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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden accused Donald Trump and his supporters of holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy” in a forceful speech Thursday marking the anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. He warned that though it didn’t succeed, the insurrection remains a serious threat to America’s system of government.
Americans' faith in election integrity drops: POLL
Only 20% of the public says it's very confident in the country's elections.
Analysis: Taking on Trump is Biden's reluctant calling
WASHINGTON (AP) — It may not be the fight he sought, but taking on Donald Trump is President Joe Biden’s calling. Biden offered himself as a guardian of American democracy in a visceral speech Thursday discussing the horrors of the Jan.
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump sticks to election falsehoods on Jan. 6
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and his allies on Thursday clung to false claims about the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as the nation marked the one-year anniversary of the violent insurrection.
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US, Japan hail stronger ties, including 2 new defense deals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to deepen their defense cooperation, the United States and Japan will soon sign a new five-year agreement on sharing the cost of the American military presence in Japan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.
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Trump did not want to tweet 'stay peaceful' during January 6 riot, key former aide says | CNN Politics
A former Trump White House official said then-President Donald Trump initially refused to tweet the words "stay peaceful" as the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was escalating.
Text of President Joe Biden's speech marking 1/6 anniversary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Text of President Joe Biden's speech Thursday marking the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, as provided by the White House: Madam Vice President, my fellow Americans: To state the obvious, one year ago today, in this sacred place, democracy was attacked — simply...
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Jan. 6: Trump hits back, saying Biden trying to 'further divide America' to distract from failures
Donald Trump responded to President Biden's sharp criticism in a Jan. 6 speech, saying his Democratic successor is trying to distract from his record.
One year after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, here's where Justice Department and House investigations stand
The pro-Trump riot has spurred a massive criminal investigation by the DOJ, a House select committee probe and a voter-rights legislative push by Democrats.
Bill Clinton warns efforts to undermine democracy have 'only grown stronger' since Jan. 6
Former President Bill Clinton said in a statement Thursday that many elected officials and public figures continue to "spread the lie that the 2020 election was stolen."
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Dick Cheney comes to Capitol on Jan. 6, says he's 'deeply disappointed' in GOP leadership
Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney came to the Capitol on Jan. 6, saying he's "deeply disappointed" in the GOP leadership
Biden in Jan. 6 speech sharply criticizes Trump as spreading 'web of lies,' stoking riot
President Biden on Thursday blamed former President Donald Trump for stoking insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and spreading a "web of lies" in order to "prevent" the peaceful transfer of power.
Stephanie Grisham says group of ex-Trump officials to meet next week to discuss how to 'stop' him
Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Thursday that more than a dozen of her former Trump administration colleagues plan to meet next week to try and stop former President Donald Trump as he continues to "manipulate people and divide our country."
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US man charged with secretly aiding Egyptian interests
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New York man has been arrested on charges that he worked as a secret and unregistered agent of the Egyptian government, including by sharing information with American law enforcement officials about political opponents of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, the Justice...
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Biden condemns Trump as a threat to democracy in speech marking one year since January 6 attack
President Joe Biden on Thursday marked the first anniversary of the January 6 insurrection by forcefully calling out former President Donald Trump for attempting to undo American democracy, saying such an insurrection must never happen again.
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Trump SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp. stock rises after social media app sets target launch date
The SPAC linked to former President Donald Trump has said financial regulators are investigating stock trading before a merger announcement.
Kazakhstan unrest: Fresh gunfire as president says order largely restored
Tensions remain high in the country's main city as the president says order has been largely restored.
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Obama: 'Democracy is at a greater risk today'
Some of the Democratic Party’s most prominent figures on Thursday used the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to warn that work is needed to protect American democracy.
Lindsey Graham says it would have been 'easy' for terrorists to infiltrate Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Sen. Lindsey Graham warned about how "easy" it would have been for terrorists to enter the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and said the security breach was "stunning" two decades after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
'Hatred in the eyes': How racist rage animated Jan. 6 riots
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Cori Bush is no stranger to protests. She spent years marching the streets of St. Louis and Ferguson, Missouri, rising to public office on the strength of her activism. But as the Missouri Democrat looked out the window of the Capitol on Jan.
