Impeachment article has 200 cosponsors: US rep.

The draft, citing "incitement of insurrection," could be introduced Monday.

Last Updated: January 11, 2021, 10:29 AM EST

President Donald Trump is slated to hand over control of the White House to President-elect Joe Biden in 11 days.

Jan 08, 2021, 1:11 PM EST

Reddit 'has taken action' to ban 'Donald Trump' chat forum

Reddit has banned the subreddit r/donaldtrump for what it calls repeated recent violations over the storming of the U.S. Capitol.

"Reddit's site-wide policies prohibit content that promotes hate, or encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence against groups of people or individuals. In accordance with this, we have been proactively reaching out to moderators to remind them of our policies and to offer support or resources as needed. We have also taken action to ban the community r/donaldtrump given repeated policy violations in recent days regarding the violence at the U.S. Capitol," the platform said in a statement.

Reddit had previously banned a similar subreddit, r/the_donald, which was a factory of toxic pro-Trump memes and narratives until the site took it down last year.

The president himself is not involved with these forums, though it’s not unheard of for memes to begin life there and in similar online forums before making their way into the president’s media diet.

-ABC News' Evan McMurray and Ben Gittleson

Jan 08, 2021, 12:51 PM EST

Biden to push for immediate release of available COVID-19 vaccine doses

Biden will move to release more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine when he takes office, a departure from the country's current procedure of withholding 50% of the supply to ensure second doses of the two-shot vaccine are available, a transition official said Friday.

“He supports releasing available doses immediately, and believes the government should stop holding back vaccine supply so we can get more shots in Americans' arms now. He will share additional details next week on how his Administration will begin releasing available doses when he assumes office on January 20th,” Biden spokesperson TJ Ducklo said in a statement.

A transition official told ABC News they have faith manufacturers can produce enough vaccines to ensure people can get their second doses in a timely manner, while also getting more people their first doses. 

The official also noted the Biden administration has long pledged to use the Defense Production Act as needed to help produce materials to ensure supply.

-ABC News' Molly Nagle and Anne Flaherty

Jan 08, 2021, 12:41 PM EST

Milley spokesperson confirms calls with Pelosi on nuclear authority

In a short statement, Col. Dave Butler, spokesperson for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed the nation's top Gen. Mark Milley and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the phone.

"Speaker Pelosi initiated a call with the chairman. He answered her questions regarding the process of nuclear command authority," Butler said.

Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues in a letter earlier Friday she reached out to discuss "available precautions" for preventing Trump "an unstable president" from accessing the nuclear launch codes or initiating military hostilities before he is out of office in 12 days.

-ABC News' Matt Seyler

Jan 08, 2021, 12:41 PM EST

Twitter says any more violations by Trump will result in permanent suspension

A Twitter spokesperson said in a statement Friday: “In line with our statement yesterday, any future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Civic Integrity or Violent Threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account.”

The social media platform on Wednesday removed a video of Trump telling Capitol Hill rioters "we love you" and to "go home," requested the removal of three of Trump's tweets and slapped a 12-hour lock on Trump's account by Wednesday night.

"If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked," the company added in a Tweet on its verified safety account at the time.

A Twitter spokesperson told ABC News on Thursday morning that Trump’s tweets were deleted.

-ABC News' Ben Gittleson

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