Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Tuesday, February 9, 2021 (1 Viewer)

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

Senate agrees to hear Trump case, rejecting GOP arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial opened Tuesday with graphic video showing the former president whipping up a rally crowd to march to the Capitol and “fight like hell” against his reelection defeat, followed by images of the deadly attack on Congress that came soon after.

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The Latest: Republicans criticize Trump lawyers’ performance
Senators vote to proceed with Trump's impeachment trial, but conviction may be elusive
Trump impeachment video: What was in it?

Trump unhappy with his impeachment attorney's performance, sources say

Trial highlights: history lessons, Trump tweets and more

Six GOP senators vote that Trump impeachment trial is constitutional and can proceed

Key takeaways from 1st day of Trump's 2nd impeachment trial

Fighting back tears, Raskin says his children 'thought they were going to die' in riot

Senate finds Trump impeachment trial constitutional on first day of proceedings

Video stirs emotions on Trump trial's first day

Trump impeachment trial morphs into time machine on Day 1

Dems argued Trump must be held accountable and 4 other impeachment takeaways

Democrats begin Trump impeachment trial with powerful video of Capitol attack (video)

Bill Cassidy upsets GOP in Louisiana with vote to proceed with impeachment trial

5 takeaways from Day 1 of Donald Trump's impeachment trial

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s lawyers and the Constitution

Live Updates: First day of Trump impeachment trial sees debate between Democrats, defense lawyers
As impeachment begins, New York accelerates probes of Trump's property dealings

Trump impeachment trial live updates: Trump unhappy with defense performance: Sources

Trump hid his calls with Putin. Now, Biden has access to them.

GOP senators 'perplexed' by 'unfocused' and 'weaker' Trump legal defense

Trump was 'borderline screaming' and 'deeply unhappy' over his defense lawyers' performance in his impeachment trial, per report - BI

'I'll have to do better next time,' Trump attorney says after Republican criticism of impeachment opening

GOP senators baffled by Trump's legal team after first day of impeachment trial

Biden withdraws Trump rule on schools disclosing ties to Chinese state-run Confucius Institutes

Trump Impeached Because Democrats Don't Want To Face Him In 2024, Legal Team Argues

Alleged Oath Keeper charged in Capitol riot says he once worked for FBI and holds security clearance

Democrats say impeachment trial won't impede Covid relief work

Dems attempt to push through school funding, wage increase

GOP senators baffled by lawyer Bruce Castor

Managers present dramatic new video of Capitol mob at Trump impeachment trial
Trump impeachment: What the Proud Boys did before president's speech

Dems in Trump trial use graphic video of Capitol attack; Trump lawyers' video shows 'lust' for impeachment
Former Obama official named U.S. Postal Service board chair

OMB pick Neera Tanden braces for Senate showdown with Bernie Sanders

Hack exposes vulnerability of cash-strapped US water plants

Liberals fight risk of letdown after early Covid wins

Congress has already approved $4 trillion in Covid relief. Here's what's happened to it

Biden laser-focused on pushing his agenda as Senate starts impeachment trial

GOP senators send clear signal: Trump's getting acquitted
U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to help Black farmers

52 House Republicans to Biden: Take border crisis seriously

Biden tries to keep focus on economy during Trump impeachment trial (video)

Biden opposes effort to recall California Gov. Newsom, White House tweets

Lin Wood doubles down on attacking Pence, Roberts

Punished by Democrats, Greene consolidates support at home

Trump's lawyers say he's not 'impeachable.' He called for impeaching Obama in 2020.

Biden and Democrats prepare to act fast on judges, having learned lesson from Trump
U.S. House panels to vote on $57 billion boost for transportation

Manchin pens letter to Biden asking him to reverse termination of Keystone XL pipeline

5 shot at Minnesota clinic; suspect said to be angry at care

NY AG sues anti-abortion activists over alleged harassment of clinic

Senators: U.S. response to huge SolarWinds hack has been 'disjointed and disorganized'

Giuliani's voter fraud witness who went viral is running for Michigan office
'I don't want to come back:' As Trump trial opens, Democrat recalls daughter's fear during riot

6 GOP senators broke ranks to vote that Trump's impeachment trial is constitutional
Biden budget nominee regrets harsh tweets, vows to work with Republicans
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Where all 100 senator stands before Donald Trump's impeachment trial

After suffering personal tragedy, Rep. Raskin steps up to lead prosecution of Trump

Trump's impeachment trial: Everything you need to know

What You Need To Know About The Senate Impeachment Trial

A different 'court': Trump's silence at his Senate impeachment trial can be used against him

Trump's trial set to rock Washington and echo through the ages

Trump plans a reemergence and some retribution after impeachment
After deadly Capitol riot, Trump impeachment trial to open with fight on Constitution

What to watch as Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial kicks off
U.S. DOJ to ask 56 Trump-appointed attorneys to resign: CNN

