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January 12, 2021

Biden transition team presses Senate to confirm national security nominees ahead of inauguration

The Biden transition team is pressing the Senate to confirm President-elect Joe Biden's national security nominees ahead of the inauguration next week, saying the country's security is "at stake."

January 12, 2021

Schumer calls for everyone inside Capitol during riots to be placed on no-fly list

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has called on the administration to place those inside the Capitol during last week's riots on the no-fly list, claiming that some desired to return to Washington or commit violence elsewhere.

January 12, 2021

House committee meeting gets heated when Rep. Perlmutter asks Rep. Jordan if Biden won election

The tension was high Tuesday afternoon when the House Rules Committee met to debate a resolution calling for Vice President Mike Pence to convene the cabinet and invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office before his term ends next week.

January 12, 2021

Son of NY Supreme Court judge linked to Capitol riots arrested

The son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court judge was arrested Tuesday in connection with last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol, a source familiar with the case confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ.

January 11, 2021

Trump, Pence meet for 1st time since Capitol riot

President Trump lashed out at Mike Pence last week after the vice president said he lacked authority under the Constitution to overturn election results on the president’s behalf.

January 11, 2021

FBI internal memo warns of plans for armed protests in all 50 state capitals around day of Biden inauguration

An internal FBI memo is warning of plans for armed protests in all 50 state capital cities ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ has learned.

January 11, 2021

Airbnb canceled reservations connected to domestic terrorists, hate groups ahead of Capitol rioting

After the recent riots at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Airbnb revealed that it canceled reservations by users who were discovered to be part of hate groups. According to the company, this is part of their stated community standards.

January 11, 2021

Angela Merkel rips Twitter's 'problematic' Trump ban

German Chancellor Angela Merkel considers President Donald Trump's eviction from Twitter by the company "problematic," her spokesman said Monday.

January 11, 2021

Supreme Court denies expedited hearings for election challenges by Trump, allies

The Supreme Court rejected requests to speedily hear a number of challenges to the 2020 presidential election brought by President Trump and others.

January 11, 2021

DOJ charges 2 men in connection with Capitol riot

Two more men were charged in federal court in connection with Wednesday’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department announced Sunday, with the Counterterrorism Section of the DOJ’s National Security Division helping take up the prosecution.