Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Sunday, January 31, 2021 (1 Viewer)

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

U.S. Republicans grapple with internal divisions as Trump trial looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ten moderate Republican U.S. senators urged President Joe Biden on Sunday to significantly downsize his sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package to win bipartisan support as Democrats in Congress prepared to push ahead with his plan this week.

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Trump announces legal team after high-profile departures
GOP Rep Kinzinger starts PAC to resist party’s Trump embrace
InfoWars' Alex Jones helped jumpstart January 6 rally organization efforts

Trump stocks new PAC with tens of millions as he bids to retain control of GOP

Biden invites GOP senators to White House to discuss COVID-19 economic relief plan

'I would not vote for' Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Gov. Asa Hutchinson

Republicans scramble to unify heading into next election cycle

Weeks after Capitol riot, scars both visible and invisible remain

Republicans across the country pushing for stricter voting rules after 2020 election

Parkland victim's mother says she spoke with Marjorie Taylor Greene about school shooting conspiracies

Republicans press Biden to downsize $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
White House open to scaling down stimulus checks to families making more than $150,000 in Covid-19 relief bill

'She is weighing us down': Georgia GOP cringes at Marjorie Taylor Greene spectacle

Increasingly militant Oath Keepers were at the forefront of the Capitol siege. ... what oaths are they keeping?

Russian police crack down on 2nd week of protests
Wall Street gears up for another Reddit traders bout

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, facing GOP-led recall, criticized by Democrats over COVID-19 response

21 men disclose harassment from Lincoln Project co-founder

Manchin 'couldn't believe' seeing Harris's West Virginia TV interview

States revive push to crack down on protests after Capitol riot

Biden tempers expectations for high-dollar donors who hoped to get plum diplomatic posts
Over 5,100 arrested at pro-Navalny protests across Russia

Biden toughens workplace safety guidelines but lets stand DPA meat production order

Trump fundraising committee raises $30.9 million at close of 2020

Biden reverses Trump last-minute attempt to freeze $27.4 billion of programs

Newspaper company files antitrust suit against Google and Facebook
Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment defense team

Inside the provincial Russian city that has turned on Putin over Navalny
John Kerry says current goals under Paris climate agreement 'inadequate' to reduce Earth's temperature
Reports: Military stages coup in Myanmar, Suu Kyi detained

Rep. Kinzinger: They claim 'I'm possessed by the devil'

Young men accuse Lincoln Project co-founder of harassment

Sanders dismisses Biden 'unity' pledge to push COVID relief bill
Analysis: To the brink and back on GameStop

CNN’s Brian Stelter advocates limiting a 'liar’s reach'

Wyoming governor: Keystone XL Pipeline cancellation is ‘a real problem’ for energy-producing states
Homeland Security gives TSA workers authority to enforce Biden's mask mandate
Shell targets power trading and hydrogen in climate drive

Senate delays vote to confirm Biden's DHS pick amid snowstorm

Arizona governor says state GOP's censuring him is 'of very little consequence'

Relatives of Manson 'family' murder victims outraged by DA's new parole policy

2 arrests in attack on famed San Francisco private eye

Nunes: 'Russia hoaxers' at 'top echelons' of Biden administration

Apple to allow users to stop third party app tracking, a move creating conflict with Facebook

U.S. top diplomat condemns ‘harsh’ crackdown on Russian protests, renews call for Putin critic’s release
Silver prices, miners surge as retail buyers pile in
Two Republican senators vow to keep open mind in Trump's second impeachment trial
Doctors Without Borders suspends work in El Salvador after attack

Cuomo participated in 'coverup' of New York nursing home coronavirus deaths: Rep. Lee Zeldin

Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown
Robinhood narrows trade limitations to 8 companies from 50- Blog
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GOP lawmakers urge Biden to meet with them on virus relief

Cedric Richmond says Biden willing to meet with GOP senators over COVID bill

Moderate U.S. Republican senators urge Biden to compromise on COVID-19 plan

Deal or no deal: Virus aid tests Biden ‘work together’ plea

10 Republicans roll out $600B stimulus plan as Cassidy says White House 'never reached out'

Cassidy: GOP's COVID-19 relief proposal totals $600B, includes $1K payments

Passing coronavirus relief more important than bipartisanship: Sen. Bernie Sanders

Trump parts ways with impeachment lawyers: sources

"It was a drug": Capitol riot exposes reach of QAnon disinformation

Bill Cassidy says Trump defense should focus on impeachment charge

Pence plans to form fundraising group as he moves beyond Trump, Capitol riot

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she has Trump's support

Donald Trump's entire legal team quits week before impeachment trial: Sources

Stefanik: Cuomo should resign if investigation proves 'criminal coverup' of nursing home deaths

Sanders says Democrats have the votes to pass another relief bill

Warren says GameStop saga is latest sign of Wall Street problems

Impeachment fever hits Kentucky with efforts to oust leaders

Navalny's wife among over 3,000 protesters arrested in Russia

Unwelcome On Facebook, Twitter, QAnon Followers Flock To Fringe Sites

Russian hack brings changes, uncertainty to US court system

10 GOP senators seek meeting with Biden over COVID relief proposal

States revive push to crack down on protests after Capitol riot

Biden must sanction 'the cronies and wallets of Putin,' says key ally of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

