Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Wednesday, February 3, 2021 (1 Viewer)

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



Biden flexible on who gets aid, tells lawmakers to ‘go big’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told Democratic lawmakers Wednesday he’s “not married” to an absolute number on his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan but Congress needs to “act fast” on relief for the pandemic and the economic crisis.

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Pelosi issues statement blasting 'cowardly' GOP leader 'McCarthy (Q-CA)'

Canada designates the Proud Boys as a terrorist entity

'Farcical' to not hold Senate impeachment trial for Trump: Biden

With party's future on the line, U.S. Republicans battle over Marjorie Taylor Greene

Space Force 'absolutely' has 'full support' of Biden administration, Psaki says after controversial comments

Biden tells House Democrats to 'stick together' in Covid-19 relief push, signals willingness to narrow stimulus checks

Dems plan vote on ousting Marjorie Taylor Greene from panels

Hoyer to McCarthy: No deal on QAnon congresswoman

Election workers weren't surprised by the Capitol riot. Trump's supporters targeted them first.
GOP Discord Over Liz Cheney, Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Still All About Trump

Politics live updates: Biden's COVID relief bill is 'bipartisan' already, White House says

Omar slams GOP 'whitewashing,' false equivalency with Greene

"Perfect storm" drove major surge in 2020 homicides, report says

How experts say Trump galvanized extremists who sieged the Capitol

Senate power-sharing agreement reached, Schumer announces, allowing Democrats to take control of committees

They 'clung to hope' through violence and the virus. Now they dare to dream of U.S. again.

Kinzinger: GOP colleagues have thanked me for speaking out against Trump

DHS cyber agency rethinking its debunking of election falsehoods after right-wing backlash

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says Republican leader refusing to reprimand Representative Greene

EXPLAINER: How Russia has tried to stem pro-Navalny protests

Gaetz offers to represent Trump in second impeachment trial, resign House seat 'if the law requires it'

Exclusive: U.S. mulls using law designed to prosecute Mafia against Capitol rioters

Top House Republican suggests Ethics panel should review Greene committee assignments

Liz Cheney's fate uncertain as House Republicans expected to discuss her impeachment vote

Justice Department drops admissions discrimination suit against Yale University

Biden tells Democrats he's willing to target COVID relief checks, but not shrink them

Democrats box in GOP over Marjorie Taylor Greene

Experts group urges delayed US troop pullout in Afghanistan

White House says it cannot release Trump visitor logs

House Democrats to vote on punishing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after GOP fails to take action

Sen. Rick Scott: Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't represent GOP (video)
Palm Beach Town Attorney Says Trump Can Live At Mar-a-Lago Full-time

Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick remembered as a "peacekeeper" as he lies in honor

Garland could be stuck in Senate limbo for several more weeks

U.S., Russia extend last major arms control treaty despite disputes

Cardona sails through Senate hearing amid reopening schools debate

Justice Department rescinds two Trump-era voting directives

Buttigieg says Transportation Dept will push ‘bold’ thinking

Scotland's Parliament rejects call for government to seek probe into Trump's golf course financing

Homeland Security busts $44 million worth of counterfeit goods ahead of Super Bowl LV

Biden approval under 50% in new national poll

US 'disappointed' by UN court decision on Iran case: State Department

Supreme Court to hear New Jersey natural gas pipeline case

Florida town completes legal review of Trump's residency at Mar-a-Lago

Supreme Court sides with Germany in Nazi-era art dispute

GOP senators wary of Trump impeachment defense

SEC studies social media posts for signs of fraud in GameStop frenzy: Bloomberg

GOP states weigh limits on how race and slavery are taught

Senate Republicans will be 'very united' against convicting Trump after he left office: Graham

Obama announces his presidential center will officially break ground in Chicago this year

U.S. Treasury names officials expected to lead Biden's global tax crackdown

Federal prosecutors top 180 Capitol riot cases, with man seen in 'American Supremacist' sweatshirt among the latest
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More than 100 bills that would restrict voting are moving through state legislatures

