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Foreign Minister Calls Assault on US Capitol ‘Frightening and Unacceptable’ Minister for Foreign Affairs Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson Vala Hafstað
“This was frightening and unacceptable,” Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson tells
mbl.is, speaking of the assault yesterday by US President Donald Trump’s supporters on the US Capitol.
“You can’t define this as a demonstration. People who behave like this are simply a mob,” he continues.
When asked whether he believes the situation in the US will hurt democracy there, he responds, “The positive aspect of this is the reactions of former and present leaders of both parties, which were very strong. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel, for example, gave a very good speech, and that tells us that democracy remains strong in the US.”
By Tommy ChristopherJan 2nd, 2021, 9:07 am
Increasingly unhinged pro-Trump lawyer
Lin Wood crossed a line that many of his own allies wouldn’t follow him over when he tweeted that Vice President Mike Pence would “face execution” if he fails to thwart Congress’ certification of President-elect
Joe Biden’s victory over outgoing President
Donald Trump.
On New Year’s Day, Wood posted a lengthy and deranged Twitter thread in which he predicted charges of “treason” against a raft of prominent figures that included Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel, and Pence with particular emphasis on Pence.
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The fate of COVID-19 relief payments in the latest economic recovery bill may be bound with that of the Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, as Republicans move to couple increased payments with the reform of the bill,
The Washington Post’s Tony Romm reported on Tuesday. Section 230 has been the subject of recent controversy from politicians from both sides of the aisle, the Department of Justice, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and even members of the Supreme Court petitioning for or proposing reform. Critics chiefly argue that the law allows major internet companies, and in particular social media platforms, to avoid liability for damaging content created and posted by third-parties.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks on the Senate floor and addresses coronavirus stimulus, direct checks to American households, Section 230 and election integrity.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is encouraging fellow Republicans to join him in supporting the increase of the direct payments to Americans that were part of the latest coronavirus relief bill from $600 to $2,000, after President Trump called on lawmakers to make the change.
The Democrat-led House already approved the $2,000 payments with bipartisan support, sending them to the Republican-controlled Senate. Working Americans have borne the brunt of this pandemic, Hawley tweeted Tuesday morning. They’ve been hammered, through no fault of their own. They deserve $2000 in #covid relief - a fraction of what the banks & big business got. Let’s vote now.