Global stocks mainly rose on Thursday despite the previous day's chaos in Washington, when a pro-Trump mob overran the U.S. Capitol building, forcing lawmakers to go into hiding and stirring international outrage and concern. S&P 500 futures are pointing to gains when trading starts on Wall Street later Thursday morning.
It was a story he had chosen not to tell - until 2015, when he sat for a four-hour interview, promised that this account would not be published while he was alive. There was one story Neil Sheehan chose not to tell.
The Presidential Transition As a mob stormed the Capitol, the word "sedition" was on many people's lips. Its force is clear, but its echoes across American history are more complex and ambiguous.
The Presidential Transition What unfolded on Wednesday was a tableau of violence and mayhem that shocked the nation, one of the most severe intrusions of the Capitol since the British burned down the building in 1814. WASHINGTON - The mob of Trump supporters pressed through police barricades, broke windows and battered their way with metal poles through entrances to the Capitol.
The Presidential Transition Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House could be ready to impeach President Trump again within days if the vice president did not invoke the 25th Amendment to strip his powers.
The Presidential Transition The mob in Washington attempting to disrupt the peaceful transition of American power also posed a threat to all democracies. PARIS - The choreography was unusual: President Emmanuel Macron of France, standing before the Stars and Stripes, declaring in English that "We believe in the strength of our democracies.
The Presidential Transition Some scientists fear that the mayhem on Capitol Hill may have been a so-called super-spreading event. The mob that stormed the Capitol on Wednesday did not just threaten the heart of American democracy.
As Americans were transfixed by the spectacle of the Capitol under siege, the coronavirus continued to sweep across the United States. Officials reported at least 3,963 new coronavirus deaths in the United States on Wednesday, a new single-day record, though delayed recording because of the holidays might have played a role.
The Presidential Transition With the headline "Donald Trump's Final Days," The Journal excoriated the president for "an assault on the constitutional process of transferring power after an election." The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal, the American flagship of Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire, denounced President Trump on Thursday for inciting a mob of his supporters to storm the U.S.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submitted her resignation in a letter to President Trump on Thursday, saying she would step down on Jan. 8. "We should be highlighting and celebrating your administration's many accomplishments on behalf of the American people," said the letter, which was obtained by The New York Times.
Thursday: Like the rest of America, the state was riveted and divided as the Trump mob stormed the Capitol building. Some Californians were in the thick of it. Good morning. It is official. After a nightlong debate - and an onslaught of violence that left four people dead as a pro-Trump mob overran the Capitol building - Congress has certified President-elect Joseph R.
The Presidential Transition The White House still has not told its political appointees to step down, a routine request in previous administrations, which complicates issues including foreign policy.
The Presidential Transition Supporters of President Trump broke into the building as lawmakers were certifying Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s electoral victory. The National Guard patrolling the perimeter of the Capitol Thursday morning. Credit... Todd Heisler/The New York Times Rioters scaling the United States Capitol, marching with Confederate flags and riot gear.
The Presidential Transition They falsely claimed President Trump had no role in spurring the assault on the Capitol. They resorted to false equivalencies. Some even questioned whether the mob was an anti-Trump "false flag." This was one mob they found a way to excuse.
The coronavirus pandemic has felled another Broadway show: " Mean Girls." The musical's producers, led by Lorne Michaels of "Saturday Night Live," announced on Thursday that they would not seek to reopen in New York once the pandemic eases. However, the producers do plan to restart the show's national tour.
The Presidential Transition The publisher faced calls to drop the Missouri Republican's upcoming book, "The Tyranny of Big Tech," following criticism of his efforts to overturn the presidential election. Simon & Schuster said on Thursday that it would cancel the publication of an upcoming book by Senator Josh Hawley, one of several members of Congress who tried to overturn the results of the presidential election.
Throughout the late afternoon, rioters repeatedly emerged from the Capitol bearing items that they had stolen. A few carried "Area Closed" signs that they had grabbed and then stormed past. But it was anything taken from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office that was especially popular with the crowd.
Spend this holiday week experimenting with turkey bones, painting botanical art or running a virtual race. Here is a sampling of the week's events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication.
This Thanksgiving, whether you're hosting guests or sharing a meal via Zoom, it's worth the effort to dress up your table to make the day feel different, special even. Fall leaves are an obvious and lovely decorative element but if yours have withered or blown away, create a few leaves of your own from accordion-folded paper.
Ronna McDaniel, a close ally of President Trump, wants to remain head of the Republican National Committee, worrying party members who believe the president will try to use the group to keep control of the G.O.P.