Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Tuesday, February 2, 2021 (1 Viewer)

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

House Dems make case for conviction; Trump denies charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats said Tuesday in making their most detailed case yet for why the former president should be convicted and permanently barred from office. Trump denied the allegations through his lawyers and called the trial unconstitutional.

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'He invited us': Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense

'Betrayal of historic proportions': House Dems make pretrial argument against Trump

Trump lawyers deny he incited riot, call impeachment trial unconstitutional

Biden expands quick bid to undo Trump’s immigration policies

Democrats push forward with $1.9 trillion COVID bill after Biden's meeting with Republicans

Durham probe focused on FBI, but prosecution of high-level officials like Comey 'unlikely': sources

Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary

Trump's legal team argues Senate can't convict him, his speech protected by 1st Amendment

Trump team reveals basis of its impeachment defense

Rep. Andy Levin pledges involvement for fossil fuel workers in green energy shift

Manchin says he doesn't support raising minimum wage to $15 per hour
Biden orders review of Trump immigration rules as officials say time needed to unravel them

Trump team, in filing, argues impeachment trial is unconstitutional

McConnell praises Cheney, hits Marjorie Taylor Greene

Putin critic Navalny jailed in Russia despite protests

Schumer: Biden told GOP senators aid proposal 'was way too small'

Graham shoots down request for Merrick Garland confirmation hearing Feb. 8

McConnell rips DHS nominee Mayorkas for creating an 'unethical favor factory for Democratic Party royalty'

Biden administration declares Myanmar military takeover a 'coup d'etat'

Austin ousts Pentagon advisory board members as he roots out Trump appointees

The Democrats won the Senate. Here's why they aren't in charge yet

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin purges advisory boards stocked by former President Trump

READ: House Impeachment Managers' Brief Outlines Arguments For Senate Trial Of Trump

READ: Trump defense team's response to impeachment case
Exclusive: Suspected Chinese hackers used SolarWinds bug to spy on U.S. payroll agency – sources

Biden to create task force to reunite separated families, White House says

Manchin, under pressure, backs advancing COVID-19 aid resolution using 'reconciliation'

Impeachment team: Trump "singularly responsible" for Capitol attack

FBI: 2 agents killed, 3 wounded, suspect dead in Florida

5 charts show the wide gap between Biden's, Republicans' coronavirus stimulus proposals

Democrats offer resolution denouncing white supremacists ahead of Trump trial

Chicago withdraws threat to remote teachers

Tanden slated for confirmation grilling next week
GameStop shares halve, spelling possible end to manic Reddit rally

Three reasons Biden might not want to go it alone on stimulus package

AOC says she is a sexual assault survivor while recounting Capitol siege

Trump's impeachment lawyers have a history of being involved in controversial legal matters

Trump legal team argues impeachment article is in ‘violation' of Constitution, calls on Senate to acquit

Biden, Yellen to talk with Senate Democrats on virus aid

Protests In Rochester As Lawmakers Move To Ban Use of Chemical Irritants On Minors

Warren: $5.2 million bonus to nursing home CEO an act of "unfathomable greed"

Biden risks repeating Obama-era national security missteps

Democrats offer bill to provide tax relief to unemployment recipients

628 parents remain separated from their kids after Trump's zero-tolerance border policy. Biden wants to find them.
Russian court jails Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, West demands his release

Graham urges acting AG to 'refrain from interfering' in Durham, Hunter Biden probes amid Garland confirmation

Amazon took away $62M in tips from drivers: FTC

'Let them take you to court': Biden dares GOP to obstruct him

Video shows suspect attack judge in Mississippi courtroom

Citizens in Myanmar protest coup with noise barrage

Trump pollster says Covid-19, not voter fraud, to blame for reelection loss

GameStop shares plunge below $100 as WallStreetBets traders face huge losses

Sen. Kaine sets aside Trump censure resolution: 'There's not enough support on either side'
Oil jumps 2%, hits highest in a year as producers limit supply

US calls military acts in Myanmar a coup, promises sanctions

Kroger closing two stores after city orders higher pandemic pay for workers

School moves to eliminate acronyms due to 'white supremacy culture' ties

Amalgamated Bank nonprofit looks to capture corporate donors through new fund after Capitol riot

Defying Biden, ICE deports El Paso massacre witness and hundreds of others

Boozman: Vilsack doesn't have authority to create carbon bank

Hawley breaks his monthly fundraising record after objecting to Electoral College certification

Georgia Senate GOP introduce bills to limit mail voting

Whistleblower accuses former Trump official of 'abuse of authority' for last day deal with ICE union

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Despite 'productive' Republican meeting, Biden will not accept a scaled-down COVID-19 bill

