Incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain said Saturday night that Biden “is assuming the presidency in a moment of profound crisis for our nation. We face four overlapping and compounding crises: the COVID-19 crisis, the resulting economic crisis, the climate crisis, and a racial equity crisis.” … [Read more...] about Security a Focus Ahead of Biden Inauguration
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State Capitol Protests Over Weekend Small Compared To Heavy Police Presence
US-POLITICS-UNREST-PROTESTA member of the National Guard stands outside the State Library building near the State Capitol in Sacramento, California on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. - The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) … [Read more...] about State Capitol Protests Over Weekend Small Compared To Heavy Police Presence
Lindsey Graham Says A Pardon Of Capitol Rioters ‘Would Be Wrong … Would Destroy President Trump,’ And They Must Be Fully Prosecuted
“I don’t care if you went and spread flowers on the floor, you breached the security of the Capitol, you interrupted a joint session of Congress, you tried to intimidate us all — you should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Graham said. … [Read more...] about Lindsey Graham Says A Pardon Of Capitol Rioters ‘Would Be Wrong … Would Destroy President Trump,’ And They Must Be Fully Prosecuted
Harvard Students Petition To Revoke Degrees Given To Trump Staff And Supporters
“Harvard must revoke the degrees of alumni whose incendiary language and subversion of democratic processes – rooted in a history of white supremacist voter suppression – incited the violent insurrection on January 6,” the letter said. “This includes all who have used their platforms to deny the validity of the presidential election. They do not and should not represent a university committed to ‘strengthening democracy’ and ‘the advancement of justice.'” … [Read more...] about Harvard Students Petition To Revoke Degrees Given To Trump Staff And Supporters
Woman Whose State Capitol Protest Permit Was Denied By CHP Says She’ll Try Again After Inauguration
Sideshow Shut Down Freeway Traffic In Sacramento Saturday Powerball Drawing: Here Are The Winning Numbers Alleged Catalytic Converter Thief Caught In Walmart Parking Lot Bish says she doesn’t believe her rally would have led to the type of violence that broke out at the U.S. capitol on January 6. … [Read more...] about Woman Whose State Capitol Protest Permit Was Denied By CHP Says She’ll Try Again After Inauguration