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In this July 24, 1998, file photo, a flag flies at half-staff on Capitol Hill in honor of two Capitol police officers who were killed after a gunman burst through security barriers. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)
Politics & Policy

Capitol has seen violence over 220 years, but not like this

In more than 220 years, the U.S. Capitol had seen nothing like it: a roiling mob, forcing its way past its majestic marble columns, disrupting the passage of power.

5 years ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar, seen here in 2019, said Wednesday that she is drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump, as pro-Trump extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
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Politics & Policy

Rep. Omar says she is drafting new articles of impeachment against Trump

Rep. Ilhan Omar said she is drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump. She blamed him for his supporters’ attempt at an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

5 years ago

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philly on Capitol insurrection response: We saw more cops during summer protests

Law enforcement in the nation’s capitol was not quick to deploy extreme crowd control tactics.

5 years ago

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks at the Queen Theater on January 6, 2021, in Wilmington, Delaware.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden: Democracy ‘under unprecedented assault’ as pro-Trump extremists occupy Capitol

Biden said that the words of a president matter. At their best, he said, they can inspire. But at their worst, he added, they can incite.

5 years ago

Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Former Philly Police Commissioner on DC violence: This is a coup attempt

Charles Ramsay joined CNN Wednesday afternoon as chaos unfolded in the nation’s capital.

5 years ago

Police stand outside the Capitol after a day of rioting protesters, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Politics & Policy

Congress to resume election certification as Pro-Trump insurrectionists removed from Capitol

Wednesday’s congressional certification is one of the last steps to confirm Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election ahead of inauguration.

5 years ago

Breonna Taylor stands in front of a car
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Community

2 Louisville police officers connected to Breonna Taylor shooting have been fired

Det. Joshua Jaynes, who secured the search warrant for Taylor's apartment, and Det. Myles Cosgrove, who investigators said fired the shot that killed her, have been fired.

5 years ago

With the Washington Monument in the background, people attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump near the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Protesters swarm to Capitol, halt session on Biden victory

Lawmakers had convened for an extraordinary joint session to confirm the Electoral College results but protests erupted outside and government buildings were evacuated.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden campaigns in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, for Senate candidates Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff
Politics & Policy

Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control

His victory makes him the youngest U.S. senator and gives Democrats control the Senate for the opening of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency.

5 years ago

Pharmacists prepare doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
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Health

COVID-19 vaccine may not get to long-term care facilities quickly enough

Coronavirus vaccines are reaching more long-term facilities, but many worry they won't come soon enough to stave off more deaths.

5 years ago

President Trump arrives at a rally in support of Republican incumbent Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue
NPR
Politics & Policy

‘Definitely a Civil War’: Trump’s demands splinter GOP ahead of Georgia vote

President Trump has demanded total loyalty from Republicans, but nowhere more dramatically than in Georgia where the last thing the GOP needed was an intra-party fight.

5 years ago

Thomas Hedrich sets up voting flags at a polling location.
Politics & Policy

Decision day in Georgia with Senate majority at stake

Tuesday's voting will help determine President-elect Joe Biden’s capacity to enact what may be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.

5 years ago

Surrounded by Army cadets, President Trump watches the Army-Navy football game
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump and the military: What an erratic commander in chief leaves behind

"Military and some civilian leaders have been in constant damage control over the last four years. The old 'cleanup on aisle 4, then 6, then 8,'" a retired officer says.

5 years ago

A voter fills out paperwork before casting her ballot in Atlanta.
NPR
Politics & Policy

It all comes down to this — 2 Georgia races that will determine control of the Senate

If Dems pick up both seats in Tuesday's Georgia runoff elections, they will wrest control of the U.S. Senate from Republicans. If Republicans win one, they will retain it.

5 years ago

Norman Einspruch, 88, a cardiology patient at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fla., receives his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine
NPR
Health

COVID-19 cases surge in US as vaccinations fall below government predictions

Saturday's total of 299,087 new cases marks a new single-day high for the U.S. Meanwhile, vaccination campaigns are off to a disorganized start.

5 years ago

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