A Wisconsin National Guard Soldier has been charged for storming the Capitol during the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. Abram Markofski and Brandon Nelson traveled to Washington D.C. to attend former President Donald Trump’s ‘Stop The Steal’ rally earlier this year. According to court documents, an anonymous tip submitted to the …
Read More »Federal Judge Orders Release Of DOJ Memo That Cleared Trump
A federal judge is ordering the Department of Justice to release a memo from 2019. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson is ordering the Department of Justice to release a memo from 2019 that cleared then-President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice. At the time, Justice Department officials said that releasing …
Read More »Federal Agents Raid Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan Home And Office
Federal agents executed search warrants at the Manhattan home and office of Rudy Giuliani. Guiliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has been under investigation for two years for his activities in Ukraine. Federal prosecutors are trying to figure out whether he conducted illegal lobbying for Ukrainian officials. Federal agents …
Read More »The Justice Department Is Investigating The Louisville Police Department
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department is investigating the practices of the Louisville Police Department. The investigation comes after Breonna Taylor was killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky last year. Her death sparked widespread protest around the world. “It will determine whether LMPD engages in unconstitutional stops, …
Read More »Department Of Justice To Investigate Policing In Minneapolis
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is launching a “pattern or practice” investigation into the Minneapolis police department. “Today, I am announcing that the Justice Department has opened a civil investigation to determine whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional …
Read More »Officer Sicknick Suffered Two Strokes And Died Of Natural Causes
Washington D.C.’s Chief Medical Examiner, Francisco Diaz, says that US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick suffered strokes and died from natural causes a day after he confronted rioters at the Jan. 6 insurrection. Officer Sicknick was sprayed with bear spray during the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6. “The …
Read More »U.S. Capitol Officer Wont Be Charged For Ashli Babbitt Killing During Capitol Riots
The U.S. Department of Justice will not charge a U.S. Capitol Police officer for shooting and killing Ashli Babbitt during the Capitol Riots on Jan 6. Babbitt, a 14-year Air Force veteran and Trump supporter, was among rioters that broke into the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. Babbitt was shot …
Read More »Capitol Police Had More Advance Warning Of Jan 6 Riots Than Disclosed
Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton’s report, “Review of the Events Surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Takeover of the U.S. Capitol,” reveals that Capitol Hill police officers were advised three days before the attack not to use aggressive tactics against rioters. “Stop the Steal’s propensity to attract white supremacists, militia …
Read More »Pause On Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccination Will Not Impact National Vaccination Plan
The White House says that the pause on Johnson & Johnson‘s COVID-19 vaccine will not affect the administration’s national vaccination plans. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention interrupted the Johnson & Johnson vaccine distribution after the emergence of a rare blood clotting disorder in six …
Read More »Matt Gaetz’s Request To Meet With Trump Was Denied
Republican Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, who is under investigation for sexual misconduct allegations, was denied a meeting with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Two people familiar with the matter said Gaetz tried to schedule a visit with Trump after it was first revealed that he was being …
Read More »Kentucky Partially Bans No-Knock Warrants After Breonna Taylor Killing
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed a bill at Louisville’s Kentucky Center for African American Heritage that partially bans no-knock warrants. The passage of the law comes after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by police officers in her home during a police raid. The law forbids no-knock warrants if there …
Read More »Matt Gaetz Under Investigation For Sex With 17-Year-Old Girl
Republican U.S. Representative for Florida’s 1st congressional district, Matt Gaetz, told Axios that he is under investigation by the Justice Department over a former relationship. The Congressman denies any criminal wrongdoing. “The allegations against me are as searing as they are false,” Gaetz said in a phone interview with Axios. …
Read More »Trump Lawyer Lin Wood To Run For South Carolina Republican Party Chair
Lin Wood, a personal injury and defamation lawyer who took up President Trump’s baseless election fraud claims in the 2020 election, is looking to become Chair of the South Carolina Republican Party. Wood only recently moved to South Carolina from Georgia about one month ago. “A compelling reason for my …
Read More »Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Says FBI’s Brett Kavanaugh Investigation Was “Politically Constrained And Perhaps Fake”
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says the FBI’s investigation into sexual assault and misconduct against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was “politically constrained and perhaps fake.” After former President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh in 2018, multiple women accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault and misconduct. One of his accusers, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, testified …
Read More »Lawmakers Take Away Governor Cuomo’s Pandemic-Related Emergency Power
New York lawmakers have agreed to take away New York Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s pandemic-related emergency powers as he faces two ongoing controversies. The bill to limit his powers comes as Governor Cuomo faces an investigation into sexual misconduct claims and accusations that his administration mismanaged COVID-19 nursing home deaths. The COVID-19 emergency …
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