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San Francisco (AFP) – Image-centric social network Snapchat on Wednesday said it has permanently banned US President Donald Trump from the platform, as voices are raised against keeping him off the internet stage. Trump’s access to social media has been largely cut off since a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington […]

Washington (AFP) – US lawmakers who refuse to go through metal detectors installed at the House of Representatives after last week’s Capitol riot will be fined, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said late Wednesday. The fine for the first offense will be $5,000, and $10,000 for the second, Pelosi said in a statement. Fines will be docked

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump has signed the bill that will upgrade the status of locales in Plains tied to former President Jimmy Carter. What was formerly called the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site is now the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. The park will include the farm where Carter grew up, the train depot

Despite a second impeachment, President Donald Trump could still seek and hold federal office in the future, including president in 2024. On Wednesday, the Democrat-led House of Representatives approved a single article of impeachment, accusing the president of inciting the violence that led to the Jan. 6 death of one Capitol Hill police officer and

President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, reported between $36,151,214 – $157,020,085 in income on their personal financial disclosures for 2019. The bulk of the couple’s wealth comes from their real estate investments. Included in Ivanka Trump’s earnings was $3.9 million in hotel-related revenue from the Trump Hotel in Washington D.C.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that the city will be canceling several Trump projects because of the president’s involvement in the Capitol riots. Mayor de Blasio said specifically that “inciting an insurrection against the U.S. government clearly constitutes criminal activity. The City of New York will no longer have anything to

Washington (AFP) – A US Capitol rioter seen wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” T-shirt taunting Jews over the Nazi death camp was arrested Wednesday, the FBI said. The FBI Norfolk Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Robert Keith Packer of Newport News, Virginia, they confirmed. Packer was charged with violent or disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds

Washington (AFP) – US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s lectern was back in its rightful spot at the Capitol Wednesday, a week after it was stolen during the violent incursion of the building by a mob of Trump supporters.  The photo of a man — smiling, waving and wearing a Trump hat — carrying

On Monday, two Capitol Police officers were suspended and 10 more are being investigated for their behavior during last week’s assault on the Capitol. Federal agents are now looking at whether current and former law enforcement officers played a role in the riot. According to Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), one of the Capitol police officers

Govs. Phil Scott (R-Vermont), Larry Hogan (R-Maryland) and Charlie Baker (R-Mass.) have all individually called for the resignation or removal of President Donald Trump as a result of his inciting of crowds this Wednesday and their subsequent storming of the Capitol building.  Scott specifically wrote in a Twitter post Wednesday, “Enough is enough. President Trump

Washington (AFP) – National Guard troops deployed on the streets of Washington began carry weapons late Tuesday in a major change of posture ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president, according to an AFP photographer. The Guard soldiers were originally mobilized to provide mostly logistical support to Washington police, and on Monday General Daniel