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
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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
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Days after insurrectionists violently took over the nation’s capitol, threatening lives of legislators and resulting in five deaths including a police officer, statements made by East County Assemblyman Randy Voepel are drawing sharp criticisms, including calls for his resignation or expulsion from the Legislature. [Miriam Raftery, East County Magazine]
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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
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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) – US Olympic swimming gold medalist Klete Keller was charged by the Justice Department Wednesday with participating in the June 6 attack on Congress by supporters of President Donald Trump. Keller was filmed as part of the crowd that illegally entered the huge Rotunda hall of the Capitol after violent protesters broke through
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The biblical book Esther made a significant impact upon Americans, Jews and non-Jews, as seen in the new book Esther in America.
As I described in detail in my book Ruth, Esther, and Judith, the biblical book Esther is in no way similar to what many think the book contains. Most noteworthy is that it contains no mention of God and no indication that the Judeans observed any biblical command. Even when the Judeans fasted when prompted by Esther’s request, no mention is made that they prayed for divine aid. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
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Stansky’s autobiographical preface attempts to answer, “what may have led [him] …to become a historian of Britain.” The answer is warm, funny and human. Twenty five essays written in the last 20 years provide an interesting and informative narrative and further autobiographical insights. [Oliver Pollak, Ph.D]
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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
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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
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After more than three hours of televised, often heated debate, a united Democratic party, aided by 10 Republicans, impeached President Donald Trump for an unprecedented second time. The vote on Wednesday, January 13, showed 232 members of Congress in favor of impeachment, and 197 members, all of them Republicans, opposed. The matter goes next for trial by the U.S. Senate which Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said will not convene for formal business until January 19, one day before President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are scheduled to be inaugurated. [Donald H. Harrison]
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This short Haftorah’s connection to the Torah reading is that it rails against Egypt as a failed ally, while the earlier Torah’s message outlines Moses’ first seven plagues against Egypt, also which failed. It is from the writings of the prophet Ezekiel, a controversial personality different from the other prophets. His writings and images are also clearly much different from other prophets. His key visions are so fantastic, that many if not most, moderns, both Biblical scholars and physicians, suggest they were hallucinations which a psychiatrist today might attribute to psychosis. [Irv Jacobs, M.D.]
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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
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