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January 11, 2021 4:00 AM

In wake of Capitol attack, House begins moves to impeach Trump — again

As the House prepares for impeachment, President Donald Trump faces a single charge — "incitement of insurrection" — over the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a draft of the articles obtained by The Associated Press.

by Barbara Sprunt

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January 11, 2021 1:00 AM

Philosopher Michael Sandel on the politics of the common good

Political philosopher Michael Sandel of Harvard University speaks in the Aspen Ideas series about his new book, “The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?”

by MPR News Staff

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January 10, 2021 9:28 PM

PGA of America moving 2022 Championship away from Trump golf club

The PGA of America cut ties to President Donald Trump when it voted Sunday to take the PGA Championship event away from his New Jersey golf course next year.

by The Associated Press

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January 10, 2021 8:40 PM

Trump remains defiant amid calls to resign

President Donald Trump enters the last days of his presidency isolated and shunned by former allies and members of his own party as he faces a second impeachment and growing calls for his resignation.

by The Associated Press

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January 10, 2021 7:50 PM

What Biden's Cabinet picks say about how he plans to govern

The president-elect announced his final Cabinet picks this past week. Some nominees have decades of experience in their respective agencies — and that's especially important, Democrats say, as the pandemic and economic turmoil rage.

by The Associated Press

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January 10, 2021 6:03 PM

Pelosi says House will impeach Trump, pushes VP to oust him

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump as she pushes the vice president and the Cabinet to invoke constitutional authority to force him out, warning that Trump is a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the Capitol.

by The Associated Press

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January 10, 2021 4:40 PM

Capitol police were overrun, 'left naked' against rioters

Despite ample warnings about security concerns well ahead of last Wednesday, the U.S. Capitol Police had the same number of officers in place as on a routine day. While some of those officers were outfitted with equipment for a protest, they were not staffed or equipped for a riot.

by The Associated Press

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January 10, 2021 3:47 PM

Recalling Nazis from his childhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger decries Capitol assault

In an emotional video posted to Twitter, the former governor and Austrian immigrant says the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol "trampled the very principles on which our country was founded."

by Kat Lonsdorf

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January 10, 2021 2:17 PM

U.S. diplomats file extraordinary protest against Trump in wake of Capitol assault

“Failing to publicly hold the president to account would further damage our democracy and our ability to effectively accomplish our foreign policy goals abroad,” American diplomats wrote.

by The Associated Press

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January 10, 2021 12:51 PM

Oaths questioned as Trump's backers fight against election loss

As some Republicans in Congress continued to back President Donald Trump's doomed effort to overturn the election, critics — including President-elect Joe Biden — alleged that they had violated their oaths to the Constitution and instead pledged allegiance to Trump.

by The Associated Press

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