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NBC News:
FBI memo warns law enforcement across U.S. of possible armed protests at 50 state capitols — The FBI has sent a memo to law enforcement agencies across the country warning of possible armed protests at all 50 state capitol buildings starting Jan. 16, and also says an armed group has threatened …
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ABC News:
Armed protests being planned at all 50 state capitols, FBI bulletin says — An internal FBI note obtained by ABC News shows warnings of “a huge uprising.” — House set to charge Trump with ‘incitement of insurrection’ — House Democrats are ready to charge President Donald Trump …
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Gina Harkins / Military.com:
‘QAnon Shaman’ Arrested for Storming the US Capitol Is a Navy Veteran — A 33-year-old Arizona man who was caught on camera shirtless while wearing a fur-lined headdress with horns and face paint during last week's siege at the U.S. Capitol served in the Navy for two years.
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KNXV, Twitchy and Associated Press
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Michigan bans open carry of guns in state Capitol as FBI warns of violence
Michigan bans open carry of guns in state Capitol as FBI warns of violence
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New York Times:
‘They Got a Officer!’: How a Mob Dragged and Beat Police at the Capitol — Videos show pro-Trump rioters pulling three officers down a set of stairs during a violent attempt to breach the building. — The Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol building by a pro-Trump mob left a police officer and a rioter dead.
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CNN:
2 Capitol Police officers suspended and 10-15 more under investigation for alleged roles in riot — (CNN)Two US Capitol Police officers were suspended and up to 15 more are under investigation for their behavior during last week's assault on the Capitol, and federal agents will look …
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Julio Rosas / Townhall:
WATCH: Townhall's Frontline Video of the Capitol Building Riot
WATCH: Townhall's Frontline Video of the Capitol Building Riot
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Washington Examiner
Mike Ford / RedState:
Enough! There Was No Riot, Insurrection or “Storming!”
Enough! There Was No Riot, Insurrection or “Storming!”
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The Daily Beast, Mediaite and The Wrap
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf stepping down from Trump administration — Chad Wolf will resign from his position as acting secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, leaving the Trump administration nine days ahead of the president's departure from office, a senior DHS official told the Washington Examiner Monday.
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CNN:
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf resigns; FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor to take over
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf resigns; FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor to take over
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Nicole Narea / Vox:
Chad Wolf just resigned as acting homeland security secretary
Chad Wolf just resigned as acting homeland security secretary
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Andrew Beaton / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Belichick Rebuffs Trump's Presidential Medal Offer — The New England Patriots coach turned down the nation's highest civilian honor in the aftermath of the president's supporters siege of the U.S. Capitol last week — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has turned …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
CNN:
Pence and Trump finally speak after post-riot estrangement — (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence received a memento from his aides the other day: the engraved chair set aside for him in the White House Cabinet Room, hauled over-the-shoulder from the West Wing and delivered to the Eisenhower …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Is Trump Actually Still in Control? — Who is steering the American ship of state? — This isn't a philosophical question; we've spent four years wondering about the roots and motivations of Trumpism. It's a specific question: Who is in charge right now when the White House has to make a decision?
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The Hill, HotAir and New York Times
Politico:
House to vote Wednesday as Pelosi gets the votes to impeach Trump — The House will vote Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for inciting the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week, just seven days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
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Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News:
Schumer: Impeachment won't stand in the way of stimulus, infrastructure plans
Schumer: Impeachment won't stand in the way of stimulus, infrastructure plans
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: For GOP, nine perilous days
Byron York's Daily Memo: For GOP, nine perilous days
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ABC News, Politico, Common Dreams, NBC News and Axios
Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived — In the wake of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by scores of President Trump's supporters, a lone researcher began an effort to catalogue the posts of social media users across Parler …
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Fiona Hill / Politico:
Yes, It Was a Coup. Here's Why. — Since last Wednesday, people have been arguing what to call what happened at the U.S. Capitol - was it a riot? An uprising? An insurrection? I've been public in calling it a coup, but others disagree. Some have said it's not a coup because the U.S. military …
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, IJR, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Common Dreams and WHTM-TV
Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
A Disgruntled Employee Changed The State Department's Website To Say That Trump's Term Ends Today, Sources Say — A disgruntled employee at the State Department changed the biographies of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to say their term was coming to an end on Monday …
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Susan DeSantis / New York State Bar Association:
New York State Bar Association Launches Historic Inquiry Into Removing Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani From Its Membership — New York State Bar Association Launches Historic Inquiry Into Removing Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani From Its Membership — The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) …
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First Lady / The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump: Our Path Forward — Like all of you, I have reflected on the past year and how the invisible enemy, Covid-19, swept across our beautiful country. All Nations have experienced the loss of loved ones, economic pain, and the negative impacts of isolation.
