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Trump's wall of GOP support breaks during impeachment vote

Trump's wall of GOP support breaks during impeachment vote

The unbreakable wall of Republican support that encouraged and enabled Donald Trump’s norm-shattering presidency has cracked. A group of 10 House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to impeach Trump for inciting a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last week. 
by The Associated Press

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¡Adelante Minnesota!

¡Adelante Minnesota!

Minnesotan Latinos are a well established, diverse, complex and growing community in the state. MPR News will be elevating Latino voices over the next five months, reporting on community issues.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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McConnell won't call Senate back for Trump impeachment trial

McConnell won't call Senate back for Trump impeachment trial

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday rejected a Democratic attempt to swiftly call the Senate into emergency session to hold an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, all but assuring that those proceedings won't occur until after Trump leaves office.
by The Associated Press

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Fact check: Trump's call to action distorted in debate

Fact check: Trump's call to action distorted in debate

The House impeachment debate on Wednesday heard a distorted account of President Donald Trump's remarks to his supporters a week ago when he exhorted them to “fight like hell" before they swarmed the Capitol.
by The Associated Press

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Trump calls for 'No violence' as Congress moves to impeach him for role in riot

Trump calls for 'No violence' as Congress moves to impeach him for role in riot

Republican lawmakers have been urging President Donald Trump to condemn violence since a mob of extremists stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. As the House moved to impeach him, Trump called for calm.
by Barbara Sprunt

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Census Bureau stops work on Trump's request for unauthorized immigrant count

Census Bureau stops work on Trump's request for unauthorized immigrant count

The Census Bureau has stopped trying to produce a count of unauthorized immigrants, ending the agency's role in Trump's bid to alter census numbers used for reallocating House seats, NPR has learned.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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Biden nominates Samantha Power to run U.S. agency for international development

Biden nominates Samantha Power to run U.S. agency for international development

Samantha Power is "a world-renowned voice of conscience and moral clarity," President-elect Joe Biden said of the former U.N. ambassador. The post will be elevated to become a National Security Council member.
by Laurel Wamsley

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NYC to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection

NYC to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection

The Trump Organization is under city contract to operate the two ice rinks and a carousel in Central Park as well as a golf course in the Bronx. It is the latest example of how the Jan. 6 breach by violent Trump supporters is impacting the Republican president's business interests.
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