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(CBS News) The House has approved a resolution formally calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, which allows the majority of a cabinet to remove a president from office if they deem him unfit. The resolution requires Pence to respond within 24 hours, or the House will move forward with impeachment proceedings against the president. Before the House … [Read more...] about House Calls on Pence to Invoke 25th Amendment, but He’s Already Dismissed the Idea

(AP) Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requirement expands on a similar one announced late last month for passengers coming from the United Kingdom. The new order takes effect in two weeks. COVID is already widespread in the U.S., with … [Read more...] about U.S. Will Require All Arriving Passengers to Get COVID-19 Test…Even U.S. Citizens

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Mississippi hoisted a new state flag without the Confederate battle emblem on Monday, just over six months after legislators retired the last state banner in the U.S. that included the divisive rebel symbol. The new flag has a magnolia and the phrase, “In God We Trust.” Voters approved the design in November, … [Read more...] about Mississippi Governor Signs Law for Flag Without Rebel Emblem

by Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) As Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben, the chaplain to the U.S. House of Representatives, made her way through the echoing halls of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday (Jan. 6), she could feel a charge of anticipation in the air. It was an auspicious day: Lawmakers were meeting in joint session to formally approve President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, a … [Read more...] about How House Chaplain Calmed Tense Hours in Besieged Capitol With Prayers for ‘God’s Covering’

(AP) This time, they’ll be ready. The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will be held on the same risers in the same spot at the U.S. Capitol where a violent, pro-Trump mob descended last week. But the two events aren’t even comparable from a security standpoint, said Michael Plati, U.S. Secret Service special agent in charge, who is leading the inauguration … [Read more...] about Law Enforcement: We’ll Be Ready for Joe Biden’s Inauguration