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Congress to establish independent commission to examine Capitol riot, Pelosi says

Eli McKinneyFebruary 15, 2021

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that Congress will establish an independent, Sept. 11-style commission to look into the deadly insurrection that took place at the U.S. Capitol. Pelosi said...

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Senate acquits Trump of inciting Capitol insurrection, ending historic impeachment trial

Eli McKinneyFebruary 13, 2021

Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a current or former U.S....

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Trump impeachment lawyers decry case as political vengeance, say Dems also urge supporters to ‘fight’

Eli McKinneyFebruary 12, 2021

Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers accused Democrats of waging a campaign of “hatred” against the former president as they sped through their defense of his actions and fiery words before the...

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‘He reveled in it,’ Dems say of Trump during impeachment trial, unveiling new video of Jan. 6 riot

Eli McKinneyFebruary 10, 2021

Prosecutors unveiled chilling new security video in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, showing the mob of rioters breaking into the Capitol, smashing windows and doors and searching menacingly for Vice President Mike...

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Watch: Graphic video from Capitol riot opens House Democrats’ impeachment case against Trump

Eli McKinneyFebruary 9, 2021

Dramatic, violent video from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot opened House managers’ case against former President Donald Trump on the first day of his historic second impeachment trial in the...

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Senate votes to proceed with Trump’s historic 2nd impeachment trial

Eli McKinneyFebruary 9, 2021

House prosecutors on Tuesday wrenched senators and the nation back to the deadly attack on Congress as they opened Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial with graphic video of the...

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‘Help is on the way’: Biden signs burst of coronavirus-related executive orders

Eli McKinneyJanuary 21, 2021

With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that America’s war on COVID-19 is under new command, promising an anxious nation progress to reduce infections and...

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‘We will defeat’ white supremacy and extremism, Biden says in inaugural address

Eli McKinneyJanuary 20, 2021

Rare for an inaugural address, President Joe Biden issued a strong repudiation of white supremacy and domestic terrorism seen on the rise under Donald Trump. In his speech Wednesday, Biden...

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With Biden and Democrats taking power, California poised to take political spotlight

Eli McKinneyJanuary 17, 2021

After four years of being relentlessly targeted by a Republican president who worked overtime to bait, punish and marginalize California and everything it represents, the state is suddenly center stage again in Washington’s policy arena....

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Biden unveils $1.9 trillion COVID-19 plan, including $1,400 stimulus checks

Eli McKinneyJanuary 14, 2021

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...

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Congress to establish independent commission to examine Capitol riot, Pelosi says

Senate acquits Trump of inciting Capitol insurrection, ending historic impeachment trial

Trump impeachment lawyers decry case as political vengeance, say Dems also urge supporters to ‘fight’

‘He reveled in it,’ Dems say of Trump during impeachment trial, unveiling new video of Jan. 6 riot

Watch: Graphic video from Capitol riot opens House Democrats’ impeachment case against Trump

Senate votes to proceed with Trump’s historic 2nd impeachment trial

‘Help is on the way’: Biden signs burst of coronavirus-related executive orders

‘We will defeat’ white supremacy and extremism, Biden says in inaugural address

With Biden and Democrats taking power, California poised to take political spotlight

Biden unveils $1.9 trillion COVID-19 plan, including $1,400 stimulus checks

FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine

L.A. County teachers, grocery workers, restaurant staff and other essential workers to become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Monday

LAPD: Lady Gaga’s dogs recovered safely after violent Hollywood robbery that left walker wounded

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine endorsed by FDA panel, paving way for possible emergency use authorization

U.S. implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

Biden hails House passage of $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package

U.S. launches air strikes on facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

Newsom outlines plan to vaccinate 75,000 teachers a week starting in March in push to reopen schools

L.A. County motor deputy killed in Lakewood crash while trying to initiate traffic stop: Sheriff

Biden lifts Trump-era ban on green cards, which blocked most legal immigration to U.S.

Vaccination tiers may be phased out soon as supply increases across the country, L.A. Mayor Garcetti says

FDA confirms Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19, setting stage for final decision