Trump impeached again, facing Senate trial with six days left; National Guard troops fortify D.C. ahead of Biden inauguration; U.S. reports 40K Covid deaths in 2021, CDC estimates 90K more deaths in three weeks; Days before inauguration, Biden tries to shift focus from impeachment trial to Covid agenda;

Sources: Trump irritated, in “self-pity” mode after second impeachment; Senate impeachment trial to begin after inauguration; GOP Source: McConnell telling colleagues he is genuinely undecided about convicting Trump; Senate GOP torn over convicting Trump “There’s no love lost”; Second impeachment trial threatens to derail Biden’s agenda; Official: Public not allowed on National mall for inauguration; Defense Officials: Natl. Guard, law enforcement expect pipe bombs & Molotov cocktails around inauguration; Feds warn extremists emboldened to carry out more attacks after Capitol siege; After impeachment, some GOP lawmakers and right-wing media continue to stand behind Trump; Less than 5% of House Republicans voted to impeach Trump; Right-wing media hosts slam 10 Republicans who voted to impeach; Trump adviser claims impeachment is “violence to this country” after five people were killed in Capitol attack; Dem impeachment manager: We could prevent Trump from holding office again; New mass Covid vaccination sites open as states struggle to get more people vaccinated; TX hospital group: Some rural hospitals yet to receive single dose of Covid vaccine; Early trials show safe, effective results of Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose Covid vaccine; California reports lowest level of ICU beds available as Covid hospitalizations surge; France to test one million students, teachers every month to help keep schools open; Highly contagious virus strain forced UK to close schools only hours after leaders vowed to keep them open;

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