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More than 90 million people, 37 states on alert for hazardous weather conditions
New York City, Boston and Philadelphia are expected to get the first significant snow of the season.
Mitch McConnell 1 year after Jan. 6 Capitol attack: Democrats are trying to 'exploit this anniversary'
McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said in a statement released Thursday morning that Jan. 6, 2021, was "a dark day for Congress and our country."
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White House backs Dem chances in midterm races amid high turnover: ‘we’d rather be us than them’
Democrats are gearing up for what is expected to be a tumultuous midterm election season, but the White House on Thursday said it likes its party’s chances.
Conspiracy, deflection, and mockery: How right-wing media is marking the January 6 anniversary
On the one-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, some of the most powerful forces in right-wing media continued to mislead or just brazenly lie to their audiences about the attack on the US Capitol, while others downplayed the events and mocked the news media for its coverage.
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Dick Cheney, once a villain to Democrats, hailed in surprise Capitol visit to mark Jan. 6
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, with his daughter Rep. Liz Cheney, was once a villain among Democrats. On Jan. 6, he was welcomed with handshakes.
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'Cancer on our democracy': Sen. Cory Booker rails against voting restrictions
Thursday marked a year since a mob of pro-Trump supporters ransacked the building in a deadly attempt to disrupt the electoral vote count formalizing President Joe Biden's victory.
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Accused Capitol Rioter Edward Jacob Lang Blasts Trump and Begs For His Help in Jailhouse Call
On the eve of the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, an accused rioter pleaded for Donald Trump’s aid in a call from a jailhouse phone in Washington, D.C. Edward Jacob Lang, a 25-year-old from upstate New York charged with assaulting a police officer with a bat, made his last-ditch...
Biden decries Trump’s ‘singular responsibility’ for the Capitol riot
One year since the violence of Jan. 6, 2021, the sitting president sharpened his rhetoric toward his predecessor — without using Trump’s name.
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Biden takes on Trump in fiery address on Jan. 6
President Biden on Thursday forcefully rebuked former President Trump in an address marking the anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, accusing the former president of spread…
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'You can't love your country only when you win': Biden urges Americans to defend the right to vote, condemns Trump election lies on Jan. 6 anniversary
Biden in a fiery speech condemned the "web of lies" spread by former President Donald Trump, blaming him directly for fomenting the attack.
Kamala Harris speech: January 6 will 'echo' in U.S. history like Pearl Harbor, 9/11
Vice President Kamala Harris described the Capitol attack as an ominous warning about the future of the country.
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Mikie Sherrill praises Liz Cheney for rare 'moral courage' in condemning Jan. 6 and Trump
Thursday marked a year since a mob of pro-Trump supporters ransacked the building in a deadly attempt to disrupt the electoral vote count formalizing President Joe Biden's victory.
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Americans do not remember Jan. 6 Capitol riot as one people
Side by side at ground zero on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a Republican governor read from the Gettysburg Address and a Democratic governor read from the Declaration of Independence as Americans everywhere mourned and remembered as one people. Democrats, led by one angry...
Democrats quietly explore barring Trump from office over Jan. 6
In the year since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a handful of Democrats, constitutional scholars and pro-democracy advocates have been quietly exploring how a post-Civil War amendment to the Con…
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America’s democratic guardrails have been bent, but they haven’t broken – yet
First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.
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Cheney confirms she told Jim Jordan on Jan. 6 ‘Get away from me. You f—ing did this’
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) confirmed in a new interview that she told Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during the Jan. 6 riot “Get away from me, you f—ing did this,” as the lawmakers were being escorte…
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US hits 8 Cuban officials with travel bans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has slapped a travel ban on eight Cuban officials it says have been complicit in the repression of opposition protesters and other dissidents. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced visa restrictions on Thursday in a statement that condemned an...
