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AMY GOODMAN: On Donald Trump’s final full day as president, the Senate is holding confirmation hearings for five of President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees as Biden prepares for his inauguration Wednesday along with Kamala Harris.
Biden has already outlined a day-one agenda of executive actions to address the raging coronavirus pandemic and roll back key parts of Trump’s agenda. On Wednesday, he says, he’ll repeal Trump’s travel ban for citizens of majority-Muslim countries, move to rejoin the Paris climate accord, and issue a mask mandate on federal property. Biden also plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill to offer an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status.
12 Jan 2021 - 20:06 GMT
US Chamber CEO says Trump undermined US democratic institutions
US Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas Donohue has called Trump’s actions last week in connection with rioting at the Capitol “absolutely unacceptable and completely inexcusable”.
Donohue told a news conference that Trump “undermined our democratic institutions and ideals” and it was up to Vice President Mike Pence, the Cabinet and Congress to decide whether to try to remove Trump early through the Constitution’s 25th Amendment or impeachment proceedings.
12 Jan 2021 - 20:01 GMT
US State Dept cancels UN envoy’s trip to Taiwan
The cancellation of all travel by the US State Department this week includes a planned visit to Taiwan by Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft, a State Department spokesperson has said.
Pramila Jayapal and Bonnie Watson Coleman sheltered in place with fellow lawmakers during Capitol siege, including some Republicans who turned down masks.
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