PoliticsThe WeekSen. Joe Manchin says he'd 'absolutely' oppose Biden's stimulus checks, then swiftly walks it back after stocks tank
President-elect Joe Biden announced some economic priorities on Friday, but Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) promptly poked some holes in his plans. Biden began laying out his framework for the next round of COVID-19 relief, reports The Washington Post, and said his plans include a multi-trillion-dollar package that would provide "more direct relief flowing to families, small businesses," in part via $2,000 stimulus checks. Since Republicans are united in opposing larger checks, resistance from a single Democrat could throw a wrench in Biden's plans.
U.S.TheGrioMan who posed at Pelosi’s desk arrested, says he’s ready for violent death
The man seen sitting at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk has been arrested and made interesting comments about his death on Facebook. Richard Barnett of Gravette, Ark. has been identified as the man in the viral image that displays him kicking his feet up on the House Speaker's desk during Wednesday's Capitol riots.
PoliticsAssociated PressMurkowski becomes 1st GOP senator to say Trump should resign
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that President Donald Trump should resign, making her the first Republican senator to say he should leave office as backlash grows against his goading of violent supporters who stormed the Capitol. Murkowski told the newspaper that if the GOP doesn't cut ties with Trump, she might leave the party. “If the Republican Party has become nothing more than the party of Trump, I sincerely question whether this is the party for me,” she said.
U.S.The IndependentRioter photographed hanging on Congress wall claims he was telling others to respect ‘sacred ground’
A man who was seen hanging on to the wall of the Senate balcony during the Wednesday siege of the Capitol and sat on a seat reserved for vice president Mike Pence, has said he was urging his companions to respect the “sacred place.” Josiah Colt, who was allegedly part of the pro-Trump mob that attacked the Capitol, belongs to Boise, Idaho, according to the local KBOI-TV. Now expected to be facing charges like many others in the mob, Mr Colt told KBOI-TV that he is in consultation with his attorney.
A pro-Trump rioter who bragged about storming the US Capitol and is wanted as a person of interest by the DC police now wants to apologizeINSIDER
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Yahoo News reporter speaks to woman who says she stormed the Capitol because ‘it’s a revolution’
Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker spoke to a woman identifying herself as “Elizabeth” who said she was Maced when she tried to enter the U.S. Capitol during violent protests on Wednesday.
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U.S.Associated PressRioters who stormed US Capitol now face backlash at work
Some business owners are being trashed on social media and their establishments boycotted, while rank-and-file employees at other businesses have been fired. The printing company, Navistar Direct Marketing, declined to name the worker but said it can't offer employment to people “demonstrating dangerous conduct that endangers the health and safety of others. More than 90 people have been arrested since Wednesday when loyalists to outgoing President Donald Trump disrupted lawmakers as they met to confirm the Electoral College results and President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderA laptop belonging to Nancy Pelosi's aide was stolen during the Capitol siege, a potential cybersecurity risk
A laptop belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's congressional aide was stolen during the US Capitol siege on Wednesday, Reuters' Raphael Satter reported. The aide's laptop — which was used for presentations — was taken from a conference room, according to a tweet from Drew Hammill, Pelosi's deputy chief of staff. Democratic House Rep. Jim Clyburn's iPad and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley's laptop was also stolen during the riots.
PoliticsMiami HeraldRubio waited until after Capitol attack to say politicians lied to Trump rioters
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Friday in a video that the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol were “lied to by politicians who were telling them that the vice president had the power to change the election results. But in the days before the attack that appalled the world and resulted in five deaths, Rubio made no public effort to counter what he now calls a lie pushed by politicians he didn't name. Nor would he talk when asked this week about a last-ditch attempt by his fellow Senate Republicans to overturn the election by blocking President-elect Joe Biden's formal certification, though he later voted against it.
