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Month: January 2021

Los extremistas intensifican los llamados de violencia antes de la toma de posesión

(CNN) — «Trump o la guerra. Hoy. Así de simple». «Si no sabes cómo disparar: necesitas aprender. AHORA». «Asaltaremos los edificios gubernamentales, mataremos policías, mataremos guardias de seguridad, mataremos a empleados y agentes federales, y exigiremos un recuento». En las semanas, días y horas previas al asedio del miércoles al Capitolio por parte de los

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Alcaldesa de Washington solicita a la Casa Blanca una declaración de emergencia para la seguridad de la toma de posesión de Biden

Washington (CNN) — La alcaldesa de Washington, Muriel Bowser, envió el domingo una carta al presidente Donald Trump solicitando una declaración de emergencia a fin de obtener fondos adicionales para la toma de posesión del presidente electo Joe Biden a medida que aumentan las preocupaciones de seguridad luego de la violación del Capitolio de EE.UU.

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Secret Service pays high rent for apartment near Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s home for toilets and office space for agents

The US Secret Service is renting a small studio apartment in Washington, DC, near the home of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, a source with knowledge of the service’s activities told CNN on Thursday, in order for agents to use the bathroom and have office space. The apartment was needed to provide a “downtime” facility

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DC attorney general wants to interview Donald Trump Jr. as part of Trump inaugural funds abuse probe

The DC attorney general’s office has notified President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., that it would like to interview him as part of its investigation into misuse of his father’s inaugural funds, a spokesperson with the office tells at CNN. The interview request comes after new information about Trump Jr.’s role was revealed in

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Lori Loughlin’s husband Mossimo Giannulli asks for home confinement amid Covid concerns

Attorneys for Mossimo Giannulli, the fashion designer and husband of actress Lori Loughlin, have requested that he complete his five-month sentence related to the college admissions scandal in home confinement, according to court documents filed Thursday. Giannulli has had to spend 40% of his sentence in solitary confinement because of Covid-19 concerns at the prison,

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Senate GOP torn over convicting Trump: ‘There’s no love lost’

To many Senate Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, there’s no question in their minds: President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses. But getting McConnell and at least 16 other Republicans to convict Trump after he’s left office is another question entirely. “There is no love lost within the Senate Republican Conference for Trump,” said

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Fort Bliss soldier death

Fort Bliss soldier arraigned in court-martial for alleged sexual assault of fellow soldier found dead on post

(Editor’s note: This report has been updated to reflect that the accused soldier is charged in three sexual assaults, only one of which is alleged to have involved the deceased.) FORT BLISS, Texas — An arraignment at Fort Bliss late Thursday afternoon officially launched the court-martial proceedings against an Army private first class accused of

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Ex-DHS chief attempts to skirt legal mess to keep Trump administration’s immigration policies in place

Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf ratified his own policies and several controversial Trump immigration measures, in a last-ditch effort to overcome legal challenges that threatened his tenure. Wolf stepped down Monday amid legal turmoil over his authority to lead the department. Multiple courts have ruled that Wolf was unlawfully serving as the acting

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Harassed by cyberbullies during remote learning, mom fears what her son will face when he’s back at school

Click here for updates on this story     Chicago (WBBM) — Imagine starting your morning with a profanity-laced message the second you log on to your computer. A Chicago mother said her son experiences that when he starts virtual class. Other students are cursing him out over chat, seemingly in front of the teacher’s eyes. CBS

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Pentagon increasing efforts to stamp out extremism among active-duty troops and veterans

The Department of Defense is increasing its efforts to find and eliminate extremism within its ranks, particularly among those who espouse White supremacist beliefs, according to two senior defense officials who wanted to underscore the message that the military will not tolerate extremism within the services. The effort, which started long before the riots of

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