Articles filed under Political Figures
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Chaos, violence, mockery as pro-Trump mob occupies CongressJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - "Where are they?" a Trump supporter demanded in a crowd of dozens roaming the halls of the Capitol, bearing Trump flags and pounding on doors. They - lawmak...
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Biden introduces Merrick Garland as attorney general pickJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden introduced his pick for the nation's top law enforcement official on Thursday, turning to experienced judge Merrick Garland ...
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'My decision to enter the Capitol was wrong': Inverness, Roselle men charged after Capitol riotJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - An Inverness man and a Roselle man were among the dozens arrested after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, forcing Congress to stop counting the Electo...
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Social platforms flex their power, lock down Trump accountsJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - After years of treating President Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric with a light touch, Facebook and Instagram are silencing his social media accounts for the rest of...
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'The president is unwell': Suburban lawmakers call for Trump's removal from officeJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: The story has been edited to indicate Trump was impeached by the U.S. House in late 2019. Every member of the congressional delegation representing ...
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Trump calls for 'healing and reconciliation' in concession video; DeVos resignsJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times Eastern): 7:20 p.m. President Donald Trump is conceding ...
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'The president is unwell': Kinzinger urges Cabinet to invoke 25th AmendmentJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Republican Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger is calling on President Donald Trump's Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove him from office. Kinzinger made the...
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After excusing violence, Trump acknowledges Biden transitionJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov. 3 election and announced there would be an "orderly transition" on Jan. 20, I...
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Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms U.S. CapitolJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner before dawn Thursday after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed t...
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Media capture unprecedented storming of U.S. CapitolJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - The storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump played out on television in searing fashion Wednesday, with stunning pictures of guns...