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"Inaccurate intelligence" leads to the massacre of 20 members of a family in Iraq
The nation's security services initially said a terror suspect killed his own family during a raid, but relatives and neighbors have told a very different story.
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Analysis: January 6 may be only a preview of a deeper democratic rupture
If January 6, 2021, was just one infamous day in history, its stain on the American story would still reverberate through generations.
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Hochul’s policy agenda plays it safe in election year. But she offers plenty for everyone.
She mainly avoided a host of issues that would prove more divisive and instead looked to rebuild the relationship with the Legislature that was torn between former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers.
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Voting rights groups tell Biden not to visit Georgia without plan to pass elections bills
Several voting rights groups based out of Georgia issued a statement on Thursday advising President Biden and Vice President Harris against making their forthcoming trip to Atlanta unless they come…
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Biden's Jan. 6th speech was a fiery preview for potential 2024 rematch vs. Trump
President Biden says holding former President Trump accountable for the Jan. 6 attack is about confronting the truth so America can move on."I’m crystal clear about the threats America faces," he said at the Capitol today in a fiery speech on the anniversary of the riot. "But I also know that...
The online world still can’t quit the ‘Big Lie’
The conspiracy theories and election fraud claims that stoked anger before the Jan. 6 assault are still readily available online, even after Facebook, Google and Twitter removed hundreds of thousands of accounts, pages and channels that spread misinformation.
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Pelosi leads moment of silence for Jan. 6 attack, Dick Cheney attends with daughter
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., honored the "defenders of democracy" who ensured Congress resumed its work following the Jan. 6 attack.
Facebook sued over killing of federal officer tied to ‘boogaloo’ movement
The sister of a slain federal officer is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta, accusing the tech giant of radicalizing her brother’s alleged shooter through its algorithm. Angela Underwo…
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Video shows cop shoot without warning at man firing into air
Police in Ohio have released body camera footage showing an officer firing multiple rounds through a wooden privacy fence without warning at someone shooting gunfire into the air on the other side
Jan. 6 timeline: Key moments from the attack on the Capitol
It's been two years since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. On that day, it would be days and weeks before the scale and severity of the attack on the Capitol was known.
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Vulnerable House Democrat announces reelection bid on anniversary of Jan. 6
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) announced on Thursday that she is running for reelection in Virginia’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District. Luria, a Navy veteran who sits on the House sel…
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3 other cops in George Floyd death to stand trial this month
Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in George Floyd’s death will go on trial Jan. 20
De Blasio became NYC mayor with high hopes, leaves with confounding record
The sharp political instinct that guided him from Brooklyn school board to City Hall eluded him throughout his tenure.
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Andrew Cuomo to appear in court virtually on Friday
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is set to appear in court virtually on Friday as prosecutors move to dismiss a groping case against him.Albany County District Attorney David Soares announced …
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Trump to launch his social media app in February, listing shows
(Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump's new media venture plans to launch its social media app Truth Social on Feb. 21, according to an Apple Inc App Store listing. TRUTH Social, the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) alternative to Twitter, is available for pre-order before going live on...
Biden condemns lies of 'defeated former president' as an attack on America's soul
"He can't accept he lost," the president said without mentioning his predecessor's name in a speech at the Capitol.
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Psaki: Maybe Trump ‘learned something’ from Biden’s Jan. 6 speech
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday wondered whether former President Trump may have learned some lessons from President Biden’s speech marking the anniversary of the Jan. …
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A year later, GOP accuses Democrats of 'exploiting' Capitol riot
Republicans are playing down Trump's culpability, and their own, while giving GOP voters comfort, political experts say.
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Ex-columnist Kristof ineligible to run for Oregon governor
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon election officials ruled Thursday that former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is ineligible to run for governor because he does not meet the state's three-year residency requirement.
