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The Capitol rioters reveal a new type of American extremism

<p>Democrats are moving forward to pass a COVID-19 relief bill through a process known as &ldquo;budget reconciliation.&rdquo; <a href="https://apple.news/A4nWFlMZUT1-WaF_ml7QTUg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> explains how it works.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>On the campaign trail, Biden promised a major overhaul of Trump&rsquo;s immigration policies. But <a href="https://apple.news/A__0A90TNRE-uQv8XoXeZrg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> reporter Molly O&rsquo;Toole writes that Biden&rsquo;s early actions on immigration focus on reviewing Trump policies, and don&rsquo;t yet undo all of them.</p> <p>A new analysis by counterterror experts in the <a href="https://apple.news/Az1gmEoMgRk2WVI_cvIQKpw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> finds the Capitol riot was the product of a new kind of American extremism.</p> <p>Nobel Peace Prize nominations are in the news. <a href="https://apple.news/AjvPZjcTmQwGGjdo6FV96Ag?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> explains why it&rsquo;s surprisingly easy to get nominated.</p>

Is it worth worrying about the national debt during COVID?

<p>Republicans say Biden&rsquo;s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus proposal will add too much to the national debt. <a href="https://apple.news/AE7LrtwXnSoygyE8Hz8yg8Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> explains how the debate over debt is shifting. Many Wall Street investors and economists now say big spending is needed to help the economy and national debt concerns can wait.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AbEFGgVyVSWirhMP_-336VA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on the challenges Republicans face in figuring out the best way to deal with congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and her history of making racist comments and promoting conspiracy theories.</p> <p>COVID-19 deaths are creating a generation of orphans. <a href="https://apple.news/A0Yfmy6zoRqa3C1qHichGWA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> looks at the struggles of young people who have lost parents.</p> <p>The Super Bowl is marking the pandemic by paying tribute to heroes. <a href="https://apple.news/ALZ19hgtKR6K1eShjDl0wAg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on Amanda Gorman, who will celebrate people who have made a difference by reciting a poem. And <a href="https://apple.news/AiI_Iwxn3QFO7bYhhmo4AOQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">People Magazine</a> reports that the NFL is also giving 7,500 tickets to health-care workers who&rsquo;ve been vaccinated.</p>

Who could get stimulus checks and how big they might be

<p>Ten Republican senators are proposing a $600 million plan as an alternative to President Biden&rsquo;s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The <a href="https://apple.news/APnr_NJJWTguONdk39iROpg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains the debate over stimulus checks. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AlFmh8txuSoyv7UyBN5A-DA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> cites research that says wealthier families barely spent the money they got from the earlier stimulus.</p> <p>The Biden administration is running into early obstacles as it pursues its vaccine-rollout goals. <a href="https://apple.news/A5vRSGUxuQ1SMS7VgJutt3Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> breaks down how those challenges may set back the pandemic response.</p> <p>Myanmar&rsquo;s military has seized power and detained the country&rsquo;s democratically elected leader, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. <a href="https://apple.news/AK_UhNHWMTPiQTXji-h5qBA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg News</a> reports on the first foreign-policy crisis of the new Biden administration.</p> <p>Scientists are tracking the synchronized rotation of a group of faraway planets. And it turns out their movements make interesting music. <a href="https://apple.news/AvuEvdK_ZQQ-tDgIGPSPtYA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Forbes</a> explains.</p>

