A third candidate, Norbert Röttgen, was eliminated in the previous round. The CDU is part of the Union bloc along with the Bavaria-only Christian Social Union, and the two parties will decide together on the centre-right candidate for chancellor.
The presidential inaugural committee and Bowser have told Americans not to travel to the inauguration , and said Washington's National Mall would be covered with 191,500 flags of different sizes, to represent the missing crowds. With an impeachment trial looming, though, it doesn't seem that the President has too many attorneys willing to defend. She said in a statement that the House responded "appropriately" with impeachment and she will consider the trial arguments.