President Donald Trump has responded to Vice President Mike Pence’s remark about lacking the authority to reject disputed electoral votes, saying that he didn’t have the courage to do what was right. “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a…
Pence ‘Didn’t Have the Courage’ to Reject Electoral Votes, Trump Says
Protesters Breach Capitol Building, Vote Objection Deliberations On Hold
People waving American flags expressing support for President Donald Trump have broken through barriers and overwhelmed Capitol police, crowding inside the Capitol building, where both chambers were deliberating over objections to the electoral votes from the presidential election. The deliberations have been put on hold and lawmakers have been evacuated. Shots have been reported inside…
DC Mayor Issues Citywide Curfew Amid Protests, US Capitol on Lockdown
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a citywide curfew amid protests and a reported breach and lockdown of the U.S. Capitol Building from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. on Thursday. Both the Senate and the House went into recess amid the reported breach. A number of lawmakers said they were essentially told to shelter…
Patrick Byrne on CCP Election Interference: ‘This Was an Act of War’
WASHINGTON—Patrick Byrne, tech billionaire turned investigative journalist, says 2020 was a psychological operation carried out by the Chinese Communist Party to interfere with the US presidential election. Byrne studied Chinese history and attended a university in Beijing that covered everything from Confucius and Lao Zi to Marx and Mao Zedong, “so I recognize what it…
House, Senate Recessed Due to Lockdown Amid Protests
The House and Senate went into recess due to a lockdown over protests outside Capitol Hill on Wednesday during the Joint Session of Congress as lawmakers hear arguments and challenges over states’ electoral votes. “The House is in Recess subject to the call of the Chair,” the House Press Gallery wrote at around 2:30 p.m….
Arizona Supreme Court Backs Dismissal of Election Challenge
Arizona’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of an election challenge. The court agreed with a judge in Pinal County that former Gilbert Public Schools Board President Staci Burk lacked standing because she wasn’t a registered voter when she filed the suit, which alleged Arizona’s election systems have severe security flaws, saying that election workers…
Mitch McConnell: Congress Cannot Overturn Election
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), in rare agreement with his Democratic counterpart, on Wednesday said Congress cannot change the results of the election, after legislators objected to Arizona’s electoral votes. “Every election we know features some illegality and irregularity, and of course that’s unacceptable. I support strong state-led voting reforms. Last year’s bizarre pandemic…
Brief US Capitol Building Evacuations Ordered Amid DC Protests During Electoral Count
UPDATE: Officials told Epoch Times reporters that the all-clear was given by police. They returned back to the buildings. —- Buildings near the U.S. Capitol were evacuated on Wednesday as the Joint Session of Congress met to debate on electoral votes amid protests and rallies. “Just evacuated my office in Cannon due to a nearby…
Jack Posobiec: The Establishment ‘Is in Bed With the CCP’
WASHINGTON—China analyst and veteran Navy intelligence officer Jack Posobiec said Americans are understanding the threat of Chinese Communist Party on humanity; 15 years ago if he said “CCP,” the average American wouldn’t know what he meant. “But now? It’s the loudest chant that I’ve heard tonight: Take down the CCP,” Posobiec said after he gave a…
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