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January 9, 2021

Capitol riot: Shooting death of Ashli Babbitt under investigation US attorney says: report

The U.S. Attorney for District of Columbia has opened a federal excessive force investigation into the shooting death of Ashli Babbitt, a 35-year-old Trump supporter who was shot and killed Wednesday during the Capitol riot, CBS News reports. 

January 9, 2021

Rep. Bowman introducing COUP Act to investigate ties between White nationalists, Capitol police ranks

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a new member of the progressive "squad," is introducing legislation to investigate whether alleged White nationalism in the U.S. Capitol Police factored into the deadly riot at the Capitol Wednesday.

January 9, 2021

Oregon Dem apologizing for comparing new Trump impeachment to a 'lynching'

An Oregon Democrat is apologizing for likening a second impeachment of President Trump to a "lynching."

January 9, 2021

In wake of Capitol Hill riot, Rep. Beyer calls for McCarthy to resign

Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., called for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to resign Saturday in the wake of the Capitol Hill riots that left five people dead. 

January 9, 2021

Adonis Hoffman: Twitter, Facebook right to block Trump — Big Tech must self-regulate to protect public safety

Twitter and Facebook have the right to muzzle Trump for incitement following his call to protesters against his election defeat to march on the U.S. Capitol — leading to a riot that left five people dead. But their action raises troubling questions.

January 9, 2021

All the Trump officials who have resigned after the DC protest at the Capitol

The number has continued to climb a little more each day, but it has yet to reach the level of an exodus.

January 9, 2021

West Virginia lawmaker charged in Capitol siege resigns

A West Virginia state lawmaker who posted a video of himself storming the nation's Capitol earlier this week was charged with entering a restricted area and disorderly conduct, two federal misdemeanors that could land him in prison for up to a year and a half. 

January 9, 2021

Lindsey Graham calls Twitter's Trump ban a mistake: 'Ayatollah can tweet, but Trump can’t'

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., lashed out at Twitter after the social media site announced Friday a permanent ban on President Trump's personal account, calling the move a "serious mistake." 

January 9, 2021

Air Force veteran identified as Capitol rioter carrying zip ties on Senate floor

A retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserves was identified as one of the rioters who stormed the nation's Capitol Wednesday and proceeded to the Senate floor carrying zip ties as lawmakers fled.

January 9, 2021

Seattle PD investigating officers in connection with Capitol riot

The Seattle Police Department is investigating whether two officers in Washington, D.C., when pro-Trump supporters attacked the nation's Capitol were involved in the siege.