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Security footage that is expected to be shown during the U.S. Senate impeachment trial over allegations that he incited the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol is so unsettling that some lawmakers
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Sen. Debbie Stabenow is one of eight Senate Democrats who supported an amendment to the Senate’s budget during last week’s marathon vote-a-rama that would prohibit undocumented immigrants from receiving stimulus checks. | Alex Wong/Getty Images
Democrats split as progressives rage over immigration vote
WASHINGTON It took fewer than three weeks of Washington control for Democrats to confront the vexing politics of immigration.
An effort to restrict stimulus checks to undocumented immigrants is blowing a hole in Democrats’ unity in the Biden era, after a bloc of Democrats sided with Republicans over their more progressive colleagues last week. The immigration status of those seeking new stimulus payments is shaping up as a major point of contention among Democrats as the House and Senate write their coronavirus relief bills, presaging the tough fights ahead among the party’s tight majorities in Congress on a politically volatile issue.
NEW MONEY EMERGES!!!
The price of bitcoin surged above $47,000 on Tuesday, building on gains following news that electric-car maker Tesla has invested $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency and may accept it as future payment for products. After reaching a record of near $44,000 on Monday, bitcoin prices hit $45,000, $46.000 and $47,000 later that evening, according to CoinDesk.
Iconic Makeover
Beauty mogul Kylie Jenner is glamming up her dad. On Saturday, Caitlyn Jenner, 71, released a video on her YouTube channel of her youngest daughter doing her makeup for the first time ever. This is the highlight of my life, Kylie told Caitlyn, welcoming her into the Kylie Cosmetics office - and, of course, using all of her own makeup products.