Новости за 13.01.2021

House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (Wyo.), the No. 3 Republican in the House, announced Tuesday that she plans to vote to impeach President Trump for inciting a violent mob at the Capitol last week.Cheney is the first member of House GOP...

Senate Republican sources say they do not expect Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to reprise his role as one of President Trump's principal defenders in a future Senate impeachment trial.A Republican...

Senate Republican sources say they do not expect Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to reprise his role as one of President Trump’s principal defenders in a future Senate impeachment trial.A Republican official said McConnell has made it...

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on Tuesday announced the establishment of a National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office as part of an effort by the Trump administration to prioritize AI. The office will be...

A video of a man crying and yelling in a North Carolina airport after allegedly refusing to wear a face mask over his nose and mouth amid the coronavirus pandemic has gone viral.“This is what they do to us,” the man can be heard saying in the video...

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced Tuesday that he will not vote to convict in President Trump’s second impeachment trial as the House moves to impeach over Trump's role in last week's riot at the Capitol.Scott echoed claims by other GOP lawmakers...

The Republican Party is at a crossroads as it faces a future without President Trump, who has suddenly become an enormous drag on his party amid growing outrage over the insurrection at the Capitol.Corporate donors are withdrawing financial support...

Defense contractors Northrop Grumman, Leidos, BAE Systems and Raytheon are among a growing number of companies that announced a pause on political donations to members of Congress following violent riots at the U.S. Capitol last week.Northrop -...

Metal detectors are being installed outside of the House chambers in the Capitol that everyone, including members, must pass through to get to the floor in the wake of last Wednesday’s breach of the building.A notice sent by Acting House...

A representative for Chuck Norris denied Tuesday that the actor was among a pro-Trump mob that forced the Capitol into lockdown last week after a photo of an attendee whom people said resembled Norris went viral.“This is not Chuck Norris...

Rep. John Katko (N.Y.) became the first Republican lawmaker to say publicly that he will vote to impeach President Trump over his role in inciting a violent mob to storm the Capitol last week.Katko said in a statem...

Rep. John Katko (N.Y.) became the first Republican lawmaker to say publicly that he will vote to impeach President Trump over his role in inciting a violent mob to storm the Capitol last week.Katko said in a statement to Syracuse.com that he intends...

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) on Tuesday urged President Trump to publicly call on his supporters to remain peaceful or be responsible for any additional attacks they carry out."I call on President Trump to address the nation and explicitly urge his...

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) issued a statement Tuesday defending his speech last week near...

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) issued a statement Tuesday defending his speech last week near the U.S. Capitol shortly before a mob stormed the building.In the statement, Brooks attacked critics who have accused him of inciting the mob with his speech, in...

For many American families, the COVID-19 pandemic experience was not dissimilar to being hit by a category 5 hurricane. Core public services, such as schools and public transportation remain disrupted. Large-scale unemployment has persisted for...

House Democrats on Tuesday will adopt new rules slapping fines on any lawmakers who refuse to wear masks on the chamber floor.The new guidelines will hit offending lawmakers with a $500 fine on the first offense and $2,500 on the second, to be...

A federal judge halted the last two federal executions set to take place during the Trump administration after both death-row inmates tested positive for COVID-19.The ruling from Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee, will block the...

The Department of Justice is working to build sedition and conspiracy charges against some of the rioters who stormed the Capitol last week, the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., said Tuesday.Michael She...