Thursday, January 14 top news briefs

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A news report said a 53-year-old financial manager from the Atlanta area, Christopher S. Georgia, committed suicide after he faced criminal charges for breaking into the Capitol as a part of the mob. On Saturday night, his wife found him in the basement of their home with blood everywhere. A medical examiner said he shot himself in the chest.

That means there are a total of seven deaths from the Capitol riots, five directly related to the day on January 6 and two suicides in the following days. Two Capitol Police officers are within that group.

Two police officers from southern Virginia were part of the Capitol mob. The officers’s names are Thomas Robertson and Jacob Fracker and they have been charged with two federal crimes or unlawful entry and disorderly conduct. They were off-duty at the time. Both men are on administrative leave from the police department.

There is another police officer involved in the mob — a Houston police officer. The HPD Chief said the officer is a 18-year veteran and will face federal criminal charges.

Yesterday afternoon President Donald Trump was impeached by the House on a charge of inciting violence against the U.S. government.

Ten House Republicans voted with all 222 House Democrats for a total of 232 votes. 197 Republicans voted against the impeachment.

Here is a video clip with remarks from Speaker Pelosi.

Trump remains popular with those who support him.

Axios polled 1,019 adults with three questions on whether they supported Trump challenging election results and on if they think Trump should be the 2024 Republican candidate.

The poll showed that people who identified themselves as Trump supporters were still very supportive of Trump, but those who identified as traditional Republicans were divided.

That division within the Republican Party will display it prominently when the Senate trial happens. It is not known exactly when the trial will begin.

It will take place after Trump has already left the White House and President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated.

Biden tweeted that he hopes the Senate will be able to multitask with dealing with the impeachment and meeting the needs of the nation.

[Tweet]: "Today, in a bipartisan vote, the House voted to impeach and hold President Trump accountable. Now, the process continues to the Senate—and I hope they’ll deal with their Constitutional responsibilities on impeachment while also working on the other urgent business of this nation.”

Biden is having a completely different experience as a President-elect compared with Trump or Barack Obama. Typically during this time nearing a transition of power, all attention is on the president-elect and who they are picking for their cabinet, and D.C. is buzzing with preparations for an inauguration with parades and fancy balls.

But with the coronavirus pandemic and the Capitol riots and the impeachment, Biden is not getting as much attention these days. That will change, of course, when the Biden administration takes over the White House and we get our first glimpses of Biden in the Oval Office.

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On Wednesday, there were 3,922 new deaths from the coronavirus and about 230,000 new infections. It’s continue to rage out of control and killing thousands of people every day. On Tuesday there were over 4,400 deaths.

The Los Angeles area is reporting the highest rates of cases, while North Dakota is doing the best. Vaccinations are moving slowly with 10 million people vaccinated.

The Trump administration had hoped 20 million to be vaccinated by this point. The federal government said it’s shipped out almost 30 million doses. There are many logistical challenges with organizing vaccines. It’ll be on the Biden administration to fix the issues.

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