[ad_1] Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, took to Twitter Thursday night to call on President Biden to condemn the inauguration day protests that turned into violent riots in Portland and Seattle. More than a dozen people have been arrested in the two northwestern towns, according to police reports on Thursday, after anti-Biden protesters targeted government buildings … Read more
[ad_1] Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Fired back Thursday after a group of left-wing lawmakers called for an investigation into whether his objection to the 2020 presidential election results violated chamber ethics guidelines high. Hawley and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tx., Have drawn bipartisan criticism in recent days after opposing the electoral college results in battlefield states … Read more
[ad_1] Prior to Thursday morning, several areas of the Capitol complex were designated as authorized rest areas where members of the Guard could take breaks during their shift to protect Capitol. By Thursday morning, all of those areas had been cleared and their designations removed, guards said. “Honestly, we feel betrayed,” a guard told CNN, … Read more
[ad_1] President Biden was officially sworn in on Wednesday, but riots of the type blamed on Trump still broke out, damaging federal property and buildings. Portland and Seattle Police Departments reported damage following rallies near federal buildings, while anti-fascist protesters burned US flags in Denver. The riots took place on the same day as Biden’s … Read more
[ad_1] When Ms Psaki stepped onto the podium on Wednesday night in a very unusual appearance on the inauguration day for a new press secretary, she was praised by Mr Biden’s allies and some reporters for bringing back a presence ” normal ”in this role. Realizing that a large percentage of Americans had just watched … Read more
[ad_1] District Attorney Kim Ogg said in a statement Thursday that Dr Hasan Gokal was charged with theft by an official, a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison and a fine of $ 4,000. . Gokal is accused of taking a nine-dose vial on December 29, 2020. He worked at a vaccination … Read more
[ad_1] Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to delay the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by a week or more to give the former president time to consider the case. House Democrats who voted to impeach Trump last week for instigating the Jan.6 attack on Capitol Hill signaled they wanted a speedy trial … Read more
[ad_1] Georgian Conservative Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday kept her promise to file articles of impeachment against President Biden. The freshman Republican, who backed QANON’s conspiracy theories and criticized the 25,000 National Guards deployed to Washington DC to protect the presidential nomination, took to Twitter to make his announcement. “I just filed articles of … Read more
[ad_1] Samuel Camargo, 26, was arrested in Washington on Wednesday, prosecutors said. The name of Camargo’s lawyer was not immediately available on Thursday. He has not yet formally entered a plea. Camargo faces four charges related to the January 6 riots which include civil unrest; knowingly enter or remain in any building or restricted land … Read more
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