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Capitol Police Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman, shown at the right at a ceremony memorializing U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who was killed on January 6, has come under criticism from rank and file officers for the response to the insurrectio

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U.S. Capitol Police Union Issues No-Confidence Vote For Top Leaders

12:17pm February 16, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

The U.S. Capitol police union has said their leadership failed to protect them on January 6. The union wants acting Chief Yogananda Pittman and a half-dozen other officers to be held accountable.

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., is one of seven Republicans who voted to convict former President Donald Trump during the most recent impeachment trial.

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Sen. Ben Sasse: GOP Must Persuade Voters It Has A Vision Beyond Donald Trump

11:17am February 16, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

The Republican from Nebraska speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the impeachment of former President Donald Trump, the future of the GOP and working with the Biden administration.

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News Brief: Coronavirus Variants, Historic Storm, Student Loan Forgiveness

6:16am February 16, 2021

A new COVID-19 strain appears to have evolved in the U.S. The entire state of Texas is under a winter storm warning. Plus, the Biden administration considers how much student loan debt to cancel.

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Student Loan Forgiveness: Democrats Debate How Much To Cancel

5:47am February 16, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

The Biden administration is debating how much student loan debt to cancel per person. Who benefits when you cancel $10,000 in student loan debt versus $50,000?

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N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Defends Delay In Releasing Nursing Home COVID-19 Data

5:45am February 16, 2021

by Sydney Pereira

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is speaking out against accusations that his administration has not been forthcoming about the scope of nursing home deaths related to COVID-19.

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Parler, a social media network embraced by right-wing users, announced its relaunch, a month after it was dropped by app stores and its Web host in the wake of the Capitol riot.

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After Weeks Of Being Offline, Parler Finds A New Web Host

10:35pm February 15, 2021

The conservative social network is relaunching under new leadership and on new technology, a month after being de-platformed. It says it will not rely on Big Tech for its operations.

In Nashville, An Effort To Strengthen Black Political Power

6:15pm February 15, 2021

by Ambriehl Crutchfield

Some Nashville organizers want to strengthen Black political power in the city and state. And they are tapping into a legacy of people-driven movements to do so.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, seen at the Capitol on Feb. 11, has called for an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Nancy Pelosi Announces Plans For 9/11-Style Commission To Study Capitol Attack

5:36pm February 15, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

The House speaker calls for establishing an independent panel to investigate "the facts and causes" related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. And she says more money is needed to boost security.

Weeks before the 1980 census officially began, the Federation for American Immigration Reform launched its campaign to exclude unauthorized immigrants from population counts that, according to the Constitution, must include the "whole number of persons in

Immigration Hard-Liner Files Reveal 40-Year Bid Behind Trump's Census Obsession

4:34pm February 15, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Trump administration tried and failed to accomplish a long-held desire of immigration hard-liners — a count of unauthorized immigrants to reshape Congress, the Electoral College and public policy.

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In Post-Impeachment Washington, Now What?

4:08pm February 15, 2021

In the wake of the Senate acquittal of former President Trump, many questions remain. How does the GOP move forward? What's ahead for President Biden's agenda, no longer overshadowed by impeachment?

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