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☆ U.S. security forces probe threats, ramp up to prevent repeat of Capitol mayhem
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Makini Brice | Heather Timmons | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

U.S. National Guard riot shields are laid out at the ready outside the U.S. Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2021. The incoming Biden administration has significantly ramped up security around his team ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration. The riot at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6 forced lawmakers to flee the inner chambers of the building, fearing for their lives. The biggest single security operation is in Washington, where Biden will be sworn in outside the Capitol next Wednesday. In Wisconsin, Governor Tony Evers authorized National Guard troops to support security efforts in the state capital of Madison.

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ET Live Updates: House Set to Impeach Trump, After Pence Rejects Call to Strip His Powers Lawmakers said they would move to impeach the president on Wednesday, after formally calling on Vice President Mike Pence to use the 25th Amendment. In a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi before the House vote on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence rejected the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment. Credit... Nicole Craine for The New York Times The House on Tuesday night formally called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and strip President Trump of his powers. With Democrats controlling the House, Mr. Trump is likely to become the first American president to be impeached twice. Other sites such as Snapchat, Reddit and Twitch also curtailed Mr. Trump.

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“He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding.” “These facts require immediate actions by President Trump,” he continued. A few Republicans defended him, but most others simply argued that a rush to impeach Mr. Trump without a hearing or an investigation raised constitutional questions. With Democrats controlling the House, Mr. Trump is expected to become the first American president to be impeached twice. Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington sent a letter to Mr. Trump on Sunday asking for an emergency declaration to obtain additional funding for inauguration security. On Tuesday, a federal inspector general questioned an order to deliver the estimates before Mr. Trump leaves office, after whistle-blowers warned that the rush would imperil their accuracy.

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☆ U.S. Attorney General Barr steps down as Trump election defeat confirmed
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-14 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General William Barr will step down next week, he said on Monday, shortly after the Electoral College confirmed President Donald Trump’s loss to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden. FILE PHOTO: United States Attorney General William Barr walks into the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room ahead of a Coronavirus Task Force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 1, 2020. Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen will take over as acting attorney general after Barr’s departure, Trump said. “Our relationship has been a very good one, he has done an outstanding job!” Trump said of Barr on Twitter. “Whomever Joe Biden chooses as the new Attorney General will have a tremendous amount of work to do to repair the integrity of the Department of Justice,” Nadler added.

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☆ Trump pardons Michael Flynn, who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( Dareh Gregorian | Dareh Gregorian Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had granted a "full pardon" to his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. The request was put on hold while the federal judge presiding over Flynn’s case reviewed the request. "President Trump dangled this pardon to encourage Flynn to backtrack on his pledge to cooperate with federal investigators — cooperation that might have exposed the President’s own wrongdoing. Flynn lied to those agents as well — a federal crime that Mueller’s team used to get a guilty plea from Flynn. After Flynn’s initial plea, Trump tweeted, "I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI."

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☆ A top Democrat on the House antitrust panel sets sights on Big Pharma after wrapping up tech probe
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-24 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., vice chairman of the subcommittee, is calling for a hearing to probe federal enforcers' approach to evaluating pharmaceutical mergers. The agency has challenged 67 pharmaceutical mergers worth over $900 billion since 1994, according to data compiled by the American Antitrust Institute for a September report. "It would be one thing if the acquisitions resulted in deterring future anticompetitive conduct anddecreased drug prices for consumers. The Covid-19 pandemic has called attention to existing concerns of rising drug prices and reduced innovation, Neguse wrote the committee leaders. WATCH: Here's why some experts are calling for a breakup of Big Tech after the House antitrust report

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