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US Capitol attack: Liz Cheney says Mike Pence ‘was a hero’ on 6 January
Deputy chair of special House committee hails then-vice-president for ‘doing his duty’ and certifying election resultsUS politics: follow live Vice-President Mike Pence presides over the joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden as the next US president in the US Capitol on 6 January 2021...
Democratic and Republican voters share a mistrust in the electoral process
A year after the Capitol riot, two-thirds of all Americans believe U.S. democracy is threatened, according to a CBS News poll.
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Division reigns over Jan. 6 anniversary
On Jan. 6, 2021, a violent mob of rally attendees, fresh from hearing President Trump speak near the White House, marched to the Capitol, forced their way past barricades and a line of police offic…
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DHS warns online threats have increased on extremist platforms over past 48 hours with some against lawmakers | CNN Politics
There has been an increase in online extremist content in the past 48 hours, including threats to lawmakers and the President, according to a Department of Homeland Security intelligence memo obtained by CNN.
Former Vice President Pence quiet on one-year mark of Capitol attack
Former Vice President Mike Pence remained quiet on Thursday, not making any comments or statements one year after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
U.S. has no real leverage in Kazakhstan
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Duffy ignores Trump plea, won't run for Wisconsin governor
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Retired Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy announced Thursday that he won't run for Wisconsin governor this year, ignoring pleas to do so by former President Donald Trump.
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U.S. Embassy ramps up security as officials urge calm in Kazakhstan
The Biden administration also raised questions about a Russian-led military alliance’s role in the country rocked by protests.
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Reflections On The Insurrection
Reflections on the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, when President Trump’s supporters stormed the United States Capitol as members of Congress were meeting to certify the election results and confirm Joe Biden’s victory.
Ex-Trump official: Former president ‘failed to meet the moment’ on Jan. 6
A former Trump White House official on Thursday condemned the events of Jan. 6, 2021, as a “coup attempt” and said the former president “failed to meet the moment” in r…
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January 6th committee has team to find FBI, DHS intel failures
The “Blue Team” is quietly examining thousands of internal documents that shed new light on what officials did and didn’t know before the Capitol riot.
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Fight for Senate majority looms one year after Dems won Georgia
The fight for the Senate majority is in full swing as lawmakers seek to maintain or flip key seats in the 2022 midterm races.
Cuomo pledged to end partisan gerrymandering. His plan just failed its biggest test.
“This was an abject failure,” said commissioner Ross Brady, who is allied with the Republican members.
FBI arrests man who allegedly spied on Egyptian president's opponents
Egyptian-American Pierre Girgis is charged with acting as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the attorney general of the United States.
Biden to nominate Lieutenant General Kurilla as next CENTCOM Commander
President Biden intends to nominate Lieutenant General Michael E. Kurilla as the next head of US Central Command.
One reporter's 21 hour nightmare inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 | CNN Politics
January 6, 2021 started like lots of days on Capitol Hill for CNN reporter Daniella Diaz. She was braced for a very long day as Congress was set to formalize Joe Biden's Electoral College victory. What transpired over the next 21 hours -- rioters storming the US Capitol in an attempted coup --...
Democrats invoke Jan. 6 in pumping supporters for donations
The DCCC blasted out fundraising appeals Thursday warning that “democracy is on the line” as it marked one year of the Jan. 6 riot.
Hunters kill 20 Yellowstone wolves that roamed out of park
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Twenty of Yellowstone National Park's renowned gray wolves roamed from the park and were shot by hunters in recent months — the most killed by hunting in a single season since the predators were reintroduced to the region more than 25 years ago, according to park officials.
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Bucs make it official: terminate Antonio Brown's contract
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have officially severed ties with Antonio Brown, terminating the contract of the mercurial receiver who claimed he was fired in the middle of a game for not playing through an ankle injury
No time for platitudes as Biden gives sharpest denunciation of Trump yet
Analysis: This was the moment the president realized the clear and present danger posed to US democracy by an ex-leader gone rogue Joe Biden gives his speech in the National Statuary Hall. It was a bracing call to action from the president. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Here, at...
