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Biden picks geneticist as science adviser, puts in Cabinet
President-elect Joe Biden announced Friday that he has chosen a pioneer in mapping the human genome — the so-called “book of life” — to be his chief science adviser and is elevating the top science job to a Cabinet position. Biden nominated Eric Lander, founding director of the Broad Institute...
Vaccines to stimulus checks: Here’s what’s in Biden plan
WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to expand coronavirus vaccinations, help individuals and jump-start the economy. The plan, which would require congressional approval, is packed with proposals on health care, education, labor and cybersecurity. On Friday, he outlined a five-step approach to getting the...
Mike Pence calls Kamala Harris to offer congratulations
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence has called his soon-to-be successor Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations, according to two people familiar with the conversation. It’s the first known contact between the elected members of the outgoing and incoming administrations. President Donald Trump has not reached out to President-elect Joe...
Report: Trump continues to consult Steve Bannon about 2020 election results
President Donald Trump has connected with former campaign adviser Steve Bannon seeking guidance on how to overturn the election results of 2020, according to a report from Bloomberg News. Trump has spoken to Bannon over the phone recently, though it is not known how many times, according to the report...
Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem virus and steady economyVideo
WILMINGTON, Del. — Saying the nation faces “a crisis of deep human suffering,” President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the prolonged economic fallout. Called the “American Rescue...
Corporate boycotts could ding coffers of Reschenthaler, Kelly campaigns
U.S. Reps. Guy Reschenthaler and Mike Kelly may have lost the financial support of several top corporate donors this week as a growing number of influential firms have announced they would withhold future cash from lawmakers who attempted to overturn the results of the presidential election. Super PACs associated with...
Who will preside at Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial?Video
WASHINGTON — There’s no clear answer to whether Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. or a Democrat would preside over a second impeachment trial for President Donald Trump, which could determine how the nation perceives the fairness of the proceedings. The Constitution states, “When the President of the United States...
34 House Democrats call for investigation into Jan. 5 tours by fellow members ahead of Capitol attackVideo
WASHINGTON — Rep. Mikie Sherrill and 33 other House members want an investigation into access given by fellow House lawmakers to visitors to the Capitol on Jan. 5 before the violent attacks on Congress the next day. The New Jersey Democrat alleged Tuesday night that members of Congress led guests...
Enduring 2nd impeachment, Trump stands largely silent, aloneVideo
WASHINGTON — His place in the history books rewritten, President Donald Trump endured his second impeachment largely alone and silent. For more than four years, Trump has dominated the national discourse like no one before him. Yet when his legacy was set in stone on Wednesday, he was stunningly left...
Could McConnell’s signal to Republicans open floodgates against Trump?Video
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell’s openness to convicting Donald Trump in a U.S. Senate impeachment trial is a seismic signal to his caucus that could prod other Republicans to break with the president in the coming days and weeks. While McConnell has remained largely silent since last week’s riot of...
Western Pa. lawmakers hold party lines in vote to impeach TrumpVideo
Western Pennsylvania’s congressional representatives stuck to party lines in Wednesday’s vote by the U.S. House to impeach President Trump. Reps. Conor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon, and Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills, voted yes on impeaching the embattled president for his role inciting last week’s violent storming of the U.S. Capitol by Trump...
Trump impeached by U.S. House for historic 2nd timeVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the U.S. Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office. With the Capitol secured by armed National Guard...
Biden picks Samantha Power, former UN envoy, for USAID post
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he has picked Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, to run the agency overseeing American foreign humanitarian and development aid. If confirmed by the Senate, Power will head the U.S. Agency for International Development, which...
NYC to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection
NEW YORK — New York City will terminate business contracts with President Donald Trump after last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. “I’m here to announce that the city of New York is severing all contracts with the Trump Organization,” de Blasio said in...
Trump appointees pressure Census for report on undocumented
U.S. Census Bureau statisticians are under significant pressure from Trump political appointees to figure out who in the U.S. is in the country illegally, and they’re worried that any such report they produce in the waning days of the Trump administration will be inaccurate, according to the bureau’s watchdog agency....
YouTube suspends Trump’s channel for at least a week
HONG KONG — YouTube has suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s channel for at least a week amid concerns over “ongoing potential for violence,” making it the latest platform to limit the president’s online activities. The Google-owned platform said it removed content that was uploaded on January 12 from the Donald...
Trump on verge of 2nd impeachment after Capitol siege
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is on the verge of being impeached for a second time in an unprecedented House vote Wednesday, a week after he encouraged a mob of loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results just before they stormed the U.S. Capitol in a deadly siege. While...
Group of House Republicans, led by Pa. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, wants Trump censured
WASHINGTON — A group of moderate House Republicans has introduced a resolution to censure President Donald Trump for his role in last week’s attack at the Capitol and for “attempting to unlawfully overturn the 2020 presidential election.” The group, led by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Bucks County, said in a...
House members to be screened for weapons when entering chamber
WASHINGTON — Magnetometers have been installed outside the House floor for the first time ever, the latest fallout from last week’s violent attack on the Capitol in which insurrectionists breached both the House and Senate chambers. “Effective immediately, all persons, including members, are required to undergo security screening when entering...
House urges Mike Pence to help oust Trump; impeachment next
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House rushed ahead Tuesday toward impeaching President Donald Trump for the deadly Capitol attack, taking time only to try to persuade his vice president to push him out first. Trump showed no remorse, blaming impeachment itself for the “tremendous anger” in America. Already scheduled to leave...
Controversy over comments on election, Capitol attack rocks debate at Carnegie Mellon
Carnegie Mellon University officials on Tuesday issued a harsh statement condemning speech that may have incited last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, as debate over comments by some of its leading scholars raised eyebrows in academic circles across the country. In a letter issued to the university community, a...
Trump’s grip on GOP loosens as No. 3 Republican Liz Cheney backs impeachment
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump denied responsibility for the U.S. Capitol riot that left five people dead and the FBI vowed to prosecute hundreds of his supporters who took part in the attack, the No. 3 House GOP leader announced she was voting for impeachment. It marked the starkest...
Trump’s long-favored banks pull away from him amid fallout from Capitol riotVideo
Two of Donald Trump’s favored banks are pulling away from the billionaire president in the wake of last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. Deutsche Bank AG has decided to refrain from further business with Trump and his company, said a person with knowledge of the matter, asking not...
House races to oust Trump as he says effort angers nation
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House pressed swiftly forward Tuesday toward impeachment or other steps to forcibly remove President Donald Trump from office, even as Trump blamed Democratic foes and not himself for last week’s deadly attack on the Capitol. He targeted the lawmakers who are pushing for his ouster, saying...
Early warning signs emerge for GOP after U.S. Capitol riots
HARRISBURG — Since last week’s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, about 225 Republicans logged in to the election office in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to change their party registration. Ethan Demme was one of them. “Ever since they started denying the election result, I kind of knew it was heading...
