U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse on Wednesday said he would vote to impeach fellow Republican President Donald Trump after last week's deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump supporters, becoming the sixth Republican to line up behind the effort.
A Chicago man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging he participated in last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, posting a photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ransacked office on social media.
WASHINGTON (REUTERS, AFP) - US President-elect Joe Biden has picked an Obama-administration veteran, Mr Kurt Campbell, to be his senior official for Asia policy, including the relationship with China, a spokesman for Mr Biden s transition said on Wednesday (Jan 13). I can confirm Kurt will be coordinator for the Indo-Pacific at the NSC, the transition spokesman said, referring to the White House National Security Council.
Mr Campbell will serve as coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs on the National Security Council and deputy to Mr Jake Sullivan, the incoming national security advisor, said The Asia Group, a consultancy that Mr Campbell founded in 2013 after leaving government.
Communications giant Comcast and Bethesda-based Marriott International Inc. are suspending contributions to the 147 Republican lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland, who refused last week to certify Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
Law enforcement prepping for armed pro-Trump marches this weekend in Columbus: Capitol Letter
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
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Weekend plans: Ohio law-enforcement agencies are preparing for several pro-Trump protests this weekend in Columbus – particularly an armed demonstration outside the Ohio Statehouse on Sunday. As Jeremy Pelzer reports, Columbus is one of a handful of cities singled out in particular on social media and right-wing websites for protests against Democrat Joe Biden taking office.
Prizefighter: President Donald Trump made it official Monday that he was awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Champaign County in a private ceremony, Sabrina Eaton reports. Jordan, a fiercely loyal Trump supporter, led unsuccessful congressional efforts to reject electoral votes from several states that backed Democratic President-elect Joe Biden in November’s election, pushing Trump’s false claims of widespread election f