Biden lays out the stakes for democracy. Can he sustain the case?
The president’s speech on Thursday was hailed by fellow Democrats. Now, they want him to keep at it.
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Three in four voters support banning lawmakers from trading stocks: poll
Three-quarters of voters agree that members of Congress should not be able to trade stocks while serving in office, according to a new poll released Thursday. The survey, commissioned by conse…
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Harris describes Jan. 6 alongside Pearl Harbor, 9/11 as dates that 'echo throughout history'
One year after the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, Vice President Kamala Harris stated that the date will live on in the country's memory, likening it to the dates of the Pearl Harbor attack and the 9/11 terror attacks.
Russia sends troops into Kazakhstan as clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters turn deadly
Tension between Russia and the West was already sky-high over Ukraine. Now Putin's being forced to divide his attention with yet another crisis growing in a former Soviet Republic.
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Harris names new communications director after wave of staff departures
Vice President Kamala Harris has selected longtime Democratic communications aide Jamal Simmons to serve as her new communications director after an onslaught of departures from her office.
News Analysis: Biden, in blasting Trump, acknowledges the nation has yet to heal
President Biden's first year is dominated by tension between his vow to return the U.S. to normal and the reality that Trump changed it profoundly.
Assault on Democracy: Paths to Insurrection
The Oath Keeper. The believer. The pastors. The Proud Boy. The cowboy. The political operative. Each played a role on Jan 6. Hear their stories.
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NFLPA to look into Antonio Brown’s claims that Bucs are trying to cover up mismanagement
The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) will investigate Antonio Brown’s allegations that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are covering up practices of medical mismanagement, which the athlete said was t…
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Peter Bogdanovich, director of ‘Paper Moon,’ dead at 82
Peter Bogdanovich, the ascot-wearing cinephile and director of 1970s black-and-white classics like “The Last Picture Show” and “Paper Moon,” has died. He was 82. Bogdanovich died early Thursday morning at his home in Los Angeles, said his daughter, Antonia Bogdanovich.
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Alleged 'ghost guns' trafficker charged by feds
The DOJ reported that between 2016 and 2020, more than 23,000 weapons, so-called ghost guns, without serial numbers were recovered by law enforcement.
A year after Jan. 6, Congress more deeply divided than ever
WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Congress is showing the world a very unsettled view from the U.S. Capitol: Rather than a national crisis that pulls the country together, the deadly riot on Jan. 6, 2021, only seems to have pushed lawmakers further apart.
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January 6th committee has team to find FBI, DHS intel failures
The “Blue Team” is quietly examining thousands of internal documents that shed new light on what officials did and didn’t know before the Capitol riot.
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Trump maintains grip on GOP despite violent insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) — As a raging band of his supporters scaled walls, smashed windows, used flagpoles to beat police and breached the U.S.
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‘I don’t want to believe’: QAnon one year on
Shedding a light on the followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory one year since the US Capitol riots.
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'Hatred in the eyes': How racist rage animated Jan. 6 riots
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Cori Bush is no stranger to protests. She spent years marching the streets of St. Louis and Ferguson, Missouri, rising to public office on the strength of her activism. But as the Missouri Democrat looked out the window of the Capitol on Jan.
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Does John Katko Have the Secret to Thwarting Trump?
John Katko voted to impeach the former president. Despite Trump’s best efforts at revenge, he is in a strong position to hold his seat.
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‘I was scared. And then I got really angry’: Members of Congress look back at Jan 6
Democrats and Republicans alike spoke frankly with POLITICO about how they've dealt with the attack and how it's affected both them personally and the institution of Congress.
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Does Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 documentary hold up under scrutiny?
For the last several months, Tucker Carlson has been arguing that the effort to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s election victory, which culminated in the Jan. 6 insurrection, was “a setup,” a trap set for ordinary patriots by shadowy forces in the government.
