“First sign of new GOP majority”: Metal detectors installed after Jan. 6 removed after MAGA gripes

As Republicans on Tuesday prepared to formally assume the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and vote on the next speaker amid growing party turmoil, video footage posted to social media showed officials removing metal detectors that were put in place following the January 6, 2021 insurrection. Just after noon, Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s, D-Mass., … Read more

SPAC Decarbonization Plus IV shareholders to vote on Hammerhead deal on Jan. 23

zimmytws SPAC Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. IV (NASDAQ:DCRD) shareholders will vote on whether to approve its planned merger with Canadian oil and gas company Hammerhead Resources on Jan. 23. DCRD said that it expects the deal to close in February. The company had previously said it sees the combined company’s stock trading on Nasdaq under … Read more

Jan. 6 transcript reveals Trump plot to “court-martial” retired military officers who criticized him

The Jan. 6 insurrection testimony of General Mark Milley revealed that there were conversations among members of the Trump administration to court-martial retired military officers who criticized Trump’s handling of 2020 civil unrest in published op-eds, Insider reports. A 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and top military aide to Trump since 2019, … Read more

Hope Hicks on Jan. 6: “We all look like domestic terrorists now”

According to a report from the Daily Beast, Donald Trump adviser Hope Hicks was furiously texting during and after the Jan. 6 insurrection complaining about how it would appear to the public and fretting about her future job prospects. As the Beast’s Zachary Petrizzo wrote, Hicks — who was a member of the former president’s … Read more

Rogers court ruling starts clock ticking toward Jan. 31 deadline

Breadcrumb Trail Links Telecom News Release of the full text of decision a key step that allows competition commissioner to begin an appeal Author of the article: Bloomberg News Derek Decloet Published Jan 02, 2023  •  Last updated 28 minutes ago  •  2 minute read Join the conversation A Rogers store in Vancouver. Photo by Taehoon … Read more

Colorado Springs shooting suspect is grandson of GOP lawmaker who compared Jan. 6 to U.S. Revolution

On Saturday, November 19, a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado left five people dead and more than two dozen people injured. The man arrested in connection with the attack, 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrichis facing five counts of first-degree murder and five counts of a “bias-motivated crime causing bodily injury,” according … Read more

Top Economic Events to Jan. 31

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 20, 2022  •  13 minutes ago  •  9 minute read Join the conversation Article content Nov 21 (Reuters) – For other diaries, please see: Financial Post Top Stories Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the Financial Post, a division of Postmedia … Read more

Jan. 6 committee reveals it quietly formed a new subcommittee to send criminal referrals to DOJ

The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol has created a subcommittee to deal with “outstanding issues,” including potential criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, the panel’s chair confirmed Thursday. Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told journalists at the Capitol that he established the subcommittee, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, … Read more

Watchdog groups call to impeach Clarence Thomas after he tries to hinder Jan. 6 investigation

A long-standing call for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to face impeachment proceedings was renewed Monday after the right-wing judge indicated in an unsigned dissent that he would have blocked enforcement of the House January 6 panel’s subpoena for the communications records of Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward. The House committee investigating the deadly … Read more

Trump’s lawsuit against Jan. 6 committee is a sideshow — they’ve already nailed him

On Nov. 11, to absolutely no one’s surprise, Donald Trump sued the House Jan. 6 select committee to avoid having to testify or provide documents in response to its subpoena. That was just the latest chapter in Trump’s long history of deploying lawsuits to stall — this time as the clock runs out on the … Read more