The Lead with Jake Tapper

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First one-dose vaccine shows 85% protection against severe Covid; Fauci: “We will continue” to see new mutations of Covid; As Republicans attack Rep. Liz Cheney for impeachment vote, no punishment so far for Rep. Greene’s violent posts; Lawmakers on high alert as DHS warns of continued threats of violence; Schools & suicides during the pandemic; Jan 29, 2021

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CDC: Nearly 28 million vaccine doses administered in the U.S.; Johnson & Johnson is 66% effective in global trial, 85% effective against severe disease; Health experts worry current vaccines could be less effective at protecting against Covid variants; Fauci: Hope to be vaccinating kids by late spring/early summer; Disturbing bodycam video shows rioters viciously attacking police during insurrection; FBI: Two pipe bombs found near Capitol planted night before insurrection; CNN: Draft agreement calls for military to administer 450,000 or more Covid vaccines per day across the U.S.; National guard administering 51K+ Covid shots a day; Adviser: Biden is “clear-eyed” when it comes to Russia; China takes aggressive move seen as a “test” of Biden; VP Harris focuses on WV, AZ to pressure moderate Dems; Critics hit Biden after he signs 40+ executive orders in first 10 days; Biden wants Covid-19 relief to be partisan, but says deal “has to pass… no ifs, ands, or buts”; GOP Sen. Portman: Pushing through Covid relief without partisan support “jams Republicans and… poisons the well”; Covid linked to increased mental health ER visits among teens; Nine-year-old was youngest student in NV district to die by suicide; Father’s message who lost son to suicide during Covid: “Check on them every morning, every night”; Remembering 54-year-old Covid victim Chris Mertz;

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President pushing $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill despite stalemate; U.S. economy shrinks in 2020, worst since 1946; Pelosi on security concerns: “The enemy is within the House of Representatives”; South Carolina detects first U.S. cases of South African variant; NY Attorney General report: NY state undercounted Covid nursing home deaths; Jan 28, 2021

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Police Affidavit: Armed man arrested near Capitol Wednesday had “stop the steal” paperwork with list of lawmakers; GOP leader McCarthy meets with Trump in Florida today; Gaetz rallies against fellow Republican Liz Cheney in her home state; GOP under pressure to react to freshman Rep’s social media posts; Lawmakers ask to use funds to beef up security; Fallout for GOP Rep. who voted to impeach Trump; Fauci says he’s troubled by South African variant, working on vaccine booster to ensure protection; FDA warns new Covid variants are affecting tests; Novavax says UK phase 3 trial shows its coronavirus vaccine has 89% efficacy; Biden Adviser: Cases will soar in 6-14 weeks because of variants; NY Dept of Health responds to Attorney General report; denies claims it undercounted nursing home deaths; Offers to wealthy donors, forged papers, shots for friends: How some are taking advantage of vaccine confusion; Philly student admits to taking vaccine doses from convention center, administering to friends; Florida “paramedic of the year” accused of forging vaccine papers; WA hospital apologizes for offering vaccine to financial donors; Donald Trump Jr. calls into rally against GOP Rep. Liz Cheney; Pelosi: GOP leaders willing to “ignore” provocative comments from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene; GOP Rep on Dem push to expel her: “They want to take me out because I represent the people”; Pakistan’s top court rules men convicted of kidnapping & murdering journalist Daniel Pearl should be released; Remembering pioneer photographer Corky Lee who died of Covid;

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Biden adviser says it will be “months” before anyone who wants a vaccine can get one; Homeland Security warns of potential violence by election deniers and anti-government extremists; Biden signs executive actions to tackle climate change; Chicago teachers threaten to strike of forced to return to schools without more safety measures Jan 27, 2021

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Schumer slams GOP Senators who voted to reject constitutionality of impeachment trial; Source: Kevin McCarthy to meet with Trump tomorrow in Florida; Romney: Republicans need to disavow election lies publicly; Justice Dept has charged at least 150 people in wake of Capitol riot; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated support for executing Democratic politicians in 2018, 2019; Biden signs executive actions to tackle climate change; Biden claims climate actions will create jobs, stopping Keystone Pipeline will eliminate at least 1,000 jobs; Chicago teachers threaten to strike of forced to return to schools without more safety measures; Teachers unions push for more Covid safety measures before educators return to schools; Ben Franklin portrait, MLK bust, Clinton rug added to Biden’s oval office; Biden family turns extra Trump bedroom in WH residence into a den; Source: White House resident “has life in it again”; Bidens bring back presidential pets with German Shepherds “Champ” and “Major” Biden admin officials: hundreds of WH employees received Covid-19 vaccines

