With only a week left in his term, the House impeached President Trump, but he will probably finish his term before he stands trial in the Senate. Here’s how the process works. nyti.ms/35GeptW
The House’s impeachment of Trump was the equivalent of an indictment in a criminal case.
The Senate will next act as a jury to determine whether to convict and remove him. nyti.ms/35GeptW
The second impeachment of Trump has taken place with extraordinary speed — but the next steps won’t happen immediately. nyti.ms/35GeptW
Trump’s second impeachment is testing the bounds of the process. nyti.ms/35GeptW
More answers to your questions about the second impeachment of President Trump: nyti.ms/35GeptW
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Corporate America is turning its back on many senior Republicans and flexing its political muscle after a pro-Trump mob's attack on the Capitol. nyti.ms/38MLzKk
Even as business leaders objected to some of Trump’s stances over the last four years, they continued to work with the administration on issues including taxes and trade policies that benefited them. Last week seemed to be a breaking point. nyti.ms/38MLzKk
In a fractured moment, the unified voice of the mainstream business world carries a great deal of symbolic heft. The public trusts business more than nonprofits, the government or the media, a recent study by Edelman, a PR and consulting firm, found. nyti.ms/38MLzKk
Hospitals across England are stretched to the brink with Covid-19 patients, medical staff are at their breaking point, and the death toll is soaring. nyti.ms/2XGmElp
The number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients in England has risen sharply since Christmas and now dwarfs the spring peak by 70%, with almost 14,000 more patients in hospitals than on April 12. nyti.ms/2XGmElp
Covid patients are taking up a growing proportion of hospital beds across the country.
Whittington Health in north London had 66% of its beds occupied by Covid-19 patients on Jan. 12. nyti.ms/2XGmElp
2020 was effectively tied with 2016 for the hottest year on record, as global warming linked to greenhouse gas emissions showed no signs of letting up. nyti.ms/38GSC7m
Siberia and the Arctic were among the hottest regions. The heat fueled wildfires that pumped even more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. nyti.ms/38GSC7m
The heat was also felt in Europe, which had its warmest year ever and experienced blistering heat waves as late as September. nyti.ms/38GSC7m
Breaking News: Lawmakers are poised to impeach President Trump for a second time, over the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Follow the live debate in the House here. nyti.ms/35CaGO9
Afghans engulfed by violence have begun carrying slips of paper known as pocket notes — homemade, civilian versions of a soldier’s dog tags — with vital information should they be wounded or killed in an attack. nyti.ms/38Fa2RU
Tareq Qassemi knows too well how dangerous Kabul can be. “I could get killed on my way to work or in a car or anywhere, and no one knows about me and they will look for my body everywhere,” he said. “I could just vanish.” nyti.ms/38Fa2RU
Masouma Tajik, a computer science student in Kabul, carries a pocket note with the phone numbers of family members who live hundreds of miles away so that authorities can contact them if she’s a victim of an attack. nyti.ms/38Fa2RU
As President Trump railed against the election results from a stage near the White House, his loyalists were already gathering at the Capitol.
We reconstructed how that rally gave way to a violent mob that forced the evacuation of Congress. nyti.ms/35vdImX
Here’s what was happening before noon
— Near the White House, Trump addresses supporters he had summoned to Washington to stop the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
— Meanwhile, hundreds also assemble on the Capitol lawn, more than a mile away.
From 12:15 p.m to 12:50 p.m.
— During Trump’s speech, he tells the crowd to walk to the Capitol. “You have to show strength,” he says.
— Supporters leave for the Capitol even before the speech ends.
— Pipe bombs are found at the RNC and DNC headquarters.