The pro-Trump mob took over the presiding officer’s chair in the Senate, the offices of the House speaker and the Senate dais, where one yelled, “Trump won that election.”

Mob Incited by Trump Storms Capitol

The pro-Trump mob took over the presiding officer’s chair in the Senate, the offices of the House speaker and the Senate dais, where one yelled, “Trump won ...

The GameStop Mess Exposes the Naked Short Selling Scam

A decade ago, a Biden confidant tried to stop it. Now there’s another chance.

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Merrick Garland confirmation hearing: Biden's attorney general pick faces first big political test - The Washington Post

Biden’s pick to lead the Justice Department testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Half a million dead in US, confirming virus’s tragic reach

For weeks after Cindy Pollock began planting tiny flags across her yard — one for each of the more than 1,800 Idahoans kill...

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U.S. investigating possible ties between Roger Stone, Alex Jones and Capitol rioters - The Washington Post

The FBI is looking into potential links to top Trump right-wing allies amid a wider probe of “radicalization” of members ...

Supreme Court won't stop grand jury from getting Trump's tax returns

The decision marks a decisive defeat in Trump's prolonged legal battle to keep his tax records out of the hands of investigat...

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D.C. Statehood Is a Matter of Justice - The Atlantic

Statehood for Washington, D.C., is a matter of justice.

Feds Charge Pa. Cop For Rioting During Capitol Insurrection: 'I May Need A Job' | HuffPost

Patrolman Joseph Fischer, the feds say, charged at a police line at the U.S. Capitol and posted a video of it on Facebook.

Margaret Mitchell: Google fires AI ethics founder - BBC News

She is the second senior figure to leave the online giant's ethics unit over the past few months.

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'I can't keep doing this': gig workers say pay has fallen after California's Prop 22 | California | The Guardian

Drivers say working conditions remain poor after voters approved measure exempting Uber and other apps from labor laws

U.K. Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are "workers," not independent contractors - Axios

It's a major blow to Uber's business model.

Robinhood’s exchanges with Senator Warren preview congressional scrutiny. - The New York Times

Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked about the business practices of Robinhood, the stock trading platform

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Facebook blocks Australian users and publishers from viewing or sharing news | Facebook | The Guardian

Company says it has made decision ‘with a heavy heart’ in response to proposed media bargaining code

House lawmakers reintroduce bipartisan bill to weed out foreign disinformation on social media | TheHill

Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and John Katko (R-N.Y.) on Friday reintroduced legislation intended to cut down on foreign d...

Restoring Environmental Rules Rolled Back by Trump Could Take Years - The New York Times

President Biden has promised to reinstate more than 100 rules and regulations aimed at environmental protection that his pred...

President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the preside...

Lloyd Austin Confirmed As 1st Black Pentagon Chief In U.S. History : President Biden Takes Office : NPR

Austin's near-unanimous confirmation came despite concerns raised on both sides of the aisle that he hadn't been out of unifo...

Justice Department Weighs Amnesty for Academics to Disclose Foreign Funding - WSJ

Proposal comes as faculty members escalate opposition to criminal cases and the U.S. considers how to support international a...

All a Gig-Economy Pioneer Had to Do Was “Politely Disagree” It Was Violating Federal Law and the Labor Department Walked Away — ProPublica

An Obama administration Labor Department investigator estimated that Arise Virtual Solutions owed its network of 20,000 custo...

Schumer: House to send Trump impeachment article Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on...

Biden Announces Executive Actions To Help Reopen Schools : President Biden Takes Office : NPR

The new measures would increase testing and access to personal protective equipment for schools, and create a centralized, na...

Trump hires defense lawyer for second Senate impeachment trial

Trump adviser Jason Miller would not say whether others had signed on or whether South Carolina-based lawyer Butch Bowers wou...

Trump Campaign Paid Organizers of Pre-Riot Rally $2.7 Million - Bloomberg

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign paid more than $2.7 million to individuals and firms that organized the Jan. 6 ral...

Biden signs two executive orders on Covid economic relief, worker protections

Biden has signed a number of executive orders to roll back Trump-era policies, as well as address the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Self-styled militia members planned Capitol storming in advance of Jan. 6 - The Washington Post

Individuals communicated in real time as they breached the building, talking about hunting for lawmakers to make “citizens’...