Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers fostered false election allegations that fueled Capitol riot
Conspiracy theories about the counting of ballots in Pennsylvania appear to have made it the unfortunate ground zero of much of the discord the country has seen since President Donald Trump lost the November election. [...]
Running on empty: Senate Republicans ponder barring Donald Trump from seeking office again
WASHINGTON – An impeachment trial of Donald Trump isn't about removing him from the presidency – his term ends Wednesday, either way. It's about preventing him from seeking the presidency again in 2024. Several senators, including [...]
HHS Secretary Azar rips CNN after report of resignation: ‘I am still here’
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar slammed CNN on Friday night after the network reported he had resigned and was citing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a reason for his departure. "Contrary to [...]
Alex Azar resigns as Health and Human Services Secretary, citing Capitol mob
Alex Azar, the Health and Human Services Secretary, resigned earlier this week, citing the violent Capitol riot inflamed by President Donald Trump in his resignation letter obtained by NBC News. Azar said his resignation would [...]
What Mattered This Week: January 11-15, 2021
By This Evening Follow More than 2 million people have died from COVID-19 globally, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. Plus, House lawmakers voted to impeach President Trump, charging him with inciting the Capitol [...]
Scoop: CIA director Gina Haspel almost resigned over plan to install Kash Patel as deputy
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Kudlow says he's “very disappointed” in Trump's treatment of Pence
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Biden picks geneticist as science adviser, elevates position to Cabinet
President-elect Joe Biden announced Friday that he has chosen a pioneer in mapping the human genome — the so-called “book of life” — to be his chief science adviser and is elevating the top science [...]
Pentagon authorizes 25,000 National Guard members for inauguration
"Every state, territory and the District of Columbia will have National Guard men and women supporting the inauguration," the statement said. As of Thursday, there were 7,000 Guardsmen in Washington from more than a dozen [...]
John Weaver, former McCain aide, acknowledges “inappropriate” messages
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Mexico says U.S. ‘fabricated’ drug trafficking accusations, released case files
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration had “fabricated” drug trafficking accusations against his country’s former defense minister and then his government published what [...]
NRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy and will seek to incorporate the nation’s most politically influential gun-rights group in Texas instead of New York. The announcement [...]
Biden team says recent Trump foreign policy moves ‘feel like sabotage’
Days before the inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team criticized recent Trump administration policy announcements, suggesting that a series of recent statements “begin to feel like sabotage.” In the last week, the State Department announced [...]
Why James Comey is concerned about Trump's post-presidency intelligence briefings
"The guy’s a lying demagogue who you can’t trust," the former FBI chief said. January 15, 2021, 9:41 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article After a mob of President [...]
Man seen smoking cigar during Capitol siege arrested: FBI
Dominic Pezzola was charged with smashing a window. January 15, 2021, 8:02 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article A man seen smoking a cigar during the attack on the [...]
Biden Administration Will Rename 'Operation Warp Speed,' Citing Trump 'Failures'
The White House push to vaccinate against the coronavirus will have a new name and new leadership under the Biden administration. The "Operation Warp Speed" name will be retired, incoming White House Press Secretary Jen [...]
Graham releases Russia probe docs, slams original investigation as 'incompetent, corrupt'
EXCLUSIVE: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Friday released a slew of additional documents and transcripts related to his panel’s investigation into the origins and aftermath of the Trump-Russia probe, calling the original probe "one [...]
As Pompeo Dumps Rulebook For U.S.-Taiwan Relations, Some See 'Trap' For Biden
The U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands sent a jubilant tweet on Monday, claiming to have "made some history today." He had welcomed Taiwan's de facto ambassador into the U.S. Embassy for a meeting. For the [...]
Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and cops
As President Donald Trump’s supporters massed outside the Capitol last week and sang the national anthem, a line of men wearing olive-drab helmets and body armor trudged purposefully up the marble stairs in a single-file [...]