President-elect Joe Biden intends to nominate former US diplomat and longtime human rights advocate Samantha Power to lead the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the nation’s primary agency overseeing global US humanitarian aid. The Biden transition team also announced that the USAID administrator position will be elevated as a member of the National
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A rioter who stormed the US Capitol last week wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with the phrase “Camp Auschwitz” was arrested Wednesday morning in Virginia, according to a law enforcement official. CNN was first to report that the man in the sweatshirt was identified as Robert Keith Packer of Virginia. A law enforcement official told CNN
Continue Reading Operation Warp Speed chief scientific adviser Moncef Slaoui has submitted his resignation at the request of the incoming Biden administration, a source with knowledge of the events tells CNN. Slaoui confirmed on CNBC Wednesday that he submitted his resignation letter on Tuesday to the Trump administration. He’ll stay on for 30 days to “ensure a
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden’s team is producing a celebrity-filled prime-time special for the night of his inauguration in lieu of the traditional celebrations, which have been significantly pared down due to the pandemic, a Presidential Inaugural Committee official confirms to CNN. The special, hosted by Tom Hanks, is set to air live on ABC, CBS, NBC,
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The House is beginning debate Wednesday on an impeachment resolution that would make Donald Trump the first President in United States history to be impeached for a second time with a swift and bipartisan vote to condemn his role in inciting the riot at the US Capitol. House Democrats and at least five Republicans —
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America’s most senior military leaders condemned the violent invasion of the US Capitol last week and reminded service members of their obligation to support and defend the Constitution and reject extremism in a statement that underscored the unprecedented challenges facing the country in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection attempt by President Donald Trump’s
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As he fired up a crowd of Trump supporters gathered at Arizona’s state capitol last month, Rep. Paul Gosar falsely assured them that the election results could still be overturned. “Once we conquer the Hill,” the six-term Republican declared to a wave of cheers, “Donald Trump is returned to being the president.” Two and a
Continue Reading President Donald Trump’s actions during his final days in office have significantly increased his exposure to potential criminal prosecution, lawyers say, complicating his life after the White House. Over five days last week — beginning with a phone call to the Georgia Secretary of State directing him to “find” votes to overturn the election to
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The fateful moment when the House of Representatives on Wednesday impeaches President Donald Trump for a second time will rank among the defining moments of America’s story long after the citizens enduring these harrowing, tragic days are gone. Fast-moving developments in the run-up to the vote have left Trump more politically vulnerable than he has
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday ratified the new state flag, and Mississippi flew its new banner over the state Capitol for the first time, months after the state retired its decades-old flag that displayed a Confederate battle emblem. The moment was historic for the southern state that had been the last in the nation
Continue Reading A week after the mob stormed the US Capitol leaving staff and members cowering in their offices, in their chambers and waiting out the siege in secure locations, the House will vote — for the first time in history — to impeach a sitting President twice. This time around, a handful of Republicans will be
Continue Reading National Guard members supporting US Capitol security in Washington, DC, ahead of Inauguration Day will be armed, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. The decision comes as law enforcement in the nation’s capital and around the country brace for more extremist violence after the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol last week. The first wave
Continue Reading Congress has made the Paycheck Protection Program more flexible and given priority to the smallest, hardest-hit businesses, but the long-awaited second round of loans will still serve as little more than a stopgap as the pandemic rages on. Retail businesses like Georgie Lou’s Retro Candy store in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, will likely receive the same amount
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The House is poised to make Donald Trump the first President in United States history to be impeached for a second time on Wednesday with a swift and bipartisan vote to condemn Trump’s role inciting the riots at the US Capitol.
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The House of Representatives voted Tuesday night to approve a resolution calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office through the 25th Amendment in the wake of the violent siege of the US Capitol last week. The vote amounts to a symbolic rebuke after Vice President Mike Pence made clear earlier in the
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Federal investigators are chasing thousands of leads in twin efforts to prosecute people involved in last week’s attack on the US Capitol and to try to prevent feared follow-up attacks in Washington and around the country. But while the FBI has opened more than 160 case files in the six days since pro-Donald Trump rioters
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As doses of COVID-19 vaccines are continuing to be administered to the first phase of Missourians, health leaders are eyeing education strategies to inform the public about the vaccine. According to a poll sponsored by the Missouri Hospital Association, 58-percent of Missourians are very or somewhat likely to seek the vaccine
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Multiple House Republicans announced Tuesday evening they would support the impeachment of President Donald Trump for his role inciting last week’s riot as congressional Republicans made their clearest break with Trump to date after he showed no remorse for the US Capitol mob. While the vast majority of House Republicans are expected to oppose the
Continue Reading A New York man who allegedly gave a video interview while in the US Capitol was released on bond after being charged with crimes related to Wednesday’s riot. Aaron Mostofsky, the 34-year-old son of a state Supreme Court judge, appeared remotely for the Brooklyn federal court proceeding. US prosecutors in Washington, DC, have charged him
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated that he believes that impeaching President Donald Trump will make it easier to get rid of the President and Trumpism from the Republican Party, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. Another person with direct knowledge told CNN there’s a reason McConnell has been silent on
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