'I trusted the President': Jan. 6 rioters in their own words
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing prison time, many Jan. 6 rioters admit they were wrong to enter the U.S. Capitol and disavow political violence, despite what former President Donald Trump claims in spreading lies about the attack.
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Ex-Oath Keepers spokesperson warns right-wing 'propaganda' is 'more dangerous than bullets'
A former Oath Keepers spokesperson now says the militia group's rhetoric can create the kind of confrontations that led to the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol.
Sen. Hawley faces no real political ramifications back home for Jan. 6 actions
Sen. Josh Hawley greeted demonstrators on Jan. 6, 2021 and refused to certify election results. In Missouri, Hawley has faced little, if anything, in terms of a political downside for his actions.
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Dozens of protesters, 12 police dead in Kazakhstan protests
MOSCOW (AP) — Security forces in Kazakhstan killed dozens of protesters and 12 police officers died in an eruption of violence that saw demonstrators storm government buildings and set them on fire, authorities said Thursday.
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Michelle Obama reflects on Chicago politics that paved way for Mamie Till-Mobley's fight for justice
In a new ABC limited documentary series on Mamie Till-Mobley, former first lady Michelle Obama shares her experiences growing up in Chicago.
Postal Service requests temporary exemption from Biden's vaccine rule
An agency spokesperson said a waiver would "ensure that its ability to deliver mail and packages is not hindered."
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EXPLAINER: What's behind unrest rocking oil-rich Kazakhstan
MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago. The outburst of instability is causing significant concern in Kazakhstan's two powerful neighbors: Russia and China.
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One year later, congressional staffers reckon with their new normal
The trauma of the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, still reverberates for many of the aides who make Capitol Hill tick.
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PAC giving continues to give some companies pause
WASHINGTON — The political risks, and potential rewards, of corporate PACs aren’t going away this year.
GOP election reviews face battleground state legal tests
Republican efforts to investigate the 2020 vote in key states are still underway more than a year after the election.
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Afghan Taliban turn blind eye to Pakistani militants
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Each year on Jan. 17, Shahana bakes a cake and invites friends to her home in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. They sing happy birthday for her son, even light a candle. But it’s a birthday without the birthday boy.
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Two winning tickets sold for $632 million Powerball jackpot
One was purchased in Sacramento, California and the other in Wisconsin. It wasn't clear whether each was bought by one person or more than one.
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BLM protester denies Colston statue verdict is 'green light for political vandalism’
Rhian Graham and three others were cleared of criminal damage on Wednesday.
Mystery solved? Man arrested in thefts of unpublished books
Authorities say they’ve solved a publishing industry whodunit with the arrest of a man accused of numerous literary heists in recent years
GOP commemorates denialism day
Republican activists are planning rallies, vigils and other events in more than a dozen states for Jan. 6 participants they depict as “patriots” or “political prisoners.”
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A Jan. 6 reminder: ‘All elected officials have a responsibility to rise above politics, demand accountability and speak truth’ - The Boston Globe
A year after the 2021 insurrection in Washington, D.C., two Rhode Island lawmakers reflect on the need to protect democracy, especially when it’s politically tough to do so.
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Feds see uptick in unspecified threats associated with Jan. 6 anniversary but no credible plots
Numerous anniversary events are planned in and around the Capitol, while more than 100 vigils or ceremonies are expected across the country.
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Human remains found in area of Marshall Fire
The remains were identified as 69-year-old Robert Sharpe, the coroner's office said Friday.
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Your dog understands foreign language, brain scans show
Our canine pets are such good social learners that they can detect speech and distinguish languages without any explicit training.
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Taiwan setting up $200m Lithuania fund amid China row
China downgraded its diplomatic relations with Lithuania after Taiwan opened a de facto embassy there.
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Opinion | Jan. 6 Didn’t Set Off A Wave of Right-Wing Terrorism. Here’s What Happened Instead.
