All News Articles for 2021-01-07

Thursday, January 7, 2021
Security forces respond with tear gas after President Donald Trump's supporters breached the U.S. Capitol, storming the building as lawmakers were set to sign off on President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory. (Photo: Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images) A Growing List of Lawmakers and Groups Support Impeaching Trump or Invoking the 25th Amendment
"President Trump must be removed from office as soon as possible, indicted, and convicted," said the head of Common Cause.
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Rhode Island's Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo speaks at a press conference in Providence, Rhode Island on December 3, 2020. 'A Profoundly Troubling Pick': Progressives Slam Biden Choice of Gov. Raimondo for Commerce Chief
"Raimondo has a history of supporting cuts to public assistance programs, selling public pensions to Wall Street, undermining labor unions, and grossly mishandling Rhode Island's Covid-19 response."
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is resigning over the January 6, 2021 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Photo: Chris May/NurPhoto/Getty Images) Quitting Trump Cabinet Is 'Not Courageous, It's Cowardly,' Say Supporters of 25th Amendment Ouster
"At this late a stage, resignations help little beyond serving as late attempts at self-preservation," argued Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Federal Judge Merrick Garland delivers remarks after being nominated to be U.S. attorney general by President-elect Joe Biden at The Queen theater January 7, 2021 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Biden Attorney General Pick Merrick Garland Urged to Establish DOJ Task Force to Probe Trump Crimes
"Donald Trump, and his aides and associates, have engaged in a flurry of unethical, unconstitutional, and often criminal activity, culminating yesterday with the seditious insurrection on the United States Capitol."
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A worker cleans broken glass from one of the entrances to the U.S. Capitol the day after a pro-Trump mob broke into the building on January 6, 2021. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) Poll Shows Nearly Half of GOP Voters—Lied to by Right-Wing Media—Approve of US Capitol Ransacking
"Among Republican voters, 45% approve of the storming of Capitol, 30% think the perpetrators are 'patriots', 52% think Biden is at least partly to blame for it, and 85% think it would be inappropriate to remove Trump from office after this."
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President Donald Trump arrives at a rally on January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Omar Trump Impeachment Resolution Charges 'Attempted Coup Against Our Country'
"The urgency of this moment is real," said the Minnesota Democrat.
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In this screenshot taken from a congress.gov webcast, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) speaks during a Senate debate session to ratify the 2020 presidential election at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress has reconvened to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump, hours after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol and disrupted proceedings. (Photo: congress.gov via Getty Images) Ocasio-Cortez Says Cruz and Hawley 'Must Resign'—or Be Expelled From Senate
" No 'turning the page,'" said Public Citizen regarding Republicans who helped incite Wednesday's pro-Trump mob. "No abstract 'healing.' Accountability. Immediately."
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Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump destroyed equipment of media crews outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on January 06, 2021. (Photo: Agnes Bun/AFP via Getty Images) 'Murder the Media': Pro-Trump Insurrectionists Target Journalists Covering Attack on US Capitol
The takeover followed an inflammatory speech in which the president, yet again, called the press "the enemy of the people."
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) talks to reporters along with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) at the U.S. Capitol November 18, 2020 in Washington, D.C. "Might As Well Hang 'Kick Me' Signs Around Their Necks": Instead of Trump Impeachment, House Dems Adjourn
"We are in an emergency situation and need people in positions of power to act. Going home sends a signal to these Nazis and fascists."
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Myth of 'Exceptionalism' Shattered as Globe Expresses Shock Over 'Day of Shame for American Democracy'
"After four norm-shattering years of Trump, it took just a few hours of mob rule to make America look pretty ordinary, and as fragile as anywhere else."
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Police brutally cleared Black Lives Matter protesters from near the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 1, 2020. (Photo: Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images) 'White Privilege on Steroids': Ire After Pro-Trump Mob Gets Red Carpet Compared to Black Lives Matter
Had the Capitol insurrectionists "been Black and Brown," they "wouldn't have made it up those steps," asserted Rep. Cori Bush.
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Amid a surge in Covid-19 patients, Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, CA is operating at over 200 percent of its normal ICU capacity. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) Nearly 4,000 Americans Died From Covid-19 on Wednesday as Trump Incited Anti-Democratic Insurrection
"Trump completely abdicating all responsibility for federal Covid response is not even on the radar today."
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Global scientists on Wednesday issued a new warming about the need for bold climate action on six key fronts. (Image: Oregon State University/YouTube) One Year After Declaring Climate Emergency, Scientists Say 'Massive-Scale Mobilization' Necessary
"Aggressive, transformative change, framed against the backdrop of social justice, can ignite an enormous deployment that will let us avert the worst of the climate emergency."
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An Iraqi fighter of the Hashed al-Shaabi stands in front of a banner at the site of the January 3, 2020 US drone strike on Qasem Solemani at Baghdad Airport, in Baghdad, Iraq on January 2, 2021. On January 3, Iraq marked the first anniversary of the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani and others in a drone strike at Baghdad International Airport that was authorized by U.S. President Trump. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images) Carrying Death Sentence If Convicted, Iraq Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump on Murder Charges
The U.S. president is now wanted by law enforcement in the Middle East nation for ordering the assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
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An aide to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sets up a sign about the 25th Amendment before the start of a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on October 9, 2020 in Washington, D.C. 'Cannot Endure This Nightmare for a Second Longer': Nearly 100 Lawmakers Demand Pence Invoke 25th Amendment
"Once removed, Trump should be criminally prosecuted," said Robert Weissman of Public Citizen.
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Police seen around Capitol building where pro-Trump supporters riot and breached the Capitol on January 6, 2021. 'Unacceptable!': Probe Demanded After Footage Shows Capitol Police Standing Aside for Pro-Trump Mob
"The images of police officers calmly allowing barricades open, letting the crowd enter, and taking selfies inside the building with those who have stormed it cannot go without investigation and penalty."
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) signs on to the Pennsylvania objection in the House Chamber during a reconvening of a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. 'Co-Conspirators in Sedition': Here Are the Names of Every Republican Who Voted to Overturn Election Results
"Trump and members of Congress must face consequences for inciting an attempted coup to stop the peaceful transition of power."
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Vice President Mike Pence hands the West Virginia certification to staff as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) listen during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol on January 7, 2021 in Washington, D.C. 14 Hours After Fascist Mob Stormed Capitol in Coup Attempt, 'Democracy Prevails' as Congress Certifies Biden Win
"This will be a stain on our country not easily washed away, the final indelible legacy of the 45th president of the United States," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said of the assault on the Capitol.
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