Politics Jan 07 Lawmakers vow to probe police response to U.S. Capitol breach U.S. Capitol Police, who are charged with protecting Congress, turned to other law enforcement for help with the mob that overwhelmed the complex and sent lawmakers into hiding.
Economy Jan 07 U.S. unemployment claims fall slightly 787,000 Thursday's figure from the Labor Department, a slight decline from the previous week, showed that many employers are still cutting jobs as the pandemic tightens business restrictions and leads anxious consumers to stay home.
Politics Jan 07 Mulvaney resigns: 'I can't do it. I can't stay.' “I can’t do it. I can’t stay,” Mick Mulvaney told CNBC, which was first to report the resignation. “Those who choose to stay, and I have talked with some of them, are choosing to stay because they’re worried the president…
Politics Jan 07 Trump says there will be an 'orderly transition' of power, acknowledges defeat President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov. 3 election and announced there would be an "orderly transition on January 20th" after Congress concluded the electoral vote count early Thursday certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
Politics Jan 07 Pence affirms Joe Biden's victory Vice President Mike Pence defied President Donald Trump early Thursday morning as he affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's November victory, putting an end to Trump's futile efforts to subvert American democracy and overturn the results of the election.
Politics Jan 07 1 senator and 80 House members object to Pennsylvania results, triggering further debate Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., joined members of the House in objecting to President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory in Pennsylvania.
Politics Jan 07 Objections to Georgia results fail without senators' support While a number of Republican members of the House of Representatives objected to the results of the presidential election in Georgia, a state Joe Biden narrowly won, but without a senator joining their objection, the objection failed.
Politics Jan 06 House rejects objection to Biden's Arizona win Now that Arizona is out of the way, Congress will reconvene as the joint session and make its way through the rest of the states that have objections.
Nation Jan 06 4 people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C., Police Chief Robert Contee said the dead on Wednesday included a woman who was shot by the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as three others who died in “medical emergencies.”…
Politics Jan 06 House rejects challenge to Biden's electoral votes in Arizona The House voted 303-121 to reject the objection to Arizona's election results. The House will send a message to the Senate sharing their decision and the two groups will reconvene in the joint session.