Over the past year, extremism has gone mainstream, creating a new — and tougher — counterterrorism challenge for the U.S. government.
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Another winter storm is coming. Here's a breakdown of its impact across four regions | CNN
It feels like the aspirin just wore off from this week's travel headaches and the last thing you'll likely want to read about is another impactful winter storm potentially snarling transportation across the nation. Unfortunately, this is once again the reality many are facing from the Tennessee...
Scott Perry, the governor’s race and other big questions facing Pa. politics in the next 6 months | John Baer
The answers to these questions could greatly affect the November elections.
Nigeria labels bandit gangs ‘terrorists’ in bid to stem violence
Official gazette refers to criminal gangs who carry out kidnappings of students and cattle rustling, among other crimes.
Stance on Russia, China a test for new German government
WASHINGTON (AP) — Germany has found itself facing a series of challenges in its relations with Russia and China that have been testing the foreign policy mettle of the new government since it took office last month.
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A season of joy -- and caution -- kicks off in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Vaccinated, masked and ready-to-revel New Orleans residents began ushering in Carnival season Thursday with a rolling party on the city's historic streetcar line, an annual march honoring Joan of Arc in the French Quarter and a collective, wary eye on coronavirus statistics.
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Another sign things are getting weird: Lightning around the North Pole increased dramatically in 2021 | CNN
Lightning increased significantly in the region around the North Pole last year, which scientists say is a clear sign of how the climate crisis is altering global weather.
Seattle police faked right-wing radio talk during social justice protests: probe
Seattle police officers engaged in fake radio transmissions about the Proud Boys during racial justice protests in 2020, causing unnecessary panic, the Office of Police Accountability (OPA) said on…
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Djokovic remains in Australian immigration detention as rival Nadal criticizes 'exemption'
Rival Rafael Nadal has said that while he feels "sorry" for the Serbian star's plight, tennis players knew about vaccination requirements "months ago."
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We Are In a New Civil War … About What Exactly?
Grievous conflicts have been about big things — war, slavery, Depression — but this time we just don’t like each other.
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3 sisters and 9 children identified as victims of the Philadelphia row house fire, family says
Three women who were sisters and all but one of their children were identified as the victims in the fire at a Philadelphia row home that left 12 people dead, according to their cousins, Frank and Pamela McDonald.
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Virginia governor declares state of emergency as state braces for more snow
A storm Monday knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and left traffic snarled for hours on Interstate 95.
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Seattle police carried out improper Proud Boys misinformation effort during 2020 protests, watchdog finds
Two officers violated department policy in an effort that described possibly armed members of the far-right group descending on a racial justice protest, the agency found.
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Boston Marathon bomber hasn't paid victims even though thousands were deposited in his fund, officials say
Among the deposits was a Covid-19 relief payment for $1,400, prosecutors said.
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Iraqi military marks 101st anniversary as US ends combat mission
Threats from armed groups pose challenges for security forces as they take on task of safeguarding the country.
Kazakhstan unrest latest updates: Russia-led troops arrive
Kazakhstan news from January 6: Regional security organisation deploys ‘peacekeeping forces’ amid deadly protests.
Pelosi on eve of Jan. 6: Capitol rioters ‘lost’ bid to stop peaceful transfer of power
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) on Wednesday said the rioters who stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, “lost” their bid to stop the peaceful transfer of power.“Democracy won that night,” Pe…
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Biden, Harris urge Americans to protect democracy on Capitol attack anniversary
President Joe Biden used the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to urge Americans to protect the country's fragile democracy by standing up for the right to vote.
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Treasure hunters sue for records on FBI's Civil War gold dig | AP News
Treasure hunters who believe they found a huge cache of fabled Civil War-era gold in Pennsylvania are now on the prowl for something as elusive as the buried booty itself: government records of the FBI's excavation.
Florida sheriff hopes suicides of 2 deputies is ‘catalyst for change’
St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken J. Mascara said words can't express the loss after the deputies died days apart.
