News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: U.S. House has impeached President Trump for inciting deadly riot at U.S. Capitol; first president to be impeached twice.https://t.co/kdrUxk2XiK pic.twitter.com/TrPTgyFg8X
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 13, 2021
Watch Speaker Nancy Pelosi's full remarks opening the House debate on impeaching President Trump: "We know that the president of the United States incited this insurrection — this armed rebellion against our common country. He must go." https://t.co/uwRIms0TaS pic.twitter.com/jiSledaQjL
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 13, 2021
"Every one of us in this room right now could have died," Rep. Raskin says, warning of future threats.
— ABC News (@ABC) January 13, 2021
"It's a bit much to be hearing that these people would not be trying to destroy our government and kill us if we just weren't so mean to them." https://t.co/vdtbbFfqdP pic.twitter.com/GrExsWCuzX
This is what the Capitol looks like Wednesday morning with National Guard members deployed ahead of the House vote to impeach President Trump a second time https://t.co/PFMwD0FWca pic.twitter.com/SEoKV6q9vC
— CNN (@CNN) January 13, 2021
National Guard units are being told to prepare for the possibility that improvised explosive devices will be used by those plotting to attack the Capitol https://t.co/hRYI4lKKFm
— POLITICO (@politico) January 13, 2021
BREAKING: Pres. Trump: "In light of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind…I call on ALL Americans to help ease tensions and calm tempers. Thank You." https://t.co/XlFy0IqzXo pic.twitter.com/VO97BJ2nn0
— ABC News (@ABC) January 13, 2021
Mikie Sherrill says she witnessed colleagues escorting people through the Capitol on Jan. 5 for what she described as "reconnaissance" ahead of the next day's violent insurrection https://t.co/lA76jo2LFD
— POLITICO (@politico) January 13, 2021
New York City ends contracts with Trump, the latest business partner to abandon him in wake of Capitol attack https://t.co/jyvr6xVGIN
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 13, 2021
A rioter who stormed the US Capitol last week wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with the phrase "Camp Auschwitz" has been arrested in Virginia, according to a law enforcement official https://t.co/sgd22Vkr5T
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 13, 2021
US coronavirus deaths 12 days in to January:
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 13, 2021
Jan 1: 2,114
Jan 2: 2,340
Jan 3: 1,522
Jan 4: 1,822
Jan 5: 3,326
Jan 6: 3,920
Jan 7: 4,110 (record)
Jan 8: 3,543
Jan 9: 3,603
Jan 10: 2,105
Jan 11: 2,276
Jan 12: 4,052
US deaths in January: 34,733 (more than June/July/Aug/Sept/Oct)
