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DC Mayor asks White House for emergency declaration funding for inauguration securityJanuary 10, 2021 at 10:59 PM Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser on Sunday sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for an emergency declaration in order to get additional funding for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration as safety concerns mount following the US Capitol breach.Tags: White House, US, Joe Biden, Cnn, Washington Dc, Donald Trump, Muriel Bowser 32 people like this. Like Trump's fitness for office and a hug to heal the GulfJanuary 10, 2021 at 10:38 PM Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff John Kelly has been reflecting on the President's temperament, which led after four chaotic years to his incitement of a mob assault on the US Capitol. "From a distance, it's impossible to understand who he actually is," Kelly said in an unusually candid and disturbing interview with CNN's Jake Tapper last week.Tags: White House, US, Cnn, Donald Trump, John Kelly, Gulf, Trump, Kelly, Jake Tapper 3 people like this. Like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who supports impeaching Trump in light of the Capitol siege, said she believes 'every minute' that he is 'in office represents a clear and present danger'January 10, 2021 at 11:03 PM Tags: Politics, New York, News, Congress, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, Gop, United States, House, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Abc News, George Stephanopoulos, Trump, Mike Pence 57 people like this. Like Pelosi says Democrats will move to impeach Trump this week if Pence doesn't respond to calls to invoke the 25th AmendmentJanuary 10, 2021 at 9:24 PM Tags: Politics, Congress, Senate, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, United States, House, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Republican, Biden, Donald Trump, Cabinet, Trump, Mike Pence 79 people like this. Like Pelosi Calls Trump ‘Imminent Threat’ To Democracy, House To Proceed With Impeachment LegislationJanuary 10, 2021 at 9:53 PM SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – In a letter penned to colleagues, Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday called President Trump a threat to Democracy and laid out the next steps in the House’s bid to impeach him following the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Pelosi said Majority Leader Hoyer “will request Unanimous Consent to bring up the [Congressman Jamie] Raskin resolution,” which calls on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to declare Trump incapable of his presidential duties.
In an ...Tags: Politics, News, Instagram, Congress, California, Nazis, Sacramento, Joe Biden, United States, House, Cbs, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Trump, Mike Pence 44 people like this. Like Popular Constitutionalism and Challenges to the 2020 ElectionJanuary 10, 2021 at 9:33 PM As the farce of Four Seasons Total Landscaping evolved into the outrage of attempts to strong-arm state officials to change vote tallies and then the terror and tragedy of the assault on the Capitol, it is easy to lose track of the broader implications for our constitutional order. Beyond a deeply unserious President, the cravenness of those seeking to curry favor with his extremist followers, and his misfiring legal team lie some important lessons about our constitutional regime. In par...Tags: Maryland, Congress, Washington, White House, Defense, Court, Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Korea, Pentagon, Vietnam, Johnson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Branding, Gore 6 people like this. Like Nancy Pelosi: The ’60 Minutes’ InterviewJanuary 10, 2021 at 8:34 PM Two days after her own office was ransacked by Trump supporters, the speaker of the House talks to Lesley Stahl of "60 Minutes" about what she experienced that day and more.Tags: Politics, News, California News, House, Nancy Pelosi, 60 Minutes, Trump, Lesley Stahl 44 people like this. Like COVID, Housing Issues Top List As California Lawmakers Resume Session MondayJanuary 10, 2021 at 8:13 PM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — California’s coronavirus-ravaged economy and its Employment Development Department, which is at the center of a titanic fraud case that could exceed $2 billion, are at the top of the list when lawmakers resume their session on Monday.
