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On Wednesday, the former 2020 Democratic White House candidate Andrew Yang announced that he will be running for Mayor of New York City this year. “I am running for mayor because I see a crisis […]

Trump Impeachment Trial Could Hamper Biden Congressional Agenda in First Days of Presidency

President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial could hamper President-elect Joe Biden’s congressional agenda in the first days of his presidency if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi transmits the article to the upper chamber before the inauguration, Republicans […]

Taylor Greene Vows to File Articles of Impeachment against Biden

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the newly elected Republican from Georgia, took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce that she will be filing articles of impeachment against President-elect Joe Biden a day after the inauguration, Fox […]

House Dems Request Probe into ‘Suspicious Behavior,’ Following Allegation of Capitol ‘Reconnaissance’ Tours

House Democrats on Wednesday requested an immediate probe into “suspicious behavior” and access that was said to be given to visitors at the U.S. Capitol a day before the riot, Fox News informed. The 34 lawmakers, in a letter, […]

Pelosi Announces Fines for Members Avoiding Metal Detectors at Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said the chamber plans to adopt new rules charging members fines for refusing to go through newly installed metal detectors in the U.S. Capitol or refusing to comply with […]

Matt Gaetz Pushes Back on Crenshaw over Cheney Impeachment Vote Defense

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., pushed back against fellow Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, Wednesday after the congressman defended Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., the highest-ranking woman in the house, for her vote to impeach President Donald […]

Cotton Says he Opposes Trump Impeachment Effort in Senate

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said in a statement late Wednesday that he will oppose another Senate impeachment trial after the House passed an article of impeachment alleging President Donald Trump incited the riot at the […]

Trump Says in Post-Impeachment Message that ‘No True Supporter’ of his Could Endorse Political Violence

President Donald Trump released a video Wednesday evening denouncing last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol and declaring that no true supporter of his could support political violence, Fox News informed. “Mob violence goes against […]

Biden Tweets about Impeachment Vote, Reminds Senate of ‘Other Urgent Business’

After the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump Wednesday, President-elect Biden said the chamber had held the President “accountable” and asked the Senate to do their “constitutional responsibilities” on impeachment – along with “other […]

James Comey Says Biden Should Consider Pardoning Trump

Former FBI Director James Comey Wednesday said he thinks President-elect Joe Biden should consider pardoning President Donald Trump for allegedly inciting the Capitol riot after he takes office, Fox News informed. BBC Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis asked […]

Petition Calls for U of Michigan Regent to Resign for Not Blaming Trump over Capitol Riot

University of Michigan Regent Ron Weiser has been called “complicit” in last week’s storming of the U.S. Capitol by the writers of an online petition that calls for his resignation after he failed to place […]

McConnell Rejects Immediate Impeachment Trial

As the House of Representatives moved on Wednesday toward a vote to make Donald Trump the first U.S. president to be impeached twice, the Senate’s top Republican rejected Democratic calls to reconvene the Senate for […]

Facebook Tracking a Rise in Violent Rhetoric Tied to U.S. Presidential Inauguration

Facebook has seen an increase in signals indicating potential future acts of violence associated with efforts to contest the result of the U.S. presidential election since the Capitol siege last week, a company spokeswoman told […]

Trump’s Business Prospects Just Got Dimmer as Wall Street Backs Away From Tarnished Brand

More than two decades ago, Donald Trump the New York developer found refuge at Deutsche Bank after a syndicate of lenders, including predecessor firms to JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, cut ties with him, CNBC reported. […]

Goldman Sachs’ Chief Economist Warns a Pullback for Stocks Could Be Coming Soon

Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius said that U.S. stocks and bond markets could possibly “take more of a breather” in the near term, after hitting record highs last week, CNBC reports. U.S. stock markets […]

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U.S. to Require Negative COVID-19 Tests for Arriving International Air Passengers

Nearly all air travelers will need to present a negative coronavirus test to enter the United States under expanded testing requirements announced on Tuesday, Reuters informed. Under the rules taking effect Jan. 26, nearly all […]

U.S. House Urges Pence to Start Process of Removing Trump From Office

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to urge Vice President Mike Pence to start the U.S. Constitution’s 25th Amendment process of removing President Donald Trump from office, although the vice president already has […]

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Biden Plans to Appoint Interim Agency Heads During Confirmation Process

President-elect Joe Biden will appoint interim agency heads to lead Cabinet agencies and departments while his nominees await confirmation, a necessary move because of delays in the transition process, a Biden transition official said on […]

House Democrats Press Forward on Impeachment Vote

With at least five Republicans joining their push to impeach President Donald Trump over the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Democrats in the House of Representatives stood poised for a history-making vote to try to […]

U.S. Capitol Police Intelligence Chief Warned Congress in July of Right-Wing Attacks

The director of intelligence for the U.S. Capitol Police warned Congress in July that rebellion against COVID-19 precautions had accelerated violence by right-wing “revolutionary extremists,” according to congressional testimony, Reuters reports. Four months before he […]

YouTube Suspends Trump’s Channel After Violating Policy on Inciting Violence

Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said on Tuesday it has suspended Donald Trump’s channel as it violated policies for inciting violence after last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol by the President’s supporters, Reuters informed. Online platforms […]

Signal, Telegram Downloads Surge After WhatsApp Says It Will Share Data With Facebook

Downloads of privacy-focused messaging apps Signal and Telegram got a boost as users looked for alternatives to Facebook-owned WhatsApp over concerns about changes to the service’s privacy policy, CNBC writes. Signal saw approximately 7.5 million […]

Fed Sees Possible Economic Boom if Vaccine Gets on Track

One U.S. Federal Reserve official says there is now a “clearer focus” about the economy’s path forward and a horizon for a fuller recovery. Another says the pandemic’s “endgame” is here. A third predicts 2021 […]

Trump Heads to Texas to See Border Wall

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to emerge from seclusion on Tuesday for the first time since the U.S. Capitol was ransacked by pro-Trump protesters and will travel to Alamo, Texas, to visit his signature border […]

Trump Supporters at U.S. Capitol Riot Face Consequences at Home

Standing amid a throng of flag-waving supporters of President Donald Trump in front of the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday, Rick Saccone decided to capture the historic moment, Reuters writes. The former Pennsylvania state lawmaker handed […]

CDC Says 9 Million Americans Now Vaccinated as U.S. States Scramble

Nearly 9 million Americans had been given their first COVID-19 vaccination dose as of Monday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, as states scrambled to step up inoculations that have yet to […]

Pentagon Presses Ahead With Afghanistan Troop Drawdown Despite Law Barring It

The U.S. military has not halted a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Department of Defense told Reuters on Monday, despite a new law prohibiting further reductions without the Pentagon sending Congress an assessment of […]

U.S. Supreme Court Shuns Election-Related Disputes

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday steered clear of more cases involving bids by President Donald Trump and some Republican allies to overturn his election loss and turned away a Democratic effort to expand mail-in […]

January 11, 2021 Focus Washington

Twitter Stock Drops as Result of Trump’s Permanent Ban

Twitter’s stock fell around 7 percent on Monday after the social media company on Friday evening permanently banned President Donald Trump from the platform. Trump’s account, which has 41.6 million followers, was banned from tweeting […]

January 11, 2021 Focus Washington

Biden Announces William Burns for CIA Director

President-elect Joe Biden announced Ambassador William Burns as his nominee for director of the CIA on Monday, Fox News informed. Burns, currently the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, previously had a 33-year career in the U.S. Foreign […]