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Retiring Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., on Sunday joined his Senate colleague Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, in calling for President Trump to resign.

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GOP Sen. Toomey Joins Call For Trump To Resign, As House Impeachment Plans Move Ahead

9:42pm January 10, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

The retiring Pennsylvania senator joins his Republican colleague Lisa Murkowski of Alaska in calling for President Trump to resign. House Democrats are aiming to hold an impeachment vote this week.

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House Democrats Move Ahead With Trump Impeachment Plans

5:33pm January 10, 2021

by Susan Davis

In the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Trump, House Democrats are planning to vote to impeach Trump this week.

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What Might Accountability For President Trump Look Like?

5:32pm January 10, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ian Bassin, executive director of Protect Democracy, about different ways President Trump and his administration could be held accountable.

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Tech Companies Crack Down On President Trump

5:09pm January 10, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

Major social media platforms have banned President Trump, citing a risk of violence. Meanwhile, tech giants say some alternative sites aren't doing enough to stop violent speech.

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Invoking Nazi Germany, Arnold Schwarzenegger Denounces Capitol Siege

5:09pm January 10, 2021

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger published a video message on Twitter condemning the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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The Diplomacy Challenges Facing Incoming President Biden

5:09pm January 10, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former National Security Council official Kirsten Fontenrose and career diplomat Nicholas Burns about the foreign policy challenges facing the Biden administration.

In an emotional video posted Sunday, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, seen here in 2018, compared Wednesday's assault on the U.S. Capitol to Kristallnacht — or the Night of Broken Glass — an infamous night in 1938 when Nazi sympathizers s

Recalling Nazis From His Childhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger Decries The Capitol Assault

4:47pm January 10, 2021

by Kat Lonsdorf

In an emotional video posted to Twitter, the former governor and Austrian immigrant says the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol "trampled the very principles on which our country was founded."

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Social Media Companies Are Banning Trump. Why Now?

4:21pm January 10, 2021

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to social media researcher Jennifer Grygiel about why social media companies didn't react sooner to President Trump's online presence.

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Democratic state Rep. Muffy Davis, seen here in 2019, and Democratic Rep. Sue Chew are suing Idaho's top House Republican. They contend he's preventing them from safely participating in the upcoming legislative session amid the pandemic.

Idaho Lawmakers Sue Saying Returning To State Capitol Amid COVID-19 Violates ADA

1:15pm January 10, 2021

by James Dawson

Across the country, state legislatures are reconvening for the 2021 regular session. Two Idaho state representatives say having a disability makes it even more dangerous for them to meet in person.

The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Michael Sherwin (left), is overseeing the massive criminal investigation of Wednesday's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

D.C.'s Acting U.S. Attorney Calls Scope Of Capitol Investigation 'Unprecedented'

11:32am January 10, 2021

by Martin Kaste

In an exclusive interview with NPR, the top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia describes how investigators are building their case.

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