‘Just Move On': Republicans Grapple With Post-Trump Future
President Joe Biden’s inauguration represents a new high point for Democrats, who have assumed control of Congress and expelled Donald Trump from the White House.
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Trump Pardons Rappers Lil Wayne, Kodak Black in His Final Hours in Office
Just prior to the end of his White House tenure, President Donald Trump granted last-minute clemency to a lengthy list of individuals, including rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black.
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Trump Bids Farewell to Washington, Hints of Comeback
His presidency over, Donald Trump has bid farewell to Washington, but he’s also hinted at a comeback
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Trump Blocks Venezuelans' Deportation in Last Political Gift
President Donald Trump has shielded tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants from deportation from the U.S. The order signed Tuesday night was a final reward for Venezuelan exiles who have been among Trump’s most loyal supporters and who fear losing the same privileged access to the White House during the Biden administration
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Federal Court Strikes Down Major Trump Climate Rollback
A federal appeals court has thrown out a rule that made one of the Trump administration’s most momentous climate rollbacks
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Trump Asks Nation to ‘Pray' for Biden Admin, Says MAGA Movement ‘Just Beginning'
In his farewell address to the nation on Tuesday, President Donald Trump attempted to highlight his administration’s successes amid the backdrop of an impeachment trial for inciting an insurrection while also calling on Americans to “pray” for the new administration. “This week, we inaugurate a new administration and pra... -
Pompeo Says China's Policies on Muslims Amount to ‘Genocide'
On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has lashed out anew at China by declaring that its policies on Muslims and ethnic minorities in western Xinjiang region constitute a “genocide.”
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McConnell Says Trump ‘Fed Lies' to Mob About Biden Election
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell opened the Senate on Tuesday saying the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol was “fed lies” by the president and others in the deadly riot
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Trump Pardons Ex-Strategist Steve Bannon, Dozens of Others
President Donald Trump has pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a late flurry of clemency action benefiting nearly 150 people, including rap stars and former members of Congress.
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Trump to Lift Some COVID-19 Travel Restrictions, a Move Biden Quickly Rejects
President Donald Trump on Monday said he is ending COVID-19 travel restrictions for air travelers from Europe and Brazil, a move that the incoming administration quickly rejected, NBC News reports.
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‘Rooting Hard for You': Will Departure Notes End With Trump?
As he was preparing to leave the White House in January 1989, President Ronald Reagan wanted to write a note to his successor, George H
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Trump Approval Remains Stable in New NBC Poll, With Republicans Unmoved After Capitol Violence
Donald Trump is the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice — this time for his role in inciting a deadly assault on the Capitol by his supporters — but he is still poised to leave office with a job approval rating that is fairly typical of his entire time in office, NBC News reports.
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Records: Trump Allies Behind Rally That Ignited Capitol Riot
An Associated Press review of records finds that veterans of President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful campaign had key roles in the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol
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Will Trump's Mishandling of Records Leave a Hole in History?