Why it’s so hard to book vaccine appointments

<p>By the end of this week, President Biden will have signed more than three dozen executive actions. <a href="https://apple.news/A91Cmj74mQdqIHsigloEpxg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> analyzes growth in the use of presidential executive orders and assesses their impact.</p> <p>COVID-19 vaccine appointments are in short supply and high demand &mdash; and glitchy sign-up procedures in some areas are making them hard to get. The <a href="https://apple.news/Am0c7671jSk2qXh9ENSYjlg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has a guide to how to get a vaccine in every state. The <a href="https://apple.news/AAoRa9PkARZyCjIe6FE8uGQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> details how signing up is proving especially challenging for older Americans. The <a href="https://apple.news/AVZBmWbykTDaTrGqSvNWVRA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> spoke with a legendary vaccinologist who has been shocked at how hard it&rsquo;s been to get himself vaccinated.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A9xDvHnidTiS7-Rk_aUFD1g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> highlights 15 personal-finance lessons to take away from the pandemic.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Groundbreaking Black actor Cicely Tyson has died at 96. The <a href="https://apple.news/AMUYg-EA1RPSosHY8gd-U6A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Hollywood Reporter</a> looks at her award-winning career. <a href="https://apple.news/ApfCCmuniR3q3iQG1y8g5WA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> recently interviewed Tyson about her memoir.</p>

Biden seeks to restore Obama’s health-care legacy

<p>The Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration&rsquo;s signature accomplishment, has survived four years of attempts to gut it. <a href="https://apple.news/AuWP_O1wYT9WOqc1q50vPAQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports on how President Biden, now president, is moving to bolster the law. And <a href="https://apple.news/AkTprq8taS7OqZ35mTH0dmA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Quartz</a> breaks down what Democrats could get done on health care with a slim majority in Congress.</p> <p>GameStop stock rose 1,555% in a month. That is definitely not normal. <a href="https://apple.news/A7klgVm6URcOPZszke4t1Ow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains how it happened.</p> <p>Protests in India are escalating as farmers rally against a recent change to agriculture laws. The <a href="https://apple.news/ASOGmQKzDRaKTNTfwAIqolA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at what&rsquo;s behind these protests and their potential political impact.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Soon it won&rsquo;t just be astronauts in space. <a href="https://apple.news/AjanTWHVGTYKA1q5DbrtHAw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> covers the first private mission to the International Space Station, which carries a $55 million per person price tag.</p>

The Democrat who could make or break Biden’s climate agenda

<p>President Biden has big plans to tackle climate change. The <a href="https://apple.news/AeDh1wAYfRo-Elql3ckWb_g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> profiles West Virginia senator Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat who could make or break Biden&rsquo;s climate agenda.</p> <p>A tiny detail in the global supply chain is having a big impact on COVID-19 vaccine distribution. <a href="https://apple.news/AQUhbqH15TaKi4wVeEtrawA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> explains why a shortage of a special syringe is making the vaccine rollout harder.</p> <p>The Boston Globe is now allowing people to petition to have information about themselves removed or added to old stories about minor crimes or transgressions. The <a href="https://apple.news/AdeGigrRlRdi4z-aTCO7X7Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains why the Globe and other news outlets are addressing how past coverage may have hurt people of color.</p> <p>An Oklahoma lawmaker has introduced a bill to create a hunting season for Bigfoot. And <a href="https://apple.news/A-WObLuuiSXOXrv4GokEMzA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Fox News</a> reports that he is getting criticism from believers and nonbelievers alike.</p>

What to know about the new COVID-19 variants

<p>New variants of COVID-19 are emerging. The <a href="https://apple.news/ATpWdORJ5Q0yQ1SEILD55PA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> breaks down what we know so far about them.</p> <p>A new analysis from <a href="https://apple.news/AWVkn8gUbR42HfLfJAwImUQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> looks at 135 fatal police shootings of unarmed Black people, and finds that many of the officers involved took part in multiple shootings. Few faced charges.</p> <p>New moves to change voting rules could have major impact on future elections. <a href="https://apple.news/AZoNZBddGTPKrtpaUCgUg1A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on Republican attempts to alter state election laws. And <a href="https://apple.news/ASypYBVm8TlStWAsTEcl2zw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York Magazine</a> looks at how Democrats may try to make changes at the national level.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AQrECrBxRSbKQNn8TGzXLfA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> profiles Nia Dennis and what&rsquo;s behind her viral new gymnastics routine, which features music by popular Black artists.</p>

