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House leaders delivered an impeachment article to the Senate on Jan. 25. (Video: The Washington Post)

Biden expects widespread availability of vaccines by spring; House managers deliver impeachment article to Senate

House impeachment managers late Monday delivered to the Senate an article of impeachment accusing former president Donald Trump of “incitement of insurrection” for his role in the Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol that left a Capitol Police officer and four rioters dead. The delivery will clear the way for a historic Senate trial next month.  
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Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit seeking $1.3 billion from Rudolph W. Giuliani, an attorney for Trump who played a key role in promoting the falsehood that the 2020 election was rigged.
Biden signed an executive order fulfilling a campaign promise to overturn a ban on transgender people serving in the military. Trump largely barred their open service in 2017, announcing the decision in a tweet. Biden also signed an executive order aimed at pushing the federal government to buy more U.S.-made goods.
The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as the first female treasury secretary, on a bipartisan vote of 84 to 15, while the Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced the nomination of Antony Blinken to be secretary of state.
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced that he will not seek reelection next year. He is the second Republican senator to announce his intention not to seek another term. Sen. Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania also has decided not to run again.
Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders formally launched her bid for Arkansas governor with a video and a website focused heavily on her work with Trump.
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Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit seeking $1.3 billion from Rudolph W. Giuliani, an attorney for Trump who played a key role in promoting the falsehood that the 2020 election was rigged.
Biden signed an executive order fulfilling a campaign promise to overturn a ban on transgender people serving in the military. Trump largely barred their open service in 2017, announcing the decision in a tweet. Biden also signed an executive order aimed at pushing the federal government to buy more U.S.-made goods.
The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as the first female treasury secretary, on a bipartisan vote of 84 to 15, while the Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced the nomination of Antony Blinken to be secretary of state.
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced that he will not seek reelection next year. He is the second Republican senator to announce his intention not to seek another term. Sen. Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania also has decided not to run again.
Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders formally launched her bid for Arkansas governor with a video and a website focused heavily on her work with Trump.
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