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WATCH: Mitch McConnell blames Trump and supporters for Capitol Hill riot
Senator Mitch McConnell blamed President Donald Trump and his administration for the Capitol Hill riot of Jan. 6. On the Senate floor on Tuesday, McConnell said that "The mob was fed lies."
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says vetting National Guard for political beliefs is 'the most offensive thing' he's ever heard
"No one should ever question the loyalty or professionalism of the Texas National Guard," Governor Abbott said in a tweet.
WATCH: 'Squad' member: Trump won't be convicted by Senate because of white privilege
"If it was somebody who looked like me, if it was President Barack Obama, it would be no question that he would be held accountable, he would be convicted, he would be removed from office," Tlaib said.
Biden's HHS pick defended policy of returning COVID patients to nursing homes saying 'the virus was already there'
Joe Biden touts this as an historic pick because Levine is a gender-nonconforming male who identifies as transgender. Levine defended her policy of sending elderly patients back to nursing homes after COVID treatment.
FBI is screening National Guard troops for Trump supporters ahead of inauguration
The FBI intends to screen some 25,000 National Guard troops coming to Washington, DC because they are concerned that the troops pose a threat to the incoming president and the transition formalities.
Pence: Proud the Trump administration did not start any wars
Trump is the first president since Jimmy Carter in the 1970s to not begin an international conflict.
New York City in 2021 is on pace to be more violent than 2020
The first homicide of 2021 happened in Kew Gardens, Queens, where a 20-year-old man was killed. There were 1,531 shooting incidents in New York last year, resulting in 1,868 people who were shot.
US State Department says evidence suggests COVID was released from Chinese virology lab
"The CCP’s deadly obsession with secrecy and control comes at the expense of public health in China and around the world," the State Department writes.
Biden picks Whitmer to Vice Chair DNC
President-elect Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he has selected Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to Vice Chair the Democratic National Committee.
WATCH: Governor Andrew Cuomo all of a sudden notices there's surging crime in New York City
After months of Democrats condemning police, Cuomo called on officers to remake their relationships with their communities and get crime under control.
WATCH: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rails against the free press
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blamed a number of factors for the Jan. 6 violence, and proposed a number of solutions, including placing government limits on the free press.
WATCH: Musician dropped by record label for attending Trump rally
In what he described as his only option, Pink gave an interview to Tucker Carlson on Thursday night to share his account of the fallout.
State of Illinois proposes to mandate racist books for all public school students
Teaching that a student bears guilt for the ills of society as a consequence of their race, religion, ethnicity is wrong in every conceivable way. That it is being mandated by the state of Illinois is disturbing and terrifying.
WATCH: Guelph police officer brutally beats elderly man during arrest at his home
Guelph police officers pushed an elderly man to the ground and punched him in the face while yelling at him to "stop resisting."
WATCH: AOC calls fellow members of congress 'white supremacists,' suggests conspiracy with police in Capitol Hill riot
Speaking to her fans on Instagram after the Jan. 6 riot in Capitol Hill, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that during the events of that day there were "acts of betrayal."