The FBI has recovered large caches of weapons from Capitol rioters and warned that police should consider the use of SWAT techniques when arresting rioters. Jeff Pegues reports. Source
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FBI warns law enforcement to use caution when arresting rioters
A recent FBI bulletin said the agencies should be cautious when arresting people who wore “body armor” or “other armament” at the riot on the Capitol. Source
10 House Republicans join Democrats in vote to impeach Trump
Ten House Republicans, including one in GOP leadership, broke with the president and voted for impeachment. Source
More than 2,700 people banned by U.S. airlines
A spokesman for United Airlines said they had banned 60 people in the last week, and Alaska Airlines confirmed it banned 32 people. Source
Trump faces unprecedented second impeachment trial
As the House was moving to impeach President Trump for a second time, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell indicated he wouldn’t bring senators back early from a break for Mr. Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial. McConnell also said he hadn’t decided how he would vote in the trial. CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper, CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and Jonathan Adler, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University, joined CBSN to discuss. Source
Two Virginia police officers face federal charges in Capitol riots
One officer claimed the two were escorted by Capitol Police, but prosecutors say he wrote he “attacked the government.” Source
Special Report: House lawmakers impeach Trump for a second time
President Trump has become the first American president to be impeached twice. Members of the House voted on a single charge, “incitement of insurrection,” a week after a mob assaulted the U.S. Capitol. Norah O’Donnell anchors this CBS News Special Report from Washington, D.C., joined by correspondents Nancy Cordes, Ed O’Keefe, Jeff Pegues and Ben Tracy. Source
COVID-19 vaccinations across U.S. near 1 million doses a day
Yet even with the faster pace of inoculations, tens of millions of doses of vaccine sit unused. Source
3 Congressional Democrats test positive for COVID-19 after Capitol riot
Three lawmakers have tested positive for COVID-19 after the raid on the Capitol. This as, six Republican Congress members were seen refusing to wear masks in the packed secure rooms. “CBS This Morning” lead national correspondent David Begnaud has more. Source
Majority say race was factor in treatment of those who attacked Capitol
Views of how the assault was addressed were marked by stark partisan divisions. Source