Pence: Trump is ‘wrong’ to say election could be overturned
'President Trump is wrong,' Pence said. 'I had no right to overturn the election.'
February 5, 2022
U.S. designates Iranian company, employees for attempting to influence 2020 election
Those sanctioned spread disinformation and threatening emails to sow discord and undermine faith in the electoral process.
November 23, 2021
‘Ultimate betrayal’: Trump let down by Netanyahu’s congratulations to Biden, says new book
Wolff also writes that Trump complained about the lack of support he received from Jewish Americans in the 2020 election.
July 8, 2021
Trump calls election ‘the big lie’ as grip on party seems only to strengthen
The recent developments suggest a revival of his political fortunes in which those who refuse to go along with his voter fraud claims find themselves on the defensive.
May 4, 2021
Opinion: Can faith help us stop hating our neighbors?
A columnist’s contempt for Trump voters who plowed her driveway without being asked reminds us that our Founding Founders believed in a cure for what Jews call “baseless hatred.”
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February 10, 2021
Opinion: Joe Biden, basement president
The strategy seems to be for him to remain as invisible as possible until called to write his signature on a bill he likely did not write or read a speech he almost certainly did not draft.
February 9, 2021
US or USSR? Family, friends turn in loved ones who attended Capitol protest
'The FBI has been leaning on spouses, siblings, children and former romantic partners who spotted their loved ones assaulting the Capitol,' NBC reports.
January 28, 2021
Giuliani sued by Dominion Voting Systems for $1.3 billion
The lawsuit also alleges Giuliani’s statements about Dominion and the election being stolen helped lead to the breach on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol.
January 25, 2021
Opinion: Biden enters presidency under a cloud
Have Democrats run roughshod over the U.S. Constitution in an effort to elect their man? The question deserves at least a hearing.
January 20, 2021
Biden becomes 46th president: ‘This is America’s day’
'This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day in history and hope, of renewal and resolve,' he said.
January 20, 2021
‘We’ll see each other again,’ Trump promises as he boards Marine One
'We love the American people, and again, it has been something very special. And I just want to say goodbye but hopefully it’s not a long term goodbye. We’ll see each other again,' Trump said.
January 20, 2021
‘Have a nice life, see you soon’: Trump bids farewell to the American people
President Donald Trump bade farewell as his term came to an end, saying 'four years ago we launched a great national effort to rebuild our country, to renew its spirit and to restore the allegiance of this government to its citizens.'
January 20, 2021
Chuck Norris denies he was at Capitol building during riot
A photo of a man who resembled Norris apparently with a member of the mob began trending online.
January 13, 2021
Trump, Pence meet for first time since riot
The two met Monday evening in the Oval Office and had a 'good conversation,' according to a senior administration official.
January 12, 2021
WATCH: Heckler accosts Senator Schumer as ‘racist, anti-Semite’
While speaking at an outdoor press conference, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was accosted by a heckler who told him 'you need to get out of office,' accusing him of being a 'racist, anti-Semite.' Schumer is Jewish.
January 12, 2021
Twitter’s stock tumbles 6.4% as it bans over 70,000 accounts questioning US election results
'Misleading and false information surrounding the 2020 US presidential election has been the basis for incitement to violence around the country,' Twitter said.
January 12, 2021
New York State Bar opens inquiry into Giuliani over role in Capitol riots
While the NYBSA can't disbar Giuliani, it can remove him from its membership roles.
January 11, 2021
WATCH: Dinesh D’Souza looks closely at Twitter’s reasons for banning Trump
Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza examines Twitter's interpretation of the two tweets by President Donald Trump which it used as an excuse to ban him.
January 11, 2021
WATCH: Arnold Schwarzenegger compares Capitol Riot to Kristallnacht
Actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger compared the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol to Kristallnacht, which was carried out by 'the Nazi equivalent of the Proud Boys,' in a Jan. 10 tweet.
January 10, 2021
Trump ban brings about Twitter exodus
It took only hours for the president's followers to start looking for social media alternatives.