McConnell’s big gamble with Trump impeachment

<p>President Biden has promised that 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses will be administered in his first 100 days in office. But, according to analysis by <a href="https://apple.news/A1JN0MHceRaCXDl2JNbUg0g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg News</a>, the U.S. was already more or less meeting that goal in the final days of the Trump administration. Fareed Zakaria argues in the <a href="https://apple.news/A307cszVdRgei-vOdj_svkA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> that Biden&rsquo;s current goal is far too modest.</p> <p>Russians in more than 100 cities took to the streets this weekend in solidarity with jailed activist Alexei Navalny. For <a href="https://apple.news/Acfa3joFRQMOUq4tJqwKP0Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Al Jazeera</a>, Leonid Ragozin looks into what he may be hoping to achieve.</p> <p>For the first time, a woman will be officiating at the Super Bowl. <a href="https://apple.news/AmF_c4bViQH2NjZkMET8ZHA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> reports on Sarah Thomas.</p>

Where does the GOP go without Trump in the White House?

<p>Many Republicans are asking where the party goes after the Trump presidency. <a href="https://apple.news/AGcPIGyz4QY6MXGUomKMQlA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> looks at the internal debate and how the impeachment trial factors into it.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>America&rsquo;s income gap is widening during the pandemic. <a href="https://apple.news/AKriWiH02T3O_AstcnHAZfw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg News</a> explains why moves to deal with the economic slowdown are working out especially well for the richest Americans.</p> <p>COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the U.S. faces problems with inconsistent distribution and wasted doses. <a href="https://apple.news/ASqxaKwf3SyiK7Piytvuaiw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> reports on how states are dealing with delays and shortages. <a href="https://apple.news/AqIOmgOyESHiGF84wyxSXxA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> looks into wasted doses and the difficulty of tracking them.</p> <p>With every new administration, the Oval Office gets a little makeover. The <a href="https://apple.news/AOKCgmfQTTwuy3G8oXjCV9A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at the political symbolism behind President Biden&rsquo;s design choices.</p>

President Biden moves quickly to undo Trump’s legacy

<p>With over 400,000 Americans dead from the coronavirus, Joe Biden inherits a country with no clear plan to contain the pandemic. <a href="https://apple.news/AfasqoB-tTFKApwXPrLpvCg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS News</a> has details on a second round of executive orders aimed at providing targeted relief. And <a href="https://apple.news/A31y9zcNZSFKyKnXQwKpRxg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> takes a look at what it&rsquo;s going to take to jumpstart a national vaccination plan.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/As8Xg5EYwQJWzs9IVz6Mk2Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on ongoing negotiations over how to run an evenly split Senate. And, in the <a href="https://apple.news/ATxL6rodkQL6u--cs4IK6vQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a>, former Senate leaders Trent Lott and Tom Daschle explain how they worked things out the last time the chamber had a 50-50 split.</p> <p>For the <a href="https://apple.news/Akegset87RxCdLlRkrxzSow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>, Robin Wright lays out the seven pillars of President Biden&rsquo;s foreign policy.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AQ6geh3V0TwuJaC2ZacfesA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> breaks down Biden&rsquo;s proposal to drastically overhaul U.S. immigration law.</p><p>For the <a href="https://apple.news/Akegset87RxCdLlRkrxzSow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>, Robin Wright lays out the seven pillars of President Biden&rsquo;s foreign policy.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AQ6geh3V0TwuJaC2ZacfesA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> breaks down Biden&rsquo;s proposal to drastically overhaul U.S. immigration law.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AxcP37DLuRbG0ykgHlZAczw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> looks at the first U.S. case of COVID-19, confirmed one year ago this week. And in the <a href="https://apple.news/AxndbtxFPSSya3wbUiawdMw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a>, Zeynep Tufekci and Jeremy Howard ask why high-quality masks are still so hard for Americans to find.</p>

Special Episode: Joe Biden is the 46th president of the United States

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A88eLOJnzRpuY8tRE8XK1qg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> recaps President Biden&rsquo;s first message to the nation as president.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AvnafGqD_RoO2wZW8JCxoVg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg News</a> breaks down the many executive actions Biden planned for day one of his presidency.</p> <p>Poet Amanda Gorman read the inaugural poem. She spoke with <a href="https://apple.news/ApokYaQL7RiawsqdYTUrnJA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> about her writing process.</p>

Can Joe Biden unite the nation?

