A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week, including false stories about the U.S. Capitol riots, President Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, ballot boxes and the Insurrection Act of 1807.
Jaime Harrison ran against Lindsey Graham for the US Senate in 2020. Author: Associated Press, WLTX Columbia Published: 1:15 PM EST January 14, 2021 Updated: 10:49 PM EST January 14, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA Jaime Harrison, the failed South Carolina Senate candidate and longtime Democratic Party official, is President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the national party, according to multiple party officials.
Harrison is expected to be elected without any significant opposition when the Democratic National Committee convenes next Thursday in a virtual session, a day after Biden is inaugurated.
The 44-year-old comes to the job with strong support from state party chairs around the country and from House Minority Whip Jim Clyburn, a close Biden ally and the highest ranking Black member of Congress. Harrison will be giving Biden a boost in his pledge to assemble a racially and ethnically diverse Cabinet and leadership team.
Early images of the U.S. Capitol siege captured the extremism of intruders as the insurrection was broadcast live. There was a bare-chested man in a furry headdress, another wearing an
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Botham Jean gets a street named after him and more Dallas city news
Botham Jean gets a street named after him and more Dallas city news This street will now be called Botham Jean Boulevard.
Photo by Jeremy McKane In this weekly roundup of city news, a street in Dallas gets a name change, Denton launches a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, and a group decides to hold their own darn MLK parade. Here s what happened in Dallas this week:
Botham Jean Boulevard The Dallas City Council voted to change the name of a section of South Lamar Street to Botham Jean Boulevard, to honor the man who was killed in his apartment by police officer Amber Guyger on that very street in 2018. It covers a stretch of South Lamar Street between Interstate 30 and South Central Expressway, which includes the South Side Flats apartment complex where Jean lived and was killed.