Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Rep. Liz Cheney, third-ranking House Republican, will vote to impeach President Trump
WASHINGTON – Rep. Liz Cheney, the third-ranking House Republican, says she will vote to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday, adding to a growing list of Republicans backing the president's removal after blaming him for inciting a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last week.
Alabama man with 'particularly lethal' Molotov cocktails at US Capitol riot left alarming notes in truck, records show
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama man who parked a truck filled with Molotov cocktails and a cache of firearms blocks from the U.S. Capitol had "concerning" handwritten notes that named an Obama-appointed federal judge a "bad guy," singled out a Muslim representative and listed contact information for conservative media personalities, according to court records.
'We get our President or we die': FBI issued dire warning day before Capitol riots; 170 suspects investigated
The FBI issued a dire warning on the day before the Capitol riots that violent extremists were planning an armed uprising in Washington, a plot the attackers described as "war" to coincide with Congress' certification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory, officials confirmed Tuesday.
Joint Chiefs of Staff call Capitol riot 'sedition and insurrection,' remind troops of oath
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s senior military leadership on Tuesday branded the riot Jan. 6 at the Capitol “sedition and insurrection” and admonished troops to heed their charge to protect and defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
Justices say women must obtain abortion pill in person
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ordered Tuesday that women must visit a doctor’s office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic, though similar rules for other drugs have been suspended during the public health emergency.
Travelers boarding international flights to the US will need proof of negative COVID-19 test, CDC says
Travelers flying into the United States from international destinations will be required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flight.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced
Lisa Montgomery's federal execution delayed amid back-and-forth legal challenges, Supreme Court ruling
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Lisa Montgomery had been set to be executed by the federal government Tuesday evening, but a series of fast-moving appeals delayed her death.
The U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh
Michigan plans to charge ex-governor, other former officials in Flint water scandal probe, Associated Press reports
DETROIT – Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other former officials have been told they're being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in 2014-15, The Associated Press has learned.
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