Feb 11 Trump lawyer calls House impeachment trial presentation 'offensive' By Associated Press David Schoen told reporters on Thursday that Democrats were “making a movie” and had yet to tie the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol to the former president. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Rep. DeGette says harm to the Capitol may be long lasting By Associated Press House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump's impeachment said Thursday the harm from the mob attack on Capitol Hill January 6th will be long lasting if there are no repercussions. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Lieu says Trump has shown no remorse for lies, riot By Associated Press “President Trump’s lack of remorse and refusal to take accountability during the attack shows his state of mind. It shows that he intended the events of January 6 to happen and when it did he delighted in it,” Lieu said. Continue reading
Feb 11 GOP attacks Dems' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill from all angles By Alan Fram, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The package would provide $1,400 payments to some Americans, hundreds of billions for state and local governments and boost vaccination efforts, raise tax credits for children and increase unemployment benefits. Continue reading
Feb 11 Biden hopes infrastructure can bridge partisan divide By Josh Boak, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Biden said there are "a number of things out there that the American people are looking for us to step up" and do. During the presidential campaign, Biden committed to deploying $2 trillion on infrastructure and clean energy investments over… Continue reading
Feb 11 U.S. distances itself from Trump attempts to ban WeChat By Tali Arbel, Associated Press The Commerce Department is reviewing recent actions, such as the rules undermining TikTok and WeChat, to ensure that efforts by the Trump administration to ban them based on claimed national-security threats were justified. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Democrats show past Trump rallies cheering violence By Associated Press Lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin said that the litany of examples showed “obvious intent” as Trump told his supporters to come to Washington, and then to “fight like hell” just before they laid siege to the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: U.S. sides with Britain on China's BBC ban By Associated Press "The (People's Republic of China) maintains one of the most controlled, most oppressive, least free information spaces in the world," he said. Continue reading
Feb 11 China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliatory move By Associated Press The BBC already is generally not viewable in China outside of some hotels, businesses and residential compounds for foreigners. It wasn't immediately clear if the ban would affect reception in those facilities. Continue reading
Feb 11 Gina Carano fired from 'Mandalorian' after social media post By Associated Press Carano played the recurring character Cara Dune on the "Star Wars" series. She deleted the post but it was widely shared online and spurred the #FireGinaCarano hashtag to trend. Continue reading