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| LATEST WITH THE INAUGURATION | |
Sunday’s inauguration rehearsal was postponed — guess why?: |
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© Getty Images Via Politico’s Tyler Page and Olivia Beavers, A rehearsal for Wednesday’s inauguration had been planned for Sunday but has been postponed because of security concerns. https://politi.co/2LQ8hs6 When the rehearsal is now scheduled: For Monday Oh and: “The president-elect’s team has also canceled an Amtrak trip from Wilmington to Washington planned for Monday because of heightened security concerns.” Keep in mind: The FBI has warned that armed protests could take place in all 50 states this weekend. |
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Breaking — when Trump is leaving the White House: |
| Via The Washington Post’s John Wagner and Colby Itkowitz, “President Trump plans to depart from Washington on Wednesday morning before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in, according to a senior administration official. Trump had previously announced he would not attend his successor’s inauguration at the U.S. Capitol, breaking with decades of tradition.” https://wapo.st/3qo2c4T |
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| WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE UPCOMING, POTENTIALLY ARMED PROTESTS: |
| Via CNN’s Eric Levenson and Jon Passantino: https://cnn.it/39ECq5X |
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| READ THIS IF YOU PARK YOUR CAR IN DOWNTOWN DC: |
| WAMU’s Jordan Pascale tweeted, “Reminder: many downtown D.C. parking garages closing tomorrow at 6 a.m. You probably won’t be able to access your vehicle again until THURSDAY if you leave it in the garage, Mayor’s office says.” https://bit.ly/3qnYR5T Spotted outside the White House yesterday: 
© Twitter Tidbit — 12-foot barriers are under construction: Video from WUSA’s Mike Valerio: https://bit.ly/3bOnWTL |
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| Happy Friday before the long weekend! I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook. Did someone forward this to you? Want your own copy? Sign up here to receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox daily: http://bit.ly/2kjMNnn PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Hill’s 12:30 Report will not publish on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Enjoy the long weekend and please stay safe, friends! |
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| LATEST WITH THE IMPEACHMENT | |
The rabbit or the hare: |
| Via The Hill’s Alexander Bolton, “Senate Democrats hope to conduct President Trump’s impeachment trial as swiftly as possible to avoid slowing the start of President-elect Joe Biden’s new administration, but Republicans have yet to show they will cooperate.” https://bit.ly/35KX4zX A possible plan: “Senate Democrats are discussing the possibility of holding regular business on the floor before the chamber convenes the impeachment trial at noon or 1 p.m. each day, which would give them a chance to consider essential business.” |
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Biden has a plan to get the country up and moving again: |
| Via The Hill’s Morgan Chalfant, President-elect Biden laid out his $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal to fight the coronavirus and help revive the economy. https://bit.ly/2LSg9Js Biden said yesterday: “The crisis of human suffering is in plain sight. We have to act and we have to act now,” Biden said during a speech in Wilmington, Del. “We cannot afford inaction.” The gist of what’s in the package: The proposal “would support coronavirus vaccination efforts, help reopen schools, deliver critical aid to workers and small businesses, tackle the hunger crisis and send funding to state and local governments.” What about direct payments to Americans?: Biden’s plan includes sending an additional $1,400 to Americans who qualify. Combined with the $600 payments passed in December, Americans would receive up to $2,000. What about unemployment assistance?: the plan would increase unemployment benefits from $300 a week to $400. More details from the proposal: https://bit.ly/2LSg9Js |
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New Twitter name. Who dis?: |
| President-elect Biden’s team launched a new Twitter account last night that will become @POTUS when he is inaugurated. https://bit.ly/3qlgdjS What the handle is now: @PresElectBiden Biden also plugged the accounts of his administration: Read Biden’s tweet: https://bit.ly/35JkuFY |
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Curious what President Trump’s approval rating looks like now?: |
| A new Pew Research Center poll released this morning shows that President Trump’s approval rating has dipped to 29 percent, by far the lowest since he took office. More findings from the poll: https://bit.ly/3nGz3QQ Read the full polling data from Pew: https://pewrsr.ch/3oOXRY7 |
