Axios PM: Chilling footage at impeachment trial — 13 minutes of silence — Female Eagle Scouts

1 big thing: The first pandemic-era impeachment trial | Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Open in app View in browser   Presented By Morgan Stanley   Axios PM By Mike Allen ·Feb 09, 2021 Good afternoon: Today's PM — edited by Justin Green — is 380 words, a 1.5-minute read.     1 big thing: The first pandemic-era impeachment trial The Pledge of Allegiance today in the Senate chamber. Photo: Senate Television/Bloomberg via Getty Images   Today's impeachment trial opening featured a video montage of rioters that was as chilling to watch today as it was on Jan. 6, reports Axios' Alayna Treene, who was in the Senate chamber when the mob stormed the Capitol. The big picture: Senators seemed totally exhausted at the opening of Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, with both parties anxious to quickly wrap it up. For 13 minutes, the chamber was silent except for the sounds spilling out of TV monitors, Axios politics editor Glen Johnson noted from the Capitol. Those sounds included: Screams from a Capitol Police officer being crushed by a mob squeezing him in a door. Shouts of "traitors" directed at members of Congress. Declarations of "f**k you, police," as a TV monitor played scenes of hand-to-hand combat between officers and the crowd. House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin shared a moving anecdote about his own experience — how his youngest daughter was with him on Jan. 6, the day after they buried his son and her brother. Raskin (D-Md.) poked at the theories a former president couldn't be impeached or tried for actions occurring just before he left office. "This would create a broad, new 'January exception' to the Constitution," Raskin told the Senate jurors. Graphic: MSNBC's "Morning Joe" The bottom line: Most Senate Republicans admit that the Democrats' opening arguments were quite effective, but they don't think it's altered their decision. "I think, actually, the Democrats sent a better team this year than last," GOP Sen. Roger Wicker told reporters. But "it did not change my mind." Go deeper.     2. Pic du jour Photo: David Ryder/Getty Images Kaitlin Riggan is embraced by her family following a ceremony recognizing the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts in Tacoma, Washington. The class was honored together, pegged to the birthday of the Boy Scouts of America. Coming Feb. 21: The BSA will stream a celebration of the first female Eagle Scouts. RSVP.     A message from Morgan Stanley Working together, remotely     The pandemic splits the workforce into those who can and can't work remotely. That trend may have a shelf life – and what do we mean by remote anyway? Host Sonari Glinton talks with an astronaut, a designer and a host of digital nomads about the long-term viability of remote work.     3. Catch up quick A World Health Organization team claimed it's "extremely unlikely" the coronavirus outbreak came from a laboratory accident. Go deeper. Super Bowl ratings fell in 2021, but it was the most live-streamed NFL game ever. Go deeper. Uber and Walgreens will join forces to offer communities of color free rides to vaccination sites. Go deeper. The UAE's Hope probe made it into orbit around Mars, vaulting the Arab nation into an elite class of space-faring nations. Go deeper.     4. 🐨 Dispatch from Down Under Photos: Nadia Tugwell via AP A koala has been rescued after causing a five-car pileup while trying to cross a six-lane freeway in southern Australia, AP reports. The crash caused some injuries, but none that required an ambulance. The koala wasn't harmed.     A message from Morgan Stanley Working together, remotely     The pandemic splits the workforce into those who can and can't work remotely. That trend may have a shelf life – and what do we mean by remote anyway? Host Sonari Glinton talks with an astronaut, a designer and a host of digital nomads about the long-term viability of remote work.     Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. Axios, 3100 Clarendon B‌lvd, Suite 1300, Arlington VA 22201   You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from Axios. Change your preferences or unsubscribe here.   Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get Axios in your inbox.   Follow Axios on social media: