Many are celebrating the announcement by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that President Trump will be banned from posting content on the social media platform, as well as Instagram, for at least the next two weeks following violence at the US Capitol – but others are warning that this moment could …
Read More »Trump White House disavows ‘violent rioters’ at US Capitol, says it’s ‘time to unite’ under Biden
In brief remarks to the White House press corps on Thursday, McEnany said that President Donald Trump and his administration condemned the events of the day before “in the strongest possible terms,” and compared them to the June riots outside the White House, which she also condemned. Democrats have accused …
Read More »Trump denounces ‘heinous attack’ on US Capitol, says he is fully committed to ‘smooth & orderly’ transition (VIDEO)
Trump said the protesters who forced their way into the Capitol this week had “defiled the seat of American democracy,” insisting that all involved will be punished in a video address posted to Twitter on Thursday. “Like all Americans, I am outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem. I immediately deployed the …
Read More »Tesla tycoon Elon Musk declared richest person in the world, edging out Amazon’s Bezos
Musk was officially named the richest person on the planet on Thursday, not-so-narrowly edging out Bezos thanks to a 4.8 percent boost in Tesla’s stock value. The South African-born electric car purveyor’s net worth is now an eye-popping $188.5 billion, while Bezos has “only” $184 billion. The rapid growth of …
Read More »Boeing agrees to pay $2.5bn fine facing ‘fraud conspiracy’ charges over 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people
“The tragic crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 exposed fraudulent and deceptive conduct by employees of one of the world’s leading commercial airplane manufacturers,” Acting Assistant Attorney General David Burns said in a statement on Thursday. Boeing’s employees chose the path of profit over candor by …
Read More »Capitol rioters may be charged with sedition & insurrection, all options ‘on the table’ says Justice Department
Michael Sherwin, acting US attorney for the District of Columbia, said Thursday that the DOJ has already charged 40 cases in the DC Superior Court, and will bring 15 more people up on federal charges later in the day. The charges so far include “unauthorized access and theft of property” …
Read More »I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but how does a bloke in a Chewbacca bikini outwit the nation’s finest and storm the Capitol?
I watched the astonishing breaking news from Washington yesterday like billions all over the world, our mouths agape, as the citadel of Western democracy was breached – Capitol Hill falls to the angry mob – and pondered one question. In a country that spends about 900 billion dollars a year …
Read More »‘Deeply troubled’ by Capitol riot, McConnell’s wife Elaine Chao resigns as Transportation Secretary
“Yesterday, our country experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the President stormed the Capitol building following a rally he addressed. As I’m sure is the case with many of you, it has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set aside,” Chao said …
Read More »‘Don’t dare call them protesters’: Biden brands Capitol rioters ‘domestic terrorists’ inspired by Trump’s ‘contempt for law’
Biden slammed outgoing President Donald Trump for playing a role in the “chaos,” which saw ‘Stop the Steal’ crowds force their way into the seat of American government on Wednesday, resulting in the temporary suspension of the congressional certification of Biden’s election win. Four people died during the incident, one …
Read More »Officer involved in fatal shooting at US Capitol suspended, police chief calls breach ‘criminal riotous behavior’
There were four fatalities amid the chaos at the US Capitol – three from what police described as “medical emergencies,” and one woman, Ashli Babbitt, a 14-year Air Force veteran from San Diego, who was shot by an officer inside the building. Video of Babbitt’s shooting showed her and others …
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