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House Democrats call for accountability while Republicans call for unity and rail against 'cancel culture' in impeachment debate

January 13, 2021 at 5:27 PM

Reuters The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday for the "incitement of insurrection" in the wake of last week's deadly Capitol siege. During the House debate, Democrats argued Trump must be held accountable for provoking the violent mob, while Republicans called for "unity and healing" and defended the president's rhetoric and election lies. Trump is the first president in American history to be impeached twice. His impeachment is also the most bipartis...
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House members engage in a fiery debate over impeaching Trump for inciting an insurrection at the Capitol

January 13, 2021 at 3:59 PM

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The House prepares to impeach the president after a fiery debate and as Trump is more isolated than ever

January 13, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Reuters The House of Representatives is poised to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time for "incitement of insurrection" following last week's deadly Capitol siege. Debate over the article of impeachment began shortly after 9 a.m. ET and can be watched online on C-SPAN, YouTube, and the House's official website. Scroll down to watch the livestream and follow Insider's live coverage of the historic event. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The House of Represe...
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Democratic Rep. Cori Bush makes a fiery speech calling to impeach 'the white supremacist in chief'

January 13, 2021 at 3:05 PM

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LIVE: House minority leader Kevin McCarthy says Trump 'bears responsibility' for the Capitol siege and shoots down antifa conspiracy theories

January 13, 2021 at 1:53 PM

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LIVE: Rep. Cedric Richmond says some Republicans are 'co-conspirators' in the insurrection and tells them to 'man up, woman up,' and defend the Constitution

January 13, 2021 at 1:08 PM

Reuters The House of Representatives is poised to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time for "incitement of insurrection" following last week's deadly Capitol siege. Debate over the article of impeachment began shortly after 9 a.m. ET and can be watched online on C-SPAN, YouTube, and the House's official website. Scroll down to watch the livestream and follow Insider's live coverage of the historic event. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The House of Represe...
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QAnon spread like wildfire on social media. Here's how 16 tech companies have reacted to the conspiracy theory.

January 13, 2021 at 9:05 AM

Protesters interact with Capitol Police inside the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images Social-media platforms have been slow to act against the QAnon conspiracy theory, with many only acting to curb the ballooning movement in the fall of 2020. QAnon followers have been linked to several alleged crimes, including killings and attempted kidnappings. The conspiracy-theory movement also played a major role in the US Capitol siege on Wednesday....
Tags: Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, Politics, News, Pinterest, Instagram, Etsy, Youtube, Washington, Berlin, New York City, Nbc News, US

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Trump claims people think his rally that incited the deadly Capitol riot was 'totally appropriate'

January 12, 2021 at 11:06 AM

US President Donald Trump. Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Speaking publicly for the first time on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told reporters that "people" believe a speech he gave that incited last week's deadly Capitol insurrection was "totally appropriate." He also said the push to impeach him over his incitement of the insurrection was "absolutely ridiculous," adding that there was "tremendous anger" over it, though he didn't specify who was angry. The president has lost hi...
Tags: Apple, Google, Facebook, Politics, News, Instagram, Congress, Senate, White House, US, Trends, House, House Of Representatives, Portland, Republican, Seattle

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This Week in Apps: Social apps react to riots, Parler gets booted, FTC threatens regulation

January 9, 2021 at 12:09 PM

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in global consumer spend in 2019. Consumer spend also hit a record $112 billion across iOS and Android alone. Not including third-party Chinese app stores, iOS and Android users 130 billion apps in 2020. Due to COVID-19, time spent in apps 25% year-over-year ...
Tags: Apple, Google, TC, Mobile, Facebook, Apps, Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram, Microsoft, China, US, Tech, Developers, Bbc, Beijing, Epic

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Pro-Trump mob storms the US Capitol, touting ‘Stop the Steal’ conspiracy

January 6, 2021 at 3:44 PM

A chaotic scene unfolded in Washington D.C. on Wednesday as a large crowd of pro-Trump protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building. The Trump supporters flooded into the nation’s capital to attend a rally held earlier by President Trump outside the White House. The rally was timed to protest lawmakers gathering Wednesday to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral win. At his own event, Trump encouraged his supporters to continue demonstrating against Congress, claiming incorrectly that Vi...
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Wasserman Schultz Has Some Bad News Coming Her Way if She Refuses to Answer IT Scandal Question

August 5, 2017 at 8:25 AM

Congress is advancing an investigation into a growing scandal surrounding IT staffers working for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D., Fla.), who are accused of stealing sensitive computer equipment from House lawmakers’ offices, according to senior congressional sources who told the Washington Free Beacon the Democratic leader’s refusal to answer questions could “merit resignation.” Congressional leaders have now requested a formal briefing by Capitol Police into its investigation of several Paki...
Tags: Security, Technology, Internet, Congress, Government, Sem, It, House, Capitol Police, Radio Show, Trump, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Congressional, Fla, WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Washington Free Beacon

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The 10 most important things in the world right now

March 29, 2016 at 1:02 AM

Good morning! Here's what you need to know on Tuesday. 1. The lone suspect charged over last week's Brussels attacks was released on Monday because of a lack of evidence linking him to the carnage, Belgian prosecutors said. Belgian media had identified the man in a surveillance photo from Brussels Airport as Faycal Cheffou, who claimed to be a freelance journalist. 2. The US Justice Department said on Monday it had managed to access encrypted information stored on the iPhone belonging to one ...
Tags: Apple, Facebook, New York, Yahoo, North Korea, Britain, Washington Dc, Fifa, Brussels, Dilma Rousseff, Honduras, Taipei, CVC, Wall Street Journal, Capitol Police, San Bernardino

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