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‘Won’t take it any more’: South Korea’s Starbucks baristas rebel
Workers’ novel approach to labour activism holds lessons for old guard in country with a history of spirited protest.
Antonio Brown says he was forced to play injured by Bucs
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Antonio Brown says he didn't quit on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the middle of a game, but rather he was cut after refusing to play through an ankle injury that sidelined him for several weeks this season.
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Why do COVID-19 PCR and antigen tests produce different results?
Many factors can affect how likely a COVID-19 test is to correctly spot an infection.
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Schools sticking with in-person learning scramble for subs
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Principals, superintendents and counselors are filling in as substitutes in classrooms as the surge in coronavirus infections further strains schools that already had been struggling with staffing shortages.
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GOP governors play down Omicron 'hysteria' while also asking for help
“Given the clinical profile so far of Omicron, it’s not justifiable to let fear overwhelm you,” Florida’s governor says.
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WHO: Record weekly jump in COVID-19 cases but fewer deaths
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Thursday that a record 9.5 million COVID-19 cases were tallied over the last week as the omicron variant of the coronavirus swept the planet, a 71% increase from the previous 7-day period that the U.N.
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U.S. Postal Service says vaccine rules could slow mail deliveries
Congressman says "sick postal workers, not shots in the arms," will do the most harm to the USPS and its customers.
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Former Biden transition advisors call for change in COVID-19 strategy
Several health advisers to President Biden’s transition team are calling on the administration to revamp its COVID-19 pandemic strategy and set clear goals for what the “new normal” of living with …
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Rubio doubles down on minimizing severity of Covid surge
Rubio, R-Fla., says the demand for testing is irrational hysteria and questions the seriousness of hospitalization numbers.
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Newsom’s battle to end remote learning
State Health and Human Services chief Mark Ghaly vowed to try to keep kids safely in classrooms.
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White House says school vaccine mandate decision is up to local districts
The White House on Thursday said decisions on vaccine mandates for students, teachers and other faculty are up to local school districts.
Covid-19: More than 100 test positive on an Italy-India flight
They were among 179 passengers on the flight from Milan which landed in Amritsar on Wednesday.
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South Africa’s answer to Omicron
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Omicron surge vexes parents of children too young for shots
Afternoons with Grammy. Birthday parties. Meeting other toddlers at the park. Parents of children too young to be vaccinated are facing difficult choices as an omicron variant-fueled surge in COVID-19 cases makes every encounter seem risky.
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US hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time
Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier COVID-19 surges.
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What to know about 'flurona'
The buzzy name is just a term for being infected with the flu and COVID-19.
Xi'an hospital punished for refusing entry to pregnant woman
BEIJING (AP) — Hospital officials in the northern Chinese city of Xi’an have been punished after a pregnant woman miscarried after being refused entry, reportedly for not having current COVID-19 test results.
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Chicago's Lightfoot mulls legal action against teachers amid COVID row
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the Democrat, announced on Wednesday that her office filed an unfair labor practices complaint after the city’s teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Latest COVID updates: WHO chief warns Omicron not ‘mild’
COVID news from January 6: WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Omicron variant should not be categorised as ‘mild’.
Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise cancel voyages amid omicron spread
It comes after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised people to avoid cruise travel after launching investigations into cases on more than 90 ships.
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Sundance cancels in-person film festival due to virus surge
NEW YORK (AP) — Just two weeks before it was to be held in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is canceling its in-person festival and reverting to an entirely virtual edition due to the current coronavirus surge.
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COVID-19 updates: Classes in Chicago canceled for 4th day
As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 837,000 Americans.
Xi'an lockdown brings heartbreak and dysfunction as political pressure to contain outbreak grows | CNN
As the locked down Chinese city of Xi'an claimed victory this week in its fight to contain the community spread of Covid-19, harrowing tales of loss and despair have emerged on social media -- highlighting the immense human cost of China's zero-Covid policy.
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