A majority of the U.S. House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, just a week after he encouraged loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results—a speech that was followed by a mob of his supporters storming the U.S. Capitol. The House vote on an article of impeachment for “incitement […]
American Indians and Alaskan Native people have felt the burden of the COVID-19 virus disproportionately. The incidence of infections in native populations is about 3.5 times that of white populations, and the mortality rate is nearly double. Now, a group of Native American tribes are claiming that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed to swiftly distribute […]
American Indian and Alaska Native people have felt the burden of the COVID-19 virus disproportionately. The incidence of infection in Native populations is about 3.5 times that of white populations, and the mortality rate is nearly double. Now, a group of Native American tribes are claiming that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed to swiftly distribute […]
Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. After hundreds of Trump supporters rioted this week inside the Capitol, employers have started to fire some of those who took part. On Friday an Illinois-based real estate brokerage said it had terminated one agent who […]
The 9/11 attacks occurred during Amy Fast’s first week of teaching. Nearly two decades later, she now serves as principal of McMinnville High School in McMinnville, Ore. In times of blindsiding public crisis, all eyes are on her for guidance and stability: Students and staff, teachers, and families look to her to lead the community […]
“I’m still standing,” photojournalist Leah Millis told Fortune when asked how she was doing one day after the insurrection. Millis, who was assigned to cover and photograph the Capitol on Wednesday for Reuters, began her day at the East side of the building where the crowd quickly grew but stayed relatively calm. She described that […]
Democrats in Congress want to hold Republican leadership accountable for Wednesday’s Capitol building riots, and they’re already campaigning on it. On Thursday, lawmakers were exploring possible legal repercussions for President Donald Trump and GOP legislators after a group of Trump supporters, spurred on by right-wing rhetoric claiming that the presidential election was stolen, sieged the […]
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 […]
What began as a day of protests in Washington D.C. soon turned deadly as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building—pushing past metal barricades, security guards, and inciting violence—to stop the peaceful transition of power from Trump to President-elect Joe Biden while falsely asserting that the election had been stolen. The mob plowed […]
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 […]