Republican senators, in particular, face a daunting choice of whether to convict Donald Trump of inciting the insurrection, in the first impeachment trial of a president no longer in office.
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State lawmakers want Capitol Police chief placed on administrative leave
More than 70 legislators urge Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck to investigate Chief Russell Gauvin’s social media posts questioning U.S. election results and mask wearing for COVID-19 prevention.
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Joe Biden has a hefty to-do list, and it starts the day he takes charge
Overshadowing everything at the very start is Biden’s effort to win congressional approval of a $1.9 trillion plan to combat the coronavirus and the economic misery it has caused.
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Proud Boys, other fringe groups find refuge — and money — on Christian fundraising website
GiveSendGo.com pages raised more than $247,000 for people who claimed expenses related to the Jan. 6 rally in D.C. and other “Stop the Steal” events.
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What Biden can and can’t get from an evenly divided Senate
So what does a 50-50 Senate get President-elect Joe Biden
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Why ‘free speech’ needs a new definition in the age of the internet and Trump tweets
Freedom of speech emerged as a concept after the invention of the printing press, and that’s worth revisiting in the context of social media and Trump’s presidency.
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1969 ruling that tossed out conviction of Klan leader may shield Trump from riot charges
The case, in which the ACLU represented Ohio Klan leader Clarence Brandenburg, set a high bar for criminal prosecutions of inflammatory speech.
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Biden outlines extensive vaccine distribution effort
The president-elect’s plan includes using the Federal Emergency Management Agency to set up 100 vaccination centers around the country by the end of his first month in office.
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Biden unveils $1.9 trillion plan to speed virus vaccines, ease economic fallout
It includes $1,400 checks for most Americans, extension of a temporary boost in unemployment benefits and a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures through September.
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Sen. Angus King calls out Republicans who ‘divided the country’ and now oppose impeachment
Maine’s junior senator doesn’t buy the argument that they can’t hold Donald Trump and other elected officials accountable because the country needs to heal.