Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Thursday, February 4, 2021 (1 Viewer)

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

Dem-led House, drawing a line, kicks Greene off committees
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fiercely divided House tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees Thursday, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she’d earned by spreading hateful...

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Politics updates: 11 Republicans vote to remove Greene from committees; Biden withdraws 30 Trump nominations
House votes to remove GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees

House ousts Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees in unprecedented vote

Special Report: Stolen election? Republican lawmakers paralyzed by Trump's false fraud claims

"Unprecedented" in FBI history: What we know about the Capitol riot arrests

Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion

Leaders of the anti-vaccine movement used 'Stop the Steal' crusade to advance their own conspiracy theories

'Start wearing a mask': Sen. Sherrod Brown chastises Sen. Rand Paul on Senate floor

Senate signals broad support for more targeted coronavirus relief checks

Biden ending US support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen

Biden says U.S. will not hesitate to raise the cost on Russia, calls for Navalny’s immediate release

Almost two-thirds of GOP say they would leave party if Trump starts new one

Marjorie Taylor Greene has been stripped of her committee assignments. What's next?

Biden signs order to ramp up refugee admissions and plans to allocate 125,000 spots next fiscal year

Democrats call Trump to testify in upcoming impeachment trial

Gavin Newsom recall 'at the 10 yard line' as campaign clears 1.4 million signatures

Senate Finance Committee is preparing to take on billionaires, dark money groups

Trump quickly rejects impeachment managers' request for testimony at impeachment trial

Marjorie Taylor Greene: US House votes to punish Republican

Hoyer floor drama: Top Democrat says Greene endangering 'Squad'
'Dangerous takeover': House Democrats' campaign leader confronts GOP 'radicals'

"It makes you want to give up." Keystone workers feel left behind by Biden executive orders

'America is back' - Biden touts muscular foreign policy in first diplomatic speech

Pompeo on Biden declaring 'America is back': 'Back to when ISIS controlled a caliphate'?

Donald Trump resigns from SAG-AFTRA: Read his full letter, actors' guild's response

Biden urges Myanmar military to free detainees, step down
In Trump's wake, QAnon lawmaker forces a power struggle over GOP identity into the open

GOP senator warns his party must decide between 'conservatism and madness'

McConnell takes aim at GOP 'John Birch Society' problem to avoid 2022 backlash

Senate holds "vote-a-rama" as Democrats push forward on $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill

Biden's plans for recovery imperiled by swelling ranks of long-term jobless

Bipartisan pair of senators reintroduces immigration bill to protect ‘Dreamers’

GOP eyes path to power by making peace with the far right

New Senate intel chief wants to reimagine “decimated” spy agency

Capitol riot: AOC leads House progressives in 'special order' hour reciting 'lived experiences'

Biden withdraws Judy Shelton's Fed nomination

'Traumatic experience for all of us': House Dems share Capitol attack experience
Election officials say combating lies will be big challenge

Biden vows to restore U.S. alliances and lead with diplomacy in his first foreign policy address

Cruz places hold on Biden commerce pick over lack of commitment on Huawei blacklist

How Biden's Catholic faith is shaping his social equity agenda - and getting pushback from conservatives

UN calls for Bangladesh army probe after Al Jazeera investigation

'It's Embarrassing': Marjorie Taylor Greene Tests the Limits of Some Voters - NY Times

Hunter Biden likely paid big bucks for deal on soon-to-be-released book

Hashtag criticizing Ocasio-Cortez's account of Capitol riot taken over by supporters sharing pet photos

Yemen war: Joe Biden ends support for operations in foreign policy reset

AOC slams Nancy Mace for 'dishonest' criticism of her Capitol siege recollections

David Hogg to launch pillow company to compete with MyPillow
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QAnon fight, impeachment fallout expose GOP's post-Trump rift

Liz Cheney retains GOP House post despite impeachment

McCarthy announces no disciplinary actions against Greene

In uneasy truce, House Republicans fail to punish Greene or Cheney

More than two-thirds of Americans support Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan, poll finds

House Democrats voted to circumvent Republicans and start passing Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package on their own - BI

Defend or rebuke? House GOP faces difficult vote over Greene
Greene apologizes to GOP colleagues — and gets standing ovation
House Democrats to vote on punishing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after GOP fails to act

Biden call for unity lost in the noise of political combat

Biden administration asks for more time to consider Trump tax-returns case

'We need to act fast': Biden, Democrats move to speed up Covid relief

Biden administration to house migrant teens at overflow facility in Texas closed under Trump

A wild day that defined the Republican Party

House to vote Thursday to drop Greene from all committees

Maxine Waters says Trump should be charged with 'premeditated murder'

Pentagon, stumped by extremism in ranks, orders stand-down in next 60 days

Parler CEO says he has been fired by board

New U.S. transportation chief optimistic about future of travel despite COVID-19

Biden plunges fully into Covid relief talks

Frank Biden's actions already testing Joe Biden's ethics claims

Stuck in DC, Biden team pitches rest of US on big virus aid

Biden: 'Vast majority' of law enforcement 'decent, honorable people' (video)

Pelosi released a press release denouncing Minority Leader 'Kevin McCarthy (Q-CA)' - BI

Republicans target Rep. Ilhan Omar after Dems try to oust Marjorie Taylor Green

Sitting on billions, Catholic dioceses amassed taxpayer aid
House approves budget resolution for COVID-19 package

Biden decides to stick with Space Force as branch of U.S. military

Biden to visit State Dept. as US reengages with its allies

1 in 3 small businesses won't survive without government help, owners say

Homeland Security secretary: Threat of domestic terrorism is 'persistent'

