Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Friday, January 8, 2021

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



Trump, pressured to resign or face impeachment, says he won't attend inauguration
Trump had claimed Thursday night he would work for a "smooth" transition.

Pelosi, calling Trump 'unstable,' seeks to prevent his access to nuclear launch codes
'They should be flat beaten': Biden blasts Cruz, Hawley after Capitol attack

State lawmaker charged after entering Capitol with rioters

FBI says ‘no indication’ that antifa took part in U.S. Capitol riot

Sasse says Trump was 'delighted' and 'excited' by reports of Capitol riot
Trump-Biden transition live updates: Biden focused on pandemic, not impeachment

Democrats, threatening impeachment, up pressure on Pence to remove Trump

Democrats march toward another impeachment against Trump for deadly riot at Capitol

Biden says Trump skipping inauguration is 'a good thing'

Manchin on proposed round of $2K checks: 'Absolutely not'

The Latest: Biden says 2nd Trump impeachment up to Congress

Biden: 'Price tag will be high' for next COVID bill

Trump announces he'll skip inauguration, Biden said he'd be 'honored' to have Pence there

Ben Sasse Rips Trump For Stoking Mob, Calls Josh Hawley's Objection 'Really Dumbass'

Colin Powell calls for Trump's resignation 'as quickly as possible': 'He should be totally ashamed of himself'

Analysis: Facebook and Twitter crackdown around Capitol siege is too little, too late
Trump supporters yell ‘traitor’ to Lindsey Graham at airport
Man who allegedly broke into Pelosi's office charged with 3 federal counts

DOJ charges man found with Molotov cocktails, others who stormed Capitol

President-elect Joe Biden urges Senate to confirm his cabinet picks 'promptly and fairly'

Republicans recoil from Missouri Sen. Hawley after siege

Reddit bans r/DonaldTrump forum
Pelosi asks Joint Chiefs about preventing Trump from launching nukes

Dominion Voting Sues Former Trump Lawyer, Seeking More Than $1.3 Billion In Damages

Centrist House Republicans oppose Trump impeachment

Warning signs were there, but disregarded, well before the Capitol riot

Democratic momentum builds for potential fast-track impeachment next week

Trump to blame for death of woman trampled in Capitol riot, family member says

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel reelected to steer GOP for another 2 years
‘Coward’: MAGA internet turns on Trump

The five who died amid the siege of Congress

Biden Picks More National Security Aides. Meanwhile, More Trump Officials Resign

Army head says Nat. Guard may be allowed to carry guns in DC

Read: House Democrats' draft of a new article of impeachment against Trump

AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts record on National Guard in DC

Biden Poised To Enter Presidency With Fewest Cabinet Confirmations In Decades

Clyburn accuses resigning Trump Cabinet members of 'running away' from 25th Amendment duty

These are the members calling for impeachment or the 25th Amendment to be invoked

Republican senators now regret not doing more to contain Trump

Trump finally faces reality — amid talk of early ouster

U.S. lawmakers say police downplayed threat of violence before Capitol siege

Politics live updates: Second Trump impeachment could come next week, says assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark
Congress examines its wounds as leaders debate their Trump problem

Bipartisan anger builds over police failure at Capitol

Several Cabinet secretaries informally discuss invoking 25th Amendment but Pence 'highly unlikely' to pursue

Biden's agenda gets a fighting chance after Democrats capture Senate control

House Dems could start Trump impeachment 'mid-next week': Asst. speaker

White House retaliates against DHS chief for calling on Trump to condemn Capitol Hill violence

Hurt feelings, anger linger after Pence, Trump clash
Georgia just delivered Democrats their most powerful weapon

Sasse says he'd consider impeaching Trump

Trump's fans condemn violence, but they aren't about to blame him
‘This is going to come back and bite ’em’: Capitol breach inflames Democrats’ ire at Silicon Valley

Trump-supporting Chicago CEO arrested for allegedly entering Capitol during riots
Moment of silence for Capitol officer, death to be investigated as a homicide

With Merrick Garland pick, Biden signals stark contrast with Trump on Justice Department

Capitol Attack Leads Democrats to Demand That Trump Leave Office - NY Times

Trump's political future in peril after Capitol attack, advisers say
Tarnished by Trump: National security officials struggle to find new jobs

Economy loses 140K jobs in December, first losses since April

LIVE UPDATES Fallout intensifies over Trump's response to Capitol riot

'We’ve got to hold our breath': Why Trump could wait out his final days in office despite calls for removal

