Facebook blocks Trump through end of presidency

New York (CNN Business)This is a special edition of the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. “We are happy to report this morning that the insurrection failed,” Alisyn Camerota said on CNN Thursday. Democracy prevailed with the early morning certification of Joe Biden’s victory. But deep scars remain — both at the Capitol and beyond. […]

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Pro-Trump Republicans Picked Up Where the Pro-Trump Mob Left Off

It didn’t take long after the MAGA-hat-wearing, Confederate-flag toting rioters were shooed out of the Senate Chamber for their suit-wearing counterparts with congressional pins to take their place and resume the conspiracy-fueled push to overthrow American democracy. When Congress reconvened a little after 8 p.m., six Republican senators held strong in the siege on democracy. Same goes for over 120 […]

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Transportation secretary Elaine Chao resigns after pro-Trump Capitol riots

US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced Thursday that she is resigning following pro-Trump riots at the Capitol. Chao is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and is the latest in a number of Trump administration officials who resigned after Wednesday's violence. She is the first cabinet secretary to resign, and her departure comes as her husband and other Republican […]

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Facebook Bans Donald Trump ‘Indefinitely’

Facebook is “indefinitely” banning President Donald Trump from its platform, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday. “The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden,” he said in a statement, referring to Trump’s […]

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Schumer calls for Trump to be removed from office after Capitol riot

Removing Trump by 25th Amendment could set ‘very dangerous’ standard: Turley Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley tells ‘Fox & Friends’ invoking the 25th Amendment could easily be abused. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday said Vice President Pence should "immediately" invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office, while warning that if he refuses, Congress should "impeach […]

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Barr says Trump's conduct is a 'betrayal' of the presidency

Former Attorney General William Barr says President Donald Trump’s conduct as a violent mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol was a “betrayal of his office and supporters.” Barr said Thursday that “orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress is inexcusable” in a statement obtained by NBC News. The Associated Press was the first to report Barr’s remarks. Barr was […]

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As rioters stormed the Capitol, Trump was reportedly telling people he was glad Perdue and Loeffler lost their Georgia Senate seats, calling them not loyal enough

President Donald Trump spent Wednesday telling people he was happy that the Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler lost their Senate races in Georgia, the New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman reported. In Georgia's Senate runoff elections held this week, Perdue lost to Jon Ossoff, while Loeffler lost to Raphael Warnock, according to Decision Desk HQ and Insider. "The president […]

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