WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office. With the Capitol secured by armed National Guard
TEACHABLE MOMENTS REGARDING THE NATION’S CULTURE: IS IT TIME FOR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO HELP PLACE GENUINE EQUALITY FRONT AND CENTER IN OUR NATIONAL DISCOURSE?
By Thomas A Parham, Ph.D, President California State University Dominguez Hills
Published January 14, 2021
Thomas A Parham, Ph.D, President California State University Dominguez Hills (Courtesy Photo)
January 6th, 2021 was intended to be a day of ceremonial ritual that underscored the strength of our democracy, and the commitment we as a nation have to a set of principles, values, and ideals that anchor our embrace of the constitution of the United States. Students in universities and colleges, in K-12 institutions, and even mature adults could treat it as a civics lesson, for there were many teachable moments in this season of election politics. The lessons learned however, were not necessarily the ones intended, for at many levels, the teachable moments were literally colored and shaped by lessons in Whit
Graham, who has been aligned closely with President Trump for most of the past four years, said the mob that stormed the Capitol last week should be held accountable, but that Republicans should not support impeachment.
“To my Republican colleagues who legitimize this process, you are doing great damage not only to the country, the future of the presidency, but also to the party. . The individuals who participated in the storming of the Capitol should be met with the full force of the law. They should and will be held accountable, Graham said in the statement.
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In addition to releasing a public statement, Graham has been privately calling his colleagues for several days urging them to oppose convicting Trump as part of the Senate trial, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill.
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US stocks are modestly higher as investors await details of President-elect Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar stimulus package, further clues if some Fed members are becoming a little bit too optimistic, and ahead of preliminary late-stage trial results for J&J’s COVID vaccine, all while Democrats move forward with impeaching President Trump for the second time. With a deteriorating labor market, stocks will still be supported on expectations the Biden administration will quickly deliver a multi-trillion-dollar stimulus package.
Fed Speak
Risk appetite is also benefiting from more dovish Fed speak. Earlier in the week, Fed’s Barkin was excessively optimistic about the second half of the year and Fed’s Bostic triggered taper tantrum fears after noting that it was possible interest to raise rates in the second half of next year. The latest round of Fed chatter from Rosengren, Bullard, and Brainard, was filled with dovishness that erased some of the ear
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reportedly will not convene an emergency session to move on a second impeachment of President Trump before January 19. Any trial will now take