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Almost all Republicans vote to dismiss Trump impeachment trial, suggesting conviction is unlikely

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Notably, Senate Minority Leader, who had in recent weeks entertained the possibility of convicting Mr. Trump, joined his Republican colleagues and voted against taking the trial forward.

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In this image from video, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is presiding over the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, swears in members of the Senate for the impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on January 26, 2021.

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Antony Blinken sworn in U.S. Secretary of State

Sriram Lakshman

He is expected to revitalise State Department and increase diversity of its workforce

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Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken testifies during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 19, 2021.

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Kamala Harris receives 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine

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Both she and President Joe Biden got the vaccine live on television to help alleviate public resistance to the vaccine and reassure Americans of its safety

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Vice President Kamala Harris reacts after receiving her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Indian-origin US lawmakers Pramila Jayapal and Raja Krishnamoorthi named to key congressional committees

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis was established to provide oversight of the federal COVID-19 pandemic response.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. File

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In this image from video, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is presiding over the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, swears in members of the Senate for the impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on January 26, 2021.

Almost all Republicans vote to dismiss Trump impeachment trial, suggesting conviction is unlikely

Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken testifies during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 19, 2021.

Antony Blinken sworn in U.S. Secretary of State

Vice President Kamala Harris reacts after receiving her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Bethesda, Maryland.

Kamala Harris receives 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. File

Indian-origin US lawmakers Pramila Jayapal and Raja Krishnamoorthi named to key congressional committees

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