NYC man who breached US Capitol is son of prominent Brooklyn judge
‘Conspiracy and Sedition … Are Definitely on the Table’

Experts: Swalwell should be kicked off intel committee

Trump condemns riots, says he will focus on transition in taped remarks

Facing calls for his removal, Trump reverses positions on election loss, rioters and Covid
Poll: Majority says Trump bears responsibility for Capitol riot

Maryland governor tried to deploy National Guard in DC only for his calls to be ignored - BI

Pence to oppose 25th Amendment powers to remove Trump from office

Democrats inch toward second Trump impeachment after Capitol siege

Trump, facing removal threats, concedes election (Video)

Actions by 'all actors,' including Trump, may be under scrutiny following violence at the Capitol, prosecutor says

Capitol Police officer dies following chaos in DC

'This is urgent': Pelosi, Schumer call for 25th Amendment as House Democrats ready Articles of Impeachment

Trump has discussed pardoning himself, source says

Biden blames Trump for violence at Capitol that’s shaken US

McEnany tries to distance administration from Capitol riots (Video)

On Far-Right Websites, Plans To Storm Capitol Were Made In Plain Sight

'His entire legacy was wiped out yesterday': Hill Republicans ready to move on from Trump

GOP base sticking with Trump after inciting Capitol siege

‘Hashtags come to life’: How online extremists fueled Wednesday’s Capitol Hill insurrection

In scathing rebuke, Biden slams Capitol rioters as 'domestic terrorists'

Betsy DeVos, Elaine Chao, Mick Mulvaney, other Trump administration officials resign after Capitol riot

Three Republican governors call for Trump's removal or resignation after Capitol riot

Prosecutors’ probe of Capitol violence could include statements by Trump and Giuliani

NY attorney general demands investigation of Trump's, family members' role in fomenting riots

Trump legal team pulls four GA lawsuits to overturn loss

Trump business allies start to distance themselves from him after Capitol Hill riot

McConnell ousts Senate sergeant-at-arms after Capitol riots

Capitol chaos has Texas Castro brothers demanding Sen. Cruz quit
Trump White House asks political staff to resign by Biden's inauguration

Law Enforcement And Social Media Identifying U.S. Capitol Mob Members

FBI offers $50,000 reward for information on pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC during Capitol assault

Rep. Joaquin Castro wants to prevent Federal government from ever naming buildings, property after Trump

U.S. role as democracy's champion battered by assault on Capitol

Coons calls on Cruz and Hawley to resign

Trump supporters leave D.C. dejected, paranoid and with new theories about riots

Cruz hits back after Ocasio-Cortez calls for his resignation

EXCLUSIVE: Dan Bongino leaves Twitter

Haley tells GOP not to ‘shy away’ from Trump-era gains, but calls his recent conduct 'deeply disappointing'

Trump asking aides and lawyers about self-pardon power

5 senior Trump appointees at FAA resign in protest

West Virginia lawmaker who recorded himself storming Capitol urged to resign

West Virginia lawmaker who stormed US Capitol won't resign despite pressure, attorney says

Trump acknowledges election defeat in video on Capitol violence

Pelosi vows to impeach Trump again — if Pence doesn't remove him first

Trump pressured Pence to engineer a coup, then put the VP in danger, source says

Surrounded by a shrinking circle of aides, a brooding Trump lays into Pence

Tucker Carlson: Trump 'recklessly encouraged' Capitol rioters

Donald Trump acknowledges Biden election win: Full transcript

Capitol rioting: Rep. Crenshaw blasts fellow Republicans for 'lying' to Trump supporters

How Warnock and Ossoff painted Georgia blue and flipped the Senate

Republicans warned this day would come. Then they forgot

Army Secretary Says A 'Non-Scalable' 7-Foot Fence Is Going Up Around U.S. Capitol

Extremist groups use Capitol attack to recruit new members

Capitol Police chief resigning after riot at U.S. Capitol

Biden quiet on 25th Amendment calls; tells Pence, Cabinet, Congress to 'act as they see fit'

Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob

John Kelly: I would vote to remove Trump

Trump supporters who died during Capitol riot left online presence

Trump faces calls for removal, possible impeachment

Shellshocked GOP ponders future with Trump

Biden introduces attorney general pick Garland as he promises DOJ independence

China says US facing ‘internal collapse’ after pro-Trump riot

Michelle Obama calls for Trump to be 'permanently' banned as pressure mounts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

Simon & Schuster cancels publication of Hawley's book

Intel 'all over the board' in failed DC National Guard preparation for Capitol siege

AP PHOTOS: Scenes of violence at U.S. Capitol shock world

Michelle Obama responds to DC riots

Trump’s grip on GOP grassroots holds fast

Analysis: Trump's desperate attempt to save his imploding presidency

Donor who gave millions to Hawley urges Senate to censure him for 'irresponsible' behavior

Trump condemns 'heinous attack' on Capitol, calls for 'healing and reconciliation'

What went wrong during Capitol siege and why wasn't it stopped?

