January 11, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode

House Democrats on Monday continued to push Republicans to back their efforts to remove President Trump from office. Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons, who is one of President-elect Joe Biden's closest allies on Capitol Hill, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the likelihood of an expedited impeachment process and whether it will impact Biden’s agenda.

Last week's insurrection at the Capitol is raising new security concerns ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week, with plans to deploy thousands of additional National Guard troops. Amna Nawaz spoke to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to learn more.

In our news wrap Monday, states begin widening vaccination campaigns amid frustrations, Michigan bans the open carrying of guns in the state Capitol, President-elect Biden picks long-time diplomat Williams Burns for CIA director, Israel is moving forward with plans for 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, and Pope Francis amends Roman Catholic Church Law to give women greater roles.

The Department of Homeland Security last year classified white supremacy as the greatest domestic terror threat to the U.S., and last week's Capitol insurrection by pro-Trump groups has renewed those concerns. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, who runs the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab at American University, and J.M Berger, an analyst on extremism, join William Brangham to discuss.

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the violence at the U.S. Capitol, efforts to impeach President Trump, and Trump’s influence on the Republican Party.