House will send article of impeachment against Trump to Senate on Monday – live

Article to be sent to Senate on Monday, setting up trialLloyd Austin confirmed as Biden’s defense secretaryBiden requests threat assessment of domestic violent extremismBiden team in race against time against new Covid strainSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 7.02pm GMT Jen Psaki would not say whether Dr Deborah Birx, the former White House coronavirus task force coordinator, was still on the pandemic response team.Psaski tells @stevenportnoy it's "an excellent question" if Dr. Deborah Birx is still on President Biden's COVID response team and she will "have to circle back on that one" https://t.co/skUlRypwqS pic.twitter.com/rA0yoqvSNb 6.56pm GMT Jen Psaki was asked about Joe Biden’s position on the Senate filibuster, as some Democrats call for scrapping the legislative mechanism.“His position has not changed,” the White House press secretary said. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/jan/22/joe-biden-covid-coronavirus-strategy-donald-trump-impeachment-kamala-harris-live #joe_biden #biden_administration #kamala_harris #us_news #world_news #donald_trump #trump_impeachment_(2021) #us_politics #coronavirus