January 10, 2021
Opinion: Democratic hypocrisy and Pelosi’s impeachment push
No sane American condones the events of Jan. 6, but from that to impeaching a sitting president, the distance is great.
January 10, 2021
Pelosi: Rioters chose ‘their whiteness over democracy’
She made her remarks while addressing San Francisco constituents during an online video conference.
January 10, 2021
Trump considering pardoning himself, fearing ‘enemies’ may target him
Sources tell New York Times Trump considering unprecedented move before he leaves office.
January 8, 2021
Haley praises Trump’s ‘extraordinary gains’ but was ‘badly wrong’ after election, will be ‘judged harshly’
Former UN ambassador chastises Trump's behavior, but says the president also deserves credit for his achievements.
January 8, 2021
Anti-Semitic symbols and invective openly displayed during pro-Trump mob’s assault on Capitol Hill
A number of photographs posted to social media showed rioters dressed in T-shirts bearing anti-Semitic slogans.
January 7, 2021
White House counsel told staffers to stay away from Trump to avoid treason charges
A Vanity Fair report says that West Wing staffers were told to avoid Trump as the riot raged.
January 7, 2021
The Squad demands ‘immediate removal’ of Trump, GOP supporters for ‘sedition’
'The President should be impeached and removed from office for his open sedition,' said Rep. Ilhan Omar.
January 7, 2021
WATCH: Rep. Steve Scalise accuses states of unconstitutional election changes in House debate
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) said the process laid out by the Constitution of the United States to change election rules was not followed in a number of states and electoral reform is needed during a House debate on Wednesday.
January 7, 2021
WATCH: Netanyahu weighs in on Capitol Hill violence as he welcomes Mnuchin
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while welcoming Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to Israel, used his opening comments to speak about the riots at the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.
January 7, 2021
Trump, chastened, says there will be an ‘orderly transition on January 20’
Trump acknowledged defeat in the Nov. 3 election for the first time, after a day of chaos and destruction on Capitol Hill.
January 7, 2021
4 dead after violent Capitol breach, 1 killed by police
Lawmakers vowed to investigate the police after mayhem erupted during a breach at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
January 7, 2021
Netanyahu: ‘Rampage at Capitol a disgraceful act – must be vigorously condemned’
Netanyahu says American democracy has always inspired him: 'no doubt that American democracy will prevail - it always has.'
January 7, 2021
Ted Cruz calls election objection ‘right thing to do,’ condemns violence
The Texas senator condemned the violence that erupted in the U.S. Capitol, but called his objection to the Electoral College results 'the right thing to do.'
January 7, 2021
Following Capitol mayhem, Senate rejects election challenges
Trump ally Lindsey Graham commented, 'Today, all I can say is count me out. Enough is enough.'
January 7, 2021
Twitter, Facebook shut out Trump amid chaos in Capitol
Twitter locked Trump out of his account for 12 hours and said that future violations by Trump could result in a permanent suspension.
January 7, 2021
WATCH: Moment woman shot and killed in US Capitol building
The unidentified woman was shot in the U.S. Capitol during the violence on Wednesday. She was first reported in critical condition and later as having died.
January 7, 2021
Explosive device found amid violent occupation of Capitol
An explosive device was found at the Capitol in an unprecedented scene as protesters infiltrated the Senate and House floors.
January 7, 2021
WATCH: President-elect Biden addresses nation – ‘an assault on the citadel of liberty’
'Demand an end to this siege,' President-elect Joe Biden said in a speech on Wednesday as the U.S. Capitol was stormed by Trump supporters.
January 7, 2021
Trump urges supporters to ‘go home’ in video message
The statement came as authorities struggled to take control of a chaotic situation at the Capitol that led to the evacuation of lawmakers.
January 6, 2021
WATCH: Livestream from Capitol Hill as Trump supporters protest election
NBC News covers the scene live from the US Capitol on Wednesday.
January 6, 2021
Chaos on Capitol Hill as Trump supporters storm past police, forcing lawmakers to take cover
In a raucous, out-of-control scene, protesters fought past police and breached the building, shouting and waving Trump and American flags as they marched through the halls.