Biden meets Republicans on virus aid, but no quick deal

How Biden's COVID relief could pass without GOP support

GOP cites 'productive' Biden meeting but no deal on COVID aid

Dems deliver GOP ultimatum over Marjorie Taylor Greene

McConnell rips Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calls 'loony lies' a 'cancer' for the GOP

Biden, GOP senators agree to more COVID-19 talks after 'excellent' first meeting

Democratic senators will push to pass pot reform bill this year

Democrats' impeachment managers plan to use social media posts from Capitol assault in case against Trump

Biden takes a fine-if-we-get it approach to bipartisanship

Biden's 1st 100 days live updates: WH says COVID aid can be big and bipartisan

‘A long two days’: Major storm pummels Northeast with snow

Biden faces crossroads on virus relief bill
Senate Democrats seek February hearing for attorney general nominee Garland

Biden administration cites climate change as a 'racial justice issue'

House Democrats weigh options to try to rein in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Democrats may pass partisan Covid relief. The move could trigger unintended cuts to Medicare.

House Democrats move swiftly to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments

In early going, Biden floods the zone with decrees

Politics live updates: McConnell supports Cheney; Republicans meet with Biden on COVID relief

For impeachment defense, Trump hires a former district attorney who gave Bill Cosby a pass on prosecution

Bannon urging Trump to push stolen election claims during impeachment trial

McConnell Slams Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Conspiracies As 'Loony Lies'

House Democrat demands U.S. military screen troops' social media for links to extremist groups

Myanmar generals tighten grip on power as U.S. calls for sanctions

He used to win elections in a Never-Trump stronghold. Now he’s leading Trump’s legal team.

White House reviewing whether Trump should continue receiving intel briefings

McConnell takes aim at Greene in scathing rebuke

As Trump Raked In Cash Denying His Loss, Little Went to Actual Legal Fight - NY Times
U.N. fears for Myanmar Rohingya after coup, Security Council due to meet Tuesday
Sen. Tim Scott urges Congress to finish distributing December COVID relief before passing new stimulus bill

Democrats introduce budget resolution, kicking off fast-track process to pass COVID package

US billionaire buys SpaceX flight to orbit with 3 others

MyPillow Twitter account permanently suspended following Trump ally CEO Mike Lindell's ban from platform

Biden and Netanyahu's decades-long friendship faces new test after Israel's Prime Minister went all in for Trump
Trump pollster's campaign autopsy paints damning picture of defeat

White House defends Biden's meeting with GOP senators on COVID relief package

McConnell says Taylor Greene's embrace of conspiracy theories a 'cancer' to GOP, country

Biden brother linked to firm involved in effort to lobby Obama administration, Congress in 2016

US responds to Myanmar crisis haunted by Rohingya atrocities

Myanmar military coup: 'Our world turned upside down overnight'

Rep. Burgess Owens rips AOC for invoking 'white supremacist' label to make point about health care
House Democrats to accuse Trump of intentionally inciting rioters with months-long campaign to subvert voters

Biden eyes Rahm Emanuel for ambassadorship

Judge declines to release New Mexico official charged in Capitol riot
Fed policy makers, like lawmakers, split on need for more fiscal aid

RNC chairwoman expresses regret over Giuliani news conference

Biden freeze hits two Trump drug price rules

Recall threats are common in California. But the latest one against Gavin Newsom might get further than most

Key Takeaways From Trump's Effort to Overturn the Election - NY Times

Myanmar, Russia pose early tests for Biden’s foreign policy

Virginia lawmaker files lawsuit against state Senate after being censured

What to know about Trump’s new impeachment trial lawyers, Bruce Castor and David Schoen
Top Chinese diplomat calls for China, U.S. to restore relationship

Why market manias worry so many on Wall Street

The Number Of Hate Groups Declined Last Year — But Hate Did Not

Texas Gov. Abbott takes shot at liberal California, New York in annual address

Southern Poverty Law Center reports a decline in the number of 'hate groups'

An estimated 29 million people would lose out on stimulus payments under GOP proposal

Tim Ryan expected to seek Ohio Senate seat

Rochester Mayor Suspends Police Officers Who Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl

Biden threatens sanctions after Myanmar military coup

SpaceX to blast all-civilian crew into space on mission led by billionaire

As Biden prays for healing, Catholics clash over president’s faith

Biden and GOP senators offer competing COVID-19 relief plans

North Carolina to stop issuing Confederate flag license plates

Ukrainian president hits Trump for releasing transcript that led to first impeachment

