The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general refused recommendations by career staffers to probe the agency’s handling of protests at Lafayette Square and the spread of the coronavirus in its ranks, according to a Washington Post report on Tuesday. Continue reading “DHS IG Refused To Probe Agency’s Actions During Now-Infamous Trump Photo-Op”
Grassley Calls MLB Decision To Move All-Star Game From Atlanta ‘Economic Terrorism’
Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) set the tone for his party’s reaction to Democratic accusations of voter suppression Tuesday, railing against MLB’s decision to move the All Star Game out of Atlanta as “economic terrorism.”
Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Who Blabbed About Jan 6 Cases Goes Into Private Practice
The Trump-appointed prosecutor who gave an unauthorized interview to CBS about criminal investigations into the Capitol insurrection has left the Justice Department for private practice.
Brian Sicknick and the Modalities of Brainstem Strokes
A very interesting backgrounder from TPM Reader AH on the specifics of the kind of stroke that killed Brian Sicknick …
Hi, Josh! This is a topic I really do know something about – I am consulted to see several patients for stroke every day. The news about Brian Sicknick having died from a brainstem stroke is a bit of a surprise to me, because they are uncommon in general, and for a young, healthy guy to have one raises my eyebrows. To die from one is less surprising – these are the most, or maybe tied for the most lethal strokes you could possibly have.
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Trump Is ‘Beyond Seriously’ Considering 2024 Presidential Bid
Former President Donald Trump on Monday night again teased about another run for president in 2024, suggesting that he was “beyond” serious in his considerations about a potential bid.
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What To Make of the Death of Brian Sicknick?
What are we to make of yesterday’s news that Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of ‘natural causes’? Sicknick’s death and to a much lesser degree the suicides of two other Capitol Police Officers within days of the insurrection are inextricably bound up in the story of that day and the gravity of those events. The Medical Examiner’s comments to the Post were themselves contradictory, at least in layman’s terms. Francisco J. Diaz found no discrete injury such as a head wound that would have been a proximate cause of Sicknick’s strokes. He also found no sign of acute respiratory constriction, which would be the standard sign of an allergic reaction to chemical spray which also could have caused a subsequent stroke. Yet Diaz also said of the events of January 6th and Sicknick’s confrontation with insurrectionists that “all that transpired played a role in his condition.”
What does that mean?
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Biden Pays Tribute To Walter Mondale After Former VP’s Death: ‘A Dear Friend And Mentor’
President Joe Biden paid tribute to Walter “Fritz” Mondale after the former vice president passed away on Monday night.
Biden Sets Mid-May Deadline For GOP Infrastructure Counterproposal
Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and John Hoeven (R-ND) told President Joe Biden on Monday night that they are opposed to increasing the corporate tax rate to pay for his proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package as the President calls on Republicans to put forward an alternative plan by the middle of next month.
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Brooklyn Center Mayor: Biden Admin ‘Actively Engaged’ In Helping His Community Amid Chauvin Trial
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Mayor Mike Elliot said on Monday evening that officials in President Joe Biden’s administration had “extended support” for his community in their conversations with him amid unrest over ex-cop Derek Chauvin’s murder trial nearby in Minneapolis, which was further fueled by the police killing of Daunte Wright in Elliot’s city last week.
McCarthy Announces Move To Censure Waters Amid GOPers’ Faux Outrage
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told Breitbart News on Monday that he plans to introduce a resolution to censure Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA,) following his threat to take action against the House Financial Services chair over her remarks urging protesters against police brutality to “get more confrontational.” Continue reading “McCarthy Announces Move To Censure Waters Amid GOPers’ Faux Outrage”