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South Carolina House and Senate to take an early break

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Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks with FOX Business Network guest anchor Jon Hilsenrath in the Fox Washington bureau in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Yellen urges Congress to do more to fight pandemic recession

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 18, 2020 file photo, a woman walks past the Alaska Capitol in Juneau. Alaska lawmakers are set to convene amid a near decade-long run of deficits and economic fallout from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Go-to reserve accounts are depleted, and tough decisions await on how to use the state's nest-egg oil-wealth fund. It's unclear who will lead those debates: neither the House nor the Senate has organized. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Alaska Legislature to convene amid budget, virus concerns

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

In this Oc. 2, 2020, file photo Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks as Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar testifies to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, on Capitol Hill in Washington. After a violent mob launched a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that forced Raskin and his colleagues to evacuate. the Maryland Democrat and former constitutional law professor is leading the effort to remove President Donald Trump from office for inciting the riot. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool, File)

Jamie Raskin, House impeachment manager, mum on trial witnesses, details

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Trump's critics say the impetus for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was his repeated claim that Democrats "stole" the election. Allies note that he told a rally crowd beforehand to march "peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard." (Associated Press)

Democrats: Donald Trump still to blame if Capitol attack pre-planned

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 24, 2020, photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP) **FILE**

‘It will destroy the party’: Rand Paul warns of GOP exodus if Senate Republicans vote to convict

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, speaks to reporters briefly following a closed-door meeting where the Republican Conference held leadership elections, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Donor backlash fuels GOP alarm about Senate fundraising

By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 file photo, Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller speaks with members of the news media after listening to Gov. Larry Hogan deliver his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature in Annapolis, Md. Former Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller has died at age 78. His family said in a statement Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 that he died at home surrounded by loved ones. Miller was a major force in Maryland politics and the state's longest-serving Senate president. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Former Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller dies

By BRIAN WITTE - Associated Press

In this Oct. 5, 2016, file photo American political operative Ron Klain arrives at Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's home in Washington. Klain is preparing to serve as President-elect Joe Biden’s chief of staff, a job often referred to as the nation’s chief operating officer. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) **FILE**

Ron Klain: Hopefully, Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will not be ‘lengthy’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Timing of Trump trial uncertain as Pelosi gives no clues

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller addresses members of the Maryland State Senate in Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, the first day of the state's 2018 legislative session. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Thomas V. Mike Miller, former Maryland Senate president, dies at 78

By Brian Witte - Associated Press

The signature of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., is on the article of impeachment against President Donald Trump, after an engrossment ceremony before transmission to the Senate for trial on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Prosecutors: Arkansas man beat cop with flagpole

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An officer with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources stands in the lobby of the Statehouse on opening day of the legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Dozens of extra security officers have been stationed in and around the Statehouse due to security concerns following last week's violence at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

SC Legislature takes days off amid COVID, security worries

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, to announce key administration posts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Impeachment complicates the early days of Biden’s presidency

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leads the final vote of the impeachment of President Donald Trump, for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Congress last week, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump impeachment trial to focus on his attacks on election

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Supporters of a bill that would ban almost all abortions in South Carolina listen during a Senate subcommittee hearing on Jan. 14, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. The heartbeat abortion bill has stalled in recent years, but appears to have a good chance of passing in 2021.(AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Heartbeat abortion ban may finally pass in South Carolina

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, is one of the moderate lawmakers who will likely have a lot of influence in the new Congress. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Why Joe Manchin should switch parties

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Joe Biden unveils $1.9 trillion economic rescue package

By David Sherfinski and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Pelosi wants fines for bypassing House security

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Senate President Ruggerio names leadership team

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