All 50 states and the District of Columbia were on high alert Friday for what law enforcement said could be violent protests this weekend through Wednesday’s inauguration of Joe Biden. The National Mall was closed Friday in the wake of the deadly pro-Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — As he prepares to leave office, President Donald Trump’s job approval marks are on a downward spiral, led by sinking support among his Republican base, following last week’s riot at the Capitol and subsequent impeachment. In a new poll from the Pew Research Center, only
Rioters who stormed the United States Capitol during the count of the state-certified Electoral College vote intended to “capture and assassinate elected officials in the United States Government,” federal prosecutors said in court documents filed late Thursday. The contention is the latest
Some Democratic members of Congress are searching to answer how a throng of violent rioters breached the Capitol with such ease during the Jan. 6 riot, finding their way to the offices of liberal lawmakers – and some are now beginning to point
All 50 states and the District of Columbia are preparing for what law enforcement officials say could be violent protests this weekend through Wednesday’s inauguration of Joe Biden following the deadly pro-Donald Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. In D.C., streets
President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief proposal quickly drew criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in Congress after he unveiled the plan Thursday. Biden’s proposal includes $20 billion for a national vaccination program, $1,400 stimulus checks and raising the minimum wage
Justice watchdog opens inquiry into preparations, response to Capitol riots The Justice Department’s inspector general is launching an investigation into how the agency prepared and later responded to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack, where rioters overwhelmed police in the first mass
PHOENIX — Major League Baseball, fearing that the pandemic could create havoc with their scheduling once again, is proposing the return of seven-inning doubleheaders and extra-inning games beginning with a runner on second base, two persons with knowledge of their discussions told
On the day after Christmas, passengers on a United Airlines flight from Denver to Calgary, Alberta, were potentially exposed to COVID-19. So were travelers on a Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to Toronto, an Air Canada flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to
The Avengers have dealt with cosmic supervillain Thanos. How bad could a live studio audience be? Heroic witch Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and her android love Vision (Paul Bettany) hurtle through decades of TV sitcom history in “WandaVision” (streaming first two episodes Friday, then
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was at Dulles Airport. I was called back from my jetway when the second plane hit the World Trade Center and it was clear this was a terrorist attack on the United States. That