Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Thursday, January 28, 2021 (1 Viewer)

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


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Biden rolls back Trump restrictions on abortion, Obamacare
Biden’s actions on health care and abortion are among the numerous ways he has been wiping out his predecessor’s signature achievements. ...

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Democrats plan initial steps on Biden COVID-19 relief for next week

New Biden health care orders begin to unspool Trump policies

Parkland shooting survivor calls for House GOP leader to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Pelosi slams GOP on Greene: 'The enemy is within'

How the far-right harnessed tech in the lead-up to the Capitol riot
U.S. Congress Republicans face dilemma in controversies around Cheney, Greene

Big Tech 'complying' with federal requests to preserve evidence on social media amid Capitol riot probe

Schumer and McConnell close to finalizing pact on organizing 50-50 Senate

House lawmakers plead with leadership for security boost after Capitol riots

Pelosi slams Republican leadership for response to Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'What could they be thinking?'

Apple to allow users to stop third party app tracking

Progressive House Democrats ask Biden to back recurring stimulus checks in COVID proposals

Without Their 'Messiah,' QAnon Believers Confront A Post-Trump World

GOP lawmakers voice frustrations with McCarthy

Lawmakers from AOC to Ted Cruz are bashing Robinhood over its GameStop trading freeze

Beto O'Rourke considering run for governor of Texas

Virus aid package tests whether Biden, Congress can deliver

'You almost had me murdered': AOC rebukes Cruz's shared interest in trading oversight

Why Pennsylvania Republican Leaders Are All-In for Trump More Than Ever - NY Times

Donald Trump and the verdict of history: ANALYSIS
'Robust' COVID-19 aid bill debate to begin in Senate next week: Sen. Schumer

Ocasio-Cortez slams Cruz for retweeting her: 'Get off my timeline & stop clout-chasing'

Trump tried to 'booby-trap' Medicaid expansion. Biden now has a fight ahead.

Bill aims to expand Hyde Amendment measure for COVID relief funds

Senate set to break filibuster of Mayorkas nomination to be DHS secretary

Class-action lawsuit filed against Robinhood for restricting trading

Pelosi denounces GOP leaders over Georgia lawmaker’s posts

The GameStop populists are more powerful than you think, DC Republicans warn

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, controversial Republican embraced QAnon conspiracy theories

GOP senator stocks office with 13 former Trump staffers

Michigan Senator Gary Peters named new DSCC Chair

GOP Rep. Kinzinger: I voted to impeach 'knowing ... it could very well be terminal to my career'

Sarah Sanders slams Biden’s ‘absurd’ executive orders: 'Killed' jobs on day one
U.S. House will bring budget resolution to floor next week: Pelosi

Facebook 'Supreme Court' Orders Social Network To Restore 4 Posts In First Rulings

Trump's influence grows in party with uncertain future: The Note

'Tax the rich': Progressive lawmakers react to GameStop surge with push for more oversight

Virginia parents explode on school board over closures

Pelosi says part of Capitol Hill security issue is 'the enemy is within the House of Representatives'

Biden's 'radical left agenda' with no focus on jobs will 'hurt family after family': Scott

Bank cop halts Trump rule boosting loans to private prisons, energy industry

Apple CEO says 'recent events' show 'risk' of social media algorithms pushing disinformation

US economy shrank 3.5% in 2020 after growing 4% last quarter

Politics live updates: Biden signs directives to reopen Obamacare enrollment, lift family-planning restrictions

Moscow Court Rejects Navalny's Bid To Leave Jail

Democrats moving forward with budget reconciliation for COVID-19 relief
Biden reopens online health insurance marketplaces, citing 'damage' from Trump

Three weeks after a deadly riot, one party turns a blind eye

Trading sites restrict stock trading in GameStop, other cos.

