Showing posts with label #Riots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Riots. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Portland police declare riot, arrest five on anniversary of George Floyd murder

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Law enforcement officials in Portland, Ore., declared a riot and arrested five people on Tuesday following a demonstration held to mark th...
Thursday, February 25, 2021

In Pictures: Ecuador prison riots leave dozens dead

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Ecuador raises death toll from one of country’s bloodiest prison riots, as police chief warns new riot under way. Source: https://www.al...
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Dying to swim in Chicago: Race riots and the ‘Red Summer’ of 1919

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How the drowning of a Black boy led to two weeks of racist violence and exposed the segregation at the heart of Chicago. Source: https:/...
Monday, January 18, 2021

FBI releases photos of suspects wanted in alleged assault on officer during Capitol riot

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“Kill him with his own gun,” the officer said rioters chanted as they tried tried to take his weapon. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/ne...
Saturday, January 16, 2021

House panels open review of Capitol riot

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The House Intelligence Committee, Homeland Security Committee, Judiciary Committee, and Oversight and Reform Committee announced a review ...

An attack on America that’s divided Congress — and a nation

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On the evening of Sept. 11, 2001, just hours after terrorists attacked the United States, scores of lawmakers from both parties gathered o...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

As law enforcement braces for more violence, state Capitols come into focus

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More than a dozen flyers are circulating online advertising pro-Trump rallies at state Capitols, according to social media analysis by NBC...
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Ocasio-Cortez says she thought she ‘was going to die’ in ‘close encounter’ during Capitol rioting

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) revealed Tuesday she feared for her life during deadly rioting at the Capitol by supporters of Pres...

Congress office panic buttons “torn out” prior to Capitol attack and other disturbing details about Capitol Riot emerge

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It’s becoming clear that the assault on the Capitol last week was well-planned. Here are a few of the latest findings: The riot may have ...
Monday, January 11, 2021

Pentagon authorizes up to 15,000 National Guardsmen to support inauguration

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The Pentagon has authorized up to 15,000 National Guardsmen from across the country to deploy to the nation’s capital to support law enforc...

Capitol Police officer hailed as hero for drawing rioters away from Senate chamber

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A Capitol Hill police officer is drawing praise for leading rioters away from an entrance to the U.S. Senate chamber during last week’s at...

Trump’s New Criminal Problem

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The world watched in horror Wednesday as a violent insurrectionist mob attacked the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to obstruct the democratic p...

Pelosi shares chilling audio of Trump rioters trying to break down door

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Nancy Pelosi was interviewed on 60 Minutes yesterday. She gave a tour of the Capitol and her offices, showing the damage that Trump’s rio...
Sunday, January 10, 2021

FBI, NYPD told Capitol Police about possibility of violence before riot, senior officials say

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The FBI visited more than a dozen extremists prior to the Jan. 6 rally to urge them not to travel to D.C., senior law enforcement official...

Trump has not contacted Pence since storming of Capitol: report

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President Trump has not spoken to Vice President Mike Pence since last week’s violent riot at the Capitol, according to NBC Senior Washing...
Saturday, January 9, 2021

Poll: 18 percent of Republicans support Capitol riots

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Approximately 18 percent of Republicans support the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol Wednesday in opposition to Congress’s certif...

‘Inside job’: House Dems ask if Capitol rioters had hidden help

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A growing number of House Democrats say they’re concerned that tactical decisions by some Capitol Police officers worsened Wednesday’s riot...
Friday, January 8, 2021

Democrats poised to impeach Trump again

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House Democrats are racing toward impeaching President Trump for a second time after he incited a mob of his supporters this week to storm...

Warning signs were there, but disregarded, well before the Capitol riot

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On Thursday, Washington Police Chief Robert Contee said at a news conference that there was “no intelligence that suggested there would be...

Former Trump official Fiona Hill says Capitol riot ‘could have turned into a full-blown coup’

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Former Trump national security council member Fiona Hill is blasting the president following the chaos that broke out at the Capitol on We...