They already have introduced numerous bills responding to the pandemic, ranging from extending protections for renters to attempting to regain some decision-making authority they had delegated to Gov. Gavin Newsom. They pushed back t...Tags: Politics, California, Senate, California News, Sacramento, Gop, Social Security, Cbs, Jones, Gavin Newsom, State, Vince Fong, Legislative, California Legislature, California Teachers Association, Gonzalez 18 people like this. Like Twitter Users Roast Mulvaney For Taking Zero Responsibility In Enabling TrumpJanuary 10, 2021 at 7:10 PM  Tags: News, White House, Donald Trump, Trump, Capitol, Mick Mulvaney, Summer Concepcion, Twitter Users Roast Mulvaney, Enabling Trump 141 people like this. Like 'I don't know how you can live with yourself': Joe Manchin slams Sens. Hawley and Cruz, who continued with election challenges after the Capitol riotsJanuary 10, 2021 at 6:58 PM Tags: Politics, Texas, Congress, Montana, Washington, Senate, White House, US, West Virginia, Trends, Joe Biden, Pennsylvania, Gop, Missouri, Arkansas, Ted Cruz 142 people like this. Like Brexit UK should aim to be a global broker, not a great power, says reportJanuary 10, 2021 at 7:02 PM Chatham House director general says UK must not seek to be rival to EU on foreign policyBritain will fail if it seeks to reincarnate itself after Brexit as a mini-great power, and should focus instead on being a global broker for solutions to specific challenges such as climate change, cybersecurity, global health and human rights, a major report has proposed.The report by Robin Niblett, the director general of Britain’s leading foreign policy thinktank Chatham House, coincides with the 75th ann...Tags: Europe, Politics, UK, London, Climate Change, China, Eu, European Union, UK News, World news, Britain, Foreign Policy, Boris Johnson, Brexit, UN General Assembly, Brexit UK 44 people like this. Like Future first dog Major Biden, adopted from a shelter, to get virtual 'indoguration'January 10, 2021 at 6:52 PM President-elect Joe Biden is not the only one getting some fanfare as he enters the White House -- his rescue dog, Major, is being honored by the shelter he came from.Tags: White House, Joe Biden, Cnn, Biden 19 people like this. Like Capitol police were overrun, ‘left naked’ against riotersJanuary 10, 2021 at 6:51 PM By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo and Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Despite ample warnings about pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington, U.S. Capitol Police did not bolster staffing on Wednesday and made no preparations for the possibility that the planned protests could escalate into massive violent riots, according to several people briefed on law enforcement’s response.
The revelations shed new light on why Capitol police were so quickly overrun by rioters. The department had th...Tags: Texas, Justice, Congress, Colorado, California, Washington, Senate, White House, Georgia, Sport, Fbi, Soccer, Tennessee, House, Army, Associated Press ‘Our Democracy Has Been Tempered’: Schwarzenegger Compares US Capitol Mob To NazisJanuary 10, 2021 at 6:37 PM SACRAMENTO (AP/CBS13) – In a video released Sunday on social media, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger compared the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol to the Nazis and called President Donald Trump a failed leader who “will go down in history as the worst president ever.”
The Republican said that “Wednesday was the Night of Broken Glass right here in the United States.” In 1938, Nazis in Germany and Austria vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses during an attack that became kno...Tags: Politics, News, Congress, California, Germany, Nazis, US, Sacramento, Joe Biden, Ap, Austria, United States, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Donald Trump, Trump, Capitol 50 people like this. Like Key Democratic lawmaker Joe Manchin says there is 'no doubt' Trump needs to be impeachedJanuary 10, 2021 at 4:51 PM Tags: Politics, News, Congress, Senate, White House, US, West Virginia, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, House, Mitch McConnell, Capitol Hill, Republican, Biden, Donald Trump 146 people like this. Like Politics updates: Amid criticism, White House lowers flag 3 days after Capitol Police officer Sicknick diesJanuary 10, 2021 at 5:17 PM  Tags: Usa, News, White House, Usa Today, Capitol Police, Trump, Sicknick 139 people like this. Like Arizona Republican committee is debating a proposal to censure Cindy McCain, wife of the late GOP Sen. John McCainJanuary 10, 2021 at 5:15 PM Tags: Twitter, Politics, Senate, US, Trends, Conservatives, Joe Biden, Gop, Washington Dc, United Kingdom, House Of Representatives, Arizona, US Senate, God, John Mccain, Republican Party 122 people like this. Like White House orders flags lowered to honor late police officers who responded to US Capitol breachJanuary 10, 2021 at 5:33 PM President Donald Trump ordered that the flag flying above the White House be lowered to half-staff on Sunday to honor US Capitol Police officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, who were both on duty when a mob of Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday.Tags: White House, Cnn, Donald Trump, Trump, US Capitol, US Capitol Police, Brian Sicknick, Howard Liebengood 13 people like this. Like White House orders flags lowered to honor late police officers who responded to DC riotJanuary 10, 2021 at 5:33 PM President Donald Trump ordered that the flag flying above the White House be lowered to half-staff on Sunday to honor US Capitol Police officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, who were both on duty when a mob of Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday.Tags: News, White House, Stories, Donald Trump, Trump, US Capitol, US Capitol Police, Brian Sicknick, Howard Liebengood 21 people like this. Like Sen. Roy Blunt says 'it should be up to' Trump whether he resigns but he should 'finish the last 10 days of his presidency'January 10, 2021 at 4:17 PM Tags: Politics, White House, US, America, Trends, Joe Biden, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Republican, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Capitol, Sen Roy Blunt, Blunt, Electoral College 129 people like this. Like Politics updates: White House lowers flag 3 days after Capitol Police officer Sicknick diesJanuary 10, 2021 at 4:22 PM Tags: Usa, News, White House, Usa Today, Capitol Police, Trump, Sicknick 112 people like this. Like The Latest: Trump orders US flags lowered to honor officersJanuary 10, 2021 at 5:31 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and impeachment (all times local):
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President Donald Trump is ordering the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff as a sign of respect for two U.S. Capitol Police officers who have died since last Wednesday’s violent protests at the Capitol, as well as all members of law enforcement across the nation.