In Poland, Protests As Near-Total Ban On Abortions Goes Into Effect

Senate pro-life caucus chairman rails against Biden abortion executive orders

It's the climate economy, stupid

Iranian diplomat: 'Window is closing' for US to lift sanctions, rejoin nuclear pact

Here's what Biden's Obamacare executive order means for you
A new White House under Biden: Discipline, diversity, dogs and social distancing
Foundation linked to Biden pick for cybersecurity gave $500,000 to pro-Israel lobby AIPAC

Klain pushes back on criticism over Biden's gush of executive actions

Progressives urge Biden to back recurring direct payments
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Bipartisan Senate duo crafts censure resolution that seeks to bar Trump from office

U.S. secures indictment against Oath Keeper members over plot to storm U.S. Capitol

With China's treatment of Muslim Uighurs determined to be genocide, Biden administration under pressure to act

Biden team ‘reviewing’ Pompeo’s Uighur genocide designation for procedural flaws

U.S. economy likely logged its weakest performance in 74 years in 2020

Biden confronts Russia — and Republicans are listening

Biden signed two executive orders and a memorandum Wednesday. Here's what they do

Trump censure faces tough odds in Senate

Biden 'committed' to study Supreme Court reforms as progressives push for court packing

Virus aid package tests whether Biden, Congress can deliver

Trump may submit letter in impeachment defense

Rep. Jimmy Gomez drafts resolution to oust Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress

Video surfaces of Marjorie Taylor Greene confronting Parkland shooting survivor with baseless claims

House Republicans face some backlash over vote to impeach, sounding a warning to senators

Scarborough: 'Pence is in fear for his life because of Donald J. Trump'

Undoing Trump's policies and other things Biden did his first week as president

Fed Chair Powell: Don't blame us for GameStop frenzy

Arizona GOP chief Kelli Ward's narrow victory in doubt with calls for audit

Biden's 1st 100 days live updates: FEMA seeks US troops to help with vaccinations

Biden administration takes cautious approach as it touts using Defense Production Act

Senate sets confirmation vote for Mayorkas after Schumer fights filibuster

In Wyoming, Cheney faces blowback for vote to impeach Trump

Trump and McCarthy set up face-to-face meeting as Dems weigh impeachment trial options.

Blinken says he has asked U.S. envoy to Afghanistan peace process to stay on

House Democrat says the COVID-19 vaccination distribution is 'not an issue that should be tainted with politics'

Biden's order terminates federal private prison contracts. Here's what that means.

Feds rushing to find leads on person who put bombs outside RNC and DNC buildings, and worry they'll strike again

McCarthy to House Republicans: "Cut this crap out" and stop infighting

Millions of dollars earmarked for biomedical research misappropriated: Investigation

Democrats prepare to pass Covid relief bill without Republican votes

AOC says GOP caucus made up of 'White supremacist sympathizers,' suggests McCarthy 'answers' to QAnon

The NRA says its finances are solid. So why is it filing for bankruptcy?

Blinken vows to avoid repeating one of Obama's Iran deal mistakes

Pentagon to include climate risk in war gaming, defense secretary says

Pentagon declares climate change a 'national security issue'

Sen. Tom Cotton accused of mischaracterizing his military service (video)

Food stamp spending jumped nearly 50 percent in 2020

GOP tested anew by Georgia congresswoman’s Facebook activity

Biden likely to delay executive orders on immigration, including a task force to reunite families

Congress prepares for major fight over voting laws in the wake of Trump's false fraud claims

Biden to reverse anti-abortion rights policies in new executive actions

Biden Team's Video Of Call With NATO Chief Provides Rare Insight

Liz Cheney’s popularity in Wyoming sinks after impeachment vote, Trump PAC claims

Basic training discussions part of newly indicted Capitol riot defendant cases

VA secretary nominee sails through confirmation hearing

Factbox: What Biden plans to do next on refugees, separated families and regional migration

John Kerry: UK climate summit is world's 'last best chance'

Facebook will stop recommending political groups permanently

Republicans who cheered Trump's executive orders now grumble about 'record number' from Biden

‘This is going to be quite a show’: Biden’s arms control team eyes nuclear policy overhaul

Blinken reassures Philippine FM amid China’s recent moves in region

Blinken vows to confront, cooperate with China in first remarks at the State Department

Tim Ryan hints at Senate bid

CFO of House GOP campaign committee resigns after lawmakers object to Electoral College results

GameStop, other retail darlings dented after Reddit group briefly shuts doors

Biden brother touts relationship with president in Inauguration Day ad for law firm

San Francisco to remove Washington, Lincoln and Feinstein from school names

Biden signs executive orders targeting fossil fuel industry (video)

Facebook Q4 results soar; Zuckerberg hits Apple over privacy

How retail traders squeezed Wall St.

