by Jim Heath | Jan 21, 2021 | Headlines, Impeachment, Trump
Former President Trump can be convicted in an impeachment trial for his role in inciting the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6 even though he is no longer in office, a bipartisan group of constitutional law scholars wrote in a letter today. “We differ from one another in...
by Jim Heath | Jan 21, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Joe Biden
Dr. Anthony Fauci took center stage at a White House press briefing this afternoon, telling reporters he felt liberated from the constraints of former President Trump. ‘I take no pleasure at all of being in the position of contradicting the president,’...
by Jim Heath | Jan 21, 2021 | Headlines, Joe Biden, Trump
Another 900,000 people filed new unemployment claims last week, President Trump’s last in office, a snapshot of the significant labor market challenges facing President Biden. An additional 423,000 people in 47 states filed new claims for Pandemic Unemployment...
by Jim Heath | Jan 21, 2021 | Headlines, Inauguration, Joe Biden
President Biden closed out his inauguration with a spectacular firework display that he watched from the Truman Balcony with First Lady Jill and their extended family, having earlier urged Americans to ‘unify’ and ‘meet the moment’ in a rousing...
by Jim Heath | Jan 20, 2021 | Headlines, Trump
After the presidential election last year, the Proud Boys, a far-right group, declared its undying loyalty to Donald Trump. In a Nov. 8 post in a private channel of the messaging app Telegram, the group urged its followers to attend protests against an election that...
by Jim Heath | Jan 20, 2021 | Fox News, Headlines, Inauguration
Fox News host Chris Wallace designated President Biden’s inaugural address as the “best” he’s “ever heard” after the newly sworn-in president called for unity across the country. The “Fox News Sunday” anchor labeled the inaugural address as “the best” out of the...