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Driver Rams Barrier, Killing Capitol Police Officer And Triggering Lockdown Reprinted with permission from Alternet U.S. Capitol Police announced Friday afternoon that one officer was killed and another hospitalized after a driver plowed a car into a barrier outside the Capitol complex. The driver of the vehicle, who was reportedly shot by police after he left the car and lunged at them with a knife, officials said. Reports of the incident first emerged on Friday around 1 p.m. when Cap...

With the Senate’s acquittal of President Trump There are basically two options left on the table. The first was mentioned by Trump’s defense lawyers as an alternative to an impeachment conviction: a criminal investigation and indictment through the executive branch of the federal government or a state or local government, with a possible trial in the judicial branch.  The second is to squeak out some accountability through the U.S. Congress. Some have called for a sanction under Section 3 ...

Democrats wanted to know about the House minority leaders conversation with the former president on the day of the Capitol riot.

© Julia Nikhinson What can the 25-year civil war in the small island nation of Sri Lanka teach the United States at this time? It may offer relevant and disturbing lessons as we face domestic terror driven by grievance, misinformation and the politics of division, race and ethnicity.   The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was deeply disturbing. However, we must look beyond the horror of the event to understand what is behind the conflict and address the risk that domestic conflict in our co...

The GOP once was “America’s party” because it understood that most Americans are centrist and pragmatic.

Virginia Beach business owner charged for alleged role in Capitol attack John Minchillo/AP FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, violent protesters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol, in Washington. Federal prosecutors say a retired Air Force officer who was part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol was arrested Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Texas. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) and last updated 2021-01-17 16:43:34-05 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A Virginia Beach man ha...

Already scheduled to leave office next week, Trump is on the verge of becoming the only president in history to be twice impeached.

© Getty Images In the wake of the violent riots that overtook the U.S. Capitol, many are not only questioning how this could have happened but also why the U.S. Capitol Police did not seem prepared or able to respond to that massive and dangerous threat.  The Capitol Police, established in 1828, is a federal law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction in and around the Capitol. Its prime mission is to protect Congress, including the members, employees, the grounds and visitors, so it can...

The bright light that shined in Georgia on Tuesday descended into darkness across the nation the next day, when the armed, attempted takeover of the Capitol took place. Unfortunately, the air will not automatically clear by the time Biden takes the oath of office next week. The day that lived in infamy lasted the rest of the week. The next day, a record number of  Americans — 4,000 — died of COVID-19. Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that 140,000 Americans lost their jo...

How can the three branches of the U.S. hold the President Trump accountable and rein him in?