Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (1 Viewer)

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

US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden’s election, suggesting the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol may embolden extremists and set the stage for additional attacks.

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AP Exclusive: GOP to stay neutral should Trump run again

Analysis: A 'transitory way to govern' - Biden reverses Trump's orders with the stroke of a pen

Tens of thousands of voters drop Republican affiliation after Capitol riot

Blinken takes US diplomacy helm, vows to revamp State Dept

Biden signs climate change orders amid concerns over jobs: 'It is time to act'

Biden hit with lawsuit over federal oil and gas ban
QAnon still pushing conspiracies, lies about the election and former president Trump on Facebook and Twitter

Exclusive: Proud Boys leader was ‘prolific’ informer for law enforcement

A top MAGA gathering finds life complicated after Trump

Most House Republicans silent over violent Marjorie Taylor Greene comments as Democrats condemn them
This is how close we are to the apocalypse, scientists say
Biden showed his years of Senate experience by winning a filibuster fight without saying a word
Poll: Americans want Congress to cooperate with Biden, view his agenda positively

Senate GOP boxes itself in on impeachment

US puts hold on foreign arms sales, including F-35s to UAE

Gambling Reddit users upended the stock market -- and made millions overnight

Biden starts staffing a commission on Supreme Court reform

Biden aims for most ambitious US effort on climate change

Senators mull censuring Trump as an alternative to impeachment trial

Millions in vaccine research funds went instead for unrelated office expenses, HHS inspector general says

Trumpism At Voice Of America: Firings, Foosball And A Conspiracy Theory
McCarthy to meet with Trump in Florida
Democrats introduce bill to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state

U.S. faces higher risk of domestic extremist violence after Capitol assault, says gov't
Biden sits out Covid briefing as part of a new plan to talk to Americans

Biden’s pick for UN post calls China `a strategic adversary’

Prosecutors say California man possessed pipe bombs, threatened to attack Democrats

Kerry: Biden offering fossil fuel workers 'better choices'

Inflation expectations in U.S. Treasury TIPS ease from 'overdone' level

Pressure grows on Biden for more ambitious student loan forgiveness

2 more Indiana men face federal charges in Capitol riot

Biden pick for transportation, Buttigieg, advances in Senate

DHS uses alert system for 1st time in a year to warn of domestic terrorism threat

Leahy's hospitalization shows Dems' majority hangs by thread

Fact check: Jim Jordan falsely claims Biden ordered the release of all undocumented immigrants
Biden prioritizes climate change as national security concern, pauses oil drilling on public lands

He Was Convicted in a Police Officer's Murder. Trump Gave Him Clemency - NY Times

Report warns officials are 'very likely' to be cyberattack targets amid transition

Senate GOP slow walking Biden's pick to lead DHS

Biden told by GOP state AGs they're willing to sue if administration oversteps authority

Black Veterans' group calls for representation at VA

Wall Street goes on lobbying hiring spree as Democrats take control of Washington

Energy Nominee Jennifer Granholm Stresses Climate Action And Jobs

Biden says he will ask Congress to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels
The mob brought chaos. Now rioters' families are turning them in.

How Biden is reversing Trump's environmental actions

80 percent of mayors surveyed say police budgets 'about right'

Biden administration replaces top immigration court official

Russian parliament OKs New START nuclear treaty extension

As Biden's Keystone XL order sparks job losses, climate adviser says, 'We're not asking for sacrifice'
Russia's opposition showed its strength. Biden's response showed a new U.S. approach.

