News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
First lady Jill Biden honors caregiving children of wounded veterans, hails the “hidden helpers” who are “growing up in the shadow of 20 years of war.”
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 10, 2021
“All of you are serving and sacrificing in your own way." https://t.co/F3fkBdNWWc pic.twitter.com/tOHKEEl8mC
A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s effort to block Jan. 6 investigators from accessing White House records related to his attempt to overturn the 2020 election https://t.co/6iyhFFz60w
— POLITICO (@politico) November 10, 2021
Republican Rep. Upton received a profanity-laced voicemail threatening his life and that of his family and staff, criticizing his support for the bipartisan infrastructure bill last week. https://t.co/a6bfWh0VFx
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 10, 2021
DOJ prosecutors seek a prison term of more than four years for "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley ahead of his November 17 sentencing, new court filing sayshttps://t.co/DJVpSfPHX8
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 10, 2021
A New Jersey gym owner who punched a police officer during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. https://t.co/JphSIWM0rB
— ABC News (@ABC) November 10, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand at his murder trial and said he opened fire during a night of protests in Kenosha after a man chased him and put his hand on his rifle. Rittenhouse also said he gunned down another man who hit him in the neck. https://t.co/BrBKmo3Qn9
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 10, 2021
Ahmaud Arbery was "trapped like a rat" before he was shot dead, defendant told officer https://t.co/fWEtiJDK3i
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 10, 2021
The federal government's first Covid-19 vaccine mandate through Veterans Affairs has achieved 90 percent of its workforce vaccinated, leaving a remaining and persistent 10 percent https://t.co/TIQLlSFgxK
— POLITICO (@politico) November 10, 2021
NEW: China pledges more aggressive climate action in joint statement with U.S. https://t.co/BGa85RcZHw
— Axios (@axios) November 10, 2021
Members of the public don't typically get to walk directly on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier Plaza.
— NPR (@NPR) November 10, 2021
An upcoming two-day event will now allow visitors to walk on the plaza and lay flowers, for the first time in nearly a century.
https://t.co/SX9PqLhD6L
