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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to send over the article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday evening. The trial would likely begin Feb. 9, and the Democrats need 17 Republicans to join them in order to convict.

With the date set for the second Impeachment trial of former President Trump, impeachment manager Rep. Diana DeGette tells Ali Velshi this trial will be especially interesting to argue because “these senators – they’re not just the jury. Most of them are also victims of this crime.” She added that the case is vital because, “we have to make sure that he never holds federal office again.”

International hostage negotiator Ali Soufan is the founder of The Soufan Center, a non-profit that has become the leader in studying how domestic extremist groups operate and assessing their threat level. This week, they launched the ‘Mapping Insecurity’ Project, to help track domestic terror in the U.S. He tells Ali Velshi that rooting out extremism won’t be easy because due to the wide and varied spread of disinformation, “one disengagement approach would not fit everyone…and government is not always the most credible messenger.”

The Fact Checker counted a total of 30,573 false or misleading claims made by President Trump during his White House tenure. Here’s what we learned.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully completed a mission to deploy 143 spacecraft and satellites into orbit on Sunday, after which the rocket returned safely to a sea-based landing pad.

Everything is different now, and one thing with which we will struggle in this new day for America is the death of shame. In addition to the other norms the former president destroyed, he turned lying – deliberate, casual and often with the force of law – into an art form and, with that, contributed to the death of shame. If we as humans do not feel shame in doing something wrong, or in getting caught doing something wrong, what guardrails exist? When the powerful can’t be embarrassed by the bad choices they make, people suffer, democracy erodes, institutions crumble, justice is strangled and lies proliferate.

Presidential historian Allan Lichtman discusses the symbolism of Joe Biden’s inauguration and what challenges lie ahead for him in office.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says there is now evidence to suggest the new coronavirus variant first detected in the UK is not only more contagious but more deadly as well. The mutation has now spread to more than 60 countries. And Britain itself is struggling to bring infections under control.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many teens and young Canadians feeling disconnected, hopeless and unmotivated to navigate school and daily life — causing concern for parents and experts alike.