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US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 27, 2021

The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden's election, suggesting the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol may embolden extremists and set the stage for additional attacks.

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Dry January is moist for some at the rocky start of 2021

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 22, 2021

A raging pandemic, tumultuous presidential election and deadly Capitol insurrection have combined to make the annual tradition of Dry January more moist than air-tight for some.

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McConnell: Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol siege, mob ‘fed lies’

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 19, 2021

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was “fed lies” and that the president and others “provoked” those intent on overturning Democrat Joe Biden’s election.

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Comparison between Capitol siege, BLM protests is denounced

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 14, 2021

Black activists are coming out strongly against a growing narrative among conservatives that equates the deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol with last summer's Black Lives Matter protests of racial injustice.

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National Guard troops flooding in as Washington locks down

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 14, 2021

U.S. officials say the number of National Guard troops coming to Washington by Inauguration Day has grown to 26,000.

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Years of white supremacy threats culminated in Capitol riots

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 14, 2021

Both within and outside the walls of the U.S. Capitol, banners and symbols of white supremacy and anti-government extremism were on display as an insurrectionist mob swarmed the Capitol last week

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Impeachment could become defining moment for Liz Cheney

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 13, 2021

Just before a mob unleashed a deadly rampage on the U.S. Capitol last week, President Donald Trump told tens of thousands of supporters that “we got to get rid” of Rep. Liz Cheney.

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McConnell blocks quick Trump trial, unsure how he’ll vote

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 13, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday blocked a quick Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump but did not rule out that he might eventually vote to convict Trump.

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Mix of extremists who stormed Capitol isn’t retreating

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 13, 2021

As rioters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, the seat of American democracy became a melting pot of extremist groups: militia members, white supremacists, paramilitary organizations, anti-maskers and fanatical supporters of President Donald Trump, standing shoulder to shoulder in rage.

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Trump impeached for second time as 10 Republicans join Democrats in historic vote

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 13, 2021

A majority of the U.S. House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, just a week after he encouraged loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results — a speech that was followed by a mob of his supporters storming the U.S. Capitol. The House vote on an article of impeachment for “incitement of insurrection” was still underway Wednesday afternoon.