The union representing U.S. Capitol police officers on Monday gave a vote of “no confidence” in the department’s leadership after the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. About 92 percent of union members voted “no confidence” in Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman, who became the agency’s chief two days after the breach. Around 97 percent voted “no confidence” in Capitol…
Pelosi Announces Independent 9/11-Style Commission to Investigate Capitol Riot
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) stated that Congress will establish an independent, Sept. 11, 2001-style commission to look at the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6. “It is clear from his findings and from the impeachment trial that we must get to the truth of how this happened,” she said in a statement on…
Demands Intensify for Razor-Wire Fence Around Capitol to Come Down
Forty-one House Republicans want Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to take down the 12-foot-high razor-wire barrier surrounding the U.S. Capitol complex and send the troops manning it home as soon as possible. “We write with concerns about the security measures and enhanced fencing around the U.S. Capitol even though high-profile events like the inauguration…
Demands Intensify for Security Fence Around Capitol to Come Down
Forty-one House Republicans want Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to take down the 12-foot-high, razor-wire-topped steel barrier surrounding the U.S. Capitol complex and send the troops manning it home as soon as possible. “We write with concerns about the security measures and enhanced fencing around the U.S. Capitol even though high-profile events like…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Criticizes Capitol Rioters Who ‘Ruined’ GOP’s Jan. 6 Objection Plans
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) denounced the Capitol rioters on Tuesday and said they ruined Republicans’ ability to object to the electoral certification. “The attack RUINED our objection that we spent weeks preparing for, which devastated our efforts on behalf of Trump and his voters,” she wrote in a series of tweets. She continued: “They placed…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Criticizes Capitol Attackers Who ‘Ruined’ GOP’s Jan. 6 Objection Plans
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) denounced on Tuesday the people who attacked the Capitol and said they ruined Republicans’ ability to object to the electoral certification. “The attack RUINED our objection that we spent weeks preparing for, which devastated our efforts on behalf of Trump and his voters,” she wrote in a series of tweets. She…
Man Charged in Capitol Riot Worked for FBI and Had Security Clearance, Attorney Says
The lawyer for a man who was charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots said the defendant has held a top-secret security clearance for decades and previously worked for the FBI. Thomas Caldwell, who authorities believe has a leadership role in the Oath Keepers group, worked as a section chief for the federal law enforcement…
Trump Attorney Withdraws Request to Suspend Impeachment for Sabbath
One of the attorneys representing President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial withdrew his request to pause the trial from Friday night to Sunday morning in observance of Sabbath, according to a copy of a letter obtained by several reporters. “I am advised that your response to my letter was to graciously accommodate my Sabbath…
Republicans Call on Pelosi to Remove ‘Military-Style Fencing’ Around Capitol
Forty-two House Republicans have sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) urging her to remove the barricades surrounding the Capitol in Washington, erected in the days after the building was stormed on Jan. 6. Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), the primary signatory of the letter (pdf), said in a statement that the request is for…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Feb. 3)
The late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick lies in honor in the Capitol Rotunda. President Joe Biden, lawmakers, and the Capitol Police force pay their respects. House Republicans want to delay confirmation of Biden’s pick for commerce secretary. They’re concerned she’ll take Huawei off the trade blacklist. Florida is trying to stop Big Tech from…
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