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A1oQHIkXJTjycdiGTYWWn2Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on President Trump&rsquo;s final pardons, which include ones for his former political adviser Steve Bannon and rapper Lil Wayne.</p> <p>Ahead of President-elect Biden&rsquo;s inauguration, <a href="https://apple.news/Ak1RsH81lQou3vOiPCPmYBw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> looks at inaugural addresses of past presidents who have taken office during challenging moments in history.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AVsElwp5vRv6zA9zR3dK88g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> discusses Biden&rsquo;s Catholic faith and how he might use it to bring Americans together.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AbwUou0sWSRmRPRG8XeTj1Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> looks at Biden&rsquo;s long history of riding Amtrak trains and what it says about his family, politics, past, and future.</p> <p>In the <a href="https://apple.news/AvTwY2-zKRtWVpc-5FEgAfA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>, Amy Davidson Sorkin says Vice President-elect Harris&rsquo;s husband, Doug Emhoff, embodies multiple firsts. And, in <a href="https://apple.news/AadqNNClNTAWqBSbKQl-tbg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">GQ</a>, Emhoff writes about fostering a society where men supporting women at high levels of power is normal and expected.</p>

President Trump’s lasting impact on American policy

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AOPKWluZxSb67_-MPFTS5TQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reviewed 30 areas where President Trump has made major policy changes thatmany people may have missed.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A1A3MRZqYSMKaepDqQdHrfA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> analyzes how U.S. far-right groups might adapt following moves to deplatform them. And <a href="https://apple.news/AsaZ2Tc3uQlOqLkPpI9CBwg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains why the decision to ban Trump from social-media sites led to a drop in online misinformation.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A2OdtgQcUTUG5lLFZkMq1Bg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS News</a> reports that West Virginia is leading other states in its COVID-19 vaccination program.</p> <p>Even after deploying to the Capitol, National Guard Sergeant Jacob Kohut hasn&rsquo;t stopped teaching elementary school music classes. The <a href="https://apple.news/AS66IHqnaSU6j-WGV4sgqPQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the story.</p>

Biden prepares a 10-day sprint

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A0AiRqBwvRBSNmWQmv_fcvg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on the Biden administration&rsquo;s plan to take immediate action against the coronavirus.</p> <p>Following the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, national-security reporter Spencer Ackerman argues in the <a href="https://apple.news/Ah1M3eKpAQEyelXXN8_V-0A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Daily Beast</a> that the U.S. should use existing anti-terror laws to fight domestic terrorism rather than create new ones.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AHWisBaO8R9qRHIxbo-pLKw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Cosmopolitan</a> talks with some unlikely adopters of QAnon conspiracy theories: Instagram influencers. And <a href="https://apple.news/A2pZmjLkMTECl9OmsKZq-rw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Elle</a> details how QAnon lies spread among suburban moms.</p> <p>As we honor Martin Luther King Jr., Anna Malaika Tubbs writes in <a href="https://apple.news/AxlRFx5VbTROS-PlgYRaDvA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> about his mother, Alberta Williams King, and her own crucial role in the civil-rights movement.</p>

Biden’s agenda collides with Trump’s impeachment trial

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AI6aAACtjQY2NxfKOraELsg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on how the Senate trial of Donald Trump could complicate the Biden administration&rsquo;s efforts to move its agenda forward.</p> <p>For <a href="https://apple.news/AXSRV2tRxT7OFq35DnNu5Yw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">GQ Magazine</a>, Wesley Lowery writes about convicted murderer Dustin Higgs, whom federal officials plan to execute.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ApgUSngaQR6KQcXw9wGI-OQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> reports on Black officers&rsquo; complaints about racism in the Capitol Police.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AQDhFTpA5SZ2q7M_hGBgiNg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> explains the polar vortex that could bring extreme winter weather to the United States.</p>

