive orders the 'wishlist of the far left,' Rubio says

Live Updates: Pelosi to send Trump article of impeachment on Monday

Republican senators all over the place on impeachment

Senate confirms Austin as first Black defense secretary

Senate chaos threatens to slow Biden's agenda

Trump Showed How Easily Presidents Can Abuse Emergency Powers. Here’s How Congress Can Rein Them In.

With Biden In Place, The 'Resistance' Tries To Pivot From Defense To Offense

Russia welcomes US proposal to extend nuclear treaty

Iran's supreme leader tweets attack threat to golfing Trump

Alejandro Mayorkas: What to know about Biden's DHS pick

Grenell accuses Schiff of 'regularly' leaking classified info

Here's where President Biden's Cabinet nominees stand

Majority of U.S. Senate backs Biden nominee Austin to lead Pentagon

Rubio: Biden 'talking like a centrist' but governing 'from the radical left'

Yellen wins unanimous Senate panel vote for Treasury despite Republican tax, debt concerns

Lawmakers single out Parler in call for ‘robust’ FBI probe into Capitol Hill riot

‘No way’: Murkowski rules out switching parties

Politics live updates: Schumer says Trump impeachment article will go to Senate on Monday

They're Breaking Glass and Criticizing Biden. From the Left - NY Times

Democrats eye arcane legislative tool to pass parts of Covid relief bill

Elon Musk will give $100 million to the person who can create the best carbon capture technology
U.N. Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Takes Effect, Without The U.S. And Others

Capitol riot causing tremors for Andy Biggs in Arizona district: Poll

Biden's first steps on drilling

Psaki holds White House press briefing with economic adviser Brian Deese

New U.S. national security adviser talks to European, Japanese officials: statement

Guard troops back inside Capitol after furor over move to parking garage
The huge stakes of Biden's new Covid-19 plan

Nat Guard, Capitol Police offer conflicting accounts of booting troops from rest area

Reports: Maryland Republican Rep. Andy Harris brought gun to House security checkpoint

Russia rounds up Navalny allies as weekend protests loom

After Trump setbacks, Kim Jong Un starts over with Biden

Woman Accused Of Stealing Pelosi's Laptop Released From Jail

GOP food fight over Trump in AZ jeopardizes party's 2022 prospects

'I'm asking for equality': Newly minted Puerto Rico governor turns to Biden admin for relief

Nomination hearing for Biden Energy pick Granholm set for Wednesday

Republicans position themselves for 2024 with Trump's future looming large

Americans Are Moving To Escape Climate Impacts. Towns Expect More To Come

Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad

Exclusive: Canada deporting thousands even as pandemic rages

Joe Biden putting 'Saudi Arabia first' by halting Keystone XL pipeline: Sen. Daines

Chicago teachers begin vote to refuse in-person teaching

Google threatens to pause services in Australia if forced to pay news publishers
NFL Invites 7,500 Health Care Workers To The Super Bowl

Julie Payette: Canada governor general quits amid bullying claims

Op-ed: Forgiving student debt will help senior citizens, too

Ocasio-Cortez says lawmakers fear colleagues sneaking firearms on House floor

Whitmer seeking $5M in virus relief package to enforce gun ban

In Russia, effort underway to curb upcoming Navalny protests
Japan Tries To Remain Optimistic As COVID-19 Threatens To Cancel Tokyo Olympics

Swiss voters favour ‘burqa ban’, poll shows ahead of public vote

Nearly $1B Mega Millions prize due to long odds, slow sales

Iran, pressured by blackouts and pollution, targets Bitcoin

Coronavirus News and Updates:
Updated 6:07 PM CST

Pfizer ships fewer Covid vaccine vials to U.S. after Trump FDA label change

Special Report: How U.S. CDC missed chances to spot COVID's silent spread
Biden: Deaths due to coronavirus will surpass 600K
Moderna And Pfizer Need To Nearly Double COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries To Meet Goals

Exclusive: AstraZeneca to supply 31 million COVID-19 shots to EU in first quarter, a 60% cut - EU source

Coronavirus updates: Second vaccine dose can be given 6 weeks later, CDC says

VIRUS TODAY: Barriers slow efforts to vaccinate immigrants

California coronavirus vaccine rollout lagging behind most states

Coronavirus: European Union vaccine woes increase

New Covid strains complicate research, make it harder to protect those at risk

Pfizer to supply 40 million coronavirus vaccine doses to lower-income nations

Florida governor walks back claim over 1 millionth shot

Hong Kong locks down thousands for compulsory COVID-19 testing
Only 10 serious reactions to Moderna vaccine, no deaths: CDC

New Brazil coronavirus variant found in nearly half of Amazon city cases
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COVID strain in South Africa shows huge resistance to antibodies from original virus

Walmart expands vaccinations in boost to U.S. COVID-19 program

Lucky few hit COVID-19 vaccine jackpot for rare extra doses

Coronavirus live updates: Fauci says lack of truthfulness 'very likely' cost lives

Long queues as China's capital launches mass virus tests

Latest news on the pandemic / Follow live

Coronavirus guidelines now the rule at White House
Covid news in the Biden era: A 'refreshing' transparency, says Fauci

1,900 doses of Moderna vaccine destroyed after cleaner unplugs freezer in Boston
It’s a secret: California keeps key virus data from public

Alabama grapples with deadliest week yet during pandemic

The pandemic’s long road ahead

Florida Gov. DeSantis on COVID-19 vaccine rollout: ‘We’re putting our seniors first’

UK imams, influencers counter COVID vaccine misinformation

Biden to sign two executive orders on Covid economic relief, worker protections

Germany passes 50,000 coronavirus deaths as infections decline

Dave Chappelle tests positive for COVID-19

‘Packed us together like sardines’: Guard deployed to Capitol struggles to contain Covid