While detailing multiple warnings of violence collected by U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials about protests planned for Jan. 6, the House select committee’s report largely avoids the issue of how federal agencies handled the information or why they failed to share the full extent of the threats with U.S. Capitol Police officers tasked with […]
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Confederate symbols to be removed at West Point
Before turning against the U.S. military to command the Confederate army, Robert E. Lee served as the superintendent of West Point, the hallowed military academy that produced patriots like Ulysses S. Grant, Douglas MacArthur and Dwight Eisenhower. But in the coming days, the storied academy will take down a portrait of Lee dressed in his […]
Lame duck senate passes $1.7 trillion package
The Senate Thursday passed its $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package that will fund the federal government through 2023. The 4,000 page bill, which was released in the early morning hours Tuesday, includes $858 billion for defense, $787 billion for non-defense domestic programs and more than 7,200 earmarks costing over $15 billion. Many Republican congressmen warned […]
Arctic Blast Cripples U.S. days before Christmas
A”once-in-a-generation” storm sweeping across the central and western United States this week is set to cause temperatures to plunge as low as -70 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), raising the risk of frostbite. Frostbite—which can occur on exposed body parts like faces, cheeks, fingers, and toes during the extreme cold—has been […]
Biden to Zelensky “As long as it takes”
In an extraordinary face-to-face meeting at the White House on Wednesday, President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the U.S. “will stay with you as long as it takes” as the country enters what promises to be a brutal winter of war with Russia. Biden pledged “unequivocal and unbending support,” saying the U.S. […]
Congress unveils $1.7 trillion omnibus bill
Federal lawmakers made public a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill on Tuesday. The release of the bill, which spans 4,155 pages, comes after negotiations between Senate Republicans and House and Senate Democrats. To stave off some government funding running out, lawmakers have until the end of the week to pass the proposed legislation. Some […]
Biden declares Iran Nuclear deal ‘Dead”
President Biden in a newly released video declared talks on the Iranian nuclear deal “dead,” signaling an end to negotiations his administration took part in after the Trump administration pulled the United States from the international agreement. The remarks by Biden were made during a political rally on Nov. 4, but only circulated publicly on […]
Biden to give Patriot missiles to Ukraine
President Biden’s administration will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine for the first time on Wednesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Washington to address Congress. The Patriot missiles, the country’s most advanced air defense system, will come as part of a $2 billion security aid package for Ukraine that Biden is expected to announce Wednesday, […]
Karine Jean-Pierre lies again claiming the ‘Border is not open’
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted the border was not “open” and that anyone suggesting otherwise was doing the work of human smugglers in another ridiculed press conference Monday. A major topic during the briefing was the looming expiration of Title 42, a public health rule in place since March 2020 that has been […]
Title 42 extended by Supreme Court
The pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 will continue, at least for now, after the U.S. Supreme court has granted an 11th-hour request by a group of Republican attorneys general from 19 states seeking to extend those restrictions. In an order signed by Justice John Roberts, the court asked for a response from the […]
Jan. 6 committee’s final hearing today, Trump likely to be charged
The House Jan. 6 committee will hold what’s expected to be its final meeting Monday, when the panel is expected to take action against former President Trump and his allies. The committee, which subpoenaed Trump in October, will present its final findings after a nearly 18-month probe. It is also expected to issue several criminal […]
Trump NFT trading cards sell out in 3 days
The website offering digital trading cards showing former US President Donald Trump in guises such as a superhero, astronaut and Nascar driver says the items have already sold out. Mr Trump promoted the “limited-edition cards” late on Thursday, saying one could “make a great Christmas gift”. There were 45,000 of the cards, available for $99 […]