Trump impeached again as states brace for more violence

<p>After the impeachment vote, <a href="https://apple.news/AL2FEY4T4TFKqKzu_7NP5JA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">PBS NewsHour</a> looks at what lies ahead for President Trump as the Senate prepares for a trial. The <a href="https://apple.news/Aeny7T4etQJCMeAoWKZmmXg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports that states are bracing for possible further violence from extremist groups.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/An0SOK-MLSDKf8jMRpXxeAg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Hill</a> spoke with dozens of lawmakers who were in the Capitol during the insurrection and has a detailed account of what they experienced.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>As more and more people get vaccinated, <a href="https://apple.news/AVkHMRcQAT0-b-BJq46t1Gg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> says a return to normal life will likely come in three stages.</p> <p>And the <a href="https://apple.news/ANrutXVOwQK-H8OCA60HmfA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why the NBA&rsquo;s Brooklyn Nets are betting the future on an extremely complicated trade to get superstar James Harden.</p>

How the Republican tide has turned against Donald Trump

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AyDGcwjxCTCeMncfcpgNEzg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports that some congressional Republicans are backing impeachment. And the <a href="https://apple.news/A2r0Gdb5XQba0lWaeXr5MUw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains the rift that has emerged between President Trump and Vice President Pence.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AQGKqqzaFQFGpASor8y_o_g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks into several people who participated in the Capitol riots to paint a fuller picture of those who stormed the building.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A1boQRxgtTXqmkHVB6Uqo1g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> explains the Trump administration&rsquo;s new plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. In the <a href="https://apple.news/AIF7IRADIQd6NoyE6VBIrCg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a>, doctors Robert Wachter and Ashish Jha argue that the United States should delay the vaccines&rsquo; second doses.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AxyuWL6CfQVuu9h-NlMEhzQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> talks to Rep. Jamie Raskin, who lost his son to suicide on New Year&rsquo;s Eve and is now leading the case to impeach Trump.</p>

Capitol Police officers suspended for actions during attack

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AJrzEYd6SSIe8VaDaxFKaXA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on the Capitol Police officers suspended after a pro-Trump mob stormed the building. One was seen taking a selfie with a rioter. Another wore a Make America Great Again hat.</p> <p>Harvard professor Martin Puchner writes in the <a href="https://apple.news/A3ICT-yt-QICyP3PIl8rgBQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> about parallels he sees between the current moment in the United States and the dark history of his home country, Germany.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AiYPgsYkFRCy3hGUsXLw69w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks down how impeachment could work this time, as Democrats prepare to go through the process again for President Trump.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AjOvcy5-QSP2WDCpJ3hDpuQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> explains why U.S. intelligence agencies have to tell Congress what they know about UFOs.</p>

Democrats prepare to impeach Trump

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AKB2oe_jLSC-_oWAWVdoeQw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports that Democrats agree that President Trump should be held accountable over the attack on the Capitol, but not on how to go about doing it. And the <a href="https://apple.news/ABqX4jWHgTxeMgfGy0ql_Sw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> rounds up what Democrats have planned.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AiH3FgkpLTiutH4eTZ5qqVw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> lays out a detailed timeline of what happened during Wednesday&rsquo;s attack.</p> <p>Evelyn Douek writes in the <a href="https://apple.news/AP5N5ZRB6QFyDaugbDM9B5g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> that the removal of Trump&rsquo;s social-media accounts demonstrates the sweeping authority that tech companies hold.</p> <p>Ronan Farrow writes for the <a href="https://apple.news/AYeM7cEfxQs6SNvjJILH3Og?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> about the man seen infiltrating the Capitol carrying zip ties and a combat helmet, and how he was identified.</p>

