Germany sees a new tougher line on China and Russia as Merkel leaves the political stage
FRANKFURT — Putting trade and business interests first has always been the German government’s mantra when it comes to the country’s relationship with China and Russia. Be it “Wandel durch handel,” which translates as “change through trade” in the case of China. German officials have...
Vaccine Rollout Gives U.K. a Rare Win in the Pandemic
Because the vaccine could only be refrigerated for three days once it reached the clinic, health care workers knew they had to inject 400 doses a day by Sunday to use up the supply. There was already a line of people waiting for “jabs,” so...
Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military seizes control
Myanmar’s military has taken control of the country after detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians in the early hours. Military TV said a state of emergency had been declared for one year and power transferred. The coup comes after tensions...
Ongoing siege following car explosion at hotel gate in Somalia’s capital
Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN)Somalia security forces are fighting armed gunmen to end a siege at a hotel in the east African country’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday that has claimed the life of the country’s former defense minister, according to police. Police told CNN the country’s former...
Thousands detained in Russia amid rallies for Alexey Navalny
Moscow Record numbers of protesters were detained in Russia on Sunday, as demonstrations erupted across the country in support of detained opposition leader Alexey Navalny. At least 5,045 people were detained, with more than 1,600 in Moscow alone. That marks a record-high in detentions since...
Vaccination rates highlight stark differences between Israelis and Palestinians
Kafr ‘Aqab (CNN)Two young men work side-by-side in a butcher’s shop. They live in the same teeming and densely packed town. One is fortunate — he’s eligible to get an Israeli Covid-19 vaccination. The other isn’t. Both are Palestinian residents of Kafr ‘Aqab, a finger...
Biden official tells migrants to turn back
A migrant caravan moving from Honduras toward the U.S. border called on the incoming Biden administration to honor their “commitments” to the migrants moving north, citing the incoming administration’s vow to ease Trump’s restrictions on asylum. But on Sunday, an unnamed Biden transition official said...
In Trump’s final days at White House, presidential pardons reportedly up for grabs for the right price
There’s a presidential pardon fire sale reportedly underway during President Trump final days at the White House. The New York Times, citing documents and interviews with more than three dozen lobbyists and lawyers, reported Sunday night that some Trump allies are collecting fees from wealthy...
With authorities on alert, nationwide protests by Trump supporters fail to materialize
WASHINGTON — Fears of major protests by armed, far-right Trump supporters outside the Capitol and at state capitols Sunday proved unfounded, with only small groups, some carrying weapons, gathering in a handful of cities including Austin, Texas, Phoenix, Salem, Ore., and Lansing, Mich. With large-scale...
Naked subway shover ‘had a good heart’ but was off his meds: mom
The mother of Saturday’s deranged naked subway pusher says her son was not an aggressive person — just off his meds during the Manhattan horror. Ethel Trammell told The Post on Sunday that her son, Malik Jackson — who was killed after jumping on the...
Video shows police officer assaulted by mob of Capitol rioters
Disturbing footage from the US Capitol riot shows the moment a police officer was viciously attacked by an angry right-wing mob, according to a report Sunday. Ruthless rioters were caught on camera as they stormed the building entrance Wednesday and dragged a cop down a...
Illinois House Democrats wrangle over Madigan’s future behind closed doors
With less than three days to shore up the votes needed to claim another term as House speaker, Michael Madigan on Sunday was confronted with the reality that he lacks support from nearly a third of his 73-member Democratic caucus. In the first closed-door ballot...
Officer Who Defended Capitol During Riots Dies of Apparent Suicide
A Capitol Police officer who responded to the deadly riots in Washington last week died by an apparent suicide on Saturday, according to multiple news reports, as the department struggles to fully recover from the devastating and destructive siege carried out by pro-Trump extremists. Howard...
Pelosi plans to give Pence 24 hours to remove Trump – politics updates
Pelosi outlines Democrats’ path to impeachment vote House Democrats will move forward with plans to remove President Donald Trump from office this week, starting with a resolution that calls on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laid out...
2 men allegedly seen in viral photos carrying zip ties during Capitol assault arrested
Two men allegedly seen in viral photographs of the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol have been arrested, the Washington, D.C., attorney general announced Sunday. Larry Rendell Brock and Eric Gavelek Munchel were both allegedly seen in pictures of the riot occupying the chambers of...