Live Updates: Trump impeachment trial set to get underway in Senate

Live Updates: Trump's impeachment trial, set to begin today, will determine the future of America, Graham says

Live politics updates: Historic second Trump impeachment trial begins with debate over whether it's constitutional

With impeachment, Dems want to be rid of Trump — and keep him in spotlight

Proud Boy 'Sergeant Of Arms' To Remain In Custody Pending Appeal
Georgia Secretary of State opens probe into Trump’s efforts to overturn election

Impeachment minefield awaits 2024 GOP field

'Nothing but political downside': Why Biden is staying far away from Trump's impeachment trial

Democrats to go for emotion at Trump trial

Retiring judges give Biden chance to overhaul federal judiciary

Live Updates: 'I Said The Opposite': Criticism Of Trump's Impeachment Defense Intensifies

The Senate's coming crisis over majority rule

Biden's Justice Department to ask nearly all Trump-era U.S. attorneys to resign

Legality of impeaching Trump takes center stage

Politicians sue Cuomo, de Blasio to cancel signature-gathering requirement

The Half-Legal Cannabis Trap

The Capitol Siege: The Arrested And Their Stories

Shirtless, horned Capitol rioter says in statement, ‘I was wrong’: report

Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief

DOJ to ask Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign

Centrist Democrats pose major problem for progressives

House Dems push ahead with $15 minimum wage hike in COVID relief package

Key players to watch in Trump's second impeachment trial

Psaki spars with Fox News' Peter Doocy over Keystone pipeline job losses

'The Game Is Rigged': How Fury Over The Great Recession Fueled The Reddit Trade

Trump tells aides he thinks he'll be acquitted as he remains fixated on 'accountability' for GOP lawmakers who voted to impeach

Scholar says Trump's lawyers misrepresented his research in preparing impeachment defense

DOJ to seek resignations of most Trump-appointed US attorneys: report

GOP defector blows up AZ Senate vote to hold Maricopa supervisors in contempt over election audit

US attorney handling Hunter Biden probe asked to stay on, official says

MAGA is already over Trump’s impeachment trial

Trump’s trial starting: ‘Grievous crime’ or just ‘theater’?

GOP on defense as Democrats harness party's ties to extremism

Michele Bachmann reveals she was praying inside Capitol as rioters breached building

Meet The Man Behind Epik, The Tech Firm Keeping Far-Right Websites Alive

Fact check: How Trump's lawyers twisted the facts in their anti-impeachment filing
Trump impeachment: Senate paves way for speedy trial of ex-president

DOJ to ask Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign with two exceptions

Gingrich: Senators who vote to convict Trump take part in 'profound attack on the American system'

Justice Department drops suit over Melania Trump aide's tell-all book

Kinzinger in op-ed calls on GOP senators to convict Trump in impeachment trial

Democrats reject moderates' calls to cut eligibility for $1,400 stimulus checks

Ex-Trump aide Manafort cannot be prosecuted in NY following pardon

Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment

Liz Cheney in Donald Trump Jr.’s 2022 crosshairs

Buttigieg: Officials consider negative COVID-19 test requirement on domestic flights

Biden’s strategy for Trump’s impeachment: Sit back and Please stop!

Georgia election officials formally launch investigation into Trump phone calls

Trump impeachment: Supporters rioted 'of their own accord'

Judge declines to send Capitol riot suspect back to jail after violating orders

Reporter asks Psaki when unemployed fossil fuel workers can expect 'green' jobs

Democrats upsize Covid aid bill with cash for children

House Democrats' stimulus check plan would exclude families earning more than $200,000

Trump lawyers: ‘Not a single word’ in speech led to Capitol riot

Donald Trump ruled Facebook, Twitter before he was banned. Will @realdonaldtrump log into Gab or somewhere else?

Man charged in US Capitol riot worked for FBI, lawyer says

Psaki pressed on Biden admin not deporting illegal immigrants who drive drunk

Exclusive: Congressional Democrats set to back more than $50 billion for transportation sector

Taliban's actions will complicate removing all US troops from Afghanistan, Central Command chief warns

Read: Former President Donald Trump's January 6 speech

Capitol riots: Five takeaways from the arrests

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s donors are largely sticking with her

Markets set high hopes for Biden's relief plan

Police in Myanmar crack down on crowds defying protest ban

Bitcoin extends gains above $47,000 in Asia

Kathleen Hicks confirmed as deputy defense secretary

HHS nominee Xavier Becerra oversaw Newsom's COVID lockdowns struck down by courts

10 key questions surrounding Trump's 2nd impeachment trial

N Korea developed nuclear weapons programme in 2020: UN report

Senate shapes contours of Trump's second impeachment trial, wrestles with whether to call witnesses

Senate confirms former Obama chief of staff to oversee VA

Sheriff: Hacker attempted to poison water supply in Florida city near Super Bowl

House Republicans who backed impeaching Trump have no regrets as Senate GOP reckons with former President's role

