by Jim Heath | Jan 14, 2021 | FBI, Headlines, Inauguration
FBI Director Chris Wray said today that the bureau is seeing “an extensive amount of concerning online chatter” about events with the potential for violence surrounding next week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. “Right now, we’re...
by Jim Heath | Jan 14, 2021 | Headlines, Social Media, Trump
Snapchat will permanently ban President Trump’s account on Jan. 20 after locking it indefinitely last week following the Capitol siege. The Trump campaign and digital team had relied on Snapchat as a key platform to reach younger audiences before the company...
by Jim Heath | Jan 14, 2021 | Headlines, Military, Trump
For the last 40 years, the Pentagon has seen each president out the door with a farewell tribute. In 2017 that included a salute from a military band, a review of troops, and a long line of military leaders stepping forward to praise President Obama. They thanked...
by Jim Heath | Jan 14, 2021 | FBI, Headlines, Race
Dozens of people on a terrorist watch list were in Washington for pro-Trump events Jan. 6, a day that ended in a chaotic crime rampage when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. The majority of the watch-listed individuals in Washington that day are suspected white...
by Jim Heath | Jan 13, 2021 | Headlines, Impeachment, Trump
The House today impeached President Trump for “incitement of insurrection,” as the defeated president becomes only the second in American history to face this level of indictment twice. The House undertook the action just one week after Trump incited a mob of...
by Jim Heath | Jan 13, 2021 | Headlines
Weeks before a mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, right-wing activist Ali Alexander told his followers he was planning something big for Jan. 6. WAPO: Alexander, who organized the “Stop the Steal” movement, said he hatched the plan —...
