News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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About one minute after Pence was moved, a handful of rioters made it up the stairs to reach the second-floor landing outside the Senate entrance, the Washington Post reports. Pence and his family were in a hideaway "less than 100 feet from that landing." https://t.co/ft8mgnrdOo
— CNN (@CNN) January 15, 2021
“Strong evidence” suggests that Capitol rioters intended to capture and assassinate members of Congress, a court filing in the case of one of the accused rioters says. https://t.co/RpZOtaAAGb
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 15, 2021
Attacked with bear spray, pipes and their own batons: D.C. police describe brutal and chaotic moments at the U.S. Capitol https://t.co/CcCwFkNOzP
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 15, 2021
Speaker Pelosi tasks retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré with leading review of Capitol security to investigate security failures during the deadly Jan. 6 attack. https://t.co/RWwxB8GzEv
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 15, 2021
The number will easily grow to over 300 by the end of the day, according to Michael Sherwin, acting US Attorney for the District of Columbia. https://t.co/jpKHawhGNY
— CNN (@CNN) January 15, 2021
FBI arrests former school therapist who reached VP's chair in Capitol riot after incriminating photo went viral https://t.co/MifPqbijme pic.twitter.com/gsFvVg1GrI
— The Hill (@thehill) January 15, 2021
Mike Pence called incoming VP Kamala Harris yesterday to congratulate her and offer assistance in the transition, the NYT first reported. https://t.co/WnQq4SZ1wz
— Axios (@axios) January 15, 2021
Pres. Trump has requested a large sendoff hours before President-elect Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday, sources tell @ABC News. https://t.co/ELxupcyEve pic.twitter.com/wcd04zJzQJ
— ABC News (@ABC) January 15, 2021
Breaking News: The faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus is projected to become the dominant source of infection in the U.S. by March, the CDC said. https://t.co/aLExfbkQOC
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 15, 2021
Hopes of a surge in Covid-19 vaccine shipments under a new policy to release second doses held in reserve appear to be evaporating, with a revelation that those doses have already been distributed, contrary to recent indications by the Trump administration https://t.co/S0ev0h2xCi
— CNN (@CNN) January 15, 2021
BREAKING: COVID-19 deaths top 2 million worldwide: https://t.co/eNzmagTaEE pic.twitter.com/7shTFnkYBv
— ABC News (@ABC) January 15, 2021
The National Rifle Association has filed bankruptcy petitions in U.S. court https://t.co/5J7aAPJQGE pic.twitter.com/Wxvnfngejv
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 15, 2021
