Donald trump is using the powers of his office to try to reverse the results of the election, orchestrating a farreaching Pressure Campaign to persuade republican officials in michigan, georgia and elsewhere to overturn the will of the voters. To recap, the first trump tried telling people that he won on election night. When that didnt work because all the voltes hadnt been counted. Now hes calling on republican state lawmakers in michigan to change the Electoral College volts to subvert the will of the michigan voters, even though he lost the state by more than 150,000 votes. We wont know anything until the state board of canvassers meet on monday to certify the michigan vote. They said theyve seen no evidence to warrant reversing the outcome of the vote in their state but whether or not trump can successfully steal a president ial election and subvert democracy, the effort itself is dangerous. It threatens the basic premise of our democratic system for years to come. Heres former pre
Supplies Takes Center Stage at the World Economic forum. Europe invested billions to help develop the worlds first covid 19 vaccines. We need those who have hoarded the vaccines to release the vaccines so that other countries can have them. Us senders are bred to be sworn in asjurors ahead of us senders are bred to be sworn in as jurors ahead of donald trump on site second impeachment trial. We will take you live to capitol hill. Us senators. The uks death toll from covid 19 has passed 100,000. It is the fifth country to do so. Prime minister Boris Johnson spoke earlier. Its hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic. The years of life loss, the family gatherings not attended and for so many relatives, the mystic chance even to say goodbye. I offer my deepest condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one. The faintest chance. The death toll far beyond what was feared when the pandemic began. At the start ther governments chief scientific adviser, patrick vallance, s
Executive actions but also through legislation. You also have had immigration bill, the administration released. You will hear issues on climate as well in the course of the next couple of days but today making very clear among the key priorities of this administration, agency by agency, department by department, will be the issue of Racial Equity in trying to address some of those systemic issues that have become so clear, moved so clearly to the forefront over the course not just in the last several years but really, wolf, over the course of the last several decades. Were about to hear from the president on Racial Equity. Later today hes also, i take it, going to be speaking more about covid. This crisis is continuing. It doesnt seem to be Getting Better at all. Yes, look, i think what youre going to hear later today and White House Press secretary jen psaki talked a little bit this and senior white house official also confirmed this will be about Vaccine Distribution and production.
Predecessor on trial for inciting insurrection. Any minute President Joe Biden will begin to make true on his promises to the Diverse Coalition of voters who handed him the white house. Hell sign a number of executive orders focused on Racial Justice the sweeping range of topics for those orders include not renewing federal contracts with private prisons, insuring fair and equitable housing and respecting tribal sovereignty and conbatting and outlining President Bidens new Racial Justice agenda earlier this afternoon. President biden will renew the federal governments commitment to making the American Dream real for families across the nation by taking ambitious steps to address equality in our economy and expand opportunity for communities that have been left behind. Also happening this hour, the senate will be sworn in for the second impeachment trial of now former president donald trump. It will be the first time the same president will be put on trial twice. It will also be the fir
Will be taking later today for equity in housing. Mitch mcconnell has agreed to a powersharing move the will allow democrats to take charge of committees now that theyre the majority. Last night the nienhouse managers walked the article of impeachment into the senate deliver to the senate through corridors taken over by a mob of rioters only three weeks ago. In just a few hours the senators will be sworn in and agree to hear the evidence impartially, but a growing number of republicans have spoken out against even holding the trial. Kristen welker, kasie hunt, and Washington Post senior washington correspondent phil rocker and chuck rosenberg, former senior fbi official and u. S. Attorney. A busy day, kristen, on the senate, the cabinet, Racial Equity policies to be unveiled and briefed shortly by susan rice and jen psaki. Reporter absolutely right, andrea. As you pointed out at the top of the show, this does fit into one of President Bidens key Campaign Promises to take action on Raci