Democrats call for Trump’s removal from office

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AsIBPgD1VTgWTBKMyRMVRZQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> provides some historical background on the 25th Amendment. And <a href="https://apple.news/AizqLeRkcT7y2cnNsJxRGrw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> breaks down why invoking it is unlikely to work.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Apz9qB5VkShmWS3_Z-lj6hg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains the delayed response from the Department of Defense to the attack on Capitol Hill. <a href="https://apple.news/AcH6CtJbwSnmP6LLh-BuoBQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> points out that Capitol law enforcement had plenty of warning ahead of the events that transpired on Wednesday. And Eddie Glaude, chair of Princeton University's Department of African American Studies, talks with <a href="https://apple.news/Aw4FKs-LCTT6fmoMj0Ao_Ow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> about about the discrepancy in how law enforcement treats different group of Americans.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ARz61qQBRRmOeu_YAKroaDQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> reports on the current COVID-19 crisis in Southern California hospitals. And the <a href="https://apple.news/Ar0PYTkoWTxumDabLpE3gcA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> spends time with medical workers in a facility that ran out of ICU space two weeks ago.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AsIBPgD1VTgWTBKMyRMVRZQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> provides some historical background on the 25th Amendment. And <a href="https://apple.news/AizqLeRkcT7y2cnNsJxRGrw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> breaks down why invoking it is unlikely to work.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Apz9qB5VkShmWS3_Z-lj6hg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains the delayed response from the Department of Defense to the attack on Capitol Hill. <a href="https://apple.news/AcH6CtJbwSnmP6LLh-BuoBQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> points out that Capitol law enforcement had plenty of warning ahead of the events that transpired on Wednesday. And Eddie Glaude, chair of Princeton University's Department of African American Studies, talks with <a href="https://apple.news/Aw4FKs-LCTT6fmoMj0Ao_Ow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> about about the discrepancy in how law enforcement treats different group of Americans.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ARz61qQBRRmOeu_YAKroaDQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> reports on the current COVID-19 crisis in Southern California hospitals. And the <a href="https://apple.news/Ar0PYTkoWTxumDabLpE3gcA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> spends time with medical workers in a facility that ran out of ICU space two weeks ago.</p> <p>After a photo went viral of Congressman Andy Kim cleaning up trash following Wednesday&rsquo;s violence, <a href="https://apple.news/A37aSl3IMQd6bxQMBQ_SWHg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">GQ</a> talked with the New Jersey Democrat, who reflected on the experience of being locked down inside the Capitol building.</p>

Congress confirms Biden win after mob storms Capitol

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AAiuauDzaSnyyFtEs2abIWw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on how Congress confirmed Joe Biden&rsquo;s win after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol and disrupted the count. Analyses from <a href="https://apple.news/ABDeJybUkRkesn3qx-4iGbQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/Aob8lb7HwR4uW-cSZP3Zazg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> look at actions by the president and his supporters that led up to the violence.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A4zTiWXYsRxGXM0lAcVtLxA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/AFGZcmUQkTeOi0In-qfNmNA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> report on international reactions to the violence and the message it sent to the rest of the world about the state of American democracy.</p> <p>After Democratic candidates won both runoff races in Georgia, the <a href="https://apple.news/AJZ4OgQi8SGCHDpqtUa2l5Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> breaks down how the 50-50 split in the Senate will work. Russell Berman writes for the <a href="https://apple.news/A37dwsB0GTPOE3P5hjpH68Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> about how the victories will benefit Biden during his time in office. And <a href="https://apple.news/Ak-lf4mTsTv2SuS3hFVS9Yw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">PBS NewsHour</a> explains the challenges Biden faces.</p>

Warnock wins in Georgia, Democratic Senate control in sight

<p>Democrat Raphael Warnock has won one of Georgia&rsquo;s U.S. Senate runoff elections. Victory in the other race would give his party control of Congress. The <a href="https://apple.news/AfDK6khz0TjCnsCi_vZDJyA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has more.</p> <p>As Congress gathers to confirm President-elect Biden&rsquo;s electoral victory, which some Republicans will challenge, a <a href="https://apple.news/A1YH5wvPnTYWmtsczFcG9IQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">guide to what to expect today</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A6nzA38HsRmSeCd8qUwJjmA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> reports that prosecutors won&rsquo;t seek charges against the police officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake last summer in Kenosha, Wisconsin.</p> <p>When a California hospital&rsquo;s vaccine freezer broke, medical workers raced against the clock to make sure the shots didn&rsquo;t go to waste. The <a href="https://apple.news/AZgSVu_tESI6AzB3RXCoJDw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> has the story.</p>

