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Trump Supporters Who Did These Things Dont Do These Things: Newsmax The far-right networks Greg Kelly is pushing an unhinged conspiracy theory about the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol. Newsmax host Greg Kelly joined a right-wing chorus of blame-shifting on Wednesday, saying the siege of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob was the work of antifa and “outside infiltrators.” (Watch the videos below.) “I have serious questions about who these people are,” Kelly said on the far-right chan...

Updated Jan 07, 2021 Lawmakers returned to the Capitol hours after pro-Trump mobs had stormed the building. WASHINGTON ― Hours after rioters violently stormed the Capitol and put the building into lockdown, lawmakers returned to the House chamber and certified Democrat Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. in the early hours of Thursday morning as the winner of the Electoral College and the next president of the United States. What is usually a perfunctory ceremony turned into the shameful, logical and ...

Updated Jan 07, 2021 Feds Say Theyll Hunt Down Trump Mob That Violently Stormed The U.S. Capitol The federal campaign against insurrectionist Donald Trump supporters came after law enforcement allowed criminals to evade capture. WASHINGTON ― Federal authorities said Thursday that they’re working to hunt down the hundreds of insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol building in support of President Donald Trump, most of whom were allowed to leave without being arrested after laying siege...

Updated Jan 07, 2021 Schumer, Pelosi Call For Trumps Removal Following Violent Insurrection Several other lawmakers from both parties are urging Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, which allows the vice president to take over presidential duties. By Sebastian Murdock and Alanna Vagianos House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are calling for the removal of President Donald Trump following Wednesday’s violent insurrection by extremists who w...

In Wake Of Prop 22, Albertsons Shifting In-House Delivery Jobs To Gig Work Unions representing the grocery chains workers say the decision will drive down wages and make the work less stable. One of the largest grocery chains in the U.S. has decided to end much of its in-house delivery service, outsourcing the work to third-party companies like DoorDash that rely on independent contractors to drop off food to customers on the cheap. Unions representing workers at Albertsons say the chain’s de...

Updated Jan 07, 2021 Arizona Governor Under Fire Over Video Of Son Partying Maskless At Crowded Indoor Event Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has urged constituents to wear masks and stay home to curb the spread of COVID-19. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) is under fire after a video circulated of his son partying inside a crowded venue without wearing a face covering or social distancing. His state leads the nation in daily COVID-19 cases per capita. Jack Ducey, 25, attended a bash where dozens of guest...

“Any time you start a big program, there’s always glitches. I think the glitches have been worked out,” the nation's top infectious disease expert said.

With tight runoffs in Georgia, the party is poised to win control of the Senate, but by the thinnest of margins.

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Updated Jan 06, 2021 Trumps GOP Allies Begin Futile Effort To Overturn Election On the urging of Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress objected to certification of state election results. They will fail, but hurt democracy in the process. Republican lawmakers on Wednesday began a doomed ― and dangerous ― effort to object to President-elect Joe Biden’s win and overturn the election in favor of soon-to-be-former President Donald Trump.  GOP members in a joint session objected to certifyin...