'Saturday Night Live' targets Marjorie Taylor Greene, GameStop in return to air

Antony Blinken attacks Russia over Navalny arrests

Trump appears to be without a legal team as impeachment trial nears

Trump loyalists in South Dakota turn on home state senator
Republican senator wants GOP to 'stand up' against Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments

Across the street and over his shoulder: Harris shares limelight with Biden

Russia detains thousands at protests against jailing of Kremlin critic Navalny

'Not surprised': Justice Alito defends controversial speech as he marks 15 years on Supreme Court

Hawley defends election objection, claims Dems trying to 'grab power' with 'lie about our motivations'
Russia arrests over 4,500 at wide protests backing Navalny

Reddit WallStreetBets Founder Calls GameStop Stock Frenzy A 'Symbolic Movement'

Biden plans first major foreign policy speech on restoring 'America's place'

‘There’s no stopping the industry now’: Democratic control is a big win for marijuana

GOP senators propose compromise on COVID-19 relief

Woman saying she wanted shoot Pelosi during Capitol riot arrested

Transcript: Rep. Cedric Richmond on "Face the Nation"

Biden could change course in high court health care case

American taxpayers have spent jaw-dropping amount on keeping 9/11 mastermind alive

GOP lawmakers seek tougher voting rules after record turnout

Harris to Arizona and West Virginia in first major assignment: Help us help you

Exclusive: Foreign troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May deadline - NATO sources

US pauses plan to give virus vaccine to Guantanamo prisoners

Report: Alaska AG quit after reports of sexual misconduct

Why you haven’t seen a sit-down Biden interview yet

Democrats seek to make guns in the Capitol illegal — for everyone

Nearly 100 Million In Midwest Under Advisories As Winter Storm Moves East
Taiwan says Chinese fighters, U.S. aircraft both entered defence zone

Twitter employees heavily favored Biden over Trump ahead of 'priceless' ban

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Navalny: Thousands join fresh protests across Russia

Transcript: Governor Ned Lamont on "Face the Nation"

Secretive Ethics panel will judge Hawley and Cruz

Biden's reversal of transgender military ban brings new hope to thousands
UK opens special visa route for Hong Kong residents to become citizens

Buoyed by Keystone XL, pipeline opponents want Biden to act

Biden signals major shift on regulations with first-day orders
India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency

Dreams dashed: Trump’s Muslim ban damage may never be undone

Al Franken sighting sparks 2021 NYC mayoral run speculation

Alleged peeping Tom who fell through ceiling into women’s locker room arrested

Two Proud Boys members indicted for conspiracy in U.S. Capitol riots

Capitol Police deny request to allow sledding, citing security concerns and Covid-19

Trump left Biden a $30 billion fund used for trade wars. Biden has other plans for it.

Thousands join in Jerusalem funeral, flout pandemic rules

Progressives push controversial proposal on budget reconciliation
A huge piece of California's Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed into the ocean

Fact check: No evidence Bill Gates said ‘at least 3 billion people need to die’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom facing threats to family, businesses, prompting investigation: reports

The Latest: Protests over virus restrictions in Belgium

Kinzinger: GOP 'is not a Trump-first party'

Removed leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray promises ‘resistance’: Audio

Coronavirus News and Updates:
Updated 9:24 PM CST

COVID live updates: Anti-vaccine protesters halt vaccinations at Dodger Stadium

WHO team in Wuhan to visit provincial CDC on Monday

January saw highest coronavirus hospitalization average

Chicago schools reopening uncertain as talks stall

Britain's centenarian fundraiser Captain Tom in hospital with COVID-19

Covid: EU and AstraZeneca in 'step forward' on vaccines

WWII veteran who raised millions for health workers hospitalized with COVID-19

Israel extends lockdown, sees delay in COVID-19 turnaround

Infectious disease expert: Wearing two masks can increase chance of getting COVID-19

Rutgers researcher who developed first COVID-19 saliva test dies

MLB proposes delaying start, cutting to 154 games
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WHO team visits Wuhan market where first COVID infections detected

Vaccine distribution has been ‘seamless' under Biden: Gov. Asa Hutchinson
Fact check: The COVID-19 pandemic was not orchestrated by pharmaceutical companies, investment groups and philanthropists

Variants are spreading across the U.S. Here's where they are, state by state.

New pandemic forecast projects frightening toll

Top Biden adviser: Schools on track to open by April
Push to reopen schools could leave out millions of students
Fact check: Video shares false claim about nurse deaths after COVID-19 vaccination

Transcript: Scott Gottlieb discusses coronavirus on "Face the Nation"

Analysis: What went wrong with COVID vaccine distribution

Top epidemiologist says Biden administration needs to focus on first vaccine doses

Anti-vaccine protesters temporarily shut down vaccine site

GOP Miami mayor hits DeSantis over lack of COVID restrictions

Israel sees delay in COVID-19 turnaround, political wrangling could hamper fresh lockdown

Transcript: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on "Face the Nation"
For emerging adults, pandemic serves up unique challenges

Portugal coronavirus surge ‘like a tsunami’

Vaccines For Data: Israel's Pfizer Deal Drives Quick Rollout — And Privacy Worries

Three listed units of China's HNA disclose embezzlements of nearly $10 billion

Israel to give some coronavirus vaccines to Palestinians

UK confident of COVID vaccinations after securing EU guarantees

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

Biden coronavirus adviser says we 'have to call an audible' on vaccine distribution