- Biden faces presidency-defining dilemma over Republican offer on Covid-19 rescue plan (CNN) – Hopes for a rare bipartisan deal at the start of a new administration still look doubtful
- An estimated 29 million people would lose out on stimulus payments under GOP proposal (CNN) – The GOP plan would cut off cash for individuals earning more than $50,000 a year and couples earning more than $100,000.
- ‘Cancer for the Republican Party’: McConnell condemns ‘loony lies’ in swipe at Marjorie Taylor Greene (NBC News) – “Somebody who’s suggested that perhaps no airplane hit the Pentagon on 9/11, that horrifying school shootings were pre-staged, and that the Clintons crashed JFK Jr.’s airplane is not living in reality,” McConnell said.
- Trump’s lawyers will argue impeachment trial is unconstitutional after split with old legal team over voter fraud (USA Today) – They will claim it’s unconstitutional because Trump is no longer the commander in chief, but it is still unclear whether they’ve entirely jettisoned Trump’s allegations of election fraud, an issue that led to a rift with Trump’s prior legal team.
- Myanmar’s military detained its leader in a coup. Here’s what you need to know (Deseret News) – What happened, who’s in power now, why now, what’s next and how does the US feel?
- Biden administration debating whether to call military takeover in Myanmar a ‘coup’ (CNN) – The designation would have ramifications for US assistance to the country’s government, according to a State Department official and an administration official.
- Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s new PAC hopes to pull the GOP away from Trump (Vox) –
- Kinzinger wants to change the GOP’s focus. It’s a lonely mission.
- Trump Official’s Last-Day Deal With ICE Union Ties Biden’s Hands (New York Times) – A whistle-blower accused Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II of an abuse of power in making sweeping concessions to pro-Trump Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