Democrats look to quickly move past Trump trial

Lebanon riots: Security forces wound protesters with live fire

Democratic House staffers draft letter to senators on impeachment: Convict Trump 'for our sake, and the sake of the country'

FBI says California extremist may have targeted Newsom

3 People From Extremist 'Oath Keepers' Indicted On Capitol Riot Conspiracy Charges

Police union slams leadership over Capitol riot

Majority of Americans oppose taxpayer-funded abortions: poll

Bernie Sanders' inauguration mittens help raise $1.8 million for charity

Marcia Fudge to press senators for more housing aid, setting up clash with GOP

Pro-Trump Twitter troll indicted for spreading voter disinformation in 2016

Reddit becomes required reading on Wall St.

Rep. Castro to Biden: DACA recipients need health care coverage

US flies B-52 bombers over Middle East for third time this year

Georgia election official says he hates 'being right' about Trump's capacity to incite violence with fraud claims

Apple Christmas sales surge to $111bn amid pandemic

NJ police union wins dispute over demand that town know if officers went to Capitol riot
Dollar stands stall as global stock rally fizzles

Wall Street enraged after investors band together to buy GameStop stock

Melania Trump setting up post-White House office in Florida

Democrats’ plan to fight child poverty: Monthly cash for kids

Cloris Leachman, Oscar winner and star of 'Mary Tyler Moore Show,' dies at 94
GameStop mania drives jump in Aussie miner with similar stock code

Indian farmers call off parliament march after deadly violence

Apple warns of "remote attacker" security threat and releases update
Toyota says 2020 global sales at 9.52 million vehicles

Suspect Pleads Guilty In Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor, Turns Government Witness

Coronavirus News and Updates:
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Racing the virus: Why tweaking vaccines to fight variants won't be simple

Virus variant from South Africa detected in US for 1st time

Doctor who correctly predicted COVID-19 death toll in US reflects on pandemic

COVID-19 cases drop, but variants point to dangers ahead
South Carolina reports two South African variant COVID-19 cases, first in U.S.

Amid sputtering COVID-19 vaccine rollout, 16 states have used less than half of distributed doses

Here's what it will take the U.S. to outflank emerging Covid variants

State lawmakers are pushing to curb governors’ virus powers

Michael Strahan tests positive for COVID-19

Covid telework cuts dozens of Biden national security staff off from classified materials
Pandemic spurs quest to enroll more Black Americans in vaccine trials

Partygoers fined for flouting COVID-19 rules on Thai island

NY undercounted nursing home coronavirus deaths by as much as 50%, state AG says

EXPLAINER: Why it’s hard to make vaccines and boost supplies

Coronavirus: Germany set to limit AstraZeneca jab to under-65s
New York prosecutor says state undercounted nursing home COVID deaths by up to 50%
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No vaccine, no in-person education, teachers say

Oregon puts debate over race in vaccine rollout to test

Why Scientists Are Very Worried About The Variant From Brazil

County apologizes for seniors having to wait outside in cold for COVID-19 vaccine

New Zealand, Vietnam top COVID performance ranking; U.S., UK languish

US hits Trump goal of 20M vaccinated a month late

Luck, foresight and science: How an unheralded team developed a COVID-19 vaccine in record time

US sees rise in kids with COVID-19: Here's what parents need to know

Biden's first big Covid test: Keeping parents of school kids from losing it

Dr. Fauci: Getting vaccine doesn't mean you have free pass to travel

The Latest: More rules for returning New Zealand travelers

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: How High-Tech California Is Now Trying To Fix It

COVID live updates: US death and transmission rates going down

Coronavirus: EU and AstraZeneca seek to resolve vaccine supply crisis

Oregon health workers, stuck in snowstorm, vaccinate stranded motorists

Holocaust survivors receive COVID vaccine on Holocaust remembrance day

Not in short supply: Blame for EU’s rusty vaccine rollout

Biden administration developing school safety standards for COVID-19

WHO team probing coronavirus origins in China's Wuhan set to leave quarantine

In-person school can be safe. CDC reports how schools with little COVID-19 spread are making it work

Battling COVID-19 proving deadly for Peru’s doctor corps

Rumours and fear dog Philippine plan for coronavirus vaccine drive

US 'actively looking' at requiring COVID testing before domestic flights

At Sundance, pandemic dramas unfold on screen and off

COVID-19 'long-haulers' trying to decode lasting symptoms a year after falling ill

This is how the pandemic is raising your risk for seasonal affective disorder

UK coronavirus variant found in two children, one adult in Alabama