In a proclamation Sunday, Trump says the show of respect will take place at the White House and all federal buildings through sunset on ...Tags: New York, Media, Nbc, Congress, California, Washington, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, US, Sport, Joe Biden, Cnn, Soccer, Pennsylvania, Gop 16 people like this. Like Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect’s Vogue coverJanuary 10, 2021 at 4:47 PM By Darlene Superville | Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del. — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the cover of the February issue of Vogue magazine, but her team says there’s a problem: The shot of the country’s soon-to-be No. 2 leader isn’t what both sides had agreed upon, her team says.
Instead of the powder blue power suit Harris wore for her cover shoot, the first African American woman elected vice president is instead seen in more casual attire and wearing Converse Chuck Taylor ...Tags: Politics, News, Media, Senate, America, Sport, Soccer, Vogue, Associated Press, Kamala Harris, Southern California, Darlene Superville, HARRIS, Capitol, Wilmington, National News 9 people like this. Like The Latest: Citigroup to pause federal political donationsJanuary 10, 2021 at 4:08 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and impeachment (all times local):
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Citigroup is pausing all federal political donations for the first three months of the year in light of Wednesday’s deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
In a memo to employees Friday, Citi’s head of global government affairs Candi Wolff said, “We want you to be assured that we will not support candidates who do not respect the rule of law.”
“We support engaging wi...Tags: New York, Media, Nbc, Congress, California, Washington, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Sport, Joe Biden, Cnn, Soccer, Pennsylvania, Gop, Missouri 21 people like this. Like Trump has not reached out to Pence since the US Capitol riots on Jan. 6: reportJanuary 10, 2021 at 3:25 PM Tags: Politics, Congress, Washington, Senate, White House, Nbc News, Trends, Joe Biden, Constitution, Jackson, Donald Trump, Trump, Mike Pence, Capitol, Pence, Hallie Jackson 143 people like this. Like Trump lowers the White House flag after pressure from both Republicans and DemocratsJanuary 10, 2021 at 2:27 PM Tags: Politics, News, California, Washington, White House, Massachusetts, Trends, Atlantic, Bill Clinton, Marine Corps, Capitol Hill, Nancy Pelosi, John Mccain, Donald Trump, Capitol Police, Gavin Newsom 63 people like this. Like The Latest: White House flag now at half-staff for SicknickJanuary 10, 2021 at 2:53 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and impeachment (all times local):
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The U.S. flag at the White House is now flying at half-staff after calls for the flag there and at other federal locations be lowered to honor U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had already ordered flags at the Capitol lowered to half-staff in Sicknick’s honor and calls were growing for President Donald Trump to do the same at the White House.
Sicknick joined th...Tags: New York, Media, Nbc, Congress, Washington, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Sport, Joe Biden, Cnn, Soccer, Pennsylvania, Gop, House, Mitch McConnell 5 people like this. Like Raab to clampdown on firms linked to forced labour in XinjiangJanuary 10, 2021 at 2:47 PM Companies could face fines amid demands UK government do more to challenge ChinaDominic Raab is to address concerns over UK complicity in the use of forced labour in China’s Xinjiang province with more requirements on companies that buy goods there and possible sanctions on Chinese officials believed to be instrumental in the abuse.Proposals released by the foreign secretary this week could include fines if companies fail to meet commitments to show due diligence in their supply chains. A propos...Tags: Politics, UK, Human Rights, China, UK News, Retail industry, Regulators, Foreign Policy, Manufacturing sector, Xinjiang, Raab, Dominic Raab, Uighurs, ChinaDominic Raab 26 people like this. Like President George H.W. Bush's sister, Nancy Bush Ellis, has died at the age of 94 died from COVID-19 complicationsJanuary 10, 2021 at 3:21 PM Tags: Politics, News, Massachusetts, US, Trends, New York Times, John F Kennedy, Times, Naacp, George W Bush, New England, Bush, Barbara Bush, George, George H W Bush, Ellis 55 people like this. Like President George H.W. Bush's sister, Nancy Bush Ellis, has died from COVID-19 complications at the age of 94January 10, 2021 at 3:21 PM Tags: Politics, News, Massachusetts, US, Trends, New York Times, John F Kennedy, Times, Naacp, George W Bush, New England, Bush, Barbara Bush, George, George H W Bush, Ellis 65 people like this. Like |
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