DC riots updates: Capitol Police officer dies from injuries; FBI offers $50K reward for pipe bomb suspect info Jorge L. Ortiz, John Bacon, N dea Yancey-Bragg and Jordan Culver, USA TODAY
As Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol, protests flared in cities across the country
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WASHINGTON A U.S. Capitol Police officer died Thursday after being injured when supporters of President Donald Trump raided the Capitol building on Wednesday, bringing the total number of fatalities to five.
Brian D. Sicknick was injured while physically engaging with protesters on Wednesday, USCP said in a statement. He returned to his division office and collapsed, then was taken to a local hospital where he died Thursday evening.
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Vanita Gupta is one of the most respected civil rights lawyers in America and a “proud daughter” of immigrants from India who has fought for greater equity, US Presi
Print article U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that Donald Trump should resign the presidency immediately and that if the Republican Party cannot separate itself from Trump, she isn’t certain she has a future with the party. “I want him to resign. I want him out. He has caused enough damage,” Murkowski, R-Alaska, said during an interview from her small Capitol office, steps away from the Senate chambers that were invaded by pro-Trump rioters on Wednesday. Murkowski is the first Senate Republican to call for Trump’s resignation, according to CNN and national congressional reporters. “I think he should leave. He said he’s not going to show up. He’s not going to appear at the inauguration. He hasn’t been focused on what is going on with COVID. He’s either been golfing or he’s been inside the Oval Office fuming and throwing every single person who has been loyal and faithful to him under the bus, starting with the vice president. He doesn’t want to stay
What to know about Joe Biden s presidential inauguration
Emily Davies, Justin Jouvenal, Teddy Amenabar and Matt Viser, The Washington Post
Jan. 8, 2021
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Construction continues on the presidential inaugural platform at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 29, 2020, in Washington, D.C.Washington Post photo by Katherine Frey/The
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden is expected to begin his term as the 46th president Jan. 20, when he is scheduled to be sworn into office amid an inauguration ceremony unlike any other in recent memory.
The coronavirus pandemic will transform the traditions long associated with inaugural celebrations. In fact, Biden s transition team is urging all Americans to stay home, refrain from travel and limit gatherings during the inauguration to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
NEW YORK â Indian American Sabrina Singh, a longtime aide to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, has been named White House Deputy Press Secretary in the incoming administration, according to a statement released Jan. 8 by the Biden-Harris transition team.
Singh was earlier the senior spokesperson for the Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign and the national press secretary for Cory Bookerâs presidential campaign.
In roles prior to that, she served as deputy communications director for the Democratic National Committee; spokesperson for American Bridgeâs Trump War Room; and regional communications director on Hillary Clintonâs 2016 presidential campaign. She has also worked at SKDKnickerbocker, served as communications director for Rep. Jan Schakowsky and worked on various Democratic committees.