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6 Key Points on Efforts to Oust Trump in Final Days
After the riot at the Capitol, congressional Democrats increasingly are calling for the removal of President Donald Trump before his term expires Jan. 20, either through a second impeachment or by invoking the 25th Amendment. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., an assistant House speaker, said lawmakers could vote on impeachment within a week. After vowing never… -
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No, Beijing, the Hong Kong Protests Were Nothing Like What Happened on Capitol Hill
False equivalencies are being drawn between the angry pro-Trump mob that sought to disrupt democratic processes on Capitol Hill this Wednesday and overwhelmingly peaceful, pro-democracy Hong Kong protests that took place in 2019 and 2020. These parallels are being drawn intentionally and with malice by malign actors, like China and Russia, who seek to defend… -
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‘Awoman’ Prayer Just One Example of Liberals’ Gender Obsession
Is it “amen” or “awoman”? According to Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, it’s both. In a recent prayer before the United States House of Representatives, Cleaver, an ordained minister with a master’s degree in divinity from Saint Paul School of Theology, was reading a prepared prayer, and ended the prayer by saying “amen and awoman.” From… -
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Biden Says Trump Not Attending His Inauguration Is ‘a Good Thing’
President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that President Donald Trump not attending his inauguration is “a good thing.” “I was told that, on the way up here, way over here, that he indicated he wasn’t going to show up at the inauguration. One of the few things he and I have ever agreed on. It’s a… -
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Some Realtors Fear Association’s ‘Hate Speech’ Ban Is Built on a Slippery Slope
In what some consider one of the most far-reaching social-policy moves in the corporate world, the National Association of Realtors—called the nation’s largest trade organization—has revised its professional ethics code to ban “hate speech and harassing speech” by its 1.4 million members. Under the new policy, real estate agents who insult, threaten, or harass people based… -
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A Day of Chaos Clouds Trump’s Legacy of Judges, Tax Cuts, Peace Deals
The president promised he would be there every step of the way. It was a pledge President Donald Trump made to thousands of supporters who had gathered Wednesday morning to protest Congress’ certification of the Electoral College vote. Behind bulletproof glass on a stage at the Ellipse, only a quarter-mile from the U.S. Capitol, Trump… -
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Patriots Do Not Storm Their Nation’s Capitol
Attention readers: The following column was co-authored with the Daily Caller editorial board. Patriots enlist and defend their country. They work hard, do their best, raise good families. They help their neighbors. They perform civic duties. They grit their teeth and pay their taxes. Then they show up and vote. They compete, they win or… -
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Qatar’s Normalization With Gulf States Could Pave Way Toward Secure and Stable Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt agreed to restore ties with Qatar during the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council Summit on Tuesday. The agreement marks the end of a dispute that has divided the Persian Gulf region since 2017. Sealed with a “warm embrace” between Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Cooperation Council allies will lift its economic and diplomatic blockade on the nation, reopening their airspace,… -
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House Homeland Security Chairman Wants Capitol Rioters Placed on No-Fly List
The chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., on Thursday urged the Transportation Security Administration and the FBI to place certain members of the Capitol mob on the no-fly list. “Given the heinous domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol yesterday, I am urging the Transportation Security Administration [TSA] and the… -
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Sen. Sasse Hints of Backing Bid to Impeach Trump Again
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., said Friday morning that he would be open to considering articles of impeachment from the House. “If they come together and have a process, I will definitely consider what articles they might move, because as I told you, I believe the president has disregarded his oath of office,” Sasse said on “CBS This… -
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Reporter Who Followed the Mob Into the Capitol Shares What He Saw
Julio Rosas, a senior writer for Townhall, was at the Capitol on Wednesday when violence broke out as supporters of President Donald Trump forced their way into the building. Rosas, who has spent the past several months reporting on riots across America, followed the mob inside the Capitol to capture the situation on video. He… -
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Conservatives’ Bad Bargain
The mob violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday was deplorable and disgusting. It is the antithesis of a free society that wishes to remain free. Any supporter of President Trump and his policies must denounce this horror with even more vehemence than they denounced the riots of last summer, but the two… -
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Federal Prosecutor Vows ‘Maximum Charges’ for Capitol Rioters
Prosecutors so far have brought federal criminal charges, including unlawful entry and assault, against 55 people for participating in the riot Wednesday at the Capitol. Michael Sherwin, acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said “everything is on the table” several times Thursday during a conference call with reporters. Future charges could include conspiracy,… -
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Black Lives Matter Protesters Would Have Been Treated ‘Very Differently’ Than Capitol Rioters, Biden Says
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said Black Lives Matter activists would “have been treated very, very differently” if they had stormed the Capitol, instead of President Donald Trump supporters. “No one can tell me that if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protesting yesterday, there wouldn’t — they wouldn’t have been treated… -
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Barr Accuses Trump of ‘Orchestrating a Mob’ and ‘Betrayal of His Office and Supporters’
Former Attorney General William Barr accused President Donald Trump on Thursday of “orchestrating a mob” of his supporters to pressure Congress to overturn the presidential election. In a statement to the Associated Press, Barr asserted that Trump’s actions to overturn the election were a “betrayal of his office and supporters.” He further said that “orchestrating a… -
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Trump Pledges ‘Orderly Transition’ of Power to Biden
President Donald Trump assured the nation early Thursday that “an orderly transition” will occur now that Congress has certified the Electoral College vote in which Joe Biden defeated Trump to become the 46th president of the United States. “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out,… -
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Schumer Calls for Trump’s Ouster by Impeachment or 25th Amendment
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday called for President Donald Trump to “immediately” be removed from office, either through invoking the 25th Amendment or through impeachment. “What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one day longer,”… -
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FBI Seeking Tips to Identify Members of Mob Who Stormed Capitol
The FBI’s office in Washington, D.C., is seeking the public’s help to identify members of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday. “The FBI is seeking information that will assist in identifying individuals who are actively instigating violence in Washington, D.C. The FBI is accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting… -
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Police Say 4 Dead, 52 Arrested After Mob Storms Capitol
Washington, D.C. police announced late Wednesday that four people died during the riot following the "Stop the Steal" rally on Capitol Hill. Rioters supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday afternoon, committing acts of vandalism and postponing the Electoral College certification process as members of Congress were forced to shelter in place. Metropolitan Police… -
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Rep. Ilhan Omar to Introduce Articles of Impeachment Following Mob Violence at Capitol
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., announced she was drawing up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump after a mob of pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol building Wednesday. “Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of Representatives & removed from office by the United States Senate,” Omar said. “We can’t allow him to remain…