What Georgia’s elections mean for its political future

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AMAZOeGqzRCq0bN5kOZEWfQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports that the runoffs in Georgia are shaping up as a first salvo in a 2022 rematch between Stacey Abrams and current Republican governor Brian Kemp.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ARr3l-uMISaK6LiiPACy52Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Fortune</a> says the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act contains one of the most impactful pieces of legislation ever passed by Congress to fight corruption and tax evaders.</p> <p>For the <a href="https://apple.news/AmZ0XtgZKQgKpXYDcnKhkgQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>, Robyn Wright breaks down the challenges President-elect Biden will face when trying to renew diplomacy with Iran.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AmE2tr3L1SRmnCClsDkqYeA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> talks with <em>Jeopardy!</em> executive producer Mike Richards about airing Alex Trebek&rsquo;s final episodes this week.</p>

Trump caught on tape pressuring Georgia election official

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Ahnl7g-KDTP2e3CE712Pj5w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has obtained a recording of President Trump pressuring Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the presidential election results in the state. And <a href="https://apple.news/A0SoL4xG3SFKIF5Ay8hVMyA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">it reports</a> on 12 Republican senators planning to object to confirming the results of the presidential election. The <a href="https://apple.news/ADlMwjhqnSAOrv7fJJa5Usg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> lays out what Democrats would have to do to flip the two Senate seats in the Georgia runoff elections.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AVsSN1XapQBa3LyrWwZbWjw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has stories of vaccine distribution issues in states around the country. And <a href="https://apple.news/AfQo7sJJgTgKr0oaMcVEeew?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York Magazine</a> says the slow vaccine rollout is emblematic of the many problems the United States has experienced during the pandemic.</p> <p>According to reporting from the <a href="https://apple.news/AnbrL8FyfQmKHXpgNz-pVIw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a>, flight attendants trying to enforce mask-wearing rules during the pandemic have been cursed at, called names, berated, and taunted by passengers. And the <a href="https://apple.news/Av87bt5LjSsWnMtpcl25P9g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> reveals that passengers and airline workers with COVID-19 symptoms aren&rsquo;t always kept off of flights.</p> <p>For <a href="https://apple.news/A7IKrApd-ShK-OFYVa7j5vw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Grub Street</a>, Rachel Handler investigates the bucatini pasta shortage of 2020.</p>

It wasn’t all bad: A look back at good news from 2020

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AkT-XLs7PTXvkjTxdvTjvCg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News</a> has collected the best good news stories of this year.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ADDwQXOZEROmDTT6MWeMC0w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> profiles Peter Tsai, the inventor of the filter in N95 masks, who came out of retirement during the pandemic because he saw an urgent need for these masks.</p> <p>WNBA champion Maya Moore took time away from basketball to advocate for Jonathon Irons, a man wrongfully convicted of crime, to be released from prison. <a href="https://apple.news/Axny8PpNNS2u8fiS8T9XNig?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Slate</a> has the story of Moore&rsquo;s successful efforts and how the two fell in love.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A9AWenb5xQESWMaHotbiGMw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> highlights seven wins for the environment in 2020.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ADqsW0eYBQ7uyT5CTiQ-sIA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Salon</a> explains a pandemic-era trend called Verzuz &ndash; a kind of DJ battle that happens over live video stream.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AlqgqYn3aQ3ab7RW4iMad7w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> shares some of their favorite front-pages from kids newspapers that popped up across the country this year.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Amp9DWelXR7e5j13fOlFhgg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on the breakthrough science that made the coronavirus vaccines possible.</p>