House leadership to keep path to citizenship out of Covid relief package

Who are the 10 Republican senators meeting with President Joe Biden on COVID stimulus?
Dollar hovers near seven-week high after boost from euro selloff

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's meeting with Trump 'soon' in Florida
Comparing the Biden and GOP stimulus plans

Durbin urges Graham to schedule confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland as AG

Ukrainian president hits Trump for releasing transcript that led to first impeachment

Biden pushes green energy agenda after campaign donations from green industry

Tim Ryan planning to declare run for Ohio Senate seat by March: NYT
Oil prices rise as producers commit to output restraint

'We can’t wait': Dems brace for relief bill battle

McConnell defends GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, who voted to impeach Trump: 'A leader with deep convictions'

Biden administration asks court to halt litigation on California emissions waiver, methane rollback

SpaceX announces first space flight manned solely by civilians

Rochester suspends police officers involved in pepper-spraying 9-year-old girl
Congressional Democrats view bipartisan plan as low priority for Covid-19 relief
Retail investors turn attention to silver as GameStop shares retreat

Schumer said administration has briefed Congress on Burmese coup

Winter Storm Blankets Northeast U.S., Halting Travel And Vaccine Appointments

Iran’s Zarif proposes coordinated return to nuclear deal with US
Ex-NFL star Marcellus Wiley calls for 'separate transgender category' in school sports after Biden order

Robinhood raises $2.4B in fundraising blitz

Psaki: We don't miss Trump on Twitter

'Saved By The Bell' Star Dustin Diamond Dead At 44

Screech made Dustin Diamond famous. He could never leave the character behind
Biden threatens U.S. sanctions after Myanmar coup, launches policy review
Lots of people moved out of New York and California in 2020. Here's where they went

Biggest storm in years to hit I-95 corridor as millions could see over a foot of snow

Myanmar's generals saw the world ignore their genocide. So they staged a coup

Google agrees to pay $2.6M to end discrimination probe

Rising tension as Ethiopia and Sudan deadlocked on border dispute
China cracks fake COVID-19 vaccine ring, confiscates 3,000 doses: Xinhua

Evan Rachel Wood Names Marilyn Manson As Abuser
Marilyn Manson denies Evan Rachel Wood’s abuse allegations

Coronavirus News and Updates:
Updated 2:30 PM CST

Feds to start sending COVID vaccine to pharmacies next week
Democrats ready first steps toward $1.9 trillion U.S. COVID-19 relief bill

COVID-19 live updates: Fauci says next 6 weeks will be 'full-court press' on variants
UK tests house-to-house in hunt for new COVID-19 variant

Scott Gottlieb says broken COVID-19 testing system won't be fixed until fall
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective in fighting COVID-19

Oxford vaccine could substantially cut spread

Andrew Yang tests positive for Covid-19

Health experts warn of a potential grief crisis in African American community
Capt. Tom Moore, WWII vet whose walk cheered UK, dies at 100

Unemployed and without aid, many Americans struggle to survive

Cuomo adds NY restaurant workers to vaccine priority list

Child Psychiatrists Warn That The Pandemic May Be Driving Up Kids' Suicide Risk
EU proposes production investment to remedy vaccine shortages

Pressure builds on schools to reopen during pandemic
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Moderna proposes filling vials with additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine

CDC report says 62 percent of nursing home workers refused COVID-19 vaccines

Pandemic’s deadliest month in US ends with signs of progress

COVID-19 live updates: Moderna president hopeful for herd immunity by mid-year

Moderna Increases COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments While Pfizer Lags Behind

Chicago to continue remote learning as schools, teachers work toward terms for return

Here's how the Biden administration is tracking vaccine progress
U.S. Cuts $231 Million Deal To Provide 15-Minute COVID-19 At-Home Tests

Fauci: US Covid-19 vaccine distribution will 'get better very quickly'

Many US nursing home staff decline 1st COVID shots

Bloomberg: More Americans have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine than have tested positive
U.S. military comes to the aid of hospitals hit hard by COVID

Fauci urges vaccinations to stop new virus strains

Biden Covid adviser tells providers to stop stockpiling vaccine

CDC issues guidelines on attending Super Bowl celebrations amid coronavirus pandemic

Meatpackers showed "callous disregard" for workers' lives, key congressman claims

Meatpacking Companies, OSHA Face Investigation Over Coronavirus In Plants
Covid 19: 440,000+ US deaths

DHS encourages vaccination regardless of immigration status

Airline employees applaud new federal mask mandate

These states had big plans for addressing Covid disparities. They’re still struggling to vaccinate underserved communities.

The Mystery Of India's Plummeting COVID-19 Cases

Ethnicity data missing on half of Covid vaccinations, CDC finds