Could Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani face charges of inciting mob violence in Capitol riots?

These are the members calling for impeachment or the 25th Amendment to be invoked

Biden joins claims of ‘white privilege’ directed towards U.S. Capitol rioters

Police release photos of people sought for rioting in the Capitol

Timeline: How One Of The Darkest Days In American History Unfolded

Trump allowed back onto Twitter

Iran warns Trump of 'revenge', Iraq issues arrest warrant for president in Soleimani killing

Warren claps back at DeVos following resignation announcement: 'Good riddance'

Philadelphia mayor blasts double standard in policing of Black and White protesters

Most voters: Trump is 'very' or 'somewhat' responsible for Capitol violence

The voters who turned out for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia

Chuck Schumer claims he and Pelosi were denied request to speak with Pence about 25th Amendmen

Ruined and ransacked: Cleanup begins a day after rioters storm Capitol

People at the US Capitol riot are being identified and losing their jobs

Limbaugh dismisses calls to end violence after mob hits Capitol

Race double standard clear in rioters’ Capitol insurrection

Biden builds out Cabinet with choices for Commerce and Labor secretaries

Pompeo says Capitol riot has not turned US into 'banana republic'

Loeffler concedes to Warnock

Here are the Republicans who voted to contest the Electoral College votes showing Biden beat Trump

Trump staffers are worrying about their next job

GOP lawmaker says he 'wouldn't oppose' removing Trump under 25th Amendment

Man dressed in fur hat, painted face identified as Arizona QAnon supporter

Trey Gowdy: Republicans must figure out what they truly believe after brutal week for party

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo Is Biden's Commerce Secretary Pick

Chinese bargain hunters pile into stocks blacklisted by Trump

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Pence planning to attend Biden inauguration but awaiting invitation, source says

Wall Street's reaction to Washington mayhem? All-time highs

Spurs' Gregg Popovich says Donald Trump should be removed from office after Capitol riots

Capitol riots: A visual guide to the storming of Congress

Boeing To Pay $2.5 Billion Over 737 Max Fraud, Faces No Other Charges

Coronavirus News and Updates:

There could already be a fast-spreading US variant of coronavirus, government warns

U.S. Records More Than 4,000 Dead In 1 Day From COVID-19, A Grim New Record
Biden wants immediate release of available COVID-19 vaccine doses

With virus surging, Biden to speed release of COVID vaccines

WHO panel approves delaying time between coronavirus vaccine doses

Vaccine rollout hits snag as health workers balk at shots

US reports new daily record, tops 4,000 coronavirus deaths for the first time

UK approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine appears effective against mutation in new coronavirus variants -study

Coronavirus updates: Study finds Chinese vaccine 78% effective; Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner tests positive after House vote; 365K US deaths

Raging COVID-19 cases are expected to have restrained U.S. labor market in December

Feds 'overpromised and underdelivered' on coronavirus vaccines, state health officials say

U.S. wants faster vaccinations as pandemic worsens, job market suffers

California bypasses tough nurse care rules amid COVID surge

One symptom stands out as most common symptom in mild cases of COVID: study

Where Is It Safe To Reopen Schools? New Research Offers Answers

Coronavirus live updates: US marks deadliest day since pandemic began

Every 8 minutes, someone in Los Angeles County dies from Covid-19

Report: 2 Portland hospitals waste COVID-19 vaccine doses
Scott demands federal probe of Florida's vaccine distribution

A more contagious coronavirus strain has been found in 8 states and 33 countries. Here's what we know.

US registering highest deaths yet from the coronavirus

Fauci Says U.S. Needs More Time To 'Catch Up' On Vaccine Rollout

WHO calls for more intensified measures to fight UK coronavirus variant

Arizona 'hottest hot spot' for COVID-19

8 Democratic governors demand HHS release more vaccine doses

For the first time ever, the US reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in one day

Why West Virginia's Winning The Race To Get COVID-19 Vaccine Into Arms

Brazil’s pandemic deaths top 200,000 amid a return to fun