Current and former law enforcement officials say it appeared the U.S. Capitol Police and other agencies had failed to anticipate the size and intentions of the crowd.
January 2021
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Former Lewiston landlord Rick Lockwood must repay $750,000 in debt, court rules
The court decision will prevent Rick Lockwood, who once owned 10 properties in Lewiston, from avoiding the debt through bankruptcy.
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A moment in America, unimaginable but perhaps inevitable
It was a real-time breaking and entering the likes of which the republic has never seen.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Twitter locks Trump’s account for 12 hours and warns he could be kicked off for good
Facebook follows, blocking the president’s account, for the first time, for 24 hours for what it said were two policy violations.
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Statehouses across nation close after Trump rioters storm U.S. Capitol
Hundreds of Trump supporters broke through the gates of the Washington governor’s mansion complex in Olympia late Wednesday, and Texas, Utah, New Mexico and Georgia closed or partially closed their statehouses in case protests turned violent.
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Amid violence, Trump says, ‘Remember this day forever!’
The president appears to excuse the violent occupation of the U.S. Capitol by supporters who disrupted the formalization of his electoral defeat.
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Maine police officials react to chaos at U.S. Capitol
One notes that President Trump could have averted the violent confrontations between his supporters and Capitol police if he had told his followers to stand down.
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Justice Department, federal court system hit by Russian hack
Department email accounts were affected, and the nationwide case management system of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts was breached.
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Hong Kong arrests 53 activists under national security law
It’s the largest move against the city’s pro-democracy movement since a national security law was imposed by Beijing last June.