At the moment President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office on Wednesday, the National Archives and Records Administration will take custody of Donald Trump’s presidential records
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The Democrats Could Deploy a Rarely Used Act to Reverse Trump's ‘Midnight Rule-Making'
In taking the Senate majority, Democrats are newly empowered to undo Trump-era policies through a seldom-used tool that allows Congress to reverse federal rules, NBC News reports. But the tool, known as the Congressional Review Act, has limits: It applies only to recently finalized rules, and when Congress uses it to reverse a rule, it places new r... -
Trump Trial Pending, McConnell Calls It ‘Vote of Conscience'
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is likely to begin after Joe Biden’s inauguration next week
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Azar Condemns Capitol Riot in Resignation Letter
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is condemning the assault on the U.S. Capitol in his formal letter of resignation. Azar says he will resign at noon on Jan. 20, when President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in. Azar wrote in his letter to President Donald Trump, dated Jan. 12: “The attacks on the Capitol were an assault on our… -
TSA Looking Into Adding Capitol Rioters to US No-Fly List
Federal safety officials are investigating people who took part in last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol to decide whether they belong on the federal no-fly list
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DC AG Considers Charging Trump, Others Who Rallied Crowd With Inciting Violence
As investigators work to identify and arrest those who rioted at the U.S. Capitol last week, many people are wondering if the president and others who encouraged the crowd beforehand will face criminal charges. The U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., has not ruled out filing felony charges for inciting a riot, but he also hasn’t committed to d... -
House Arrest Plan for Invader of Pelosi's Office Halted
A plan to place the Arkansas man photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol on house arrest has been put on hold
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Governors Complain Over Pace of COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments
Uncertainty over the pace of federal COVID-19 vaccine allotments is triggering anger and confusion in some states
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NY Prosecutors Interview Michael Cohen About Trump Finances
New York prosecutors conducted an hourslong interview Thursday of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, asking a range of questions about Trump’s business dealings, according to three people familiar with the meeting. The interview focused in part on Trump’s relationship with Deutsche Bank, his biggest and longest standi... -
Manhattan District Attorney Expands Criminal Probe of Trump Company to Westchester County Property
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has expanded its criminal probe of President Donald Trump’s company to include a sprawling property in Westchester County, New York. A lawyer for the town of Bedford, N.Y., told CNBC that DA Cyrus Vance Jr.’s office issued a subpeona to the town for records related to the Trump Organization’s Seven Springs E... -
Trump Administration Carries Out 13th and Final Execution
The Trump administration has carried out its 13th and final federal execution, five days before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in
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White Army Vet Charged in Shooting of Black Girl at Trump Rally
A white military veteran shot and wounded a 15-year-old Black girl during a tense confrontation at a rally in support of President Donald Trump in Iowa last month
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Pence Calls VP-Elect Kamala Harris to Offer Congratulations
Vice President Mike Pence has called Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations
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Viewers' Guide to Inauguration Day: Schedule, Performers, How to Watch
On Jan. 20, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States.
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Inaugural Rehearsal Delayed as FBI Warns of ‘Concerning' Online Chatter About Armed Protests
The FBI is tracking an “extensive amount of concerning online chatter,” including calls for armed protests leading up to next week’s presidential inauguration.
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Biden Unveils $1.9T Plan to Stem COVID-19 and Steady Economy
President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout
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Trump Impeachment Trial to Focus on His Attacks on Election
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial could begin at 1 p.m. on Inauguration Day
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Twitter CEO Defends Trump Ban, Cites Threats to Physical Safety
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday defended the company’s decision last week to permanently ban President Donald Trump. “After a clear warning we’d take this action, we made a decision with the best information we had based on threats to physical safety both on and off Twitter,” Dorsey said in a thread on Twitter, talking about the ban ... -
Nancy Pelosi Wore the Same Black Outfit at Both of Trump's Impeachments
The black suit dress that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wore when presiding over Wednesday’s impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump was the same one she wore in December 2019 when the House impeached Trump the first time, her office confirmed to MSNBC. The House impeached Trump a second time Wednesday, charging him with... -
Moving Day Approaching at the Trump White House
Stacks of empty boxes were delivered to the White House grounds Wednesday while the clock continues to tick down for the Trump administration, NBC News reports.
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Trump Administration Slashes Imperiled Spotted Owls' Habitat
The Trump administration has slashed millions of acres of protected habitat for the imperiled northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington and northern California
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Authorities Say Man in ‘Camp Auschwitz' Shirt at Riot Arrested
Authorities say a man who was photographed wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt during the U.S. Capitol riot last week has been arrested in Virginia.
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Trump's Wall of GOP Support Breaks During Impeachment Vote
The unbreakable wall of Republican support that encouraged and enabled Donald Trump’s norm-shattering presidency has cracked.
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YouTube Suspends Trump's Account, Barring Uploads and Comments
The Google-owned company took down the account following similar actions by Facebook and Twitter.
