Joe Biden s victory in the presidential election.
The House impeached Trump a week later, just seven days before Biden took the oath of office.
With the Senate split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, it is unlikely they will reach the two-thirds threshold for conviction.
Trump is the only president to be impeached twice.
The proceedings in the Senate started just after 1 p.m. ET, and debate lasted nearly four hours. The proceedings adjourned just after 5 p.m.
GOP senator voted to hold impeachment trial because Trump s legal team was terrible
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy said that he voted in favor of holding an impeachment trial because former President Donald Trump s defense team did a terrible job.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation on Friday that effectively rolls back all public health measures enacted to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Starting Sunday, there will be no limit on the number of people attending public gatherings within the state, masks will not be required and bars can reopen. The proclamation will stay in effect until March 7 at 11:59 p.m. CST.
To be sure, Reynolds also encouraged the state s residents and businesses to take reasonable public health measures consistent with guidance from the Iowa Department of Public Health.
Kroger will pay employees $100 plus other bonuses to get vaccinated
The idea for the three-day mass vaccination event held this past weekend at Bank of America Stadium was hatched on a walk among friends, according to Honeywell International CEO Darius Adamczyk.
It just so happened Adamcyzk was joined by Carolina Panthers President Tom Glick and Atrium Health CEO Gene Wood on the stroll. In the Covid era, one of the social things you can still kind of do is go for walks outside with some of your friends, Adamcyzk said on Squawk Box, explaining the men live in the same neighborhood.
They were discussing the slower-than-expected start to Covid vaccinations in the U.S. when they realized their respective organizations might be able to do something about it, Adamcyzk recalled. We said, You know, maybe we could help here. Maybe we could partner as a team.
A bipartisan battle over âunityâ
Biden: A flurry of dozens of executive orders (Reuters)
What happened
President Joe Bidenâs aggressive pursuit of a progressive agenda sparked growing opposition from Republicans this week, as both conservatives and liberals accused each other of souring any chance for âunity.â Biden came out swinging with an unprecedented flurry of executive orders and actions, signing more than three dozen in his first seven days. Many were aimed at overturning Donald Trumpâs policies on the environment and immigration, including orders that ceased border wall construction, rejoined the Paris climate accord, and revoked the Keystone XL pipeline permit. Others focused on social justice and delivering aid to the needy, including measures to expand food assistance and extend legal protections for transgender people. Bidenâs ambitious agendaâincluding a proposed immigration bill that would offer millions of undocumented residen
Information about the riot, which was incited in part by Trump, is coming to light, as well. Pro-Trump dark money groups were among those behind the Jan. 6 protest that triggered the attack on the Capitol.
The Biden transition continues apace. On Monday, the president-elect announced that he would nominate career diplomat William Burns to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.
Twitter has suspended 70,000 QAnon accounts since U.S. Capitol riot These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service, the company said in a blog post.