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Why Myanmar’s military overthrew the nation’s democratically elected government

The Biden administration has threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar after the military there staged a coup over the weekend. Derek Mitchell, the former U.S. ambassador to Myanmar during the Obama administration who is now the president of the National

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U.S. won’t make immigration arrests at virus vaccination sites

Vaccination sites will be considered “sensitive locations” and generally off limits for enforcement actions, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Monday.

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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on bipartisanship under President Biden

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the challenges of bipartisanship under President Biden, Biden’s economic relief package, and cooperation in the Democratic Party.:

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Trump stockpiles millions in donations as he faces a second impeachment trial – CNN

Trump stockpiles millions in donations as he faces a second impeachment trial  CNN Donald Trump scrambling to assemble impeachment defense before deadline  The Guardian Trump Hires 2 New Lawyers for Impeachment Trial — Including Controversial Cosby D.A. — as Old Team Leaves  PEOPLE.com

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Angry Republican leaders float removing Trump from office – CNN

Angry Republican leaders float removing Trump from office  CNN Trump’s Speech Helped Set Violence at the Capitol in Motion  The New York Times ‘He screwed the country’: Trump loyalty disintegrates  POLITICO Trump’s Coup Was Born Online  The Atlantic View Full Coverage on Google News

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In call, Trump demands Georgia officials ‘find’ votes to tilt election – CNN

In call, Trump demands Georgia officials ‘find’ votes to tilt election  CNN

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The Number Of Hate Groups Declined Last Year — But Hate Did Not

“The far-right remains highly mobilized and extremely dangerous,” with threat numbers as high as in the years before the Oklahoma City bombing, according to an expert at Southern Poverty Law Center. (Image credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

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Biden Wants to Reopen Schools Within 100 Days. Here’s Why That Might Not Happen

A cozy fire flickered in the background and the mood was friendly as Dr. Anthony Fauci met with the nation’s top teachers’ union leaders, Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers and Becky Pringle of the National Education Association,

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Daily Crunch: Google shutters internal game studios

Google rethinks its gaming strategy, Microsoft rolls out its quantum computing platform and UiPath is now valued at $35 billion. This is your Daily Crunch for February 1, 2021. The big story: Google shutters internal game studios When Google announced

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Capitol Building fence is blocking D.C. laws from approval

That foreboding black fence erected around the U.S. Capitol building has had an unintentional side effect: walling off the local government’s ability to enact new laws.

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