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How Illinois lawmakers voted on impeachment
President Donald Trump became the first president to be impeached twice Wednesday when the U.S. House of Representatives voted 232-197 in favor of impeachment for inciting an insurrection.
On Jan. 6, Trump encouraged his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol as Congress worked to certify the results of the Electoral College. Soon after, his supporters stormed the halls of Congress, attacking police officers while some yelled phrases like hang Mike Pence.
Ten Republicans joined a unanimous Democratic caucus voting in favor of impeachment. Here is how Illinois members of Congress voted:
Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-East Moline
Updated 1/13/2021 4:29 PM
On the same day the U.S. House impeached President Donald Trump an unprecedented second time, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood on Wednesday called Trump a clear and present danger to the country and urged his removal from office after last week s violence at the Capitol. Donald Trump is a national security threat, Underwood, a Naperville Democrat, said in a phone call with the media. Congress must take action.
Underwood was joined by members of the Illinois delegation on both sides of the political aisle in calling for impeachment. The future of our national security and democratic republic are today at stake, Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield, isolated at home with COVID-19, said in a news release.
FAA administrator Stephen Dickson, seen testifying before a Senate committee last year, has ordered zero tolerance of passengers who disrupt airline flights. Image: Graeme Jennings/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
After several disruptive incidents and confrontations on flights to and from Washington, D.C., last week, federal authorities are now cracking down on unruly airline passengers.
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration signed an order Wednesday to enforce a zero-tolerance policy against passengers who engage in threatening or disruptive behavior on commercial airline flights.
The FAA says there has been a disturbing increase in incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior. These incidents have stemmed both from passengers refusals to wear masks and from recent violence at the U.S. Capitol.