McCarthy meets with Rep. Greene; GOP faces Cheney decision

U.S. Democrats take first step to go it alone on Biden's COVID-19 aid

House Republicans weigh stripping Greene from committee assignments as GOP senators repudiate her views

GOP lawmakers seek to remove Omar from committees as Dems press to drop Taylor Greene from panel

Biden moves to reverse Trump immigration policies, too slowly for some

How Trump, RNC raised hundreds of millions pushing baseless election fraud claims

Gulf grows between GOP's McConnell, McCarthy

House GOP delays taking action on Marjorie Taylor Greene

U.S. Senate confirms Mayorkas as homeland security secretary over Republican opposition
Former CIA Officer: Treat Domestic Extremism As An Insurgency

Biden immigration orders raise COVID-19 concerns at the border

Cheney faces censures by GOP in 10 WY counties

Romney: Disingenuous to criticize Democrats after big spending under Trump

Political storms swirl around California’s Newsom amid virus

Cruz delays vote on U.N. nominee Thomas-Greenfield as impeachment trial looms

An 'idiot' who's trained 'like a dog': Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked Parkland survivor in unearthed video

Trump uses impeachment response to vent about election defeat

Newsmax anchor walks away from (My Pillow) Mike Lindell interview after he won't drop fraud claims

White House press secretary Jen Psaki signals that Biden is sticking with $1,400 stimulus checks after meeting with GOP senators

State officials urge lawmakers to go big on Covid aid
Nancy Pelosi Calls for '9/11-Type Commission' To Address Capitol Security

Blinken speaks with families of US hostages and wrongful detainees

U.S. will not expel unaccompanied migrant children under Trump-era policy now being reviewed

New Democratic Ad Campaign Ties GOP to QAnon

Activists wary of broader law enforcement after Capitol riot

Biden signs orders on migrant family separations and asylum

Trump aides made a late request to Team Biden to extend their parental leave. They said no.

Jan. 6 rally organizer plans MAGA tour targeting Republicans who 'betrayed' Trump

House Freedom Caucus members stand by Marjorie Taylor Greene

DeSantis bracing for 'big fight' over Big Tech crackdown: 'We're buckled up'

Progressives target Manchin, Sinema with new PAC

Russia: Mass detentions after Putin critic Navalny jailed

Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood under investigation for possible voter fraud in Georgia

Trump lawyers challenge legitimacy of post-presidency impeachment trial
Biden Signs 3 Immigration Executive Orders. Activists Want More

Cheney shoring up GOP support behind the scenes ahead of crucial conference meeting

US not ready to budge on Iran nuclear deal position: Official

Manhattan DA mulls prosecuting Bannon after Trump pardon: report

Interview flap shows challenges as Harris settles in as VP

Myanmar coup: China blocks UN condemnation as protest grows

Sen. Kennedy blasts 'immeasurably foolish' Biden orders that will 'gut Louisiana like a fish'

Treasury Department calls addressing climate change a priority

Law used to prosecute Capitol riot, Black Lives Matter violence under fire as racist

Analysis: 73 percent of Biden's proposed stimulus checks would go to savings
'Patriot Party' Trump supporter groups grow rapidly on Facebook: study

House passes measure docking pay for members who avoid congressional metal detectors

The founder of the Oath Keepers militia warned of government tyranny — until Trump

Greene's future on House committees in limbo after GOP meeting

Graham again warns Dems against calling witnesses in Senate impeachment trial (video)

House approves new fines for members who don't complete security screening before entering floor

Biden pays respects as fallen Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick lies in honor

UN report says torture, forced labour rife in North Korea prisons

Mayorkas becomes first Latino and immigrant to lead Department of Homeland Security

Biden's White House will look into Trump's visitor logs and whether it can release them

Biden signs immigration orders as Congress awaits more

Biden calls Democrats, urges big COVID-19 relief bill

Biden, Yellen say GOP virus aid too small, Democrats push on

House begins sweeping security overhaul post-attack

Biden Pentagon chief says 'no, thank you' to Trump's parting appointees

California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff is quietly lobbying Gov. Gavin Newsom for state's AG vacancy: Report

