And another day of choices, power-sharing, Republican state voting overhauls, law suits, boosting goals, lifting restrictions, a more contagious variant, troubling patterns, no assessments of effects, and the $20 bill comes to a close:
“It’s almost as if Democrats don’t have the Presidency, Senate, and Congress.” -- Frederick Joseph
Deaths
US: 431,392 (+1902)
World: 2,149,387 (+10,422)
Cases
US: 25,861,597 (+159,472)
World: 100,280,265 (+508,922)
House delivers article of impeachment against Trump to Senate. Here's what happens next.
President Joe Biden tells CNN the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump "has to happen".
Democrats’ Choice: End the Filibuster or Watch McConnell Win (Again). A Senate veteran explains how Joe Biden and the Democrats can deal with a radicalized and cynical Republican Party — and deliver on the promises they made to voters. “The Senate is a living body, and many of the rules that you’ve come to accept as normal exist because of power-plays by predominantly white conservatives seeking to entrench their power to wield a veto over everything the majority of the country wants to do. It doesn’t have to be this way, and it’s up to Democrats to change it, and they’ll have to, if their main goal is to deliver results for the American people.”
McConnell allows Senate power-sharing deal to advance after fight with Democrats over filibuster. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday that he will allow the 50-50 Senate to officially organize so Democrats can take control of key committees in the chamber after a weeklong battle with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over the rights of the minority to stall legislation.
Republicans plan voting overhauls after Biden's win. Republican state legislators are advancing a rush of new bills aimed at limiting voting access, and especially access to voting by mail, in the wake of President Biden’s victory last year in the highest-turnout election in American history. -- Because that’s all Republicans know to do: suppress voters.
Dominion Voting Systems sues Rudy Giuliani for defamation over false election claims, seeks over $1.3B in damages. The complaint outlines evidence of Giuliani’s false claims about how Dominion allegedly “fixed” the election.
President Joe Biden appears to be boosting his goal for COVID vaccinations in his first 100 days in office, suggesting the nation could soon be injecting an average of 1.5 million shots a day. He also expects widespread availability of vaccines by spring.
Gov. Gavin Newsom shrugs off recall pressures as he lifts California's Covid restrictions.
More contagious Brazilian variant of coronavirus found in US for first time.
Fatal Police Shootings Of Unarmed Black People Reveal Troubling Patterns. Since 2015, police officers have fatally shot at least 135 unarmed Black men and women nationwide, an NPR investigation has found...For at least 15 of the officers, like McMahon, the shootings were not their first — or their last, NPR found. They have been involved in two — sometimes three or more — shootings, often deadly and without consequences. Those who study deadly force by police say it's unusual for officers to be involved in any shootings.
Protest breaks out in Tacoma after police car drives through crowd.
Janet Yellen is confirmed as the first female Treasury secretary in US history.
White House commits to sign language interpreter at every press briefing.
Nearly 75% of the drugs approved by the FDA in the past 20 years had no assessment of their effects in pregnant people -- including all available COVID-19 vaccines. Many OB-GYNs feel that makes health decisions riskier than necessary, and needs to change.
Southwest Airlines has become the last of the nation's six largest carriers to ban emotional-support animals from passenger flights.
The Biden administration will resume efforts to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced today.
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Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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