House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving and Clerk of the House Cheryl Johnson carry the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to Secretary of the Senate Julie Adams on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. Following are impeachment managers, House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) , Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Watch moment impeachment articles walked to Senate
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    1. Police reform

    The long, confusing, uncertain wait is over. The House officially sent the articles of impeachment to the Senate last evening (there was a whole signing event and procession and everything). There will be more pomp and circumstance today, when the House’s seven new impeachment managers read the articles aloud in the Senate. Then, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will swear in senators. After that, the Senate trial can officially start Tuesday, and everyone can stop pontificating over what happens next. The Senate also released its decorum guidelines for the trial, which read like the rules of a high school exam: no phones, no talking and no outside reading. President Trump reacted to this new phase by calling the impeachment a “hoax” during a conversation with Republican senators. Get briefed on the latest evidence and revelations in the historic process with CNN’s Impeachment Watch podcast

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    Late-night hosts roast Nancy Pelosi's impeachment ceremony
    01:27 - Source: CNN

    MONDAY

    The entire Russian government is resigning. Yes, you read that correctly. We’re talking the whole Cabinet and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The mass exodus was triggered when Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping changes to the constitution that would weaken his successors and allow him to hold on to power after his presidential term is up in 2024. Political experts have long suspected that Putin would find a way to ensure his continued influence in the country, and these proposals would pave the way for him to, for instance, step into a prime minister role specifically enhanced by this power shift. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, one of Putin’s biggest critics, said it’s clear that Putin’s goal is to remain Russia’s “sole leader for life.” His critics aren’t the only ones starting at the news: The Russian ruble briefly fell by 0.6% after the mass resignation, which is a big drop for a major currency.

    Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds after his speech to the State Council in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
    Putin's political rival reacts to Russian government's resignation
    02:38 - Source: CNN

    3. Election 2020

    After two years of back-and-forth tariffs, strained negotiations and economic squabbling, an initial US-China trade deal is officially on the books. As part of the deal, Beijing pledges to more than double its purchases from American farmers in the first year of a broader $200 billion package that will include more manufacturing and energy exports in the future. In return, the US agreed to reduce tariffs on $120 billion in Chinese products. Leaders on both sides have said this is a good first step in repairing the rift between the two powerful economies, but there is still work to be done. For instance, this deal doesn’t include any promises from China to reduce tariffs on US goods. President Trump says the next round of negotiations, which are expected to address tougher economic issues, will start soon. 

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    U.S., China sign agreement following trade war
    02:37 - Source: CNN

    THURSDAY

    The Trump administration is facing major pushback on some recent immigration policy changes. The American Civil Liberties Union and immigrant rights groups sued the administration, saying its policy of deporting asylum-seekers from the US is dangerous and doesn’t help migrants find refuge. This policy was cemented last year when the US designated Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador as “safe third” countries where migrants could be diverted after coming to the US. Meanwhile, a federal judge in Maryland temporarily blocked the President’s executive order that allows governors to stop refugee resettlement in their states, saying the order “does not appear to serve the overall public interest.”

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    Conditions worsen for US asylum seekers along the border
    04:14 - Source: CNN

    5. Nigeria

    At least 21 people were killed and more than 60 injured in an airstrike in northwest Syria during what was supposed to be a ceasefire in the region. The ceasefire was brokered Sunday between Turkey and Russia, but since then, famed Syrian volunteer rescue team the White Helmets says it’s counted at least a dozen violations of the pact. It blames Russia for the latest strikes. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has recently stepped up attacks in the last major opposition bastion – home to 3 million Syrians – bolstered by the use of Russian air power. If the attacks continue, international aid organizations warn hundreds of thousands of civilians could be displaced

    Displaced Syrians from the south of Idlib province queue to receive food aid from a truck in the countryside west of the town of Dana in the northwestern Syrian region on December 23, 2019. (Photo by Aaref WATAD / AFP) (Photo by AAREF WATAD/AFP via Getty Images)
    Syria's beleaguered: Life on the run in Idlib
    02:05 - Source: CNN

    BREAKFAST BROWSE

    People are talking about these. Read up. Join in.

    Guess they have … ”So Much To Say” about it

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    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 inductees announced
    01:08 - Source: HLN

    Colgate has launched the first recyclable toothpaste tube 

    Raise your hand if you didn’t know toothpaste tubes weren’t already recyclable

    Rich people are staying healthy almost a decade longer than poor people 

    Now we know who needs help most.

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    Coal miner on strike: I'm starving
    00:59 - Source: WYMT

    New job seekers may eventually have to learn to nail an interview … with an AI 

    As if trying to land a job wasn’t stressful enough

    Ken Jennings has won the title of Greatest of All Time on ‘Jeopardy!’

    A true legend. 

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    Ken Jennings wins 'Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time'
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    TODAY’S QUOTE

    “We have damaged the Church, we have damaged the image of God and most of all, we have damaged those we victimized, unconsciously very often.”

    The Eurasia Group, an international consultancy that named American politics the top global risk in its 2020 annual report

    TODAY’S NUMBER

    6.5 million

    The number of firearms seized last year by TSA at US airports. That’s a new record in the TSA’s 18-year history. And 87% were loaded.

    TODAY’S WEATHER

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    Strong winds will be impacting travel in the Northeast
    01:43 - Source: CNN

    AND FINALLY

    Should auld acquaintance be forgot…

    There’s something sooo satisfying about watching the construction of this amazing guitar – made with hundreds and hundreds of colored pencils! (Click here to view.)