Jacob Blake family attorney blasts lack of charges in shooting
Ben Crump, an attorney for Jacob Blake’s family, spoke out Wednesday against the Kenosha, Wisconsin, district attorney’s decision to not charge the officer who shot Blake in the back, saying it “does nothing to help this issue of mistrust.” “We have to have transparency and...
4 DEAD AFTER MOB STORMED CAPITOL
The Senate quickly nixed the Republican objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes – with no debate over the substance – after it was raised by Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., and Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. Vice President Mike Pence moved quickly to trigger the roll call, with...
The House is expected to follow before the full tally can continue
The US Capitol Police have sent out a message that the security threat has been cleared for all buildings within the complex following the violent riots. Here’s what they said: “All buildings within the Capitol Complex: The USCP has cleared the external security threat incident...
Congress vows to certify Biden’s election after ‘terrible’ pro-Trump assault on the Capitol
Members of Congress reconvened late Wednesday to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory after their first attempt was disrupted by a throng of Trump-supporting rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a deadly and unprecedented assault on American democracy. After more than eight hours of...
Senate shoots down challenge to Joe Biden’s PA victory
The Senate early Thursday morning overwhelmingly shot down a challenge to President-elect Joe Biden’s Pennsylvania victory. The objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes — brought on by Sen. Josh Hawley — was squashed by a vote of 92-7. The rejection came as the House continues to...
Incited by the President, Trump Supporters Violently Storm the Capitol
Seething with anger, mostly unmasked, Donald Trump’s supporters stormed and breached the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, stoked by his defiant speech claiming the election had been stolen from him. Tens of thousands of supporters braved bone-chilling temperatures to hear him speak at the Ellipse below...
Trump Tells Supporters to Go Home
HOURS AFTER AN aggressive mob of Trump supporters caused chaos and violence at the U.S. Capitol, President Donald Trump, under pressure to defuse the situation, instead issued a taped video calling his election loss “fraudulent” and saying a second term was “stolen” from him and...
Piss-Poor Planning’: How Police Bungled the Capitol Riot
Police were ill-prepared and made fateful mistakes that allowed a pro-Trump protest to morph into an unprecedented and protracted sacking of the Capitol on Wednesday, experts told The Daily Beast. They said the mob’s breach of the building, after President Trump exhorted them to “fight...
Michigan leaders denounce US Capitol riot: ‘This is happening because of lies’
Democratic and Republican elected officials in Michigan condemned supporters of President Donald Trump after they rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. The mob disrupted what is traditionally a routine proceeding: a joint session of Congress where Electoral College votes are read and accepted. Instead,...
Minorities see hypocrisy in rioter treatment
Civil rights activists and others in metro Detroit said they are outraged over Wednesday’s violent attack on Capitol Hill — noting the stark difference between how the mostly white men who stormed government buildings were treated compared to how communities of color protesting police brutality...
44 emergency room staffers infected with COVID-19 after Christmas
Health officials said they are conducting an investigation into a COVID-19 outbreak among the emergency room staff at a San Jose hospital that has infected 44 people since Christmas, when a staffer wore an “air-powered” costume to cheer everyone up. The Kaiser Permanente San Jose...
Larry King hospitalized with Covid-19
Broadcast journalist Larry King was moved Sunday from the ICU at a Los Angeles hospital, where he continues to be treated for Covid-19, a source close to the family said. The source said King, 87, has been in the hospital for about 10 days, and...
7 House GOPers Say They Won’t Support Republican Efforts To Undermine Election
A group of seven House Republicans said Sunday they would not back members of their party seeking to challenge Congress’ certification process of the electoral college votes on Wednesday, undercutting an unprecedented effort by some GOP lawmakers to deny President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in November....
Democrats Rush to Turn Out Black Voters in Georgia, Looking Beyond Atlanta
GARDEN CITY, Ga. — Democrats in Georgia raced on Sunday to make their final voter turnout push in the state’s pivotal Senate runoff elections, targeting Black voters in regions far from Atlanta but equally important to Georgia’s emerging Democratic coalition. Rallying supporters in the Savannah...
Lawmakers get into screaming match over masks on House floor
Incoming Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and another new Republican House member were involved in a dispute over coronavirus masks as the 117th Congress met for the first time on Sunday, journalist Jake Sherman reported. Greene and the unidentified Republican appeared to tell floor staff they...