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Trump Appointees Pressure Census for Report on Undocumented
U.S. Census Bureau statisticians are under significant pressure from Trump political appointees to figure out who in the U.S. is in the country illegally
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NYC to Sever City Contracts With Trump Organization Over President's ‘Criminal Act'
New York City will sever all of its management contracts with the Trump Organization, costing the outgoing president millions of dollars in annual revenue, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday. De Blasio said the contracts allowed the city to break them if a vendor’s leadership broke the law, and said Trump’s “inciting an insurrect... -
Latest Updates: Biden Hopes Senate Can Balance Trial, Other Work
President Donald Trump was impeached Wednesday over the assault on the U.S. Capitol, making him the first president to be impeached twice. The second impeachment came just a week after he encouraged loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results and then a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. The vote was 232-197, with 10 Republ... -
Trump Impeached After Capitol Riot in Historic Second Charge
President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office.
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Pompeo Cancels Last Diplomatic Trip After European Officials Reportedly Snub Him in Wake of Trump Riot
The State Department said Pompeo’s trip was canceled so the secretary can help with the transition to Joe Biden’s administration next week.
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QAnon Falsehoods Move to Text Message Chains
As social networks and app stores crack down on disinformation purveyors and calls for violence, sensational, QAnon-based lies have found a new way to go viral: forwarded text messages. It’s not clear just how many people have sent or received the texts, as person-to-person messaging services are difficult for researchers to track. NBC News r... -
US Carries Out Its 1st Execution of Female Inmate Since 1953
The U.S. government has carried out its first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades
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Pompeo Claims Iran is ‘Home Base' for Al Qaeda
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of actively supporting Al Qaeda, saying the country now serves as a “home base” for the terror group and provides operatives with travel documents and logistical support, NBC News reports. Pompeo’s allegations go well beyond previous statements by U.S. intelligence officials, ... -
Latest Updates: Acting AG Addresses Riot Response; Rep. Details Capitol Violence
With impeachment pressure mounting, the House on Tuesday was speeding ahead to try to oust President Donald Trump from office. Late in the evening, the House approved a resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove Trump with a Cabinet vote.
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Trump Bears Some Responsibility for Capitol Riot, Top House Republican Tells Lawmakers
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told GOP colleagues Monday that Trump bears some responsibility for the Capitol riot and that he doesn’t rule out censure.
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Trump Faces a Trial in the Senate: Here's How It Will Work
Congressional Democrats want Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and declare Trump incapable of exercising the duties of his office, but if he does not, and the president does not resign, they say they will move to impeach him for an unprecedented second time. Here’s what you need to know.
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Data Snags Cause Trump to Miss Giving Congress Census Data
The Trump administration has missed a deadline for giving Congress numbers used for dividing up congressional seats among the states, as the U.S. Census Bureau works toward fixing data irregularities found during the numbers-crunching phase of the 2020 census
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Trump Administration Hits Cuba With New Terrorism Sanctions in Waning Days
The Trump administration on Monday re-designated Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” hitting the country with new sanctions that could hamstring President-elect Joe Biden’s promise to renew relations with the communist-governed island. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the step, citing in particular Cuba’s continued harboring of U.... -
1st US Execution of Female Inmate in 67 Years Halted
A judge has granted a stay in what was slated to be the U.S. government’s first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades — a Kansas woman who killed an expectant mother in Missouri, cut the baby from her womb and passed off the newborn as her own.
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Full Text: Read the Article of Impeachment Against President Trump
The bill of impeachment details Trump’s pressure on state officials in Georgia to “find” him more votes and his White House rally ahead of the Capitol siege, in which he encouraged thousands of supporters to “fight like hell” and march to the building.
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Belichick Won't Accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom From Trump
Amid mounting speculation, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick announced that he would not accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom this week in the aftermath of the deadly pro-Trump riot at the Capitol. White House officials said Sunday Trump was set to award Belichick with the medal this week in the waning days of his administration. The tw... -
Latest Updates: Trump Issues Emergency Declaration for Biden Inaugural
The House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday. The action, which could begin as soon as Monday, comes amid growing talk in Washington to try to force the president from office early in the aftermath of the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol last week.
