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In a letter circulated to House representatives Saturday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged her colleagues to prepare to return to Washington, DC, as soon as this week.
Her remarks are the latest signal that the House could move forward with impeachment proceedings ahead of President-elect Joe Biden s Inauguration Day.
Lawmakers have widely blamed President Donald Trump for emboldening his supporters to riot at the US Capitol building last Wednesday.
There have been calls for impeaching Trump once again, this time on an incitement of an insurrection charge.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked her colleagues to prepare a return to Washington, DC, as talks around impeaching President Donald Trump begin to heighten.
Updated on January 10, 2021 at 8:55 pm
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U.S. Capitol Police have a new acting chief after the chief announced he would resign in the wake of the Capitol riot.
Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman will be the acting chief, the department said. She joined the department in 2001, rose through the ranks and is Assistant Chief for Protective and Intelligence Operations, the Capitol Police website says.
Pittman was one of the first African-American female supervisors to attain the rank of captain, the site says. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.