Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump’s account @realdonaldtrump “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.”
Daily Archives: January 8, 2021
Virginia Kicks Off 2nd Phase of Vaccinations Next Week
Some local health departments across Virginia will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines next week for limited portions of the general public as the state begins to move into its second phase of vaccine distribution
Metro: New Federal Money Will Prevent Drastic Budget Cuts
Metro said it will not have to make the most drastic cuts in its budget proposal from last month. The transit agency said it expects to receive about $610 million as part of the latest COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress. The money will help avoid planned layoffs and service cuts through the end of June. Metro said it could…
Capitol Siege Raises Security Worries for Biden Inauguration
The violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is intensifying scrutiny over security at the upcoming inauguration ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden, which already has been reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic and President Donald Trump’s decision not to attend. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take the oath of office from the Capitol’s West Front, one of the locations where…
Friday was our coldest day of the month and year
But so far, 2021 has not been as shivery as our weather can easily be.
Ex-Prosecutor Worries Trump Could Pardon Capitol Rioters as Pardon Power Extends to DC Cases
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has charged at least 50 people in connection with riots at the Capitol, but one former prosecutor from that office has serious concerns that many more rioters could get away without being charged — or even be pardoned by President Donald Trump. “With Donald Trump, one never knows,†said former Assistant U.S….
Rioters breached the Capitol as they waved pro-police flags. Police support on the right may be eroding, experts warn.
Trump supporters told D.C. police as they cleared the Capitol grounds that they would return armed and ready to face off.
U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick, who died after assault on Capitol, protected with a kind touch
Authorities said Sicknick was injured after engaging rioters and died Thursday night.