As the paper s new politics and government reporter, I write about state and national issues with a focus on southeastern Connecticut. I particularly enjoy reporting on voting rights and how political trends play out at the local level. I ve worked as a town reporter for The Day, covering Montville and Waterford from 2019-2021 as well as writing breaking news and general assignment stories.
Sten Spinella
As the paper s new politics and government reporter, I write about state and national issues with a focus on southeastern Connecticut. I particularly enjoy reporting on voting rights and how political trends play out at the local level. I ve worked as a town reporter for The Day, covering Montville and Waterford from 2019-2021 as well as writing breaking news and general assignment stories.
WCCB Charlotte s CW
January 7, 2021
Mecklenburg County legislators released a signed statement on January 7th urging leaders to move President-Elect Joe Biden into the presidency peacefully, and to stop attempts at undermining the 2020 presidential election in light of the riot at the U.S. Capitol yesterday.
In a statement, fourteen legislators condemn the president by saying “The actions of President Trump to pressure the Secretary of State of Georgia to ‘find’ the votes
needed for him to carry the state indicate a callous disregard for fundamental democratic principles.”
“The President’s pressure on the Vice-President to violate his Constitutional duty is unacceptable. And, as yesterday’s unprecedented events made clear, the President’s false claims and calls for insurrection resulted in violence and lawlessness.”
Share
Police guard the Capitol in the aftermath of rioting on January 6. Photograph by Evy Mages
Despite the damage that was sustained to the U.S. Capitol during Wednesday’s pro-Trump riot, a key congressional committee has pledged that the swearing-in ceremony of President-Elect Joe Biden will take place as scheduled, and at its traditional location.
“The great American tradition of an inaugural ceremony has occurred in times of peace, in times of turmoil, in times of prosperity, and in times of adversity,” Republican Senator Roy Blunt and Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar said in a joint statement Thursday evening. “We will be swearing in President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021.”
To view past editions of The Hill s 12:30 Report, click here: http://bit.ly/1M1mIfw
To receive The Hill s 12:30 Report in your inbox, please sign up here: http://bit.ly/1Tt4hqN > A midday take on what s happening in politics and how to have a sense of humor about it. Ha. Haha. Hahah. Sniff. Haha. Sniff. Ha breaks down crying hysterically.
The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Breaking: Trump says he won’t attend inauguration | Returns to exclamatory tweet this morning after somber evening video | GOP regrets not containing Trump | House Dems eye midweek impeachment vote | GOP Sen. Sasse says he ‘will definitely consider’ impeachment | Capitol Hill fallout | How the Capitol was left unprotected | Process of repairs and cleanup begins | Top Capitol security officials resign | Biden breaks with Trump, to release all available vaccines | NH’s drive-in legislature
America woke up stunned on Thursday after a mob of Donald Trump supporters staged an insurrection at the US Capitol building in Washington DC the day before, storming the debating chambers and clashing with armed police. Four people died in the unrest that rocked the capital on Wednesday, Washington DC police said, including a woman who was shot dead by the US Capitol police. Three others died in “medical emergencies”, the DC police chief,.