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
Citing 'Opportunity To Move Forward,' Rep. Cole Urges Against Impeaching Trump "I can think of no action the House can take that is more likely to further divide the American people," Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said during debate over impeaching President Trump. Bill Chappell
Airbnb Is Canceling All Reservations In Metro D.C. During Inauguration Week The company also said it had banned "numerous individuals" that it found to be associated with hate groups or involved in criminal activity at the Capitol Building. Laurel Wamsley
House Is Debating Impeachment 'At An Actual Crime Scene,' Rep. McGovern Says "These were not protesters, these were not patriots. These were traitors. These were domestic terrorists," Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., said as the House began debating impeaching the president. Bill Chappell
Trump's Census Director Is Trying To Rush Out Data On Noncitizens, Watchdog Says Whistleblowers told the Census Bureau's watchdog that Director Steven Dillingham's pushing them to make a report that would be "statistically indefensible" and could "tarnish" the bureau's reputation. Hansi Lo Wang
Court Says Former Officer Who Kneeled On George Floyd's Neck To Stand Trial Alone A Minnesota judge cited the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as reason to have Derek Chauvin's trial start on March 8, while the other officers involved in Floyd's death will have their trial in August. Brakkton Booker
Joint Chiefs Remind U.S. Forces That They Defend The Constitution The Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a message noting that violence isn't covered by free speech, and the breach of the U.S. Capitol was an assault on the government. Dustin Jones
James Comey: Trump Should Be Impeached, But Not Federally Prosecuted The former FBI director is out with a new book assessing the Trump presidency, Attorney General Bill Barr, and the Mueller report. He tells NPR he was "sickened" by the attack on the Capitol. Ailsa Chang
Comey Argues DOJ Shouldn't Prosecute Trump After He Leaves Office NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former FBI Director James Comey about his new book Saving Justice and whether federal authorities should pursue prosecution of President Trump after he leaves office.