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Biden signs flurry of Executive Orders on racial equality; Senators sworn in for Trump impeachment trial; Biden to announce plans to order 200 million more doses of vaccine; State GOP officials push conspiracies, condemn anti-Trump Republicans; Jan 26, 2021

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Senators vote 55-45 against questioning trial’s constitutionality; Five GOP Sens. vote with Dems on impeachment procedural vote; GOP Officials in AZ & OR condemn anti-Trump Republicans; Republican party faces reckoning in post-Trump era; CNN KFile: GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated support for executing prominent Democrats in 2018 and 2019; Source: States will get about 16% more vaccines starting next week; CDC: New study finds very few Covid cases in schools when precautions are in place; Biden to announce plans to order 200 million more doses of vaccine, 100 million each from Pfizer and Moderna;

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Biden: I think we can get to 1.5 million doses per day; Trump plotted to install loyalist as acting AG to overturn election; Moderna expects vaccine to protect against highly-contagious variants; Jan 25, 2021

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Biden pledges to “eliminate the vitriol”; President Biden announces plan to strengthen manufacturing in U.S.; Biden: I think we will be able to vaccine 1.5 million people per day;

Senate impeachment trial to begin in two weeks; Sources: Trump wanted to replace acting AG with lawyer who would tell GA officials to halt Biden win certification; Ohio GOP Sen. Portman wont seek re-election in 2022; Pro-trump GOP mobilizing against Rep. Cheney for impeachment vote; 17 GOP senators would have to join Dems to convict Trump; Republicans call for Rep. Swalwell to step down form intel committee after being targeted by alleged Chinese spy; Election tech company sues Trump attorney Giuliani for $1.3 billion over spreading conspiracy theories; Dominion lawyer on suing Trump: “not ruling anybody out”;

CDC director: “I can’t tell you how much vaccine we have”; Surgeon gen. nominee: 100M doses in 100 days is not a ceiling; CDC: 41M vaccines distributed, 21M administered, 0.97% of U.S. population fully vaccinated; U.S. averages more than 3K COVID deaths daily, new cases and hospitalizations rates down; Mayor De Blasio: NYC “urgently” needs more vaccine supply; AZ GOP censures Flake, Ducey & McCain as party tensions rise; GOP in turmoil as Trump, insurrection & election lies tear party apart;

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Biden on the economy: We’re in a national emergency; House will deliver Trump impeachment article to Senate on Monday; Fauci: U.S. “can & should” vaccinate up to 85% of adults by fall; Health experts advocate for more N95 masks in public over cloth & surgical coverings; First lady Jill Biden thanks Natl Guard troops on duty in DC; Jan 22, 2021

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Biden signs two more executive orders aimed at economic relief; Senate confirms Lloyd Austin to be first black Defense Secretary; Biden doesn’t object to McConnell’s request to delay Trump impeachment trial to February; Source: Mora than a dozen GOP leaders, including former Trump officials, pushing for Trump impeachment conviction; Senate leaders haggling over power-sharing deal to govern 50-50 split; CNN: Prospects of convicting Trump erode as GOP opposition to Sen. Impeachment proceedings grows; Sources: More than a dozen GOP leaders, including former Trump officials, pushing for Trump impeachment conviction; Group of Dem Senators file ethics complaint against Hawley, Cruz; CDC: Second doses of vaccine can be scheduled up to six weeks after first dose; CDC: Don’t get flu and Covid shots at the same time; More than one million vaccines administered in U.S. Thursday; Staff in new Biden White House required to wear masks; Biden: Masks have become unfortunate partisan issue, “but it’s a patriotic act”; Pentagon: 7,000 national guardsmen to remain in DC, more troops than in Afghanistan & Iraq combined; National Guard troops to get Covid test before returning home; Hank Aaron, home run king who passed the babe dies at 86;

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President Biden, Vice President Harris now inside White House; Biden signs executive orders on pandemic, climate, race, economy; VP Harris swears in new Senators, including Georgia Democrats Jan 20, 2021

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Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at the White House

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President trump leaves office in disgrace, nation divided; Day one: Biden to sign roughly 12 executive orders; Experts fear the Capitol attack may be just the beginning of a surge of violence from right-wing extremists; US nears grim milestone of 400,000 deaths; Jan 18, 2021

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Sources: Trump expected to issue around 100 pardons; Trump planning major send-off as he snubs Biden inauguration; National Guard members in DC vetted amid fears of insider attack; Newly obtained video shows insurrection inside U.S. Capitol; FBI investigating tip that rioter stole laptop from Pelosi’s office, possibly planned to sell it to Russia; Sources; no background checks needed for inaugural guests of members of congress; Insurrectionists say they were following Trump’s call to action;

