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Members of the public typically gather on the National Mall to watch the inauguration, but this year will be different – not only due to the pandemic but also because of the heightened security.  Officials have warned of potential threats and asked people to stay away from downtown D.C. and participate online instead. For those choosing to watch the inauguration...

The Pentagon’s internal probe comes after some troops and veterans were spotted at last week’s Capitol invasion.

The mayhem at the U.S. Capitol resulted in the deaths of four people and led to 52 arrests.

The Trump administration will be unable to get the discount cards out to beneficiaries.

Some states, like Virginia, Oklahoma and Texas, won’t be able to issue additional funds from the Covid relief law to certain workers for several weeks.

Trump became the only U.S. president impeached twice, one week before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Facebook and other U.S. tech giants could face new data privacy cases in Europe after the ECJ said any regulator in the region can bring about new proceedings.

Marco Rubio and Joe Biden both supported $2,000 direct payments in the Covid-19 relief bill passed late last year, a push that was blocked by Mitch McConnell.

Swan was named CEO in January 2019 after serving as interim CEO for seven months.

The Google-owned company took down the account following similar actions by Facebook and Twitter.

Trump is set to be impeached for inciting a mob that sought to undo Joe Biden’s election. National Guard troops are protecting the Capitol from more violence.

The National Guard was called in to protect the Capitol a week after pro-Trump rioters rampaged through the building.

The company will reimburse Airbnb hosts with the money they would have earned.

Google is suspending political ads along with any reference to “impeachment, inauguration or protests at the U.S. Capitol” beginning Thursday.

The moves were part of the fallout of Wednesday’s riot that forced American corporations to come to terms with how to respond.

“If it doesn’t break every American’s heart, something is wrong. It breaks my heart, for sure. I didn’t sign up for that,” Ken Langone said of the Capitol riot.

The $900 billion Covid relief law extends two unemployment programs by 11 weeks. Many workers will get an additional four weeks, into the second week of April.

Republican Reps. Liz Cheney, John Katko, Adam Kinzinger, Fred Upton and Jaime Herrera Beutler will vote to impeach President Trump.

Democrats still passed a resolution calling on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, then plan to move to impeach President Trump.

This latest state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas was announced last week, in a bid to combat the latest surge in coronavirus infections.