1 p.m. EST: White House press secretary Jen PsakiJen PsakiOn The Money: Senate confirms Yellen as first female Treasury secretary | Biden says he's open to tighter income limits for stimulus checks | Administration will look to expedite getting Tubman on bill Biden press secretary playfully accepts advice from 'Scandal' counterpart Overnight Health Care: Biden says anyone who wants vaccine may be able to get it by spring | Moderna says vaccine effective on variants, but tests booster shot | California lifts regional stay-at-home order MORE holds a press briefing. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3sTSdq2 … [Read more...] about The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – GOP senator retires
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‘Stop the Steal’ speaker seen on video in Capitol riots arrested
A federal criminal complaint included a screenshot of a video clip obtained by the FBI showing Straka in a crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6. As he neared the entrance, Straka turned the camera to film himself stating, "They’re using gas. We’re being gassed right now." (Justice Department) … [Read more...] about ‘Stop the Steal’ speaker seen on video in Capitol riots arrested
Press: The case against Citizen Trump
That’s the case against Citizen Trump. As Sen. Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyHouse formally sends impeachment to Senate, putting Trump on trial for Capitol riot Bernie Sanders has been most-followed member of Congress on social media for six years The Hill's Morning Report - Biden: Focus on vaccine, virus, travel MORE (R-Utah) said Jan. 6, “What happened here today was an insurrection incited by the president.” And, he later added, “If that’s not an impeachable offense, what is?” … [Read more...] about Press: The case against Citizen Trump
John Bolton: Second Trump impeachment ‘badly conceived, poorly executed’ and likely to produce same result as first
The House impeached Trump earlier this month on one article of "inciting insurrection" following a deadly riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Before violence broke out that day, Trump urged his supporters to march on the building as a joint session of Congress met inside to certify President Joe BidenJoe BidenBudowsky: A Biden-McConnell state of emergency summit DC might win US House vote if it tries Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman inks deal with IMG Models MORE's Electoral College victory. … [Read more...] about John Bolton: Second Trump impeachment ‘badly conceived, poorly executed’ and likely to produce same result as first
US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions
Those locations also don't include the American troop presence in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Former President Donald Trump also deployed the first troops into Saudi Arabia since 9/11 over concerns about Iran. Some 2,500 American troops now man fighter jets and Patriot missile batteries at Prince Sultan Air Base southeast of Riyadh. … [Read more...] about US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions