Category: USA

Minnesota Shooting at Health Clinic Leaves Multiple People Injured: Officials

Several people were injured in a shooting incident at a health clinic in Minnesota, said officials on Tuesday. Police said that shots rang out at around 10:55 a.m. local time at the Allina Health Clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota, according to reports. Kelly Prestidge, an office manager for the Buffalo Police Department, told The Associated Press…


Man Charged in Capitol Riot Worked for FBI and Had Security Clearance, Attorney Says

The lawyer for a man who was charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots said the defendant has held a top-secret security clearance for decades and previously worked for the FBI. Thomas Caldwell, who authorities believe has a leadership role in the Oath Keepers group, worked as a section chief for the federal law enforcement…


AFL-CIO Head: Killing Keystone XL Pipeline a Mistake and ‘Will Cost Jobs’

Richard Trumka, the head of the largest union in the United States, voiced his criticism on Sunday of President Joe Biden’s move to revoke the Keystone XL Pipeline’s permit last month, which affected tens of thousands of jobs. The boss of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) told “Axios on HBO”…


AFL-CIO’s Trumka Criticizes Biden for Canceling Keystone XL Pipeline

The head of the U.S.’s largest federation of labor unions has criticized President Joe Biden’s move to revoke the Keystone XL Pipeline’s permit last month, which affected tens of thousands of jobs. “I wish [Biden] hadn’t done that on the first day,” AFL–CIO President Richard Trumka said of the permit revocation. He told “Axios on HBO”…


Hunter Biden to Release Book ‘Beautiful Things’

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter will chronicle his personal struggle in the upcoming memoir “Beautiful Things,” according to his publisher. The book will center on the younger Biden’s well-publicized struggles with substance abuse, said Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. The book is slated to come out on April 6. “In his harrowing…


Sen. Tom Cotton: National Guard Should Be Removed From Washington

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said National Guard members should be removed from Washington as thousands remain deployed near the Capitol as officials cited threats of potential violence. “Despite cold weather and uncomfortable conditions, these soldiers did their duty, in the finest traditions of the Guard. Their presence, coupled with tough federal charges against the Capitol…


Republicans Reintroduce Amendment to Block Supreme Court Packing

Several Republican senators confirmed they will reintroduce a bill to add a Constitutional amendment to stop the “packing,” or adding justices, to the Supreme Court. A press release from Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) office criticized calls from some Democrats to expand the Supreme Court in response to former President Donald Trump’s nomination of three justices….


Joe Biden to Issue Executive Order Ending Border Wall Construction

President Joe Biden will issue an executive order suspending border wall construction, although it’s not yet clear if the existing fencing will be removed. “Bipartisan majorities in Congress refused in 2019 to fund President Trump’s plans for a massive wall along our southern border, even after he shut down the government over this issue. He…


Trump Gives Farewell Speech: ‘The Movement We Started Is Only Just Beginning’

President Donald Trump released his farewell speech on Tuesday afternoon, saying he will pray for the success of the forthcoming administration. “We are—and must always be—a land of hope, of light, and of glory to all the world. This week, we inaugurate a new Administration and pray for its success in keeping America safe and…


Sidney Powell Drops Election Lawsuit Ahead of Inauguration

Lawyer Sidney Powell, who filed third-party election lawsuits on behalf of President Donald Trump, dropped one of her suits in Georgia where she challenged the outcome of the vote tally in the Peach State. On Tuesday, Powell requested that the Supreme Court dismiss a case that she appealed to the court in December. But about…