'Their goal is to destroy everyone': Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape

How Fast Will Biden Need To Move On Climate? Really, Really Fast

White House says it needs time to put in place a 'moral', 'humane' immigration process

They risked Covid, cartels — now U.S. asylum-seekers in Mexico place hope on Biden

Every US state will see below freezing temperatures over the next week
Exclusive: Treasury's Yellen to convene meeting of top regulators on GameStop volatility

Chicago mayor blames Trump for impasse between city and teachers union

Pentagon chief purges defense boards; Trump loyalists out

Bezos to give Amazon reins to cloud boss Jassy as sales rocket past $100 billion

House Republicans gear up for conference meeting amid party civil war

House Dems move to yoke GOP to QAnon

Florida governor announces crackdown on Big Tech (video)

EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter

Georgia secretary of state investigating whether pro-Trump attorney voted illegally

Exclusive: Yellen to name ex-IMF official Lipton to senior Treasury role, sources say

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi detained again — without her old support

Top House Republican demands Psaki apologize over 'disgraceful' Space Force quip

Lawmakers aim to dissolve 'draconian' law that placed heavy financial burden on Postal Service

Washington state may require all new cars sold be electric by 2030

Security Council fails to agree statement condemning Myanmar coup

House GOP pushes Senate to pause Biden Commerce pick over lack of clarity on Huawei

California asks Federal Maritime Commission to take action on shipping delays

SpaceX Mars rocket prototype explodes on landing, again

Pro-Trump influencer blasts Sephora after it cuts ties

The gangster, the general and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh

U.S. stimulus, vaccine progress encourage equity bulls
Actor Hal Holbrook, Who Played Mark Twain Longer Than Twain Himself, Dies At 95

Sanders amasses budget arsenal to enact $15 minimum wage

Tigray opposition parties assert 50,000-plus civilian deaths

Bangladesh bought spyware from Israeli surveillance company

From Brooks Brothers to L'Occitane, Main Street bankruptcies continue

US payroll agency targeted by Chinese hackers: report

Clarence Thomas' wife apologizes to his former clerks for divide that developed amid fallout over Capitol riot
Dolly Parton Says She Turned Down Presidential Medal Of Freedom — Twice

Coronavirus News and Updates:
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COVID-19 live updates: Growing skepticism over data for Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine

U.S. community health centers say they have given more vaccines than government data show
A Rocky Road On The Way To Herd Immunity For COVID-19

Fact-check: No link between COVID-19 vaccines and those who die after receiving them

U.K.'s COVID variant hunters warn U.S. mutations could be widespread
First federal coronavirus vaccination sites set to open this month in California

Study finds COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission

Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona testifies about returning children to school amid COVID-19
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Recovered COVID patients likely protected for at least six months, study finds

New diabetes cases linked to COVID-19, and doctors are "working like crazy" to understand why

Biden boosting vaccine allotments, financing for virus costs

Biden to review U.S. access to goods needed to deal with pandemic

Missouri lawmaker indicted for allegedly selling fake stem cell treatments for Covid-19

Here's why some people test positive after getting a Covid-19 vaccine

China sees daily new COVID-19 cases drop to lowest in more than a month

COVID-19 live updates: 1M vaccine doses going out directly to pharmacies next week

WHO team visits Wuhan virus lab at center of speculation
What's Going On With All These Coronavirus Variants? An Illustrated Guide

Nearly two months into rollout, data reveals who was first in line for the Covid vaccine

Study: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe, effective

Pentagon: Trump administration laid groundwork for Guantanamo vaccinations

West Australia premier says no new cases in lockdown prompted by one infection

If your loved one is hesitant to get the Covid-19 vaccine, share this

The Latest: S Korea curbing travel, gatherings for holiday

'It's public service': U.S. nurses are coming out of retirement to administer vaccines