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Pentagon chief purges defense boards of Trump appointees

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered hundreds of Pentagon advisory board members to resign this month as part of a broad review of the panels, essentially purging several dozen last-minute appointments under the Trump administration.

Read Trump’s full response to House Democrats’ arguments for impeachment

By Dan Cooney

Trump's attorneys called for either the single article of impeachment against the former president to be dismissed “with prejudice” or for the Senate to acquit him.

Biden administration to provide COVID-19 vaccine to pharmacies

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

White House coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients said Tuesday the government will initially ship about 1 million doses to some 6,500 pharmacies around the country, starting next week.

WATCH: White House’s Psaki holds briefing on COVID-19 relief bill, Russia

By Associated Press

Members of Congress are setting up votes to fast-track the sweeping aid package toward eventual approval with or without Republican support.

WATCH: State health officials testify on how to administer more COVID-19 vaccinations

By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press

The Biden administration will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies, part of its plan to ramp up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are starting to appear.

Read Democrats’ full impeachment brief against Trump for second Senate trial

By Dan Cooney

House Democrats presenting the case during the impeachment trial will argue that Donald Trump’s role in inciting the riot on the U.S. Capitol last month “is unmistakable.”…

WATCH: Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

The Senate is poised to approve Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary.

WATCH: Agriculture Secretary nominee Thomas Vilsack appears before committee to get rehired

By News Desk

Former aides to Vilsack said he felt the need to return to duty, in part out of loyalty to Biden, but also to reverse some of the moves made by President Donald Trump's agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue.

WATCH: Deputy Defense Sec. nominee Kathleen Hicks testifies before Senate committee

By Courtney Vinopal

The Senate Armed Services committee will hear testimony Feb. 2 from President Joe Biden's nominee for deputy defense secretary, Kathleen Hicks.

Biden meets Republicans on COVID-19 aid, but no quick deal

By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Maine Sen. Susan Collins says the two-hour meeting Monday evening resulted in no compromise on differences. But she and the other Republicans say there was agreement to keep discussions going over their smaller, more targeted package.