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By a vote of 54-35, the Senate on Friday blocked a bipartisan proposal to create an independent inquiry into what led a violent mob of Trump supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, temporarily halting the certification of the 2020 presidential election. Passage of the measure required 60 votes, but just six Republicans joined Democrats to vote in favor of the measure, which was passed in the House last week. “Donald Trump’s big lie has now fully enveloped the Republican Party,” Senate… Source link

As a Senate showdown looms over the creation of an independent, 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll reveals just how partisan and polarized public perceptions of the attack have become — and how those perceptions are shaping the clash in Congress. The survey of 1,588 U.S. adults, which was conducted from May 24 to May 26, found that less than half of Republicans (41 percent) say supporters of then-President Donald Trump who gathered on… Source link

George Washington University Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy Bill Kovacic provides insight into Facebook and Google facing multiple antitrust lawsuits. Google location data placed a suspect from Ohio inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Justice Department said, as court documents included a detailed map pinpointing spots where the man allegedly illegally entered and meandered through the complex with rioters that day. The FBI identified 26-year-old Jared Adams by comparing… Source link

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 06: (L-R) Jan Blachowicz of Poland punches Israel Adesanya of Nigeria in their UFC light heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 259 event at UFC APEX on March 06, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) LAS VEGAS — Jan Blachowicz put an end to Israel Adesanya’s dream of making UFC history, using his size to take a unanimous decision victory to retain the light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 259. Adesanya, the reigning… Source link

Investment company YorkBridge Wealth Partners, LLC (Current Portfolio) buys Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, BTC iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, Cowen Inc, Illumina Inc, sells Kinder Morgan Inc, Yandex NV, BTC iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Chubb during the 3-months ended 2020Q4, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, YorkBridge Wealth Partners, LLC. As of 2020Q4, YorkBridge Wealth Partners, LLC owns 214 stocks with a total value of $298… Source link

(CNN) – Google is banning all political advertising until at least Jan. 21, the day after President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The tech giant’s ban covers multiple platforms, including YouTube. It comes after Google said it formally designated the capitol riots, the impeachment process and the inauguration as a quote “sensitive event.” The company sent a letter to marketers that went into greater detail. Google will restrict ads referencing candidates, the election, its outcome,… Source link

(CNN) – Google is banning all political advertising until at least Jan. 21, the day after President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The tech giant’s ban covers multiple platforms, including YouTube. It comes after Google said it formally designated the capitol riots, the impeachment process and the inauguration as a quote “sensitive event.” The company sent a letter to marketers that went into greater detail. Google will restrict ads referencing candidates, the election, its outcome,… Source link

(CNN) – Google is banning all political advertising until at least Jan. 21, the day after President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The tech giant’s ban covers multiple platforms, including YouTube. It comes after Google said it formally designated the capitol riots, the impeachment process and the inauguration as a quote “sensitive event.” The company sent a letter to marketers that went into greater detail. Google will restrict ads referencing candidates, the election, its outcome,… Source link

Federal authorities are warning state and local law enforcement about threats of possible violence by right-wing extremists at a series of protests planned for later this month in Washington and in state capitols, according to an FBI document obtained by Yahoo News. The situational information report, produced by the Minneapolis field office of the FBI, is based on information provided by what it describes as “collaborative sources,” and was issued the week before a mob of Trump… Source link

In a college football season defined by disruption, chaos and fluid dates of games, the culmination of the season remains on track. After reports emerged Tuesday that the College Football Playoff title game could be moved because of COVID-19 issues at Ohio State, multiple sources told Yahoo Sports that the Buckeyes have no plans to move back the title game. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith told Yahoo Sports: “We are on track to play.” He added in a statement: “We continue to… Source link