‘QAnon Shaman’ rioter wants President Trump’s pardon

[ad_1] The lawyer representing the so-called “QAnon Shaman” who stormed the United States Capitol in a bizarre encounter says President Trump should forgive his client before he leaves office next week. Lawyer Al Watkins said his client Jacob Chansley, 33, was acting at Trump’s invitation when he and others forced their way into the Capitol … Read more

Biden’s Sunday inauguration rehearsal postponed due to security concerns: report

[ad_1] President elect Joe bidenJoe BidenCotton: Senate lacks power to hold impeachment trial once Trump steps down Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will present articles of impeachment against Biden’s acting director ICE resigns weeks after entering in functionThe opening rehearsal scheduled for Sunday has been postponed due to security concerns, two people familiar with the … Read more

DC officer says attacked by pro-Trump mob on Capitol Hill: WaPo

[ad_1] Michael Fanone, a police officer in Washington, DC, said he was attacked by a pro-Trump mob during the Jan.6 uprising on the U.S. Capitol. Fanone, who suffered a mild heart attack, told the Washington Post he was dragged down the steps of the Capitol, shot with a stun gun and struggled to keep consciousness. … Read more

North Korea stages huge military parade as Kim pledges nuclear power

[ad_1] SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea showcased new ballistic missiles launched by under-development submarines and other military equipment in a parade that highlighted the provocative pleas of Chief Kim Jong One to expand the country’s nuclear weapons program. State media said Kim took center stage in Thursday night’s parade celebrating an important ruling … Read more

Trump ‘aggressively’ pushed family separation policy

[ad_1] A new Justice Department report directly implicated President Donald Trump in the zero-tolerance family separation policy on the US-Mexico border. Trump has repeatedly tried to distance himself from the policy that deprived children of their migrant parents. In late October, lawyers for the ACLU said the parents of 545 children could not be located. … Read more