DOJ Officials Walk-Back Assertion That MAGA Rioters Wanted to 'Capture and Assassinate Lawmakers'
Justice Department officials have formally walked back the outlandish assertion that claimed protesters sought to "capture and assassinate elected officials" during the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Michael Sherwin, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told reporters during a press conference on Friday that there is no "direct evidence of efforts to capture or assassinate lawmakers" during the riot.
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Commentary: China Gets Biden
Joe Biden may be gearing up for January 20, but it was January 2012 when the Delaware Democrat got his big break. "Biden Gets China," headlined the January 2, 2012 report in The Atlantic. As author Steve Clemons explained, "a senior White House official has confirmed that Vice President Joe Biden will take the lead on the administration's next phase China policy."
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Texas AG Launches Investigation into Big Tech's 'Biased Policies' After Trump's Twitter Ban
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into the content moderation policies of multiple Silicon Valley based tech companies after President Trump was permanently banned from Twitter last week.
Paxton's office demanded four big tech giants such as Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Amazon and Google provide information relating to their censoring of conservative speech as well as their termination of the popular conservative social media app Parler from their platforms.
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Music Spotlight: Mira Goto
January 17, 2021 January 16, 2021 Bethany Bowman
Singer/songwriter Mira Goto grew up in a musical family. Her grandmother played the organ at church for many years and she learned to play the violin as a child. She grew up with access to instruments and a family who loved to sing.
As a teen, she thought the guitar was a much cooler instrument so she put her efforts there. Her favorite artist was Alanis Morrisette. "If I ever have the opportunity to do CMT Crossroads, she will be my first pick," she mused.
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Senate Panel Releases 11 Interview Transcripts from Investigation of Crossfire Hurricane
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday released transcripts of 11 interviews conducted as part of an investigation into the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane probe.
The interviews were conducted with current and former FBI and Justice Department officials between Mar. 3 and Oct. 29, 2020, according to a press release from Sen. Lindsey Graham, who chairs the committee.
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Trader Joe's, Instacart, Dollar General Will Pay Workers to Get Vaccinated
Trader Joe's is the latest business offering financial incentives to encourage their workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
The grocery chain said Thursday it will give employees two hours of pay per dose for getting the vaccine. The Monrovia, California based company said it will also shift around schedules to make sure employees have time to get vaccinated, according USA Today.
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Commentary: How to Fight Back and Win Against Big Tech
If we're going to be objective about it, we've got to give the Mark Zuckerbergs, Jeff Bezoses and Jack Dorseys of the world their due — the apps they've created are some of the greatest technological marvels in history.
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Pelosi: Members of Congress May Need to be Prosecuted if They Helped Capitol Rioters
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that congressional members may have to be prosecuted if they helped the Capitol rioters.
"If in fact it is found that members of Congress were accomplices to this insurrection, if they aided and abetted the crime, there may have to be actions taken beyond the Congress in terms of prosecution for that," Pelosi said during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Friday.
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Gov. DeWine Quintuples Number of Ohio National Guard Troops Sent to D.C. for Presidential Inauguration
January 17, 2021 January 17, 2021 Jack Windsor
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) authorized 1,000 active Ohio National Guard (ONG) members Friday to assist federal authorities in Washington, D.C. Earlier in the week DeWine signed an executive order to activate ONG troops – estimating 200 would go to America's capital city.
"The activation of additional Guard members follows a request from the U.S. National Guard Bureau Thursday evening for extra support," read a statement released by the Governor's communications team.
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