U.S.The IndependentSix Republican lawmakers among rioters as police release photos of wanted
She said there was “Just a whole heck of a lot of patriots here". She later tweeted a picture of the mob at the base of the Capitol, saying: “Epic and historic day gathering with fellow Patriots from all over the nation DC. Virginia state Senator Amanda Chase denied that any violence had taken place, despite the overwhelming evidence, and later accused the police of murder after the shooting of a California woman inside the Capitol.
PoliticsThe IndependentCapitol riots: Mob say ‘police on our side’, as Republican lawmaker charged for storming Congress
Images being shared on social media have sparked fears some pro-Trump rioters at the US Capitol on Wednesday planned on potentially taking hostages. At least two insurrectionists inside the Capitol building were pictured carrying large zip-ties, which are often used to handcuff people. A House Democratic aide appeared to confirm zip-ties were spotted on the violent protesters, though it was not clear if he had seen the same photos.
PoliticsLA TimesAriel Pink dropped from label after attending Trump rally that led to D.C. riots
Indie musician Ariel Pink has been dropped from his label after he confirmed attending the Trump rally that led to the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. “Due to recent events, Mexican Summer and its staff have decided to end our working relationship with Ariel Rosenberg AKA Ariel Pink moving forward,” tweeted the New York-based record label Friday. The announcement came just a day following Pink's explanation on Twitter that he had attended the Washington, D.C., rally to “peacefully show my support for the president.”
U.S.Business InsiderA West Virginia lawmaker who was charged after taking part in the mob that stormed the Capitol says he won't resign from office
A newly elected lawmaker in West Virginia who was criminally charged after filming himself and supporters of President Donald Trump taking part in the riot at the US Capitol on Wednesday says he won't resign after his colleagues called for him to step down. An attorney for Derrick Evans, a Republican lawmaker in West Virginia's House of Delegates, told CBS affiliate WVNS-TV that his client "committed no criminal act" as he stormed the Capitol building. "From Mr. Evans point of view in the crowd, it appeared that the crowd was being allowed by law enforcement into the Capitol.
PoliticsThe Independent‘Traitor’: Lindsey Graham surrounded by Trump supporters at airport after breaking with president
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham was escorted by police from a terminal inside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after a group of Donald Trump's supporters chanted “traitor” and screamed “you work for us” after he condemned Donald Trump's response to a violent mob at the US Capitol and baseless allegations of election fraud. "One day you will not be able to walk down the street," one woman yells in video shared by Politico's Daniel Lippman. A source sends this video of a group of Trump supporters today harassing Sen. Lindsey Graham at Reagan airport and loudly calling him a “traitor” after he publicly broke with Trump earlier this week.
U.S.Los Angeles Times OpinionLetters to the Editor: Chapman University faculty: John Eastman doesn't belong on our campus
To the editor: Last month, 159 Chapman University faculty members signed a statement of outrage that law professor John Eastman was using his university credentials in a spurious lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court. Eastman spouted lies about "secret folders" to fire up an angry crowd and stood approvingly next to Rudy Giuliani as he called for "trial by combat." Consider the 1969 Supreme Court decision in Brandenburg vs. Ohio (1969), which provides broad protection for speech except that "directed to producing or inciting imminent lawless action."
U.S.LA TimesLawyer for 'SoHo Karen' advised her client not to wear that 'Daddy' hat on TV
When "SoHo Karen" Miya Ponsetto spoke with Gayle King on Thursday, just hours before being arrested, the Ventura County resident was flashing an accessory rarely seen in a "CBS This Morning" interview: a black ballcap emblazoned with the word "Daddy." “The hat definitely wasn't chosen by me,” the 22-year-old's lawyer, Sharen H. Ghatan, told the Daily Beast. Ghatan said she "specifically" asked her client to take off the hat before the interview.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderSen. Ben Sasse called his GOP colleague Josh Hawley's election objections 'really dumbass' and 'a terrible idea'
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska called his colleague Sen. Josh Hawley's attempts to subvert the 2020 presidential election results "really dumbass" and "a terrible idea" in a Friday interview on NPR. "This was a stunt, it was a terrible, terrible idea, and you don't lie to the American people, and that's been going on," Sasse said. Hawley is accused inciting the rioters who mounted an armed insurrection on the US Capitol by pushing false and misleading claims about voting and election irregularities.
