As the coronavirus continues to spread across the county, health experts see an opportunity to strengthen America’s neglected public health system.
Here are 5 ways states can fight Covid and prepare for the next threat at the same time: politi.co/3s4Iuw1
A lot has gone wrong since we started vaccinating for Covid-19.
So we held a hackathon with some of America’s smartest policy minds to figure out ways to fix the process: politi.co/3pAscZX
Since the start of the pandemic, each state’s response has looked different. But which states have been most effective at keeping death tolls low and vaccines administered quickly?
This is just the first part of how Recovery Lab will focus on ways we’re recovering from Covid.
Next week, we’ll take a look at an experiment in New York that could open the door to in-person events – even before most people are fully vaccinated. politi.co/2OGwh22
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Opinion: Cartoonists and designers have relied on Uncle Sam as a symbol of the U.S. government for ages. In fact, we've been looking at the same skinny old white guy for over a century.
The Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on the House’s charge of inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. politi.co/3rR5cYg
The 57-43 vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to secure a conviction and marks the second time in 13 months that Trump has been acquitted by the Senate on impeachment charges brought by the House. politi.co/3rR5cYg
House impeachment managers needed to convince 17 Republicans to join all Democrats to impeach Trump.
In the end, 7 Republicans broke ranks to vote to convict: Burr, Cassidy, Collins, Murkowski, Romney, Sasse and Toomey.
Keep up with our live blog for updates and highlights throughout the trial 👇 politi.co/2Z3Gis5
Proof that Donald Trump incited the Jan. 6 insurrection can be found in the words of the insurrectionists themselves, many of whom explicitly said they only showed up at the Capitol at the then-president's urging, House impeachment managers argued today. politi.co/2OtXa9u
No senator appears to be struggling with the impeachment trial as much as Bill Cassidy, who switched his vote Tuesday and declared the impeachment trial is constitutional politico.com/newsletters/pl…
Cassidy has been seen spending much of the trial furiously taking notes, pacing in the back of the room while listening to the managers, or sighing loudly in clear distress politico.com/newsletters/pl…
During the trial, Cassidy often shakes his head in dismay at video clips, or crosses his arms, clearly perturbed by what he is witnessing politico.com/newsletters/pl…
Thread: We’re answering your questions about the impeachment. 👋
Here’s one we got from a reader in Georgia: What’s the point of impeaching Trump if he’s no longer in office? politi.co/2OshkAH
Should Trump be convicted during this trial, a majority of the Senate could choose to bar him from holding future federal office, writes @NatashaKorecki. Plus, it would send a message to future presidents. politi.co/2OshkAH
Q: Why bother with the impeachment trial if it seems likely to fail? Why not instead censure Trump?
1️⃣ From Raskin's emotional appeal to senators to Neguse's systematic shredding of the Trump argument that a post-presidency trial is unconstitutional, House impeachment managers nailed it. They prepared for weeks for this moment — and it showed. politi.co/3rCZ0Dc
2️⃣ Trump’s attorneys blew it. The meandering presentation by Bruce Castor barely made sense: One minute he was complimenting senators, the next talking about getting lost in the halls of Congress. politi.co/3rCZ0Dc