Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Pro-Donald Trump rioters could face serious penalties to subverting the presidential election process. More than 60 people were arrested on Wednesday after rioters breached the Capitol, assaulted officers, and stole items, including at least one government […]
Karlie Kloss is doing her best to deal with the in-laws… The model is married to Jared Kushner‘s brother Joshua, as you may know, and so she has unique access to the current administration’s Senior Advisor and his wife — Donald Trump‘s daughter Ivanka Trump. And yet it sounds like in spite of her best efforts, Jar […]
Yesterday was a dark day for American history as pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol over what they believed to be a stolen election. And, true to form, social media services struggled with how to handle the President’s comments. After angry mobsters broke windows, invaded the Capitol buildings, and in some cases brawled with police, […]
The U.S. Capitol Police force was caught unprepared by a mob of pro-Trump extremists on Wednesday, in a failure to protect the seat of American democracy unparalleled in modern times. Rioters, many bearing Trump garb, breached the barricades set up by the under-staffed police force and swarmed the Capitol, disrupting the certification of President-Elect Joe […]
Update: At 7:02 p.m. ET, Twitter announced via its Twitter Safety account that it had temporarily suspended President Trump’s Twitter access. “As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C.,” the company tweeted, “we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe […]
Republican legislators who challenged Joe Biden’s electoral college victory may be expelled from Congress under a planned resolution. Newly elected Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) on Wednesday revealed the draft proposal shortly after Trump supporters broke into the Capitol, causing chaos and destruction. The crowd delayed the counting of Biden’s election victory under the baseless pretext that the […]
A woman who was shot inside the U.S. Capitol during the violent pro-Trump protest has died. That’s according to two officials familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. The Metropolitan Police Department said it was taking the lead on […]
Even by the standards of the past four years, the dismay among U.S. allies came strong and fast on Wednesday, as the chaotic—even terrifying—footage of Trump supporters breaching the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., blew apart regular programming around the world, and millions sat glued to their televisions for hours, aghast as the events unfolded. […]
While President Trump has frequently earned the praise of corporate America for some of his initiatives on tax cuts and tariffs, the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday by supporters seeking to overturn his recent election defeat has earned the condemnation of the country’s top business leaders. The Business Roundtable, a group of CEOs […]
As Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday protesting the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, Congress members took to Twitter to express their shock, give updates about the situation, and denounce the mob. The riot broke out on Wednesday as Congress convened to certify the electoral votes that would confirm Joe Biden as the […]