House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised the possibility Friday of criminal prosecutions of Republican lawmakers if they are found to have provided Capitol tours to people who took part in the Capitol riots. Speaking to reporters a week after a MAGA mob ransacked the Capitol and days after the House voted to impeach President Trump, the … Read more
Hundreds of National Guard troops are sleeping on the stone floor of the US Capitol as security intensifies in Washington DC and the capital goes into lockdown a week out from Joe Biden’s inauguration. The troops, which descended on DC in the wake of last week’s MAGA mob riots, were spotted cradling their weapons as … Read more
Tough security measures are being put in place across Washington DC ahead of Joe Biden‘s inauguration, including bringing in at least 10,000 National Guard troops, erecting new anti-climb fences around the Capitol and White House and the closure of national monuments. The increased security measures are now being implemented earlier than scheduled in the wake … Read more
President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied all responsibility for last week’s riot on Capitol Hill, saying his remarks to his supporters before they marched on the Capitol were ‘totally appropriate.’ In his first public remarks since Wednesday’s MAGA raid of the Capitol, the president slammed Democrats for causing ‘tremendous anger’ with their attempt to remove … Read more
Rep. Pramila Jayapal has become the second Democratic congresswoman to test positive for COVID-19 after being forced to shelter in a secure room with maskless Republicans during last Wednesday’s siege of the Capitol. Jayapal, who represents Washington’s 7th Congressional District, revealed her diagnosis in a tweet on Monday night, blaming her political adversaries for the … Read more
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman announced she tested positive for COVID and blamed being trapped in a hold during last week’s attack on the Capitol with Republicans who refused to wear face masks Democratic Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman announced Monday she tested positive for COVID and she blamed being trapped in a hold during last week’s … Read more
With Joe Biden‘s inauguration fast approaching in nine days, Washington, DC, and cities around the US are bracing for violent protests similar to those that left five people dead at the Capitol last week. More than 6,000 members of the National Guard have already been deployed to DC in the days after a mob of … Read more
House Rep. Ted Lieu of California announced on his Twitter feed on Saturday that 180 members of Congress have signed as co-sponsors of the article of impeachment that he helped draft alongside fellow House Reps. Jamie Raskin and David Cicilline House Democrats on Monday will circulate an article of impeachment charging President Trump with ‘incitement … Read more
Adam Johnson, 36, was arrested by federal marshalls in Florida on Friday and is currently being held at the Pinellas County Jail, according to arrest records. The Parrish, Florida, resident’s charges are pending The stay-at-home dad who looted and smiled for a photo as he made off with a lectern has been arrested in Florida, according … Read more
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reportedly made the extraordinary call to permanently suspend President Trump’s account amid mounting pressure from his employees while he was vacationing in French Polynesia. Dorsey on Friday was forced to tune into virtual meetings with staff from his remote island getaway as the company grappled with how they would handle Trump’s … Read more