House impeaches Trump - Chinese cotton banned - Italy’s government collapses

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   Trump becomes first president to be impeached twice, as bipartisan majority charges him with inciting Capitol riot.
   CNBC (Moderate Left) • Credibility Grade 78% • 7 min read
   

   The chamber charged Trump in a 232-197 vote, as all Democrats and 10 Republicans backed the measure. The four-page article of impeachment the chamber approved on Wednesday argues Trump fed his supporters months of false claims that widespread fraud cost him the 2020 election, then urged them to contest the results before they marched to the Capitol and disrupted Congress’ count of President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
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   Congress likely will not have enough time to push the president out of office before next week — even if the now GOP-held Senate chooses to convict him. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said after the House vote that the upper chamber would not start the trial until “our first regular meeting following receipt of the article from the House” — Tuesday at the earliest. The timeline means the impeachment proceedings will drag into Biden’s term.
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   No Senate Republicans have yet said they will vote to remove Trump. In a Wednesday message to colleagues responding to “speculation” in the press, McConnell said he had not decided whether to back impeachment. If every Democrat convicts Trump, 17 Republicans would have to join them to hit the needed two-thirds threshold.

1. Top from different political viewpoint
   Yes, the Senate may hold Trump's impeachment trial after he leaves office.
   Reason (Moderate Right) • Credibility Grade 73% • 3 min read

1. Top long-read
   What is the purpose of this impeachment?
   Commentary Magazine (Right) • Credibility Grade 76% • 5 min read

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