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.TheGrioChicago police union president: Saying riots are ‘treason’ is ‘beyond ridiculous’
John Catanzara, who was elected last May as the president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, is defending the people who participated in the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol that resulted in the death of a police officer. There was no arson, there was no burning of anything, there was no looting, there was very little destruction of property,” Catanzara told WBEZ in a Wednesday evening phone interview. It was a bunch of pissed-off people that feel an election was stolen, somehow, some way.
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
A New York Times photographer said she was attacked by Capitol rioters, then held at gunpoint by police who didn't believe she was a journalist because the mob took her IDBusiness Insider
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.
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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.
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.
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.
PoliticsThe WeekFox & Friends' Ainsley Earhardt says Trump supporters stormed Capitol because 'they don't want to be forgotten'
Fox & Friends' Ainsley Earhardt says fear was at the root of Trump supporters' Wednesday attack on the Capitol and refusal to accept the election results. Since Election Day, President Trump and his allies have insisted something must have gone wrong to cost Trump re-election. They've spread false claims of fraud and insisted the 74 million people who voted for Trump had to be listened to, despite the fact that President-elect Joe Biden got 7 million more votes and elections are usually decided by who gets the most votes.
U.S.National ReviewMan Photographed with Foot on Desk in Pelosi’s Office Is Arrested
Law enforcement officials announced Friday that they had arrested the man pictured in a viral photograph sitting in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office with one leg up on her desk when pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Officials said they took 60-year-old Richard Barnett into custody in Little Rock, Ark. and also released details about crimes for which several people will face federal charges. Barnett, who faces charges of violent entry and theft of public property, among other things, told KFSM that he was looking for a bathroom when he saw that the door to Pelosi's office was open.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
LifestyleArchitectural DigestInside the Charming Parisian Apartment of French Designer Sarah Poniatowski
Located directly under the roof, Poniatowski's idyllic Right Bank apartment is flooded with light, flea market finds, and the designer's very own collection Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest
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.
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.
U.S.Business InsiderOne of the Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol was carrying 11 Molotov cocktails and an assault rifle, prosecutors say
Michael Sherwin, the acting US attorney in Washington, DC, on Thursday described arrests made during the riot in the US Capitol. He said one man who was arrested was carrying 11 Molotov cocktails that were "ready to go," as well as a semiautomatic rifle. Capitol Police in a separate statement said its officers were attacked with metal pipes and chemicals.
PoliticsPolitico‘Coward’: MAGA internet turns on Trump
After years of fidelity, Donald Trump's most ardent online fans have finally turned on him. All it took was for the president to acknowledge the reality of his loss a little over a day after they, the MAGA faithful, stormed the Capitol in a violent attempt to stop the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's win. Cassandra Fairbanks, a prominent MAGA activist, tweeted: “[He] tells angry people to march to the capitol [and then] proceeds to throw his supporters under the bus.”
U.S.USA TODAYThree people died from medical emergencies on Capitol grounds Wednesday. Who were they?
Four people died Wednesday when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, including three who suffered medical emergencies on Capitol grounds, police said. Benjamin Phillips, 50, from Ringtown, Pennsylvania; Kevin Greeson, 55, from Athens, Alabama; and Rosanne Boyland, 34, from Kennesaw, Georgia all died from medical emergencies on the grounds of the Capitol, Washington, D.C., police Chief Robert Contee III said in a press conference Thursday. It was not immediately clear how Phillips and Boyland died.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderA conservative radio host flew into DC on a private jet to participate in the siege on the Capitol
Real-estate broker and conservative radio host Jenna Ryan flew on a private jet from Texas to Washington DC to take part in Wednesday's siege on the US Capitol, multiple outlets have reported. Ryan took to social media to share several photos and videos of her journey. On Friday, Ryan said in a public statement that she flew to the Capitol under the impression that it would be a peaceful march and she doesn't condone the violence that took place.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderA Reuters photographer says he overheard pro-Trump insurrectionists saying they wanted to hang Mike Pence at the Capitol
A Reuters photographer said he heard at least three pro-Trump rioters at the Capitol on Wednesday saying they wanted to find Vice President Mike Pence and execute him by hanging. The rioters said they "hoped to find Vice President Mike Pence and execute him by hanging him from a Capitol Hill tree as a traitor," the photographer, Jim Bourg, tweeted. Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed that Pence could have stopped Congress from finalizing Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election, even though Pence has no such legal or constitutional authority.
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.
U.S.USA TODAY'Their behavior was unacceptable': Alaska Airlines bans 14 passengers following rowdy DC flight a day after riot
Alaska Airlines has banned 14 passengers following a rowdy five-hour flight from Washington, D.C., to Seattle late Thursday. The passengers were on Alaska Flight 1085, which left Washington Dulles International Airport around 5:20 p.m. local time.
BusinessThe Daily BeastFox News Assures Advertisers That Maria Bartiromo, a Rabid Trumpkin, Is ‘Hard-Hitting Journalism’
In a presentation document, obtained and reviewed by The Daily Beast, the network pitched its ad space to potential sponsors by laying out internal data suggesting the negative coverage of Fox's inflammatory, right-wing commentary does not actually harm its advertisers. Additionally, the network touted the “hard-hitting journalism” of stars like Maria Bartiromo, a staunchly pro-Trump host who has long boosted baseless right-wing conspiracy theories. Over the past several years, the conservative cable-news giant has faced a barrage of calls for advertiser boycotts from celebrities, politicians, and liberal activists over a variety of bigoted comments and dangerous conspiracy theories peddled ...
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Man seen during riots inside Capitol fired from job in Maryland
One of the people seen in the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon after angry mobs stormed the building lost his job at a Maryland-based communications company. Angry mobs of President Donald Trump's supporters, incited by the president, breached the Capitol building, halting the electoral vote count and forcing lawmakers to move into a secured location. Four people died.
“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.”