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Susan Collins / Bangor Daily News:
Susan Collins recounts the moment rioters stormed the Capitol — The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. — Susan Collins represents Maine in the U.S. Senate.
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U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman:
Watson Coleman Receives Positive Coronavirus Test Following January 6 Capitol Lockdown — f t # e — Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) received a positive rapid antigen test result for COVID-19. She believes she was exposed during protective isolation in the U.S. Capitol building …
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Laura Strickler / NBC News:
Top official at Republican AGs group resigns amid Capitol robocall controversy — The executive director of the Republican Attorneys General Association has resigned amid backlash over a decision to send out robocalls urging people to march to the U.S. Capitol.
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Medium:
Historians and Constitutional Scholars' Statement on the Second Impeachment of President Donald Trump — Historians and Legal Scholars for Impeachment — As American historians and constitutional scholars, we support the impeachment and removal of President Donald J. Trump.
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: No, impeachment itself would not ban Trump from a 2024 run
Fact check: No, impeachment itself would not ban Trump from a 2024 run
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BuzzFeed News, Business Insider, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bulwark+ and The Daily Signal
Christopher Bing / Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI probes Russian-linked postcard sent to FireEye CEO after cybersecurity firm uncovered hack - sources — (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating a mysterious postcard sent to the home of cybersecurity firm FireEye's chief executive days after it found initial evidence …
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Jack Stubbs / Reuters:
SolarWinds hackers linked to known Russian spying tools, investigators say
SolarWinds hackers linked to known Russian spying tools, investigators say
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Wired
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Talk-radio owner orders conservative hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric — After months of stoking anger about alleged election fraud, one of America's largest talk-radio companies has decided on an abrupt change of direction. — Cumulus Media, which employs some of the most popular …
Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Germany's Merkel hits out at Twitter over ‘problematic’ Trump ban — German Chancellor Angela Merkel finds Twitter's decision to ban President Donald Trump's account “problematic,” her spokesperson said. — Twitter permanently suspended Trump's account on Friday, following outcry over riots on Capitol Hill.
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Kelly Bjorklund / Foreign Policy:
'We're in a Worse Place Today Than We Were Before He Came In' — Former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the mess Donald Trump is leaving behind. — President Donald Trump is on the way out of office—perhaps even earlier than the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
About Facebook:
Our Preparations Ahead of Inauguration Day — We began preparing for Inauguration Day last year. But our planning took on new urgency after last week's violence in Washington, D.C., and we are treating the next two weeks as a major civic event. We're taking additional steps and using …
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HotAir:
Split: McCarthy Will Oppose Impeachment — But Liz Cheney May Vote Yes — Kevin McCarthy should thank God that Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley exist because their personal obnoxiousness has acted as a lightning rod this week drawing away criticism from McCarthy himself.
Kayla Brantley / Daily Mail:
Ivanka plans to attend Biden's inauguration to save political career — Ivanka Trump is worried that her ‘promising political career is in jeopardy’ and is doing ‘whatever she can to save her reputation,’ DailyMail.com can reveal.
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Raw Story, No More Mister Nice Blog and Political Flare
Nicholas Grossman / Arc Digital:
QAnon Woke Up the Real Deep State — An open letter to QAnon, “stop the steal,” and other communities involved in the Capitol attack — To the QAnon community, and others involved in storming the Capitol: — The Deep State is real, but it's not what you think.
New York Times:
Impeach Trump Again — It is a dark day for the nation when the president's behavior forces Congress to hold him accountable. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.
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The Hill, NBC News and Business Insider
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
‘War for the soul’: Capitol riot elevates GOP power struggle between pro-Trump conspiracy theorists and party establishment — The essay reads like the manifesto of a delusional conspiracy theorist — claiming that President Trump would remain in office on Jan. 20, after purging his Cabinet and replacing Vice President Pence.
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