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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 by Linda Noakes and Hani Richter |
Good morning, . Here’s what you need to know. A 'cancer' on Republicans
House Democrats are moving to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments following incendiary comments by the Republican Representative, including denying that school shootings took place and expressing support for violence.
"Loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country," said top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell in a statement to reporters yesterday.
Greene struck back on Twitter, saying: "The real cancer for the Republican Party is weak Republicans who only know how to lose gracefully."
Republicans are facing a week of reckoning ahead of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial.
Reuters exclusively reported yesterday that dozens of people in former President George W. Bush’s administration are leaving the party in another sign of growing conflict over Trump and his legacy.
Global markets are buoyant ahead of negotiations today Joe Biden and Republican senators on a new COVID support bill. Fed officials say the U.S. economy is still in the depths of recession, and more relief is needed. |
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