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 …

Inside the remarkable rift between Donald Trump and Mike Pence  —  Vice President Pence was in hiding from a violent mob of Trump supporters in the Capitol last Wednesday when the presidential tweet attacking him posted.  —  “Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done …

Six hours of paralysis: Inside Trump's failure to act after a mob stormed the Capitol  —  Hiding from the rioters in a secret location away from the Capitol, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appealed to Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser.

‘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.

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 …

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.

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) …

An update following the riots in Washington, DC  —  Following the horrific events in Washington, DC, last week, here are some of the steps we've taken to protect the conversation on our service from attempts to incite violence, organize attacks, and share deliberately misleading information about the election outcome.

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 …

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 …

New York City to consider ending contracts with Trump that bring his company $17 million a year  —  The city of New York said Monday that it was “reviewing whether legal grounds exist” to terminate its business relationships with President Trump, whose company has contracts to run a carousel …

Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Biggs Helped Plan January 6 Event, Lead Organizer Says … The head of the House Freedom Caucus, Republican Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, helped plan the January 6 event that culminated in a storming of the Capitol, according to Ali Alexander, a lead organizer of the gathering.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Florida Manatee Mutilated By Someone Who Etched ‘Trump’ Onto Its Back  —  MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Federal wildlife authorities in Florida are looking for the person or persons who mutilated a manatee by carving the word “Trump” onto its back.  —  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the manatee …

Business titans pull back from GOP after Capitol insurrection  —  The breakup between the business world and the Republican Party is rapidly accelerating in the wake of last week's deadly pro-Trump riot at the Capitol, posing a serious financial threat to the party just as it's being stripped of power in Washington.

'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.

Citing ‘censorship’ concerns, North Idaho internet provider blocks Facebook, Twitter  —  Your T1 WIFI said it was blocking the sites for some customers who requested it due to “censorship.”  —  SPOKANE, Wash. — A North Idaho internet provider, Your T1 WIFI, confirmed it is blocking Facebook …

Congress must consider censure, impeachment, removal  —  I remain a proud son of Missouri even though I have been away for many years.  In 1978, I left my position as a federal judge in St. Louis to serve in Washington as the director of the FBI and, nine years later, of the CIA.

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.

‘Hate in their heart’: Lawmakers fear more violence after Capitol attacks  —  After freshman GOP Rep. Nancy Mace announced she would be opposing President Donald Trump's bid to overturn the election, the single mother of two feared so much for her life that she applied for a concealed carry permit …

Jared Kushner briefed Jake Sullivan on Trump's Middle East policy  —  Jared Kushner has briefed incoming national security adviser Jake Sullivan on the Trump administration's Middle East policies, David Friedman, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Israel, told a closed hearing in the Israeli parliament on Monday.

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 …

74% Of Voters Say Democracy In The U.S. Is Under Threat, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 52% Say President Trump Should Be Removed From Office  —  Following last week's mob attack on the U.S. Capitol during a joint session of Congress to formally certify Joe Biden's victory …

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.