arrow Insurrectionist supporters of President Donald Trump outside the door to the House chamber after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC. JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Chaotic scenes of pro-Trump rioters breaching the U.S. Capitol, where lawmakers in the House and Senate were meeting to certify President-elect Joe Biden s presidential victory, shocked millions of Americans on Wednesday. Inside the building, legislators were confronted with unexpected terror and anarchy erupting just steps away from the Capitol s chambers and offices. I think people need to understand how close hundreds of members of Congress came to being seriously harmed, if not killed, on the House floor, Representative Mondaire Jones told Gothamist/WNYC.
More States Find Variant; N.Y. Cases Reach Record: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/7/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Connecticut, Texas and Pennsylvania reported their first cases of the virus variant that helped trigger a U.K. lockdown amid concern that Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. are likely to maintain a near-record pace at least through January. Mounting hospitalizations are offsetting any positive effect from the halting start to inoculations.
New York, New Jersey, Florida and North Carolina are among states that reported daily records as Illinois became the fifth state to surpass 1 million infections. Fatalities in Arizona reached a high and those in California were just two deaths from the record set at the end of 2020.
Zwicker names chief of staff
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Andrew Zwicker, a member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 16th Legislative District, has named Petra Gaskins his chief of staff, effective Jan. 11.PHOTO COURTESY OF ASSEMBLYMAN ANDREW ZWICKER
Andrew Zwicker, a member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 16th Legislative District, has named Petra Gaskins his chief of staff, effective Jan. 11.
“I am thrilled to welcome Petra Gaskins to my staff. She brings a tremendous amount of experience and a unique personal perspective into this role. Her deep desire to help others and to seek changes that improve people’s lives will be invaluable,” Zwicker said in a prepared statement.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced an extension of the suspension of interstate youth hockey competitions for public and private