It's the familiar pattern, again: Thick, freezing fog overnight into the morning, under overcast skies. A dense fog advisory is in effect for central Minnesota tonight until tomorrow morning. Lows tonight range from 15 to 21, highs tomorrow will be in the mid-20s. Find more on the Updraft.
In the wake of the violence at the U.S. Capitol yesterday, Minnesota lawmakers on Capitol Hill call for unseating President Trump via the 25th Amendment or impeachment.Democratic U.S Sen. Tina Smith says she's in support of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump during his final weeks in office, an effort joined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. Smith says Trump stoked the unprecedented event yesterday.
Separately, Rep. Ilhan Omar drafted a resolution to impeach the president. In a tweet, Speaker Pelosi said if Trump is not removed via the 25th Amendment, she supports moving forward on impeachment.
Two Republicans from Minnesota’s congressional delegation, Reps. Michelle Fischbach and Jim Hagedorn, joined six members of the Senate and the 121 members of the House in objecting to the certification of the Electoral College votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania last night.
Meanwhile, more than 91,000 Minnesotans have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Nearly 400,000 doses of the vaccine have been delivered to Minnesota since mid-December.
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Ratified in 1967, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution gives the vice president the ability to subsume the powers of the presidency if he has the support of the executive Cabinet.
At a hearing Thursday, the judge overseeing the trial of four former officers charged in the killing of George Floyd heard arguments for pushing the trial back by three months — but did not issue a decision.
The Legislature is exempt from the mask mandate enacted by Gov. Tim Walz. The state House instituted its own requirement while the Senate is keeping mask-wearing optional this session.
There is a lot to process and talk about when it comes to the violent insurrection inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Here’s a look at what some Minnesotans are thinking and feeling following the unprecedented events.
