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January 13 | Are Washington Republicans moving away from Trump?

11 out of Washington's 12 members of congress have committed to voting for impeachment, everyone but Republican Cathy McMorris Rogers of the Spokane area.
- Bill Radke
Why Didn't The FBI And DHS Produce A Threat Report Ahead of The Capitol Insurrection?

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security wrote detailed threat assessments before Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer, but offered only general warnings before the events on Jan. 6.
- Dina Temple-Raston
What Washington state's lawmakers said at Wednesday's impeachment vote

The U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, making him the only president to have been impeached twice.
- Dyer Oxley
House Impeaches Trump A 2nd Time, Citing Insurrection At U.S. Capitol

Just one week before he will leave office, Trump has now become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.
- Bill Chappell
About 20,000 National Guard Members To Deploy For Inauguration, Officials Say

"I think you can expect to see somewhere upwards of beyond 20,000 members of the National Guard that will be here in the footprint of the District of Columbia," D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said.
- Brakkton Booker
Time for GOP lawmakers to 'step up' no matter the personal cost, says this Republican

Washington state Repubulican Rob McKenna says he's focused on the lesson his party should take away from the politically-motivated violence and insurrection at the U.S. Capitol: "Good leadership matters" and it's time to "step up and take the party back."
- Dyer Oxley
U.S. Puts Cuba Back On List Of State Sponsors of Terrorism

The U.S. removed Cuba from its state sponsors of terrorism list in May of 2015.
- Bill Chappell
Seattle police accountability office investigating actions of officers in D.C. during Capitol Building attack

The head of Seattle’s Office of Police Accountability says the agency's investigation will focus on the words and actions of at least two Seattle police officers, who allegedly attended last week’s pro-Trump rally that devolved into an insurrection at the Capitol Building.
- Amy Radil
Seattle man among those charged in violent pro-Trump insurrection at U.S. Capitol

Mark Leffingwell, 51, of Seattle is accused of assaulting a police officer amid insurrection at the US Capitol Building. He is among a handful of Seattle-area residents facing fallout after the event.
- Liz Brazile
As Inauguration Nears, Concern Of More Violence Grows

Wednesday's violent insurrection at the Capitol led to the deaths of five people. Some lawmakers and others worry that it was just the beginning.
- Matthew S. Schwartz

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