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Exclusive: Top Capitol riot investigator who launched probe sits down with CBS News CBS News January 9, 2022 Nearly one year after the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, the task of bringing rioters to justice continues. In a “CBS Mornings” exclusive, senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge sits down with the top prosecutor who launched the ongoing investigation. Continue Reading…..
Strategy shift: Biden confronts Trump head on after year of silent treatment By Lauren Gambino the Guardian January 8, 2022 In the first moments of his presidency, Joe Biden called on Americans to set aside their deep divisions inflamed by a predecessor he intentionally ignored. He emphasized national unity and appealed to Americans to come together to “end this uncivil war.” Nearly a year later, as a divided nation reflects on the first anniversary of the 6 January assault on the US Capitol, the uncivil war he sought to extinguish rages on, stronger than ever. In a searing…
Trump spent Jan. 6 anniversary watching cable news and fuming Newsweek January 8, 2022 As President Joe Biden spoke on January 6, the first anniversary of the Capitol riots, Donald Trump was fuming. From his Mar-a-Lago estate, he watched as Biden lambasted him, blaming him directly for the unrest, branding him as nothing less than a threat to American democracy. Trump had known what was coming, people close to the president told Newsweek. He expected Biden and the media to savage him on the anniversary. Not because he deserved it—close friends and political allies of the former president…
Analysis: Dick Cheney just spoke a hard truth to his fellow Republicans about January 6 By Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large CNN January 8, 2022 (CNN)Dick Cheney is nobody’s RINO (Republican in name only). The former vice president — and member of Congress — has long been an unapologetic conservative. When he and President George W. Bush left office in early 2009, he was the conservative that liberals loved to hate the most. “No question, Dick Cheney is a bona fide conservative,” Brookings’ Thomas Mann told CNN way back in 2000. Continue Reading…..
Was the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol an Act of ‘Terrorism’? By Charlie Savage New York Times January 8, 2022 WASHINGTON — After a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol last year, many Democrats and Republicans alike denounced the riot using terms like “terrorism.” But many Republicans later backed away from such condemnations as they sought to realign themselves with former President Donald J. Trump. The highest-profile example yet came on Thursday, when the Fox News host Tucker Carlson accused Senator Ted Cruz of purposefully lying because he had continued to call the events of Jan.…
Former AOC aide: ‘Old as s–t, ineffective’ Biden could lead Dems toward 1992-style election turmoil By Charles Creitz Fox News January 8, 2022 A former top aide to New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned that President Biden has continued to fail at connecting with the American people and could face a Democratic primary challenger in 2024. No Excuses PAC founder Corbin Trent told Fox News on Friday that he and others believe the economy and general state of the country are more positive than it appears and that part of the problem is communication on the part of…
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By Jonathan Edwards Washington Post January 7, 2022 If Anthony Williams had his way, he’d be in sunny Jamaica later this month, vacationing with his girlfriend and impressing her family. But Williams, a Michigan man accused of storming the U.S. Capitol a year ago in what he allegedly called the “proudest day of my life,” can’t travel outside the country without a federal judge’s approval. So on Thursday, the anniversary of the Capitol riot, he filed a motion to get it. Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell denied his request within hours. Continue Reading…..
Twitter January 7, 2022 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) tweeted at 6:02 PM on Thu, Jan 06, 2022: Yesterday, I used a dumb choice of words and unfortunately a lot of people are misunderstanding what I meant. Continue Reading…..
Pope Francis praises Sister Jeannine Gramick’s 50 years of L.G.B.T. ministry in handwritten letter America Magazine January 7, 2022 In a handwritten letter, Pope Francis congratulated Sister Gramick on “50 years of closeness, of compassion and of tenderness” in a ministry that he described as being in “‘the style’ of God.” In another sign of support for L.G.B.T. Catholics and those who advocate on their behalf, Pope Francis sent a handwritten letter on Dec. 10 to Sister Jeannine Gramick. Pope Francis’ letter to Sister Gramick is the latest in a series of letters from the pope written to…