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Shooter, moments later his faTher, shackled and in court too, both charged. Later tonight here, we remember a Music Legend. Youll know his sound. First tonight, The 14yearold alleged School Shooter shackled while in court for The murders of two students and two teachers at his high school. Minutes later, his faTher in The same courtroom in front of The same judge. Emotional and rocking back and forth in his chair. Both tonight charged with murder. Sources telling Abc News The faTher gave his son...

In the final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency, many of the swamp leeches who’d spent four years attached to him focused on leveraging their parasitic bond to power for as much cash as possible before January 20. One such hanger-on was Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the American Conservative Union and husband to former top Trump communications aide Mercedes Schlapp. Matt Schlapp has built his influence in part by directing ACU’s annual Conservative Political Action Conference—essenti...

President Joe Biden has hit the ground running this week, taking aim at the most noxious and nonsensical of his predecessor’s policies through executive action, trying to get a handle on the long-neglected coronavirus pandemic, and working to change the culture in the Washington from the petty, reflexively partisan chaos Donald Trump cultivated to something more measured, results-oriented, and high-minded. His challenge? A Republican Party that appears to have little interest in harmony,...

Charles M. Blow about his provocative new book,  The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, which proposes a reverse migration of young Black people from northern cities to the South to try replicating what Stacey Abrams achieved in Georgia in the 2020 presidential and congressional races. Post-civil rights empowerment for Black populations has failed to materialize, argues Blow, with racism as pernicious, if not more so, in the “liberal” North as the South. The only way for Black peopl...

When he is inaugurated on Wednesday, Joe Biden will speak to the new chapter of national unity he hopes to usher in. But the heavily fortified backdrop against which he’ll take his oath of office will be a stark and surreal reminder of the challenges he’ll face as he tries to make good on that promise of healing the deeply divided country. Donald Trump set in motion January 6, Washington has been bracing for the potential for more MAGA violence, with a massive, multi-pronged security...

The incoming administration is expected to propose an eight-year path to citizenship, along with shifting course on climate and foreign policy.

Kara Swisher, and Ken Burns. The guest columns were generating lots of attention. Open rates were up. The web versions were getting good traffic. There was a positive response overall. Everything was going swimmingly—that is until Thursday, when Politico gave the keys to right-wing provocateur Ben Shapiro. Playbook installment was about as popular with many Politico readers as Liz Cheney’s impeachment vote was with the Trump crowd. The controversy snowballed throughout the day. â�...

When Ivanka Trump, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were among the last people on earth one would consider qualified to work in the White House advising the leader of the free world. But being Trumps and Trumps by marriage, the duo obviously saw themselves as eminently equipped for the jobs, thanks to inflated professional titles given to them by their fathers over the years and chart-topping delusions of grandeur. As Michael Wolffreported in Fire and Fury, though friends warned Javanka ...

Law enforcement has reportedly briefed members of Congress about possible future plots in Washington amid warnings of armed demonstrations at all 50 state capitols.

Outgoing Capitol Police chief Steven Sund says his requests for National Guard reinforcements were rebuffed—both before and during the deadly siege.