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March 4, 2021 11:39 AM

Capitol Police chief appeals for National Guard to stay

The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police is appealing to congressional leaders to back her request to keep National Guard troops protecting the building and lawmakers for another two months

by The Associated Press

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March 4, 2021 9:43 AM

Scotch whisky, English cheese prices could ease as U.S. halts tariffs

Scotch whisky and other goods have been subject to a 25 percent tariff. The levies cost companies hundreds of millions of dollars in lost exports, according to the Scotch industry.

by Bill Chappell

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March 4, 2021 6:30 AM

DOJ fails to persuade judge to keep Proud Boys 'Sergeant of Arms' behind bars

Ethan Nordean, 30, faces multiple federal charges related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Justice Department lawyers argued that he helped plan the assault.

by Dustin Jones

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March 4, 2021 6:25 AM

Takeaways: What hearings have revealed about Jan. 6 failures

Many questions remain unanswered about the failure to prevent the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But after six congressional hearings, it's clear that the Capitol Police were unprepared and overwhelmed as hundreds of Donald Trump's supporters laid siege to the building. It's also clear that no one wants to take responsibility for it.

by The Associated Press

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March 4, 2021 5:17 AM

Elaine Chao used DOT resources for personal errands, family business, IG report says

The Transportation Department's inspector general referred the findings to the Justice Department in December of 2020. The DOJ declined to open its own investigation into the matter.

by Jaclyn Diaz

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March 4, 2021 1:00 AM

Historian Ronald C. White on the message of Abraham Lincoln's 2nd inaugural address

Ronald C. White gives a Chautauqua Lecture about Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address, given on Inauguration Day March 4, 1865.

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March 3, 2021 10:06 PM

House approves major election and campaign finance reform bill

The For the People Act would dramatically overhaul the U.S. voting system and seek to limit the amount of dark money in politics.

by Alana Wise

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March 3, 2021 7:50 PM

With Biden's backing, Democrats revive George Floyd police reform bill

House Democrats have passed the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing. The sweeping measure bans chokeholds and “qualified immunity” for law enforcement while easing requirements for prosecutors to pursue misconduct charges.

by The Associated Press

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March 3, 2021 6:09 PM

'Exit counselors' strain to pull Americans out of a web of false conspiracies

With disinformation spreading on an unprecedented scale, experts in cult deprogramming are turning their focus to those who have fallen down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories.

by Tovia Smith

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March 3, 2021 4:50 PM

House cancels Thursday session after police warn of possible attack on Congress

The U.S. Capitol Police says it is aware of and preparing for a threat by an identified militia group to breach the Capitol complex on Thursday.

by Mark Katkov and Scott Neuman

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