Obama center in Chicago, estimated at $500M, to break ground this year despite complaints, officials say

Parler CEO Is Fired After 'Constant Resistance' Inside The Conservative-Friendly Site

Liz Cheney Chooses Her Own Path, and It's a Perilous One - NY Times

Former Mueller prosecutor predicts increased pursuit of unregistered foreign agents

Biden has a 'mandate' to deliver COVID-19 relief: White House deputy press secretary
'Drain the Swamp' legislation would curb lobbying, pensions for Congress

Moon, Biden agree to work on joint North Korea strategy
Pelosi pushing Newsom to pick Schiff for next California AG: report

Biden is expected to announce increase in amount of refugees admitted into US

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin orders military-wide effort to address extremism in the ranks

Gaetz decries political double standards ‘eating away at our voters and the country'

Back home in Georgia, voters stand with QAnon congresswoman

Takeaways from legal filings for Trump’s impeachment trial

Why the House considering to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees is important

Exclusive: U.S. mulls using law designed to prosecute Mafia against Capitol rioters
Maricopa County board refuses to turn over election equipment for AZ Senate audit

Uighur: US condemns reports of rape in Chinese camps

Cheney holds on to House GOP leadership position amid furor over impeachment vote

New charges allege Proud Boys prepped for Capitol insurrection

Schiff in mix as Newsom deliberates on next California AG

Nikki Haley accuses Biden of 'snubbing' Israel, 'cozying up' to Iran: 'I really don't understand the logic'

U.S. Supreme Court scraps arguments in Trump-era immigration and wall cases

What the Space Force is, and isn't

Families of Americans detained abroad hold out hope that Biden administration will return their loved ones
Trump helipad at Mar-a-Lago to soon be demolished

Indian celebrities back gov’t on protests amid global criticism

Shell-shocked and angry: Inside the Capitol Police force a month after the deadly attack

Trump Loyalists Across Homeland Security Could Vex Biden's Immigration Policies - NY Times

Nikki Haley expands political operation

Jill Biden promotes 2 passions: military and cancer research

Kremlin critic Navalny's ally charged with breaching pandemic rules over protest - lawyer

Nunes on report Schiff pushing to be California AG: His departure would improve House Intel Committee

‘QAnon shaman’ granted organic food in jail after report of deteriorating health

Syria says it responded to ‘Israeli aggression’

Head of Black farmers group says he was "concerned" about Biden's USDA pick, urges focus on issues facing Black farmers

Biden's EPA pick assures lawmakers he will listen to states in climate fight
Senate passes organizing resolution after Schumer-McConnell deal
Prosecutors seek to rearrest Rittenhouse and raise bail after alleged bond violation

Missouri lawmaker asked to resign amid stem cell fraud case

Bezos’ ‘departure’ worries Amazon’s Washington critics
9-year-old boy begs Biden administration to stop his father's deportation to Guatemala

U.S. charges Seattle-based Proud Boys member for role in Capitol riots

Mexico stops accepting US returns of some migrant families under pandemic-era policy
Former Ohio police officer charged with murder in shooting of Andre Hill

Man who wore horns at Capitol lost 20 pounds in custody: lawyer
With Trump gone, tables finally turn on Cuomo

Myanmar junta blocks Facebook as opposition grows to coup

Biden chooses California's Su as deputy Labor secretary

Prayer breakfast gives Biden fresh chance to call for unity

Consulates in Hong Kong refused access to dual nationals needing assistance: Canada

US sends warship through Taiwan Strait for first time under Biden

Two Biden Priorities, Climate and Inequality, Meet on Black-Owned Farms - NY Times
House Democrat cheers Gaetz's offer to resign, help Trump with trial

North Carolina Republican blasts political cartoon linking GOP to KKK
Two companies miss FCC deadline to roll out broadband to rural areas

Sanders shakes up Senate staff

Timeline: Events in Myanmar since calls by military of election fraud

Coronavirus News and Updates:
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Johnson & Johnson Applies For Emergency Use Authorization For COVID-19 Vaccine

Virus expert says she's exploring bid for US Senate in Ohio

Covax: Canada defends taking vaccines from sharing scheme
US virus deaths surpass 450K; daily toll is stubbornly high

U.S. FDA gearing up for rapid review of potential COVID-19 booster shots
Wisconsin governor issues new mask mandate after GOP repeal

Plan called off to shorten sentences of prisoners who get COVID vaccine
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On road to ending pandemic, more people vaccinated than total cases to date: data

The coronavirus has likely undergone thousands of changes. But this one has scientists concerned.

COVID-19 Vaccine: Will It Protect Against New Variants And Do You Need A 2nd Dose?

San Francisco sues own school district to force reopening plan

Younger adults are biggest spreaders of Covid-19, study suggests

Global vaccine trust rising, but France, Japan, others sceptical

It's not necessary for teachers to be vaccinated for schools to reopen: CDC director

How The Pandemic Has Upended The Lives Of Thailand's Sex Workers

UK trial to combine Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines in two-shot regimen

Cherokee communities put aside long-held distrust and mobilize to vaccinate fluent speakers

Florida health officials to conduct audit after doses of coronavirus vaccine spoiled

Two more Guard members die from COVID-19

‘Eye of the storm’: Diverse east London grapples with virus

There are 4,000 variants of virus that causes COVID-19, UK minister says

Oregon to begin vaccinating prisoners against COVID-19 after judge's order