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House Puts $1.9 Trillion Stimulus on Fast Track, With No G.O.P. Votes Last Updated Feb. 22, 2021, 9:09 a.m. ETFeb. 22, 2021, 9:09 a.m. ET “I see enormous pain in this country,” said President Biden, who is pushing forward with his plan over Republican objections. Democrats advanced with plans to begin drafting the aid package next week and speed it through the House by the end of the month. Here’s what you need to know: -0:00 ‘We’re Still in the Teeth of This Pandemic,’ Biden Says President Biden called on Congress to act quickly on his proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Friday, in a speech following a weak jobs report. ....
144 Constitutional Lawyers Call Trumpâs First Amendment Defense âLegally Frivolousâ Taking aim at a key plank of the former presidentâs impeachment defense, the lawyers argued that the constitutional protections did not apply to an impeachment proceeding. Former President Donald J. Trumpâs impeachment trial opens on Tuesday.Credit.Oliver Contreras for The New York Times Feb. 5, 2021 WASHINGTON â Claims by former President Donald J. Trumpâs lawyers that his conduct around the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is shielded by the First Amendment are âlegally frivolousâ and should do nothing to stop the Senate from convicting him in his impeachment trial, 144 leading First Amendment lawyers and constitutional scholars from across the political spectrum wrote in a letter circulated on Friday. ....