Dollar shackled by doubts over U.S. recovery; bitcoin tops $47,000 for first time

Dershowitz made use of Trump access to help secure pardons and clemency for clients

House Democrats settle income debate for direct payments

Supreme Court allows more California churches to conduct indoor services, with some limits

How to watch Trump's second Senate impeachment trial

Ex-Florida data scientist drops lawsuit over police raid on her home, for now

Warren’s new Senate role boosts far-left’s clout

Myanmar coup opponents vow to continue protest action

Space race: UAE, US and Chinese missions prepare to explore Mars

Sources: Biden officials snub Salvadoran leader in DC trip

Fox moves to dismiss $2.7B Smartmatic lawsuit

Stimulus checks that people put into savings or bill paying still boost the economy, experts say

Russian state TV launches propaganda campaign against Navalny

California lawmaker encourages teachers to opt-out of funding Gov. Newsom as recall nears threshold

Polar vortex sends temperatures plummeting across U.S. (video)

Pentagon: Extremist groups recruit from military

How soon new $1,400 stimulus checks and other coronavirus relief could arrive

State Dept defends removing Houthis from terror list despite ensuing civilian attacks

Myanmar coup opponents vow to continue protest action

California salon owner charged in Capitol riot lingers in L.A. jail

Trump lawyer withdraws request not to have impeachment trial on Sabbath

New warden at Epstein jail served as prison executioner

Here’s what to know about former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial

Dems prepare proposal for $50B in transit assistance

White House says it aims to strengthen ties with Brazil, but will speak out on concerns

Biden denounces lack of Black head coaches in the NFL

Germany, Poland, Sweden expel Russian diplomats in reciprocity

Colombia to register thousands of Venezuela migrants in bid to give them legal residency

Dems split as progressives rage over immigration vote

Blinken says Capitol insurrection hurt US standing as defender of democracy

Stocks trying to hold momentum in Asia after U.S. records

House Democrats call for faster phase out in next round of stimulus checks

Cuomo ripped for backing star-studded 'pop-up' live entertainment as independent venues, artists struggle

U.S. may weigh baby steps to revive Iran nuclear deal

Nothing to sneeze at: Global warming triggers earlier pollen

North Korea developed nuclear, missile programs in 2020: U.N. report

Mysterious monolith pops up near Turkish World Heritage site

House Dems' COVID-19 relief bill includes 2-year boost to ObamaCare subsidies

Coronavirus News and Updates:
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These are the pharmacies administering COVID-19 vaccines as part of federal plan
California set to top New York as state with most COVID-19 deaths

WHO dismisses theory coronavirus leaked from Wuhan lab after visit (video)

Biden school reopening guidance expected to focus on COVID mitigation, rather than teacher vaccination

Bill would allow dentists to give COVID-19 vaccines for faster rollout

More Americans willing to get Covid vaccine, but many still hesitant

What you need to know about face masks as protection against Covid

Psaki says schools with in-person classes 'one day a week' count as reopened
U.S. to start sending COVID-19 vaccines directly to community health centers

AOC, Schumer tell families they can get help to pay for Covid burials

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines

COVID-19 live updates: 'Extremely unlikely' virus came from Chinese lab, WHO says
Are two masks better than one?
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CDC plans national Covid vaccination forum to reassert federal leadership

White House warns against loosening COVID restrictions as states do just that

Evidence Covid may have emerged outside of Wuhan, WHO says

Investment in COVID-19 response by Biden’s son-in-law could raise questions

After record Covid-19 cases and deaths, how did North Dakota and South Dakota turn the tide?

As more nursing homes receive vaccine, relatives demand greater access to residents

WHO says coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab

Washington state hospitals learn their supply of N95 masks contain fakes

Iran starts limited COVID vaccinations with Russian shots

Experts warn states are removing the very restrictions driving Covid cases down

U.S. races to administer vaccines as variant threat grows

Facebook announces plans to remove vaccine misinformation content

Chicago teachers mull return to class, Philly turns to mediator

Fauci: CDC guidance on getting kids back to class will be out 'imminently'

Fauci’s approach to two-dose vaccine is correct, says former CDC acting director Richard Besser

White House COVID-19 Adviser Says There Are No Vaccine 'Silver Bullets'

Growing number of scammers claim to have COVID vaccines for sale

Catholic schools in unprecedented enrollment drop

Pfizer hopes to cut vaccine manufacturing time by almost half

The battle over schools reopening heats up. What are the facts?

A COVID-19 vaccine life cycle: from DNA to doses

Georgia Gov. Kemp says he would 'love' to vaccinate teachers but state needs 'more supply'

Buttigieg to quarantine after agent tests positive for COVID

Disney California Adventure Park to bring back 1,000 workers in limited reopening

Hope but COVID still slams hospitals in Portugal

Lawmakers look for ways to get PPE, testing to local governments and small businesses

More relief funds are needed for vaccination, nutrition services to help older Americans