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Protesters supporting President Trump break into the Capitol on Wednesday. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has ordered a citywide curfew starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Politics & Government

D.C. Mayor Issues 6 P.M. Curfew As Trump Supporters Breach Capitol

6:32pm January 06, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

The curfew comes after thousands of President Trump's supporters headed to the U.S. Capitol, prompting the House and Senate to swiftly go into recess as Capitol Police locked down the complex.

Emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor, 26, was shot and killed by police in her home in March. Her name has become a rallying cry in protests against police brutality and social injustice.

National

2 Louisville Police Officers Connected To Breonna Taylor's Death Have Been Fired

4:26pm January 06, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Detective Joshua Jaynes, who secured the search warrant for Taylor's apartment, and Detective Myles Cosgrove, who federal investigators said fired the shot that killed her, have been terminated.

Merrick Garland came to national attention in 2016 when President Barack Obama nominated him to the U.S. Supreme Court. Senate Republicans denied Garland even a hearing for the post.

Politics & Government

Merrick Garland Is To Be Joe Biden's Nominee For Attorney General

1:47pm January 06, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

The federal appeals judge was spurned when Democrats supported him as a Supreme Court justice. Now the incoming Biden administration wants him to lead what it calls reform at the Justice Department.

Cleta Mitchell, a former partner at Foley & Lardner, announced her resignation from the firm following her involvement in a call during which President Trump pressured Georgia officials to reverse the state's election results.

Attorney On Call With Trump And Georgia Officials Resigns From Law Firm

11:08am January 06, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Cleta Mitchell's now-former law firm, Foley & Lardner, said this week that her involvement in the president's call with Georgia officials alleging a stolen election was "concerning."

A Julian Assange supporter holds up a placard of the WikiLeaks founder outside Westminster Magistrates Court, the site of his bail hearing, in London on Wednesday.

U.K. Judge Rejects Julian Assange's Bail Request, Citing Flight Risk

10:32am January 06, 2021

by Bill Chappell

District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that the WikiLeaks founder must be held in custody while the U.S. government appeals an extradition request.

National

Prosecutor: No Charges Will Be Filed Against Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake

7:19am January 06, 2021

by David Schaper

Protesters were out in Kenosha, Wis., after the district attorney announced Tuesday that he will not file charges against the white police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in August.

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News Brief: Election Roundup, Jacob Blake Shooting, Overwhelmed Hospitals

5:35am January 06, 2021

As votes are counted in Ga. Senate runoffs, Congress will certify presidential results. Charges won't be file against white officer who killed Jacob Blake. Pandemic reaches tipping point in LA county.

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National

Execution Date Nears For Only Woman On Federal Death Row

5:35am January 06, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

Lisa Montgomery is to be put to death next week. The woman she killed was eight months pregnant. Montgomery's lawyers filed for clemency, saying she was tortured as a child and is mentally ill.

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Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, during a protest last month in Washington, D.C. Tarrio has been charged with destruction of property and possession of high-capacity firearm magazines.

National

Proud Boys Leader Released From Police Custody And Ordered To Leave D.C.

5:47pm January 05, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Enrique Tarrio was arrested on Monday shortly after arriving in D.C., where Trump supporters are gathering to protest the official certification of the Electoral College ballots on Wednesday.

U.S. Attorney Byung J. "BJay" Pak's resignation comes just days after a phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was made public.

Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney In Georgia Abruptly Resigns

3:31pm January 05, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Byung J. Pak's resignation comes just days after a phone call between the president and Georgia's secretary of state during which Trump demanded election officials "find" lost votes.