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US Asking States to Speed Vaccine, Not Hold Back 2nd Dose

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is asking states to speed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to people older than 65 and others at high risk by no longer holding back the second dose of the two-dose shots, The Associated Press…

House Will Consider Trump Impeachment Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats say the House will consider the impeachment of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, one week after an angry mob of his supporters invaded the Capitol. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told Democrats on a call Monday that…

Republicans Block Measure Calling for Quick Removal of Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office was blocked Monday by Republicans. Trump would face a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” — over…

Teachers Help Students Make Sense of Violence at US Capitol

(AP) - Social studies teachers across the United States are setting aside lesson plans this week to help young people make sense of the scenes from Washington and the violent siege by supporters of President Donald Trump. Many teachers say…

President Trump Won’t Attend Joe Biden’s Inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration on Jan. 20. He will be the first incumbent president since Andrew Johnson to skip his successor's inauguration. In a Friday tweet Trump said, “To all…

The Latest: Pelosi Lowers Capitol Flags in Honor of Officer

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says those responsible for police officer Brian Sicknick’s death from the siege at the Capitol by a mob loyal to President Donald Trump “must be brought to justice.” Pelosi said Friday she was lowering…

Us Loses 140,000 Jobs, First Monthly Drop Since Spring

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers shed jobs last month for the first time since April, cutting 140,000 positions, clear evidence that the economy is faltering as the viral pandemic tightens its grip on consumers and businesses. The unemployment rate stayed…

US Registering Highest Deaths Yet From the Coronavirus

(AP) – The U.S. registered its highest deaths yet from the coronavirus on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep political divisions that have hampered the battle against the pandemic. The…

The Latest: Pelosi Calls for Using 25th Amendment on Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump should immediately be removed from office or Congress may proceed to impeach him. Pelosi on Thursday joined those calling on the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to force…

Capitol Police Chief Defends Response to ‘Criminal’ Rioters

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund is defending his department's response to Wednesday's violent breach at the Capitol. In a statement Thursday, he said officers "acted valiantly when faced with thousands of individuals involved in violent riotous actions"…

Facebook Bans Trump Through Biden Inauguration, Maybe Longer

(AP) – Facebook will bar President Donald Trump from posting on its system at least until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. In a post on Thursday morning, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use…

4 People Died as Violent Mob Stormed U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Four people died as rioters violently occupied the U.S. Capitol. Washington, D.C., Police Chief Robert Contee said the dead on Wednesday included a woman who was shot by the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as three others…

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