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DOJ Opens Nearly 200 Cases Into Pro-Trump Riot On Capitol Hill

10:41pm January 12, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

The Justice Department has opened more than 170 cases into the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, said the acting U.S. attorney on Tuesday — adding that it expects to investigate hundreds more.

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Top Defense Department officials have issued a message to the troops that they must defend the Constitution and that last week's violence at the U.S. Capitol was a direct assault on it.

Joint Chiefs Remind U.S. Forces That They Defend The Constitution

9:21pm January 12, 2021

by Dustin Jones

The Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a message noting that violence isn't covered by free speech and that the breach of the U.S. Capitol was an assault on the government.

U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham, a Trump appointee, wants employees at the bureau to make producing a data report about noncitizens "a number one priority" in the final days of the Trump administration, the Commerce Department Office of Inspector G

Trump's Census Director Is Trying To Rush Out Data On Noncitizens, Watchdog Says

8:36pm January 12, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

Whistleblowers told the Census Bureau's watchdog that Director Steven Dillingham's pushing them to make a report that would be "statistically indefensible" and could "tarnish" the bureau's reputation.

Former FBI Director James Comey, here in 2017, says he was "sickened" by last week's attack on the Capitol.

James Comey: Trump Should Be Impeached But Not Federally Prosecuted

7:51pm January 12, 2021

by Ailsa Chang

The former FBI director is out with a new book assessing the Trump presidency, ex-Attorney General William Barr and the Mueller report. He tells NPR he was "sickened" by the attack on the Capitol.

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Dulles International Airport last month. The CDC will require all air passengers entering the U.S. to provide a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flight.

CDC Requires COVID-19 Test From Air Passengers Entering the U.S.

7:05pm January 12, 2021

by Dustin Jones

Starting Jan. 26, airlines will only allow people to board if they provide documentation that they tested negative in the preceding three days or have recovered from the disease.

Federal authorities have opened 170 case files after last week's attack on Congress by a pro-Trump mob.

Politics & Government

Justice Department Warns It's Coming For Those Involved In Capitol Violence

6:35pm January 12, 2021

by Brian Naylor

Officials say charges could be brought ranging from trespassing to felony murder.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was captured on cellphone video kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes, still faces a higher charge of second-degree murder.

National

Court Says Former Officer Who Kneeled On George Floyd's Neck To Stand Trial Alone

5:22pm January 12, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

A Minnesota judge cited the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as reason to have Derek Chauvin's trial start on March 8, while the other officers involved in Floyd's death will have their trial in August.

Comey Argues DOJ Shouldn't Prosecute Trump After He Leaves Office

5:12pm January 12, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former FBI Director James Comey about his new book Saving Justice and whether federal authorities should pursue prosecution of President Trump after he leaves office.

A sign supporting President Trump stands on the roadside last year in Troy, N.H.

N.H. Town Hall Closes, Citing Threats After Police Chief Attended Capitol Rally

4:28pm January 12, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"Like all of America, we're waiting to get back to normal — whatever that is," said Dick Thackston, chairman of the Troy Board of Selectmen.

Books
Arts

'Kill Switch' Examines The Racist History Of The Senate Filibuster

3:15pm January 12, 2021

by Terry Gross

Adam Jentleson traces the history of the filibuster, which started as a tool of Southern senators upholding slavery and then later became a mechanism to block civil rights legislation.

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