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Man Charged With Threatening Nancy Pelosi Ordered Held Without Bond

A man who authorities say threatened to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was on Thursday ordered held without bond pending trial.

Man Photographed Holding Confederate Flag During US Capitol Breach Charged: DOJ

A man who was photographed holding a Confederate Battle flag inside the Capitol Building on Jan. 6 has been charged, the Justice Department announced.

Analysis: Biden’s federal boost to vaccine rollout is critical to speeding inoculations

President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to boost the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, including by spending $20 billion to create mass vaccination centers, should help speed up putting shots into the arms of millions of Americans, experts and officials told Reuters.

U.S. judge denies Native American bid to block land swap for Rio Tinto copper mine

A U.S. judge on Thursday denied a request by Native Americans to block the Trump administration from publishing an environmental study that would trigger a land swap needed by Rio Tinto Ltd to build a copper mine in Arizona.

Native Americans say U.S. does not own land it is about to give to Rio Tinto

Members of Arizona’s San Carlos Apache tribe filed a property lien on Thursday in an attempt to regain control over land that the U.S. government is poised to give to Rio Tinto Ltd for the Resolution Copper mine.

He’s an Aussie: Joe the pigeon spared death as U.S. tag deemed fake

A pigeon that survived the long journey to Australia from the United States could be put down due to the strict biosecurity rules in the country, but a trip back home is also on the cards after support increased for a pardon.

U.S. tops 10 million COVID vaccinations as California expands eligibility for shots

More than 10 million Americans have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the year-old pandemic roared on unchecked.

Biden’s inauguration rehearsal postponed over security concerns, Politico says

A rehearsal for U.S President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration scheduled for Sunday has been postponed because of security concerns, Politico reported late on Thursday, citing two people with knowledge of the decision.

New York attorney general sues NYPD for excessive force against protesters

New York’s state attorney general on Thursday sued New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and the city’s police commissioner over allegations the police used excessive force against racial justice protesters after the killing of George Floyd in May.

Analysis: Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package offers bridge for hard-hit economy

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s proposal to pour $1.9 trillion into a hobbled economy could lay the foundation for a surge in jobs and spending that many economists say is needed to avoid long-term damage from a record-breaking pandemic recession.

Judge orders detention of man accused of hurling fire extinguisher at Capitol Police

A retired firefighter suspected of throwing a fire extinguisher at police during last week’s mob attack on the U.S. Capitol has been arrested, a U.S. Justice Department spokeswoman confirmed on Thursday.

Biden picks former South Carolina Democratic Party chair Harrison to head DNC

President-elect Joe Biden is set to pick former South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison to head the Democratic National Committee, a source told Reuters on Thursday.

Former presidential contender Andrew Yang to run for New York mayor

Former 2020 U.S. presidential contender Andrew Yang on Wednesday said he will run for mayor of New York City as a Democrat in this year’s elections.

National Guardsman first known current service member to be charged over Capitol riot

Jacob Fracker, an off duty police officer charged in connection with the violent riots at the U.S. Capitol, is a member of the Virginia National Guard, an official said on Thursday, becoming the first known person currently in the military to be arrested over last week’s events.

Michigan’s former governor and health director charged in Flint water crisis

Michigan’s attorney general and a team of prosecutors were due on Thursday to unveil the full findings of a years-long criminal investigation into the crisis surrounding lead contamination of the drinking water system serving the city of Flint.

Three dozen mayors ask Biden for direct shipments of COVID-19 vaccine

Mayors of some three-dozen U.S. cities have asked the incoming Biden administration to send COVID-19 vaccine shipments directly to them, bypassing state governments, saying local officials were best positioned to ramp up lagging inoculations.

Congress intelligence, security panels to probe lapses before U.S. Capitol rampage

U.S. Congressional Intelligence and Homeland Security oversight committees are opening investigations into why federal and local law enforcement agencies did not pay closer attention to a warning the day before pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol, congressional aides said on Thursday.

U.S. exempts self-driving vehicles from some crash standards

The outgoing Trump administration said Thursday it was issuing new rules that would allow manufacturers of automated vehicles to bypass some crash standards required of conventional vehicles, which would cut production costs.

Arrested Capitol rioters had guns and bombs, everyday careers and Olympic medals

United by political grievances, they came in costumes, snapping selfies, calling themselves patriots. Some came armed for battle and planning for “war.”

Supreme Court Rules on Seized Property in Bankruptcy

The Supreme Court has ruled that debtors are not entitled to have impounded property immediately returned to them as soon as they declare bankruptcy.

Second Trump impeachment trial takes U.S. into uncharted waters

The second impeachment of President Donald Trump by the U.S. House of Representatives, for inciting last week’s deadly rampage at the Capitol, could set off a bitter Senate fight that entangles the early days of President-elect Joe Biden’s term.

Biden names Lisa Monaco as temporary adviser for inauguration security

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has asked his nominee for deputy attorney general and former President Barack Obama’s counter-terrorism adviser, Lisa Monaco, to serve as a temporary homeland security adviser leading up to next week’s inauguration, a spokeswoman for Biden’s transition said on Thursday.

Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez to perform at diverse Biden inauguration

Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will take the stage at U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony in Washington next week alongside others in what his transition team said would showcase a diverse America.

30.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 11.1 million administered: U.S. CDC

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 11,148,991 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 30,628,175 doses.

NY Post Reportedly Enacts New Rule Barring Reporters From Solely Relying On Reports From CNN, MSNBC, WaPo And NYT

The New York Post has reportedly banned its reporters from solely basing articles off of reporting from CNN, MSNBC, The Washington Post and The New York Times.

Gretchen Whitmer Extends Michigan Restaurant Lockdown as ‘Three Week Pause’ Reaches 12 and Counting

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) extended her lockdown of Michigan restaurants Wednesday as her original “three week pause” stretched into a twelfth week.

U.S. airports warn of $40 billion impact of COVID-19, seek more government aid

A group representing major U.S. airports said on Thursday it expected to see a $40 billion impact over two years from the steep decline in passenger traffic because of the coronavirus pandemic, and called for a new round of government assistance.

U.S. charges MIT professor with grant fraud for failing to disclose Chinese ties

A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who specializes in nanotechnology research was arrested on U.S. charges that he failed to disclose his ties to the Chinese government when seeking federal grant money.

COVID-19 Deaths Surge in New York Nursing Homes

Long term care facilities in New York, including nursing homes and adult care facilities, saw a surge in COVID-19 deaths in the final weeks of 2020, federal data shows.

Fourth U.S. lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19 after U.S. Capitol attack

U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat on Thursday said he had tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the fourth member of Congress to announce they had contracted the coronavirus following a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol last week.

U.S. House impeaches Trump for a second time; 10 Republicans vote yes

As the House of Representatives moved on Wednesday toward a vote to make Donald Trump the first U.S. president to be impeached twice, the Senate’s top Republican rejected Democratic calls to reconvene the Senate for an immediate trial, all but ensuring Trump will not be ousted before his term ends next week.

Two Off-Duty Cops Charged In Capitol Riots; One Allegedly Bragged He ‘Attacked The Government’

Exclusive: Long-withheld Pentagon survey shows widespread racial discrimination, harassment

Nearly a third of Black U.S. military servicemembers reported experiencing racial discrimination, harassment or both during a 12-month period, according to results of a long-withheld Defense Department survey that underscore concerns about racism in the ranks.