Yellen pledges U.S. Treasury cooperation with UK, Germany on pandemic, climate, taxes
Moscow police arrest brother of opposition leader Navalny

Down But Not Out: Pandemic Likely Dealt Blow To Economy But There's Room For Hope
The filibuster may make it difficult for Joe Biden to pass his agenda, even in a Democratic Congress

Biden expected to sign executive order to expand US refugee program

Social media 'influencer' charged with spreading 2016 election disinformation

Biden sees sharp partisan divide over performance one week into presidency: poll

The meme of Bernie Sanders and his mittens is an advertisement for IKEA now
Puerto Rico radio producer is arrested by FBI over government chat scandal

Biden, Harris working to build support for COVID-19 recovery plan: White House

Fed warns U.S. economic recovery is weakening
Fed stresses its commitment to low rates for the long run

Video shows Rep. Greene calling Parkland shooting survivor a 'coward'

Timeline: GameStop's 1,600% surge in retail investor vs hedge fund battle

Second police officer died by suicide following Capitol attack

Surveillance And Local Police: How Technology Is Evolving Faster Than Regulation
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Senate Republicans unite behind failed effort to challenge Trump impeachment trial

AP Exclusive: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule

Everytown urges Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign over newly uncovered remarks

In early action, Biden tries to make good on pledge to heal America's racial divide

Most Senate Republicans declare Trump's trial unconstitutional. Here's what that means for conviction.

GOP largely sides against holding Trump impeachment trial

What will Biden's immigration overhaul mean for national security?

Blinken holds first calls as Biden's secretary of State

DOJ has identified 400 suspects, charged 135 in Capitol riot

Pennsylvania GOP pledges full allegiance to Trump

Retirements shake up 2022 map as Republican senators eye exits

U.S. Attorney expects indictments in U.S. Capitol breach as soon as this week

Now majority leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer has plans for the nation, NY and impeachment

Greene's Facebook liked comment about shooting Pelosi

Trump impeachment: Why convicting him just got a lot harder

Biden weighs putting an end to private immigration detention facilities

Polls find Biden's approval rating higher than Trump's ever was

Driver in deadly Portland car rampage intended to hit and injure people, police say

Rand Paul calls Trump impeachment trial ‘dead on arrival’ after 45 GOP senators vote against it

Dobbs: Republicans lost in 2020 because they 'forgot who was the true leader'

YouTube extends Trump suspension, slaps new restrictions on Giuliani

Justice Department rescinds "zero tolerance" memo used to justify thousands of separations of migrant families

Justice Department officially rescinds policy that led to family separations

Biden says he’s ‘bringing back the pros’ for virus briefings

As Democrats take control of Senate, these 10 senators will shape the agenda

Biden touts administration's first steps on racial disparities

Nicholas Sandmann fires Lin Wood from legal team

YouTube suspends Giuliani from partner program, cutting access to ad revenue

Biden chief of staff backs teachers unions refusing to reopen schools, says they're not 'overruling' science

U.S. commission cites 'moral imperative' to explore AI weapons

First Biden-Putin call shows both cautious on big concerns
Capitol Police bought stockpiles of riot gear. Where was it on Jan. 6?

Defeat in Texas shows how the conservative judiciary can thwart Biden's agenda

Probe of Capitol riot swells further

Gabbard doubles down on slam of Schiff, Brennan as greater dangers to America than Capitol rioters

Exclusive: Alan Mnuchin-backed SPAC in talks to take Sharecare public - sources

5 things to know about Biden's racial equity orders

Senate defeats effort to halt Trump impeachment trial, but GOP signals conviction unlikely

MAGA influencer Brandon Straka arrested in connection with Capitol assault

GOP signals unwillingness to part with Trump after riot

Democrats stunned by briefing on Capitol's security before insurrection: 'It was only by pure dumb luck' more weren't killed

Yellen, Rice tout economics as key to fixing American inequality

Inside the Biden plan to be boring

Judge: Details of George Floyd's past arrests can't be used at trial

Biden raises election meddling with Putin in first phone call

Biden's Cabinet gradually confirmed by Senate
Meghan McCain slams efforts to tie father to Biden admin

Democrats refresh $15 minimum wage bill with control of Congress, White House

Biden orders Justice Dept. to end use of private prisons

Capitol riot latest: Man accused of smoking marijuana on video charged

Biden nominee Dr. Rachel Levine met with transphobic smear campaign

Dr. Scott Atlas fires back at Birx over 'bizarre' claim he gave Trump 'parallel data streams' on COVID