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| WHAT’S NEXT FOR IVANKA TRUMP AND JARED KUSHNER?: |
| Via CNN’s Kate Bennett: https://cnn.it/3bM8JlV |
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| FALLOUT WITH THE CAPITOL HILL SIEGE | |
Republicans are looking at their rock. And turning to see their hard place.: |
| Via The Hill’s Jonathan Easley and Brett Samuels, “Republicans are in a bind as they consider how to move on from President Trump, who has passionate support from a large chunk of the party but has become completely toxic in the eyes of more traditional Republicans.” On one side: “Washington Republicans are urging the party to cut ties completely with Trump over his role in the deadly riot that consumed Capitol Hill last week as corporations halt donations. Some say Trump and his brand can have no future in GOP politics if the party is to survive given his increasingly toxic image with women, suburban voters, moderates and independents.” But the GOP can’t forget: “Trump maintains undying loyalty from at least a third of Republicans, and he would be the overwhelming favorite to win the GOP presidential primary if it were held today. He just won the second-most popular votes in a presidential election in U.S. history, with Republican gaining seats in the House.” The full story — it’s pretty interesting: https://bit.ly/3quj7mF |
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| HOW REPUBLICANS ARE SCRAMBLING TO CONTAIN THE FALLOUT: |
| Via The Hill’s Alex Gangitano: https://bit.ly/3bHkvxX |
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| BY THE WAY, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PLANS TO FIND RIOTERS WHO HAD CARRIED THEIR CELL PHONES: |
| Via Politico’s Kyle Cheney, “DOJ makes clear that if you had a cell phone on inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, you will get caught.” Photo of the legal document: https://bit.ly/3oOFcM3 |
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GOP Sen. Lankford apologizes to his Black constituents for opposing the election results: |
| “Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Thursday wrote a letter apologizing to Black constituents for opposing the Electoral College results, saying he didn’t realize the attempt would cast doubt ‘on the validity of votes coming out of predominantly Black communities.’” https://bit.ly/3nMlD5Y Read the letter: https://bit.ly/2KfZVt8 |
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| TRUST BETWEEN LAWMAKERS REACHES AN ALL-TIME LOW: |
| Via The Hill’s Cristina Marcos: https://bit.ly/3oPiL9t |
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| LATEST WITH THE CORONAVIRUS | |
| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 23,337,896 U.S. death toll: 389,191 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y |
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| The House and Senate are out. President Trump is in Washington, D.C. Vice President Pence is in West Virginia this afternoon. President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are in Wilmington, Del. “President Trump will work from early in the morning until late in the evening. He will make many calls and have many meetings.” President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris meet with transition advisers. 10:05 a.m. EST: Vice President Pence left for Charleston, W.V. 11:30 a.m. EST: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) held a press conference. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3nHZuW9 3:05 p.m. EST: Vice President Pence returns to Washington, D.C. Today: President-elect Biden participates in a finance event for the Presidential Inaugural Committee. |
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| Noon: Vice President Pence speaks at a memorial service for General Chuck Yeager, the first test pilot to break the sound barrier. 3:45 p.m. EST: President-elect Biden delivers remarks on his plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3oQV7cP |
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| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is National Bagel Day! |
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How to participate in Wednesday’s inauguration — obviously virtually: |
| Via Washingtonian’s Rosa Cartagena, “Here’s a schedule of events around town, both official and unofficial, to celebrate one of the strangest inaugurations in history”: https://bit.ly/2LsO3F3 |
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| And to get your long weekend off to a good start, I want you to meet Oliver. He’s a tiny dog eating a tiny ice cream cone: https://bit.ly/39BsQjX Click the arrow to see more pictures of Oliver tackling the challenge ;) |
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