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Records Show Fervent Trump Fans Fueled US Capitol Takeover
The violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week was overwhelmingly made up of longtime Trump supporters
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House Speeding to Impeach Trump for Capitol ‘Insurrection'
The four-page impeachment bill draws from Trump’s own false statements about his election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden; his pressure on state officials in Georgia to “find” him more votes; and his White House rally ahead of the Capitol siege, in which he encouraged thousands of supporters to “fight like hell” before they stormed the building ... -
Trump Remains Defiant Amid Calls to Resign
President Donald Trump enters the last days of his presidency facing a second impeachment and growing calls for his resignation after his supporters launched an assault on the nation’s Capitol in an effort to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power.
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US Diplomats in Extraordinary Protest Against Trump for Riot
In a highly unusual move, American diplomats have drafted two cables condemning President Donald Trump’s incitement of the deadly assault on the Capitol and calling for administration officials to support invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office
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Lawmakers Who Voted Against Biden Are Denounced Back Home
Republican members of Congress who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory, even after a mob broke into the Capitol, are being denounced by critics in their home districts
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Trump Legacy on Race Shadowed by Divisive Rhetoric, Actions
President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed in the final months of his presidency to have done more for Black Americans than anyone with the “possible exception” of Abraham Lincoln
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Parler Squeezed as Trump Seeks New Online Megaphone
Though stripped of his Twitter megaphone, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach
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Trump to Visit Texas-Mexico Border to Laud Border Wall
President Donald Trump is expected to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday to highlight his administration’s work on the border wall, the White House said Saturday.
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Pompeo Voids Restrictions on Diplomatic Contacts With Taiwan
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that the State Department is voiding longstanding restrictions on how U.S. diplomats and others have contact with their counterparts in Taiwan
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Top Republican Says Trump Committed ‘Impeachable Offenses'
President Donald Trump is facing growing Democratic momentum to impeach him a second time
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Pence to Attend Biden Inauguration
Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, according a person familiar with his decision. A loyal lieutenant to President Donald Trump, Pence was criticized by the president over his role counting Electoral College votes in Congress and was one of the people trapped in... -
Can Trump Be Tried in the Senate on Impeachment Charges Even After He Leaves Office? Yes, Some Experts Say
Some legal experts on the congressional power of impeachment believe President Donald Trump could be impeached and tried in the Senate even after he leaves office at noon on Jan. 20, NBC News reports. As House Democratic leaders consider a vote on articles of impeachment as early as the middle of next week, here’s a look at how the proce... -
EXPLAINER: Who Has Been Charged in the Deadly Capitol Riot?
Dozens of people have already been arrested and prosecutors across the U.S. have vowed to bring to justice others who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, sending lawmakers into hiding as they began their work to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory
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A Farewell to @realDonaldTrump, Gone After 57,000 Tweets
The Twitter account @realDonaldTrump, which grew from the random musings of a reality TV star into the cudgel of a president, has died
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Pelosi's Talk of Limits on Trump Nuke Power Raises Old Worry
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s concern about constraining President Donald Trump’s ability to launch a nuclear attack in his final days in office highlights a longstanding question: should any president have the sole authority to start a nuclear war
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‘He's on His Own': Some Republicans Begin to Flee From Trump
Two days after thousands of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, President Donald Trump sits at the most isolated moment of his presidency
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US Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Sweeping Asylum Rules
A U.S. judge has blocked the Trump administration’s most sweeping set of asylum restrictions less than two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office
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N. Korea Threatens to Build More Nukes, Cites US Hostility
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal while disclosing a list of high-tech weapons systems under development in response to what he called hostile American policy
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State Capitols Reassess Safety After Violence at US Capitol
Some governors and state lawmakers are reassessing security at state capitols across the country after the violence that occurred this week at the U.S. Capitol
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Pelosi Says She's Been Told Safeguards In Place for Trump and Nuclear Codes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on a Democratic Caucus call Friday afternoon that she’s been assured there are safeguards in place between President Donald Trump and any military actions or a nuclear strike, a source told NBC News.
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Pompeo, Mnuchin Among Cabinet Secretaries Who Discussed 25th Amendment With Staff, Sources Say
The top Democrats in Congress have urged the Cabinet to remove President Donald Trump and threatened to impeach him if they do not.
