Senator Mitch McConnell has told associates he is open to the impeachment process unfurling against Donald Trump over the , according to several news reports published Tuesday evening. It is not clear from the reports what, exactly, McConnell — a famously slippery political operator — thinks.McConnell told associates he believes Trump “committed impeachable offenses and that he is pleased that Democrats are moving to impeach him, believing that it will make it easier to ,” the New York Times . The Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey confirmed the , adding that McConnell told people he wants to...…Senator Mitch McConnell has told associates he is open to the impeachment process unfurling against Donald Trump over the , according to several news reports published Tuesday evening. It is not clear from the reports what, exactly, McConnell — a famously slippery political operator — thinks.McConnell told associates he believes Trump “committed impeachable offenses and that he is pleased that Democrats are moving to impeach him, believing that it will make it easier to ,” the New York Times . The Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey confirmed the , adding that McConnell told people he wants to...WW…

Twitter on Friday that it has permanently suspended the account of Donald Trump following the president’s repeated violations of the company’s policies concerning civic integrity and threats of violence. The move essentially robs Trump of his most powerful platform, reaching in excess of 88 million followers.Trump was given a final warning on Friday morning after he tweeted that the “great American Patriots who voted for me” will not be “disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!” Following Wednesday’s pro-Trump attack on the Capitol, the president sent a tweet repeating...…Twitter on Friday that it has permanently suspended the account of Donald Trump following the president’s repeated violations of the company’s policies concerning civic integrity and threats of violence. The move essentially robs Trump of his most powerful platform, reaching in excess of 88 million followers.Trump was given a final warning on Friday morning after he tweeted that the “great American Patriots who voted for me” will not be “disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!” Following Wednesday’s pro-Trump attack on the Capitol, the president sent a tweet repeating...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.President Donald Trump incited his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday where they ransacked the temple of American democracy in a violent crescendo to Trump’s coup failed attempt that led to the deaths of four people, authorities said. The mob at one point occupied the floor of the Senate and threatened to break into the House chamber, held back by a barricaded door and guards with pistols drawn.Here’s the scary moment when protesters initially got into the building from the first floor and made their way outside...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.President Donald Trump incited his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday where they ransacked the temple of American democracy in a violent crescendo to Trump’s coup failed attempt that led to the deaths of four people, authorities said. The mob at one point occupied the floor of the Senate and threatened to break into the House chamber, held back by a barricaded door and guards with pistols drawn.Here’s the scary moment when protesters initially got into the building from the first floor and made their way outside...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.The Manhattan district attorney’s office is investigating an ugly confrontation inside a Soho hotel where a woman falsely accused a Black teenager of stealing her iPhone and lunged at him, the DA’s office told Intelligencer on Monday. On Tuesday, the NYPD said detectives have identified the woman and are prepared to charge her with assault among other crimes.On Saturday, jazz musician Keyon Harrold and his 14-year-old son were staying at the Arlo hotel when they were confronted by an unidentified woman in the lobby. Harrold...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.The Manhattan district attorney’s office is investigating an ugly confrontation inside a Soho hotel where a woman falsely accused a Black teenager of stealing her iPhone and lunged at him, the DA’s office told Intelligencer on Monday. On Tuesday, the NYPD said detectives have identified the woman and are prepared to charge her with assault among other crimes.On Saturday, jazz musician Keyon Harrold and his 14-year-old son were staying at the Arlo hotel when they were confronted by an unidentified woman in the lobby. Harrold...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.The U.S. government on Wednesday publicly accused Russia and Iran of separately interfering in the 2020 election, using information they each obtained on American voters.Tehran is specifically of threatening Democratic voters in four states by sending emails that claimed to be from the Proud Boys, the Trump-supporting far-right group. Moscow, authorities said, obtained voter information just as they had during the 2016 election. Authorities did not detail what Russia has allegedly done to influence Americans’ votes.“We would...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.The U.S. government on Wednesday publicly accused Russia and Iran of separately interfering in the 2020 election, using information they each obtained on American voters.Tehran is specifically of threatening Democratic voters in four states by sending emails that claimed to be from the Proud Boys, the Trump-supporting far-right group. Moscow, authorities said, obtained voter information just as they had during the 2016 election. Authorities did not detail what Russia has allegedly done to influence Americans’ votes.“We would...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.The U.S. government on Wednesday publicly accused Russia and Iran of separately interfering in the 2020 election, using information they each obtained on American voters.Tehran is specifically of threatening Democratic voters in four states by sending emails that claimed to be from the Proud Boys, the Trump-supporting far-right group. Moscow, authorities said, obtained voter information just as they had during the 2016 election. Authorities did not detail what Russia has allegedly done to influence Americans’ votes.“We would...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.The U.S. government on Wednesday publicly accused Russia and Iran of separately interfering in the 2020 election, using information they each obtained on American voters.Tehran is specifically of threatening Democratic voters in four states by sending emails that claimed to be from the Proud Boys, the Trump-supporting far-right group. Moscow, authorities said, obtained voter information just as they had during the 2016 election. Authorities did not detail what Russia has allegedly done to influence Americans’ votes.“We would...WW…

In late November 2018, just weeks after U.S. Senator eked out a win against Democratic phenom , Texas’ senior U.S. Senator went on the radio with a warning: “Texas is no longer, I believe, a reliably red state.” O’Rourke, a former El Paso congressman, had lost by just 215,000 votes, the closest a Texas Democrat has come to winning a statewide election in a generation.While some in the Republican Party were eager to dismiss O’Rourke’s near-win as a fluke, Democratic . Amid historic voter turnout, Democrats flipped a dozen legislative seats and two congressional districts in suburban turf...…In late November 2018, just weeks after U.S. Senator eked out a win against Democratic phenom , Texas’ senior U.S. Senator went on the radio with a warning: “Texas is no longer, I believe, a reliably red state.” O’Rourke, a former El Paso congressman, had lost by just 215,000 votes, the closest a Texas Democrat has come to winning a statewide election in a generation.While some in the Republican Party were eager to dismiss O’Rourke’s near-win as a fluke, Democratic . Amid historic voter turnout, Democrats flipped a dozen legislative seats and two congressional districts in suburban turf...WW…