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Pence plans to attend Biden inauguration
In a split with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence plans to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, a source familiar with the decision tells NPR. Trump has said he will not attend.
Republican senator says Trump committed 'impeachable offenses'
Democrats' momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing President Donald Trump gained support Saturday, and a Republican senator said the president's role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters was worthy of rebuke.
'Ambitious Girl' reminds kids: Your dreams are not a drawback
Activist and author Meena Harris, the niece of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, has written a children's book called “Ambitious Girl” in the hope that no young woman in the next generation will have her dreams characterized as a liability.
Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone
President Donald Trump may launch his own online platform. But that won't happen overnight, and free speech experts anticipate growing pressure on all social media platforms to curb incendiary speech as Americans take stock of Wednesday’s violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol by a Trump-incited mob.
3 more charged in Capitol attack, including men identified in viral photos
Jacob Anthony Chansley, known as the "QAnon shaman," was charged alongside Adam Johnson and Derek Evans in a federal court Saturday. Johnson is said to be the man seen carrying the speaker's lectern.
'Brian did his job': Family remembers fallen Capitol police officer
From his early days growing up in New Jersey, Brian Sicknick wanted to be a police officer. After enlisting in the National Guard, he joined the U.S. Capitol Police in 2008, serving until his death Thursday as rioters seething over President Donald Trump’s election loss stormed the building.
Deadly siege focuses attention on Capitol Police
The Capitol rampage shocked the world and left the country on edge, forcing the resignations of three top security officials over the failure to stop the breach. Lawmakers have demanded a review of operations and an FBI briefing over what they called a “terrorist attack.”
Can Trump pardon himself? Most scholars say no
While some constitutional scholars argue that the pardon power is absolute, most believe a president cannot pardon himself. But Trump has openly enjoyed violating long-established norms — and pardons have been no exception.