Trump Grants Clemency to Stephen Bannon and Other Allies
WASHINGTON — In one of his last acts in office, President Trump issued clemency grants on Wednesday to a variety of allies, including pardons for...
Tag : Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021)
In Confirmation Hearings, Biden Aides Indicate Tough Approach on China
During Ms. Haines’s hearing, she promised to take an apolitical approach to intelligence gathering. While she did not mention Mr. Trump’s current director of national...
Deepening Schism, McConnell Says Trump ‘Provoked’ Capitol Mob
Senator Mitch McConnell flatly blamed President Trump on Tuesday for the violent rampage at the Capitol on Jan. 6, saying that the mob that stormed...
Fox News Fires a Key Player in Its Election Night Coverage
Two senior leaders of Fox News’s reporting division are exiting the network as the cable channel replaces some news programming with right-wing opinion shows and...
Oath Keeper Suspects Charged With Conspiracy
WASHINGTON — In the days leading up to the Jan. 6 riot, Thomas Edward Caldwell, an apparent leader of the far-right Oath Keepers, had a...
Alejandro Mayorkas Is Questioned on Immigration Policy
WASHINGTON — Alejandro N. Mayorkas, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, said at a Senate confirmation hearing on...
Melania Trump’s Legacy: Missteps, Mystery and, in the End, Absence
“I find it shameful that surrounding these tragic events there has been salacious gossip, unwarranted personal attacks and false misleading accusations on me — from...
12 National Guard Members Removed From Inauguration Duties Amid Extremist Threats
WASHINGTON — Twelve National Guard members have been removed from duties related to the inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., two of them for...
Blackstone’s Schwarzman Stays Loyal to Trump
To Mr. Schwarzman, the notion appeared absurd. “This has been a tough time,” he said, according to a participant who shared details from a transcript...
McConnell Says Mob That Assaulted Capitol Was ‘Provoked by President Trump’
Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, said on Tuesday that the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 had been “provoked by the president...