PoliticsINSIDERThe 'Q Shaman' who stormed the Capitol is upset Trump supporters are claiming he's 'Antifa' in disguise
A well-known QAnon figure responded to claims falsely alleging that he was an antifascist disguised as a Trump supporter as he rioted in the US Capitol. The Twitter user believed to be the "Q Shaman," a man from Arizona named Jake Angeli, denied conspiracy theorist Lin Wood's false claim. Trump supporters and far-right activists have continued to falsely claim that the riot in the Capitol on Wednesday, which killed at least three people, featured "Antifa" protesters in disguise.
BusinessBusiness InsiderMcDonald's CEO calls insurrection at the US Capitol an attack on things people 'associate with America,' including McDonald's
McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski condemned insurrection by pro-Trump supporters in an internal memo viewed by Business Insider. "As a quintessentially 'American brand,' McDonald's has always benefitted from the respect and admiration that consumers hold for the ideals of this nation," Kempczinski wrote. "It was an attack on all those things that people cherish and associate with America," Kempczinski added.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderSen. Tammy Duckworth demands the resignation of GOP congresswoman who told Trump supporters 'Hitler was right'
Newly elected GOP congresswoman Mary Miller said "Hitler was right" in a speech to Trump supporters this week. Politicians on the left and right have condemned Miller, and Sen. Tammy Duckworth is now calling for her resignation. Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth tweeted calling for the resignation of Rep. Mary Miller on Wednesday.
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Argentines flock to beaches despite renewed COVID-19 fears
Reuters footage showed crowded beaches with many people not wearing face masks or observing social distancing guidelines. Argentina issued a decree on Friday (January 8) empowering provinces to restrict nighttime activities in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus. As of Thursday (January 7), 1,690,006 cases of coronavirus had been recorded in the country, with 44,122 deaths.
PoliticsTheGrio‘Fox & Friends’ panel erupts after Geraldo Rivera blames Trump for inciting violence
Fox News has a long history of supporting outgoing President Donald Trump, but this week Geraldo Rivera caused an uproar at the news network when he very bluntly blamed the dangerous rhetoric of Trump along with Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley for inciting Wednesday's Capitol Hill siege. During an appearance on Fox & Friends, Rivera started by first applauding Trump's concession speech released Thursday evening. He then pointed out those sentiments would have been better if they were shared Tuesday night before Trump “inspired and incited that mob to storm the capital.
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Kenin opens season with win over Yang at Abu Dhabi Open
Sofia Kenin opened her season Thursday by beating Yang Zhaoxuan 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open. The American hit 11 aces against Yang to set up a second-round match against Kirsten Flipkens. Obviously a little bit of nerves.
U.S.Business InsiderMaryland governor tried to deploy National Guard in DC only for his calls to be ignored
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, said Thursday that he tried to deploy his state's National Guard to assist in Washington, DC, but was thwarted. According to The New York Times, the decision to authorize National Guard deployments ultimately came from Vice President Mike Pence, marking an apparent break with the chain in command. As besieged lawmakers pleaded for help, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, said he was "repeatedly" told that he lacked the authority to deploy his state's National Guard to help put down the pro-Trump insurrection at the US Capitol.
“Governors are being WAY too precious about who gets this vaccine.”
“The federal government needs to give states strict parameters for when their vaccine allocation must be administered.”
“While public health leaders know what must be done, their critical work could be supported by a national COVID-19 Vaccine Corps.”
“The US vaccine campaign is not a disaster. Rather, I think it is predictably mediocre.”
“The best option may be to rely more on private industry.”