Dem Reps Request Cots For National Guard After Photos Of Them Sleeping On Capitol Floors

Posted on by Summer Concepcion

Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Betty McCollum (D-MN), who sit on the House Appropriations Committee, asked Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy in a letter issued Thursday for the Pentagon to provide cots for National Guard members guarding the Capitol building.

The two lawmakers issued the request a day after troops were spotted in the hallways asleep after spending the night on the premises ahead of the House’s vote to impeach President Trump for “inciting the insurrection” at the Capitol last week. Continue reading “Dem Reps Request Cots For National Guard After Photos Of Them Sleeping On Capitol Floors” →

Here Are The Cops Who Allegedly Participated In Capitol Siege Or Trump Rally That Incited It

Posted on by Cristina Cabrera

As the siege of the Capitol, egged on by President Donald Trump, was unfolding last week, observers noticed something that made the scene even more disturbing: A Capitol police officer talking a selfie with the violent insurrectionists.

Not only did the officer’s friendliness with the seditionists highlight the stark contrast between the police’s response to far-right agitation that day versus peaceful Black Lives Matter protests during the summer, it also raised alarms that at least some of the police openly welcomed the deadly invasion.

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Ivanka And Jared Dunked On For Forcing Secret Service To Use Bathroom Outside Home

Posted on by Summer Concepcion

Talk about a leak to the press!

With less than a week to go before President Trump’s presidency comes to an end, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have become the center of Internet fodder after the Washington Post reported on Thursday that the couple refused to let their Secret Service detail use any of the six bathrooms inside their ritzy D.C. home. Continue reading “Ivanka And Jared Dunked On For Forcing Secret Service To Use Bathroom Outside Home” →

A Reminder Of Who Trump’s Biggest Enablers Are—Even While They Try To Change The Subject

Posted on by Kate Riga

Many Republican lawmakers are trying to turn the page on the Capitol Hill insurrection they helped fuel with their amplification of President Donald Trump’s election fraud conspiracy theories. 

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NBC: FBI DC Field Office Flunked Assessment On Fighting Violent Extremism

Posted on by Josh Kovensky

The FBI’s D.C. field office received a failing grade on a 2018 internal assessment of its ability to combat domestic terrorism, NBC reports.

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AZ Guv Will Attend Biden Inauguration After GOPers Voted To Toss State’s Election Results

Posted on by Zoe Richards

It wouldn’t traditionally be worth noting, but amid a transfer of power that has been marred by violence inflamed by an outgoing president, it’s notable that Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has committed to attending  Joe Biden’s inauguration as the nation’s 46th president next week.

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Man Arrested After Being Photographed With Confederate Flag In Capitol Riots

Posted on by Summer Concepcion

A man photographed with a Confederate battle flag inside the Capitol building last week amid the deadly insurrection was arrested Thursday in Delaware, according to the New York Times. Continue reading “Man Arrested After Being Photographed With Confederate Flag In Capitol Riots” →

Walkie Talkie App Zello Boots Channels After Evidence Of Use In Capitol Siege

Posted on by Matt Shuham

The popular walkie talkie app Zello said Wednesday that it had deleted more than 2,000 channels “associated with militias and other militarized social movements” in light of evidence that users had employed the app during the storming of the U.S. Capitol last week.

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Fourth Dem Rep. Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Sheltering During Capitol Riots

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Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) announced on Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19, following the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last week that forced lawmakers to take shelter with several mask-less Republicans. Continue reading “Fourth Dem Rep. Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Sheltering During Capitol Riots” →