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And the trial outcome is all but decided anyway: “Adding to the frustration on both sides, the outcome of the trial is a foregone conclusion. The chances are essentially zero that at least 17 Republicans will vote to convict the former president, the threshold likely needed to secure a conviction.”  Full reasoning from The Hill’s Niall Stanage: https://bit.ly/3p1JYFj LATEST WITH THE CORONAVIRUS Via The Hill’s  Peter Sullivan, “The rise of more contagious variants of the coronavirus are threatening an encouraging trend of falling COVID-19 cases across the country.” https://bit....

Every so often, a story published on the front page of the New York Times is so well written, meaningful, and appropriate to the Bulletin’s concerns that small snippets of it, properly chosen and arranged, produce something more than journalism, something that approaches … poetry. That blessed coincidence occurred February 1, 2021. We suspect it’ll occur again. How a Lie Stoked the Assault on the Capitol (from the original by Jim Rutenberg, Jo Becker, Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Martin, Matthew Rosenberg and Michael S. Schmidt) Concluding

To view past editions of The Hill's 12:30 Report, click here: http://bit.ly/1M1mIfw  To receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox, please sign up here: http://bit.ly/1Tt4hqN --> A midday take on what's happening in politics and how to have a sense of humor about it.* *Ha. Haha. Hahah. Sniff. Haha. Sniff. Ha--breaks down crying hysterically.   The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Group of GOP senators meet with Biden today |  Discuss COVID relief package |  Unveil $618 billion counter offer |  Biden tests Senate negotiation skills | How it all depends on Manchin |  Trump’s legal te...

After a four-year trial, in February the International Criminal Court will deliver its judgment in the case of Dominic Ongwen, a senior commander of the brutal rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). He is charged with 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, sexual slavery, and torture. Dominic Ongwen © Courtesy of the International Criminal Court Update: The International Criminal Court found Dominic Ongwen guilty on February 4, 2021, a major step for justice for widespread atrocities committed by the brutal Lor...

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week Israel is excluding 4.5 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza from its COVID vaccination efforts; civilians in Tigray, Ethiopia, have faced massive restrictions on food access for more than two months; President Biden reverses the odious #MulimBan and more after his inauguration; and Russian authorities should free Alexi Navalny immediately. Israel isn't just obligated to supply vaccines to Palestinians. After 50+ yrs of occupation, it must provide access on par w what it provides its own citizens. Yet, while 25+% of Israelis vaccinated, 4.5+ milli...