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Latest Updates: Twitter Bans Trump; GOP Sen. Calls for Resignation
Angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of power, forcing lawmakers to be rushed from the building and interrupting challenges to Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.
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US Foes Could Exploit Chaos After Capitol Riot, Says National Security Expert
The U.S. has had tense relationships with the two authoritarian states, which some experts said are challenging American leadership on the global stage.
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Facing Calls for Removal, Trump Reverses Positions on Election Loss, Rioters
A day after he told his supporters “we love you,” President Donald Trump condemned them Thursday for violently swarming the U.S. Capitol in a statement that called for a “seamless transition of power,” NBC News reports.
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Several State Lawmakers Joined, Observed US Capitol Turmoil
Lawmakers from at least seven states attended or observed the massive demonstrations in Washington that turned into a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol
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Race Double Standard Clear in Rioters' Capitol Insurrection
The violent breaching of the halls of power on Capitol Hill by insurrectionists represents one of the plainest displays of a racial double standard in modern history
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Stunned EU Leaders Yearn for Biden Presidency — ASAP
For European Union nations, Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration as the next U.S. president cannot come fast enough
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Lawmakers Openly Discuss Ousting Trump, Possible Impeachment
Lawmakers of both parties raised the prospect Thursday of ousting President Donald Trump from office, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that if he wasn’t removed, the House may move forward with a second impeachment.
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Twitter Permanently Suspends Trump Account, Citing ‘Risk of Further Incitement of Violence'
Facebook will bar President Donald Trump from posting on its system at least until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden
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Latest Updates: Capitol Officer Dies From Injuries Sustained During Riot
Congress affirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election early Thursday morning after a long and tense day on Capitol Hill which was the scene of a riot the day prior.
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What Is the 25th Amendment?
Democrats, a U.S. trade group and former members of President Donald Trump’s administration have urged Vice President Mike Pence and Trump’s cabinet to declare Trump unfit for office and remove him via the 25th Amendment. The calls for Trump’s removal come after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday... -
Trump Loyalists Push Evidence-Free Claims That Antifa Activists Fueled Mob
Radical conservative activists and allies of President Donald Trump quickly began to spread disinformation about the Capitol riots Wednesday, claiming with no evidence that pro-Trump protesters photographed breaking into congressional chambers were anti-fascist activists
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Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol
Congress has confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner, hours after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol
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Iraq Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump Over Soleimani Killing
Iraq’s judiciary says it has issued an arrest warrant for outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of an Iranian general and a powerful Iraqi militia leader last year.
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A Moment in America, Unimaginable But Perhaps Inevitable
It was a real-time breaking and entering the likes of which the republic has never seen.
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Latest Updates: Trump Pledges ‘Orderly Transition' of Power on Jan 20
Congress affirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election early Thursday morning after a long and tense day on Capitol Hill.
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Judge Allows Oil, Gas Lease Sales in Alaska's Arctic Refuge
A U.S. judge has refused to halt an oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that was pushed by the Trump administration in its final days.
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Trump Widens US Ban on Chinese Apps as His Term Nears End
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay and WeChat Pay in an escalation of a trade war he has been waging through most of his term.
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Trump Administration Scales Back Wild Bird Protections
The Trump administration finalized changes to a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species, despite warnings that billions of birds could die as a result
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US: Hack of Federal Agencies ‘Likely Russian in Origin'
Top national security agencies are confirming in a rare joint statement that Russia was likely responsible for a massive hack of U.S. government departments and corporations, rejecting President Donald Trump’s claim that China might be to blame
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A Final EPA Rollback Under Trump Curbs Use of Health Studies
The Environmental Protection Agency has released one of its last major rollbacks under the Trump administration
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Trump-Appointed US Attorney Resigns in Georgia
The top federal prosecutor in Atlanta has left his position
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Federal Judge Rejects Another Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn Trump Loss
A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by two Republican Wisconsin lawmakers, voting rights groups and others seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Wisconsin and four other swing states