January 6, 2021
‘Our Squad is big!’: Supersized Squad prepares to take on Congress
Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.) have officially joined the group of progressive lawmakers.
January 6, 2021
Pro-Trump protesters roll into capital to cheer him on
'I'm just here to support the president,' said David Wideman, a 45-year-old firefighter who traveled from Memphis, Tennessee.
January 6, 2021
Did Kamala Harris lift Martin Luther King anecdote and make it her own?
The similarities between the stories seem too close to dismiss as coincidence.
January 5, 2021
Opinion: What Left’s reaction to Stalin’s rigged election quote reveals about 2020 election
The quote, despite the attempts to suppress it with Stalinists fact checking Stalinism, is indeed real.
January 4, 2021
Sen. Cruz tells Democrats to ‘calm down’ amid accusations of treason for investigating voter fraud
'Just relax, and let's do our jobs. We have a responsibility to follow the law,' said Sen. Ted Cruz.
January 4, 2021
Military can’t be used to challenge US election, say Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld
'Efforts to involve the U.S. armed forces in resolving election disputes would take us into dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory,' argues an opinion piece signed by Cheney, Rumsfeld, and other former top officials.
January 4, 2021
More GOP lawmakers enlist in Trump effort to challenge Biden
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Saturday announced a coalition of 11 senators and senators-elect who have been enlisted for Trump’s effort.
January 3, 2021
Analysis: Has the Democrats’ push to depose Biden begun?
The contour lines of an approaching scenario in which Biden, exposed as both frail and mendacious, is forced to step down and concede the presidency to his radical vice president, are gradually coming into focus.
December 25, 2020
Georgia Senate candidate Warnock slams ‘white Christians’ in now-deleted tweet
'The average atheist has more virtue than the white Christians of Alabama,' said Raphael Warnock.
December 23, 2020
Rabbis blast Georgia candidate Warnock’s ‘hateful’ and ‘bigoted’ rhetoric against Israel
'Warnock’s statements about Israel are not merely false, but are tainted with classic anti-Semitic tropes familiar to every Orthodox rabbi,' said Rabbi Pesach Lerner.
December 20, 2020
Democratic Georgia runoff candidates Warnock and Ossoff ‘share values’ on Israel
'Reverend Warnock is a beloved friend and ally of Georgia's Jewish community and a friend of Israel,' said Jon Ossoff.
December 17, 2020
Opinion: Is America’s Fourth Estate (Free Press) in Foreclosure?
The modern meaning refers to the press as a fourth and free power, as even a 'watchdog,' over the executive, legislative and judicial branches of our government. Today it is the watchdog that needs watching.
December 16, 2020
Tlaib: Georgia runoff is gift from ‘Allah’ to show Muslim power
'I also hope you realize just the opportunity here that Allah has given us to show the power of Muslims in Georgia,' said Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
December 16, 2020
‘Now it is time to turn the page,’ Biden says after Electoral College affirms victory
Even after he takes the White House, Biden faces a narrowly divided Senate and a thinned Democratic majority in the House as the GOP picked up seats. Meanwhile, the Trump lawsuit continues.
December 15, 2020
Biden cabinet under criticism from Left as not liberal enough
'The progressive movement deserves a number of seats — important seats — in the Biden administration,' said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
December 14, 2020
US citizens living in Israel receive Pennsylvania ballots 5 weeks after election, raising questions about results
'This makes it absolutely clear that there is a serious glitch in the system that must be explained,' said Joshua Wander.
December 13, 2020
Georgia candidate compared Netanyahu to segregationist, warned of ‘apartheid in Israel’
'Palestinian lives matter,' said Warlock in a 2018 sermon, two years after he compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to segregationist George Wallace.
December 10, 2020
WATCH: Michigan lawmaker disciplined for threatening Trump supporters
Michigan State Rep. Cynthia Johnson was stripped of her committee positions for posting a "warning" to Trump supporters on Facebook Live.
December 10, 2020
WATCH: Will Danny Danon join Netanyahu rival’s new party?
Former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon weighs in on Gideon Sa'ar's 'New Hope' party and addresses the invitations he has received to join it.
December 10, 2020