The Hill Articles: January 24, 2021

UN agency reports China surpassed US in foreign direct investments in 2020 New Zealand identifies first community spread of COVID-19 since November Five people, including pregnant woman, dead in Indianapolis shooting More than two-thirds of Americans approve of Biden’s coronavirus response: poll Biden officials hold call with bipartisan group of senators on coronavirus relief plan Sarah Huckabee Sanders to run for governor Mexico’s president tests positive for COVID-19 Biden to reverse transgender military ban as soon as Monday Lawmakers move to oust extremists from military Chicago Teachers Union votes to defy district’s reopening plans over coronavirus concerns Five examples of media’s sycophancy for Biden on inauguration week Miami Heat to use coronavirus-sniffing dogs as team plans to bring more fans back The next hustle: What we should expect from Trump White House installs new leadership at federally-funded international broadcasters Israel to close its only major airport in bid to slow coronavirus spread How the coronavirus has totally transformed society in America Biden to ban most non-US citizens traveling from South Africa over new COVID-19 variant: report Biden talks NATO, climate change in first presidential call with France’s Macron Mexican authorities recover 19 bodies from burnt out pickup truck Drastic measures for drastic times — caregivers need mobile health apps Five Israeli police officers wounded in clashes with ultra-Orthodox demonstrators over coronavirus restrictions Anti-lockdown protesters in Netherlands spar with police Biden attends first church service as president in DC, stops at local bagel shop COVID-19 surge in Zimbabwe leads to death of four government Cabinet members Las Vegas-area district moves to partially reopen schools amid surge in student suicides Boycott sham impeachment Birx: Someone was delivering a ‘parallel set of data’ on coronavirus to Trump Christie: Republicans claiming election was stolen trying to score ‘political points’ with those Trump ‘lied to’ Harry Reid ‘not particularly optimistic’ Biden will push to eliminate filibuster Kremlin: US statements about pro-Navalny protests show ‘direct support for the violation of the law’ Romney: Total figure for Biden coronavirus stimulus is ‘pretty shocking’ More hands needed on the nuclear football Dozens of Capitol Police test positive for coronavirus after siege Fauci: Receiving powder-filled envelope was ‘very, very disturbing’ US passes 25M coronavirus cases milestone Public option won’t serve the public University of Michigan halts athletic events after new COVID-19 strain detected National Guard will stay in Washington though March due to Trump impeachment trial: report US carrier group enters South China Sea amid tensions between China, Taiwan Senators spar over validity of Trump impeachment trial Urgent: Extend New START treaty with Russia now New Defense secretary orders assessment of sexual assault prevention programs Director says film about Khashoggi shunned by all major global distributors Biden can hold China accountable for human rights abuses by divesting now Sunday shows – Biden agenda, Trump impeachment trial dominate Durbin: Senate should consider changes to filibuster Undoing Trump will take more than executive orders Birx on COVID-19 deniers inside White House: ‘There were people who definitely believed that this was a hoax’ GOP senator: Impeachment a ‘moot point’ after Trump’s exit Getting to herd immunity before next school year ‘an ambitious goal,’ says surgeon general nominee Fauci: ‘We need to assume now’ that British virus strain can ’cause more damage’ NASA demonstrates why rocket science is still hard with the SLS test QAnon enters new period of danger, opportunity Ted Cruz, Seth Rogen trade insults as Twitter spat flares The beasts that lurk among us — and the American saga Klobuchar says Senate impeachment trial of former official is constitutional: ‘We have precedent’ Rubio: Trump impeachment trial is ‘stupid’ Joe Biden faces difficult health care issue buried with coronavirus crisis Sanders: Senate may use budget reconciliation to pass Biden agenda Romney noncommittal on impeachment vote but says trial is likely constitutional HHS nominee: Country is in a COVID-19 ‘nosedive’ Cancel culture comes for the moderates Tacoma police vehicle plows through crowd watching street race Birx says she ‘always’ considered quitting Trump COVID-19 task force Thousands detained at pro-Navalny rallies in Moscow Here are the executive actions Biden will take this week Why work? It’s a question the Supreme Court will answer Trump pressed DOJ to go to Supreme Court in bid to overturn election: report Biden expands on Obama ethics pledge Biden faces tough choices on trade after Trump The Memo: Biden gambles that he can do it all