The US reaches 25 million cases of Covid-19. Now it's a race between vaccines and variants. / CNN The White House restricts entry of non-US citizens from the UK, South Africa, and Brazil, where new Covid strains have emerged. / CNBC Why scientists are more worried about the
The Justice Dept. has learned one of its lawyers devised a plan with Trump to replace the attorney general with a loyalist who would force Georgia to overturn its presidential election results. / The New York Times "Healing and unity will only come if there is truth and accountability."
President Biden signs 10 executive orders directed at ramping up vaccinations, including by invocation of the Defense Production Act. / The Wall Street Journal See also: Biden’s new national plan to fight Covid-19, explained. / Vox If the pace of vaccination only reaches one million doses a day, the virus
From reentering the Paris climate agreement to repealing Trump's travel bans, here are details on the 17 executive orders Biden signed yesterday. / The New York Times "Getting Americans to mask up will be critical during the early months of Biden's tenure." The nine biggest
President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in today as the United States’ 46th president at an inauguration like no other. / Vox Kamala Harris makes history as the first female vice president in the nation's history, also the first Black vice president and first female vice president of
Online caches show Trump campaign members played key roles in the rally that happened before the insurrection, and have attempted to erase posts connecting them to the event. / Associated Press "What is striking about the videos, though, is how often this entitlement is laced with insecurity." Important moments
The speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. find particular resonance “amid a year of sickness and death, Black Lives Matter protests and the storming of the Capitol.” / The New York Times Washington DC will host 25,000 members of the National Guard to help provide security at this week'
"Our current state of affairs is a paradox." Balancing the need to talk about 1/6 with the worry of inspiring other wrongdoers. / Bloomberg Darren Walker: The ideal of democracy is the greatest threat to the ideology of white supremacy. / Ford Foundation for Social Justice A vivid report
Biden introduces a $1.9 trillion pandemic rescue plan that includes more checks, unemployment benefits, and healthcare measures. / BuzzFeed News Because of security concerns, Biden's inauguration rehearsal has been postponed. / POLITICO In a court filing, federal prosecutors say Capitol insurrectionists intended "to capture and assassinate elected officials.
Donald Trump becomes the first American president to be impeached twice. Any trial in the Senate won’t begin before he leaves office. / Vox, CNN Macaulay Culkin joins calls to get Donald Trump’s cameo removed from Home Alone 2. / The Guardian Washington DC locks down a week before Biden’
