Friday, January 8, 2021
Clyburn accuses resigning Trump Cabinet members of 'running away' from 25th Amendment duty
House Majority Whip James Clyburn said former Trump Cabinet members Elaine Chao and Betsy DeVos, who resigned in protest of the Capitol riots, were "running away" from their responsibility to invoke the 25th Amendment.
Ratcliffe designates Space Force as 18th member of intel community
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Friday announced the Space Force as the 18th member of the intelligence community, in a move to "break down barriers" to information sharing, and to help inform the community's analysis of threats in space.
De Blasio begs Cuomo to be allowed to vaccinate over-75s, cites 'tremendous frustration' in NYC
A frustrated New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday repeated his pleas to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow the Big Apple to vaccinate over-75s, noting that they are most at-risk and warning that it is "very dangerous" to delay that eligibility.
Man who led rioters up Capitol stairs identified as Iowan in local news reports
A man captured in several videos and photographs at Wednesday's pro-Trump siege of the U.S. Capitol has been identified in local news reports as 41-year-old Doug Jensen.
Jensen, a Des Moines, Iowa, native, was seen wearing a QAnon T-shirt depicting an eagle and the conspiracy theory motto, "Where we go one, we go all."
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Artini-at-Home: Ann Arbor Art Center’s annual cocktail competition goes virtual
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Join the Ann Arbor Art Center in celebrating art and its yearly cocktail competition, but from the comfort of home.
This year, the nonprofit’s thirteenth annual fundraising event is going virtual between Feb. 25 and March 5.
Police searching for 2-year-old abducted by father in Gibraltar
GIBRALTAR, Mich. – Police are searching for 2-year-old Justice Kelly, who was taken by his father from his mother’s Gibraltar home Wednesday night (Jan. 6), violating a personal protection order against him for domestic violence.
‘Words have consequences’: Gov. Whitmer says Trump encouraged domestic terrorism in Washington, Michigan
After a large mob of pro-Trump rioters stormed U.S. Capitol buildings during congressional meetings, forcing lawmakers to flee in search of safety, representatives are claiming the president’s rhetoric encouraged such behaviors among his supporters.
The Latest: Capitol Police says officer dies after riots
The U.S. Capitol Police says an officer who was injured after responding to riots at the Capitol has died.
Officer Brian D. Sicknick died Thursday due to injuries sustained while on-duty, physically engaging with protesters at the U.S. Capitol, the statement said.
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