Investigators looking into planning of Capitol riot
Federal authorities are working to determine the level of planning and coordination among insurgents, including members of law enforcement and the…
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DC Mayor asks White House for emergency declaration funding for inauguration security
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser on Sunday sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for an emergency declaration in order to get additional…
Continue Reading Feds investigating if Capitol rioters wanted to take hostages
Federal authorities are working to determine the level of planning and coordination among insurgents, including members of law enforcement and the…
Continue ReadingMan in ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt during Capitol riot identified
A rioter who stormed the US Capitol Wednesday wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with the phrase “Camp Auschwitz” has been identified as…
Continue Reading Trump expected to fight with big tech during final days in office
President Donald Trump is preparing to lean into his fight with Twitter and other social media platforms this week, a Trump adviser said, using his…
Continue ReadingMan seen chasing Black Capitol Police officer in video faces charges
The man seen chasing a Black Capitol Police officer up the stairs during Wednesday’s insurrection and riot is Doug Jensen, according to a CNN…
Continue ReadingMediaite: Parler CEO says it took down post from Lin Wood calling for Mike Pence’s execution
The CEO of Parler, a social media platform popular among conservatives, told Mediaite that it removed a post from attorney Lin Wood calling for Vice…
Continue ReadingUS Capitol Police officer who responded to Capitol riot dies while off-duty
A Capitol Police officer who was among those who responded to the storming of the Capitol last week, died while off duty, the Capitol Police said.…
Continue ReadingHouse Democratic leaders grapple with ramification of impeachment on Biden’s opening days
House Democratic leaders have not finalized plans for the coming week, after spending several hours on a call Saturday night working through the…
Continue ReadingSenator-elect Warnock contrasts his election with the Capitol attack in his first sermon back
The Rev. Raphael Warnock said Sunday his election victory was a “glimpse of God’s vision” as he delivered his first sermon at…
Continue Reading Capitol attending physician warns lawmakers and staffers of potential Covid-19 exposure following riot
Lawmakers and Capitol staff on Sunday received a memo from the Capitol’s attending physician warning of a possible risk of Covid-19 exposure…
Continue Reading Millions left without paid sick leave after Congress let pandemic benefit expire
Tens of millions of workers lost the right to paid sick and family leave at the end of December after Congress failed to extend them in the new…
Continue Reading Stephen Breyer gifted the chance for a liberal successor — when will he take it?
A new Democratic-controlled Senate boosts the chances Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, 82, would retire this year and offer new President Joe…
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Pence will attend Biden’s inauguration
Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, according to a source familiar with the plans. CNN previously…
Continue ReadingPence has not ruled out 25th Amendment, source says
Vice President Mike Pence has not ruled out an effort to invoke the 25th Amendment and wants to preserve the option in case President Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingAs Biden raises money for his virtual inauguration, lobbyists prepare for a scaled-down schmooze-fest
Presidential inaugurations — and the swirl of festivities that surround them — usually offer prime schmoozing opportunities: Lobbyists…
Continue Reading Wall Street Journal: White House pressured Georgia federal prosecutor to resign
White House officials pressured a top Georgia federal prosecutor to resign ahead of the state’s high stakes Senate runoff elections because…
Continue ReadingTrump would be only the 4th president to boycott his successor’s inauguration
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20. If he follows…
Continue Reading Members of Congress to get increased security while traveling through airports
Members of Congress will be getting increased security while traveling through airports in the aftermath of the attack on the US Capitol Wednesday…
Continue ReadingFeds say police found a pickup truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection as wide-ranging investigation unfurls
An Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the US Capitol building…
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