The storming of the Capitol was an act of insurrection, intended to disrupt the most fundamental act of our democracy – the peaceful transition of power. Both Houses of Congress and the Vice President gathered in a Joint Session in the Capitol to perform our duty under the 12th Amendment, to certify and count the electoral votes cast by the States. [Rep. Adam Schiff]
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Orwell wrote with precision, “Good prose is like a window pane.” He described four motivations for writing: Sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse and political purpose. [Oliver B. Pollak, Ph.D., J.D]
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Washington (AFP) – Flags over the US Capitol were lowered to half-staff Friday after the death of a police officer took to five the number of people who died after President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the legislature. US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick was reportedly struck in the head with a fire extinguisher on Wednesday
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So much for national unity. President Trump announced Friday that he won’t attend Joe Biden’s inauguration later this month, seemingly flip-flopping on his pledge to promote “healing” in the wake of his far-right supporters staging a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to
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Washington (AFP) – US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled his picks for commerce secretary, labor secretary and small business administrator to fill his incoming economics team. The transition named Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and former Obama official Isabel Guzman as nominees for the three positions, respectively. “With two dozen
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2020 was a strange, difficult, and even transformative year for so many. In my case, the pandemic made me feel very mortal and I decided to start checking things off my “Bucket List.” First up was going back to horseback riding after 20 years of not riding or being in the horse world. [Mimi Pollack]
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DETROIT — Betsy DeVos, the West Michigan political force who rose to secretary of education, resigned Thursday night, saying President Donald Trump incited a mob that invaded the Capitol Wednesday. “We should be highlighting and celebrating your Administration’s many accomplishments on behalf of the American people,” DeVos wrote in a letter to the president. “Instead
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On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama tweeted a statement of his remarks on the violence from pro-Trump supporters when they broke into the Capitol building to try and stop the electoral college vote for President-Elect Joe Biden. “History will remember today’s violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continues to baselessly lie about
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President Donald Trump’s incitement of a mob attack on the Capitol is reason enough for him to be forced from office before Jan. 20 — whether via the 25th Amendment, another impeachment or some other means. Yet, even as Americans grapple with horrific images of invaders storming our seat of government, there is another urgent
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Merrick Garland, the onetime Supreme Court nominee picked by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as attorney general, pledged Thursday to pursue prosecutions without fear or favor amid mounting pressure for President Donald Trump to face criminal charges when he leaves office. After being formally introduced by Biden as his nominee to lead the Justice Department,
Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump appealed for “healing and reconciliation” Thursday following unprecedented scenes of violence at the US Capitol, pledging a smooth transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden. In a video message aiming to calm tensions after his supporters stormed the US Capitol as Biden’s election victory was being certified by
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Times are certainly tumultuous right now. After weeks of voter fraud allegations that culminated in a protest storming the Capitol, Joe Biden was officially certified as the next president via the congressional electoral process. Despite President Trump’s messages to the protesters to go home peacefully, Facebook and Twitter have blocked his account. Additionally, YouTube is set to suspend channels that promote voter fraud claims. [Teresa Konopka]
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This week’s portion is titled, “Shemot,” which translates as, “Names.” It is the first portion in the second book of the Torah, the Book of Exodus. The name of a portion is always indicative of its content and the same thing goes as far as the name of one of the Books of the Torah. In this case we can therefore assume that the theme of the entire book is hinted at in its name, which incidentally is, “Names.” [Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort]
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Calls for the ouster of US President Donald Trump grew on Thursday and members of his administration quit in the wake of a tumultuous 24 hours in Washington that saw rioters storm Congress and lawmakers finally confirm incoming president Joe Biden’s election victory. The Democratic leaders in Congress, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, demanded that
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