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Skimm This

New Year, New You, New Impeachment

Skimm This

theSkimm

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4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

First up: President Trump is now the first president to be impeached twice. We’ll tell you what happened this week and what to expect from a Senate trial. (:54) Then: It’s been more than a week since the attack on the U.S. Capitol, but the ripple effects are still being felt. We’ll break down last week’s security failure and look at what’s being done to stop something like this from happening again. (4:26) Quickly: The federal government has announced some big changes to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout policy. We’ll skimm what’s new … in 60 seconds. (11:42) ICYMI: 140,000 jobs were lost in the last month, and they were all held by women. We’ll explain how the fallout from this past recession disproportionately affects women. (14:01) Later: Let’s skimm your resume! We spoke to a career expert to break down how to put your best professional self forward on paper. (19:23) Finally: We’ve got a recap of the hottest (and strangest) tech coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show. Any takers for a $1,000 machine that makes margaritas and ice cream?! (29:20) PS: Want to tune up your own resume? Join TopResume's career expert, Amanda Augustine, for a free webinar and Q&A next week to learn the New Resume Rules for the New Year. On this episode, you’ll hear from:  Jvette Klausen, professor of politics, Brandeis University  Brette Steele, director of prevention and national security, McCain Institute Kathryn Edwards, economist, RAND Corporation Yeerang Jang, Skimm’r Carolyn Nieberding, Skimm’r Amanda Augustine, career expert, TopResume Heather Kelly, technology reporter, The Washington Post Want more Skimm?  Sign up for our free daily newsletter Email us your questions about what’s going on in the news right now  Subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts Skimm'd by Alex Carr, Justine Davie, and Luke Vargas. With additional support from Peter Bonaventure and Ciara Long.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Schim this.

0:06.5

It's been more than a week since the now infamous attack on the U.S. Capitol, but the ripple

0:10.8

effects are still being felt.

0:13.9

Congress is in the spotlight as it wrestles with what sort of political punishment President

0:18.0

Trump could face for his role in encouraging crowds to march on Congress last week.

0:23.0

The security failings that led to people breaking down the doors of Congress and nearly

0:27.5

walking into the doors of the Senate are also being looked at.

0:31.7

How could this have possibly happened and how safe is next week's inauguration?

0:36.0

Then, we've got a quick skim on this week's changes to the COVID vaccine rollout, a recap

0:41.0

of the hottest and strangest tech coming out of the CES conference and some advice on how

0:45.7

to skim your resume.

0:47.5

All right, let's do it.

0:55.0

President Trump is now the first American president to be impeached to be forced.

1:02.0

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have formally charged him with inciting insurrection.

1:08.8

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump.

1:13.7

Again, so how do we get here?

1:18.0

Quick recap.

1:19.0

Last week, a group of rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol in a siege that turned deadly.

1:24.4

A number of politicians and scholars pointed to the president's rhetoric, saying he encouraged

1:29.2

the riot.

1:30.2

And now, some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to hold the president accountable.

1:35.7

Earlier this week, House Democrats filed a single article of impeachment against the

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