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Tensions running high after gun incident near House floor
BY CRISTINA MARCOS
Lawmaker tensions are running high this week after a Republican lawmaker nearly brought a gun onto the House floor, further stoking concerns about Capitol security and whether members of Congress need protection from one another.
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Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8
BY JORDAIN CARNEY
The Senate will start President Trump's second impeachment trial during the week of Feb. 8, Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) announced on Friday.
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Democrats float 14th Amendment to bar Trump from office
BY JORDAIN CARNEY
Democrats are mulling whether they can use the 14th Amendment to prevent former President Trump from ever holding office again.
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Biden under pressure to deliver more COVID-19 shots
BY PETER SULLIVAN
President Biden is facing pressure to aim even higher with his administration's vaccine distribution goals, with experts noting his early push to deliver 100 million shots in 100 days does not differ dramatically from the current pace.
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Austin sworn in as nation's first Black Pentagon chief
BY ELLEN MITCHELL
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin was sworn in as secretary of Defense on Friday, becoming the first Black head of the Pentagon in U.S. history.
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White House launches sweeping review of domestic terror threats
BY JONATHAN EASLEY
The White House announced Friday a sweeping interagency effort to root out domestic extremism following the storming of the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.
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Texas AG sues Biden administration over deportation freeze
BY HARPER NEIDIG
The Texas attorney general filed a federal lawsuit against the Biden administration Friday over its order to halt most deportations for the next 100 days.
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Murkowski didn't vote for Trump, won't join Democrats
BY ALEXANDER BOLTON
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) said Friday she did not vote for former President Trump in November's election but pledged she would stay in the Senate Republican Conference, once again ruling out the possibility of caucusing with Senate Democrats.
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Trump planned to oust acting AG to overturn Georgia election results
BY TAL AXELROD
Former President Trump sought to oust his acting attorney general in a bid to overturn the presidential election results in Georgia, according to a new bombshell report in The New York Times.
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Biden EPA asks DOJ to hit pause on defense of Trump-era rules
BY REBECCA BEITSCH
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking the government to pump the brakes in its defense of Trump-era environmental rollbacks in court.
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Who can preside over the Senate trial of former President Trump?
BY ALAN DERSHOWITZ
OPINION l The Framers never contemplated a Senate trial of a former or a potential future president. Had they contemplated such a bizarre scenario, they would have provided an answer to the question of who presides. That they did not is additional evidence — beyond the words of the Constitution — that a former president cannot be tried by the Senate.
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Paris Agreement: Biden's chance to restore international standing
BY BEN LILLISTON
OPINION l Simply picking up where the Obama administration left off won’t be enough. Instead, as the Biden administration recommits to the Paris deal, he should do so with humility and determination, prepared to take bold and concrete steps to repair U.S. integrity on the international stage.
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The Associated Press: Trump shuns ‘ex-presidents club’ — and the feeling is mutual
BY WILL WEISSERT AND DEB RIECHMANN
It’s a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause.
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The Wall Street Journal: Biden's executive orders signal collision course with GOP
BY ALEX LEARY, KATE DAVIDSON AND ANDREW RESTUCCIA
President Biden signed an executive order Friday designed to swiftly deliver more relief to low-income families and unemployed workers, capping a series of actions taken in his first three days in office aimed at reversing Trump administration policies and enacting liberal priorities. Some GOP lawmakers say the initiatives undermine Biden’s push for bipartisan deal making and national unity, a major theme of his inaugural address.
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The Washington Post: Senior Democrats drafting plan to give parents at least $3,000 per child in Biden stimulus
BY JEFF STEIN
Senior Democratic lawmakers are moving to fulfill President Biden’s desire to expand the child tax credit by drafting legislation that would direct the IRS to send recurring monthly payments to tens of millions of American families, according to officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share knowledge of the internal discussion.
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NBC News: Imperiling quick $1,400 checks, moderate Republicans push back on Biden's economic plan
BY SAHIL KAPUR
Key moderate Republicans in the Senate dismissed quick action on President Joe Biden's top priority of a $1.9 trillion economic package, indicating that the $1,400 stimulus payments he requested could take months, or never arrive.
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The New York Times: Pfizer will ship fewer vaccine vials to account for 'extra' doses
BY NOAH WEILAND, KATIE THOMAS AND SHARON LAFRANIERE
After the surprise discovery of an extra dose in every vial, Pfizer executives successfully lobbied the F.D.A. to change the vaccine’s formal authorization language. The company charges by the dose.
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