Biden begins inauguration week as volunteer at Philly food bank for MLK day of service; Biden to roll back Trump-era policies on first day; will rejoin Paris climate accord, reverse travel ban; Biden’s’ executive orders on pandemic on day one: extend eviction ban, pause student loan payments, mandate masks; Biden begins inauguration week with no cabinet members in place; Garth Brooks: my performance at Biden inauguration is show of unity; Incoming Biden chief of staff: we are inheriting “a huge mess”;

Experts: “social media to extremism is like oxygen for fire”; Experts express concern about growing number of potentially violent extremists; CNN poll: only 19% of republicans think Biden win is legitimate; GA Lt. Gov. demotes republicans who backed Trump’s election lies;

Less than 0.5% if Americans have gotten vaccine; Incoming CDC chief predicts 500,000 U.S. deaths by mid-February; 60% of all confirmed U.S> COVID cases have been since election day; Biden to take office exactly one year after first U.S> COVID case was confirmed;

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Biden announces five-point plan to speed-up Covid vaccinations; Looming inaugural threats lead to militarized lockdown in DC; DOJ investigating growing number of law enforcement officers who allegedly took part in Capitol riot; U.S. reports deadliest two weeks of pandemic, on pace to reach 400,000 deaths by next week; Trump plans to depart WH morning of inauguration; Jan 15, 2021

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Biden urges vaccinating all Americans 65 and older to speed effort; Biden vows better communication with states about vaccine allocation; Biden on Covid: Things will get worse before they get better; Policy changes will take time; Biden: “You have my word, we will manage the hell out of this operation”; Despite promise from Trump Admin, U.S. has no reserve of second vaccine doses; Biden: People 65 & older, essential workers need vaccines first; Biden: “Optimistic” about getting funding from Congress to speed-up coronavirus vaccinations; Wash. Post: Rioters came dangerously close to reaching VP Pence; Memo: Capitol police banned tours on day of riot after Democrats raised security concerns; Federal prosecutors: “Strong evidence” Capitol rioters planned to “capture & assassinate” lawmakers; Officer describes siege: Rioters yelled “kill him with his own gun”; Lawmakers demand 9/11-style oversight commission to investigate what happened during Capitol siege; 20,000+ National Guard troops in DC ahead of inauguration; Secret Service designates “green zone” in DC amid inaugural threats; 14 states activate National Guard, two shut down capitols entirely ahead of planned armed protests; Michigan activates Natl Guard ahead of planned armed protests; Michigan Attorney General warns state’s “Capitol is not safe”; MA Attorney General: “Thousands of threats” against state officials; VP Pence called VP-elect Harris to offer aid & congratulations; Pelosi stays mum on impeachment trial details; expected to send Article to Senate next week; Trump leaves office with lowest approval of his presidency; Trump explodes at Nixon comparisons as he prepares to leave office; Fauci: U.S. must get more vaccines in arms; Pressure on teachers as schools weigh in-person classes; Houston teacher: I feel like I must choose between my students or my health; Early studies show low risk of students spreading virus; 18 states yet to administer 100K vaccines as eligibility rules vary nationwide;

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Trump impeached again, facing Senate trial with six days left; National Guard troops fortify D.C. ahead of Biden inauguration; U.S. reports 40K Covid deaths in 2021, CDC estimates 90K more deaths in three weeks; Days before inauguration, Biden tries to shift focus from impeachment trial to Covid agenda; Jan 14, 2021

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Sources: Trump irritated, in “self-pity” mode after second impeachment; Senate impeachment trial to begin after inauguration; GOP Source: McConnell telling colleagues he is genuinely undecided about convicting Trump; Senate GOP torn over convicting Trump “There’s no love lost”; Second impeachment trial threatens to derail Biden’s agenda; Official: Public not allowed on National mall for inauguration; Defense Officials: Natl. Guard, law enforcement expect pipe bombs & Molotov cocktails around inauguration; Feds warn extremists emboldened to carry out more attacks after Capitol siege; After impeachment, some GOP lawmakers and right-wing media continue to stand behind Trump; Less than 5% of House Republicans voted to impeach Trump; Right-wing media hosts slam 10 Republicans who voted to impeach; Trump adviser claims impeachment is “violence to this country” after five people were killed in Capitol attack; Dem impeachment manager: We could prevent Trump from holding office again; New mass Covid vaccination sites open as states struggle to get more people vaccinated; TX hospital group: Some rural hospitals yet to receive single dose of Covid vaccine; Early trials show safe, effective results of Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose Covid vaccine; California reports lowest level of ICU beds available as Covid hospitalizations surge; France to test one million students, teachers every month to help keep schools open; Highly contagious virus strain forced UK to close schools only hours after leaders vowed to keep them open;

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