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy returns home after hospital visit

California man sent threatening texts to families of congressman, journalist on day of US Capitol riot, feds say

France threatens to shut down far-right Generation Identity group

'Take The Politics Out Of The Census,' Biden's Commerce Pick Raimondo Says

With Impeachment Trial Looming, Republicans Waver on Punishing Trump - NY Times

Army updates grooming standards to foster inclusion and diversity

Senators discussing Trump censure resolution

Google revives Australia news platform launch amid content payment fight

Republicans and Democrats see promise and uncertainty in Ohio's open Senate race

Democrats prep Biden’s virus aid package with or without GOP

Goya board of directors censures CEO for comments about election fraud

Graham warns Dems will ‘blow up’ Senate by moving forward with impeachment trial, calling witnesses

Yellen thanks rapper behind Hamilton-style song about her: 'Your tune is money'

Ron Klain sides with teachers unions on school reopening

Oil rises as U.S. oil stockpiles drop, new Chinese COVID-19 cases decline

Israel military revising operational plans against Iran: General

Google's PAC won't give to lawmakers who objected to Electoral College results showing Biden won

Teen speaks out after alerting FBI about father's alleged role in US Capitol siege

AT&T sued for $1.35 billion over device-synching technology

Ex-Zappos CEO locked himself in shed with liquor, 'whippets' before fatal fire

Hawley rules out run for president in 2024, says 'there's a lot of work to do' in Senate

US assures two-state solution for Israel-Palestine at UN

Keystone XL: Why I fought for - or against - the pipeline
Dollar on back foot with Fed's Powell likely to sound dovish note

Kerry aims to talk US back into a lead role in climate fight

Coronavirus News and Updates:
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COVID live updates: US death and transmission rates going down

Virus will kill many more, WH projects as briefings resume
Avoid preventive pain relievers before getting a COVID vaccine: Experts

Despite advances, it will be 'months' before everyone who wants a vaccine can get one, task force says

Biden's COVID-19 response team resumes regular briefings with grim forecast

White House exploring tapping drugmakers to produce rivals' vaccines

CDC projects US could see up to 514K coronavirus deaths by Feb. 20
The GOP redrew Wisconsin's map. Now it's helping them stifle the state's Covid response.
States lift restrictions gradually amid fears of new variant
New antibody therapies may cut deaths, reduce exposure to COVID-19, data shows

Lawmakers demand answers on Covid outbreak, Guard deployments

Health experts concerned about increasingly drug-resistant germs amid pandemic

Britain cracks down on travel to stop virus spread
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White House says Biden didn't set new goal on vaccines

Biden plans to purchase 200M more doses of Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 100 million as nations tackle vaccine shortages

Eli Lilly's COVID-19 treatment shows 70% drop in hospitalizations

Coronavirus live updates: Global case count tops 100 million

Biden pledged 150 million Covid vaccinations in 100 days. This is what the numbers say.

Several hundred White House officials have been vaccinated

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Top Biden aide says schools should get money before they reopen

Biden says U.S. will have enough vaccine doses for 300 million Americans by end of summer

China, India's COVID-19 vaccinations to stretch to late 2022: study

Florida's Vaccine Rollout Rife With Snags And Inequities

CDC officials say schools can re-open during pandemic — but precautions are crucial

What's at stake in the EU, AstraZeneca vaccine supply dispute

Positive COVID-19 tests linked to Australian Open downgraded to eight

Pharmacist pleads guilty to intentionally sabotaging COVID vaccines

Some European Countries Move To Require Medical-Grade Masks In Public

US boosting vaccine deliveries amid complaints of shortages

Biden to reopen 'Obamacare' for COVID-19 relief
Some nursing homes struggling to find takers for leftover vaccines

'A boomerang effect': Hank Aaron's death is falsely linked to Covid vaccine

The coronavirus pandemic has (not) given birth to the Baby 'Bust' generation