Trump slams stimulus bill, grants clemency to 20 people

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A-hiL-Tv1RTqS4wgpDQ2vwA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> spoke with White House insiders about President Trump&rsquo;s surprise message last night that the spending and pandemic relief bills are not good enough.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A-hiL-Tv1RTqS4wgpDQ2vwA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> spoke with White House insiders about President Trump&rsquo;s surprise message last night that the spending and pandemic relief bills are not good enough.</p> <p>Trump announced a slew of pardons and commutations last night. <a href="https://apple.news/AnZU5GYDgTwuoctW0Zh2sjA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> breaks down who&rsquo;s on the list.</p>

Inside the 5,593-page bill: pandemic relief, plus surprises

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Az6obT4c4QROQg-6VPz3DWw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks down the surprising details in the 5,593-page spending bill just passed by Congress.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Jelani Cobb writes for the <a href="https://apple.news/AFJ8gPC4yTUe6IuH5bOSOFw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> about the roots of vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans.</p> <p>For the <a href="https://apple.news/A2KQNVNqWQpWdN8ENm98fSQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a>, Ed Yong breaks down the scientific successes and setbacks of the COVID era.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AADZa3K3UQWSiO-_LhCvghQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> looks at the many forms the Christmas tree has taken at different points in history.</p>

Congress strikes a stimulus deal. Here’s what’s in it.

<p>Congress has struck a deal for a new pandemic stimulus package. The <a href="https://apple.news/AeqwnPh03TYmdVK0_oEtKIg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on what is inside.</p> <p>Answers to key questions about COVID-19 vaccines, from <a href="https://apple.news/AEV_7rtUGT3WGgmiRTat6Bw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Stat</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/Aj0CmhguwT_eOQfrRU2gLhA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a>. And <a href="https://apple.news/AAWYGWRtrT2yT50FVMQAWrQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNBC</a> explains the latest news out of the United Kingdom about a new strain of the virus.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A1_jPC2GhRkWpXa71S2XWIg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> highlights the growing homelessness crisis in the United States during the pandemic.</p> <p>Tonight, Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer together in the night sky than at any time since the year 1226. <a href="https://apple.news/Alb9jfH8RRe2YTUjtuJrgHQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has tips on how to see them as they form a rare &ldquo;Christmas star.&rdquo;</p>

The Sackler family’s role in the opioid crisis

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AFGrx0xw-S7-W8clOdMzqDQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on the billionaire Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Members of the family appeared in front of a congressional committee. And Patrick Radden Keefe writes for the <a href="https://apple.news/A-Y51mNfJQWmXnILqYmSdJg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> about how the Sacklers have used their fortune to, so far, avoid criminal culpability for their role in the opioid crisis.</p> <p>As lawmakers near a potential coronavirus relief package, the <a href="https://apple.news/AsYIXfiotQCqVA2B3lPjgJA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks down what might be in a final deal.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AEHlxFxKrRz6Gn7GuFTdcDg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at the hack of the U.S. government. New information shows it is deeper and more sophisticated than initially thought.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Ao5fZPe0fRzme6Dw0YsDiGQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Popular Science</a> explains what Dippin&rsquo; Dots can tell us about the COVID-19 vaccine.</p>

What does it mean to distribute a vaccine equitably?

<p>California has made a commitment to distributing coronavirus vaccines equitably. <a href="https://apple.news/AT9rLMBQ9QUamnDBkppECpw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports that some groups argue this means taking historical injustices into consideration. And the <a href="https://apple.news/ABe-3GsBVSQSIK4qw3PR5MA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> covers the debate over whether prisoners should be included in early distribution.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ADRYCvzXhQSuIiYqIgApVmA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> delivers good news: Some coronavirus vaccine vials hold extra doses that could expand the supply by as much as 40%.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AP_GreCYqR8C9TZz2rLeEUQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> and the New York Times Magazine take a deep dive into how Russia stands to benefit from a warming planet.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AMR0cfUoxQbWrzCzze8qCxw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> is out with a piece about an uptick in Christmas tree purchases that seems to have caught the industry off guard.</p>