Twitter launches Birdwatch, an initiative to combat 'misleading information'
Twitter on Monday launched a new “community-driven” initiative to combat “misleading information” called Birdwatch, and the website is asking for volunteers.
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Bernie Sanders' inauguration look is getting memed
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is getting memed for his overall dressed-down look at President Joe Biden‘s inauguration Wednesday.
Up to 25,000 National Guard troops to be in D.C. on Inauguration Day
Following last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, at least 25,000 National Guard troops will be in the nation’s capital for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next Wednesday to bolster security, the National Guard Bureau (NBG) confirmed on Friday.
House votes to impeach Trump, making him first president to be impeached twice
The U.S. House of Representatives have voted 232-197 in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump on the single charge of “high crimes and misdemeanors” for “willful incitement of insurrection” regarding last week’s deadly pro-Trump Capitol riot. There were five no-votes.
House passes landmark bill decriminalizing marijuana at federal level
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to pass a historic bill that would decriminalize marijuana use at the federal level if the U.S. Senate and the president approve it too.
Mattis wants Biden to cease Trump's 'America First' policy
Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis wrote a Monday op-ed in Foreign Affairs in which he urges President-elect Joe Biden to ditch President Donald Trump‘s “America First” policy when it comes to his national security plan, saying that “the world is not getting safer, for the United States or for U.S. interests.”
Gov. Newsom apologizes for attending guideline-breaking party, says it was a 'bad mistake'
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has apologized for attending a 12-person birthday party, which went against his own coronavirus guidelines, after accusations of being a hypocrite.
Pelosi is re-nominated for speaker by House Democrats
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was renominated for her position of Speaker of the House of Representatives by the members of the House Democrats on Wednesday after running unopposed, paving the way for a fourth two-year term in the role and securing her another term as the leader of the Democrats in the House.
Pro-Trump protesters assemble in DC ahead of march demanding investigation into election fraud allegations
Washington, DC — The aftermath from the 2020 election protests is apparent along the boarded storefronts that line the streets and avenues of the nation’s capital. Even as one man named Ricardo begins to take down the wood off the windows...
PA's head of elections: 'We're coming in the home stretch here'
Pennsylvania’s chief election official has suggested that the “overwhelming majority of ballots” have already been counted but that more need to be tallied in order to get a clearer sense of who the winner in the state is.
Election 2020 Statewide Referendums: marijuana, mushrooms, wages, state flags, and more
Let’s look over the most significant state ballot measures successfully approved by voters in this election.
Election Day 2020: Polling sites in Manhattan not very crowded
I had the opportunity on Election Day to explore Manhattan and visit some of its polling sites. The lines were nonexistent, I found.
Election Day 2020: What are we seeing from make or break states?
Let’s go over what will make this election challenging to operate and quickly get the results of as well as which swing states, as of the final polls, will likely have the closest marg
Sec. Pompeo condemns arrest of three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, calls for their release
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday morning condemned the arrest of three student pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong by its police force and called for their release in an official press statement.
DOJ charges 8 individuals for allegedly 'threatening' Chinese citizens in the U.S. to return to China
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday unsealed a complaint and arrest warrants charging eight individuals with conspiring to act as “illegal agents of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)” in an “international campaign to threaten, harass, surveil, and intimidate” Chinese citizens residing in the United States to return to China.
Bulgaria, N. Macedonia, Kosovo sign 5G security agreements with U.S.
Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Kosovo have all declared in agreements with the United States that say they’ll aim to safeguard their developing 5G wireless networks from Chinese-government influence, welcoming them into what the U.S. calls its “Clean Network” initiative.
Massive meth, fentanyl lab and other facilities raided by Mexican authorities
Mexican authorities raided a meth and fentanyl lab last week capable of processing 11,000 pounds of raw material at a time, the country’s federal Attorney General’s Office announced on Sunday. The sheer size of the facility left authorities in shock.
U.S. Embassy in Ankara alerted to potential threats of terrorism and kidnappings
The U.S. Embassy in Turkey on Friday issued a warning that there could be potential terrorist attacks against American citizens and other foreign nationals in the capital city of Ankara, telling them to take precautionary measures.
White House: Sudan and Israel to normalize relations
Israel and Sudan are on course toward normalizing relations as part of a U.S.-brokered deal, the White House announced on Friday.
Judge drops 3rd-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin
A judge on Thursday dropped charges of third-degree murder against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who used excessive force against George Floyd, a Black man, back in May.
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