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January 12, 2021

Man charged with making threats to congressman, allegedly saying he will "kill any [expletive] Democrat"

An Illinois man was arrested Tuesday for making threatening comments to a New Jersey congressman about President-elect Joe Biden's upcoming inauguration, allegedly saying he will "kill any [expletive] Democrat" who steps on the White House lawn. 

January 12, 2021

House GOP leadership won't lobby members to vote against impeachment

GOP leadership will not lobby members to vote against President Trump’s impeachment, two House Republican leadership sources told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ. 

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

GOP Rep. Cawthorn: Party has ‘lesson to learn’ after election fraud claims

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., the House’s new youngest member, expressed regret about the implications of Republicans’ election fraud claims after the Capitol riots last week. 

January 12, 2021

Chuck Norris not at Capitol riot despite photo that went viral, manager says: This ‘is a wannabe lookalike’

Chuck Norris is giving a roundhouse kick to rumors that he was at the Capitol riot last week.

January 12, 2021

Alabama man who parked Molotov cocktail–filled pickup in front of Capitol indicted by DC grand jury

A grand jury in Washington, D.C., indicted an Alabama man on a slew of charges Tuesday after his pickup truck was found parked in front of the U.S. Capitol loaded with guns, as well gasoline-filled mason jars and other materials to assemble nearly a dozen Molotov cocktails. 

January 12, 2021

Capitol riot leaves Democrats split over domestic terrorism law and criminalizing dissent

Democrats are divided over a new domestic terrorism bill that would establish new government offices to monitor suspicious activities within the country and combat terrorism, with a specific focus on White nationalists and neo-Nazis.

January 12, 2021

Sen. Tammy Duckworth demands probe of military members in Capitol riots

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Iraqi War veteran who lost both her legs in an insurgent attack, is pressing Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller to investigate the involvement of any current or retired military personnel in last week's riots at the Capitol.

January 12, 2021

Freshman Republican Nancy Mace on condemning Trump: 'I don't operate out of fear'

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told "America’s Newsroom" on Tuesday that she doesn’t "operate out of fear" regarding her decision to turn on President Trump following last week's violence at the U.S. Capitol.