Why Donald Trump Wasn’t Charged With Insurrection
So why, at the end of a yearslong probe, did special counsel Jack Smith ultimately forgo charging Donald Trump with inciting one? In her 2023 ruling, Wallace said she was convinced Trump had “engaged” in insurrection, based on the harrowing evidence and testimony she’d considered. AdvertisementDisqualification hung on a persnickety distinction: Section III, or the insurrection clause, did not actually consider whether the president of the United States was considered an “officer” of the United States, Wallace found. To succeed in trying Trump for inciting an insurrection, they would have to prove subjective intent showing that Trump meant to cause the full range of violence that day. Before even touching the question of whether Trump incited an insurrection, prosecutors at minimum needed guidance on exactly what proof is required to establish that an insurrection took place, and how to distinguish an insurrection from a riot.
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January 15, 2025 12:21 UTC
Trump Wants New Agency To Collect Money From Americans Who Import Goods
“For far too long, we have relied on taxing our Great People using the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Advertisement“I am today announcing that I will create the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE to collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources,” he went on. January 20, 2025, will be the birth date of the External Revenue Service. About half of all Americans pay no income tax at all, although they do pay Social Security and Medicare taxes. While Trump’s statement says his “External Revenue Service” would start on the day of his inauguration, it is unclear how that would be possible.
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January 15, 2025 09:30 UTC
Graham Norton Reveals Surprising Origin Story Of The Iconic 'Big Red Chair'
Graham Norton on the set of his BBC talk show BBC/So Television/PA Media/Isabel InfantesThere are a few things Graham Norton’s BBC talk show has become synonymous with in the last 18 years – namely its eclectic mix of guests on the sofa, the host’s (often cutting) opening monologues, unpredictable audience interactions and, of course, the “big red chair”. AdvertisementBut what might surprise you to hear is that the “big red chair” was never intended to be a permanent fixture. In fact, Graham told Seth Meyers during a recent episode of his US talk show that the whole thing “happened by accident”. AdvertisementThe “big red chair” segment was actually intended as a one-off for when Ronnie Corbett was a guest during the fifth season back in 2009 (the late comedian was known for sharing anecdotes and jokes from his own armchair as part of the Two Ronnies sketch show). “A couple of weeks later we got a call from our line producer going, ‘you know that chair you had built?
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January 15, 2025 09:20 UTC
Mike Johnson May Violate Flag Code By Raising Flags For Trump
“On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump,” Johnson announced Tuesday. Advertisement“The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter,” he added. “The Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at ‘half mast’ during my Inauguration. The Capitol would not be the only locale where flags would be at full height on Jan. 20. However, raising the flag before the end of the 30-day half-staff period for Carter may violate the U.S. flag code, the section of federal law laying out customs and procedures for flying the stars and stripes.
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January 15, 2025 04:37 UTC
2 Symptoms Mass. Residents Aren't Seeing With COVID-19 Anymore
When it was still novel in early 2020, symptoms presented themselves a little differently than they do now. Cough, high fevers, headaches, shortness of breath, loss of taste and smell were all tell tale signs that you had the dreaded coronavirus! What symptoms aren't presenting are loss of taste and smell. “I think the one thing we’re not seeing is... that loss of smell or taste that people often talked about early in the pandemic,” Nolt explained. The problem is that symptoms are acute, awful, and no meds help it besides drinking Gatorade really slowly.
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January 15, 2025 02:08 UTC
'You Can Call Me A Nepo Baby': Margaret Qualley Weighs In On Hollywood Debate
Margaret Qualley at the premiere of The Substance last year via Associated PressMargaret Qualley has admitted she’s not fazed if people want to brand her a “nepo baby”. During a recent interview on the podcast Happy Sad Confused, host Josh Horowitz referred to Margaret – whose mother is fellow performer Andie MacDowell – as a “second-generation actor”. AdvertisementAsked about whether she feels she’s been able to shake that off and make a name for herself as a star in her own right, the Golden Globe nominee admitted: “I’m not sure. I think I just so desperately want to be good and want to deserve to be in the room that I’m in. And really go for it.
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January 15, 2025 01:13 UTC
Cameron Diaz Explains Why Now Is The Right Moment To Come Out Of Acting Retirement
Cameron Diaz pictured in 2016 via Associated PressCameron Diaz has opened up about her decision to return to the world of acting after a decade-long break. Speaking to Empire about her reasons for returning to acting, Cameron said: “I thought that if I was going to come back and do a movie, the only person I’d come back and do it with would be [Jamie Foxx]. Oh, I can do a movie with Jamie!’.”AdvertisementAs for what the future holds, Cameron added: “I don’t know how I view it. “I reserve the right to say no to doing a movie ever again, and I reserve the right to say yes if I decide to. For me, it was to build my family.”Having now returned to the acting world, Cameron already has another project expected to debut later this year, sharing the screen with Keanu Reeves in the Jonah Hill comedy Outcome.
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January 14, 2025 23:55 UTC
Common COVID-19 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing In Winter 2025
elenaleonova via Getty Images Cough, congestion, fever and fatigue are among the most common signs of a COVID-19 infection. There are many viruses circulating this winter, including COVID-19, which is making people ill across the country. Below, doctors share the most common signs of a COVID infection this season. Dawn Nolt, a pediatric infectious disease physician at Oregon Health and Science University, many of the most common COVID symptoms are the ones we all know well at this point, like cough and shortness of breath. “We have a 2024-2025 seasonal COVID vaccine and it’s recommended for everybody six months of age and older,” Snyder said.
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January 14, 2025 20:06 UTC
I've Studied Anger For Decades. Then An Encounter With A Man After Trump Won Changed Everything.
I was being rewarded for driving a wedge between me and a population — angry men — that I was uniquely qualified to help. In the wake of the election, I read article after article about how Trump won this election by capitalizing on anger, especially male anger. The same angry men I had given up on had voted overwhelmingly for Trump. When all of this is considered together, it is clear that angry men are directly and indirectly harming others and themselves. This is what political anger is doing across the country right now.
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January 14, 2025 13:27 UTC
DOJ Releases Special Counsel Jack Smith's Findings In Trump Jan. 6 Probe
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January 14, 2025 12:55 UTC
HuffPost EIC Resigns After Staff Layoff: Report
by Ray Schultz , YesterdayThe staff reduction at HuffPost has led to one more editorial departure: Danielle Belton, editor in chief, has resigned, saying “I could not, in good faith, ask others to make this difficult decision without doing the same,” according to The Wrap. Belton announced her intent to leave only days after informing staff that upwards of 30 editorial positions, roughly 22% of HuffPost’s headcount, would be cut. “I recognize that this is an upsetting way to start the year,” Belton acknowledged at the time. She added, “We are beginning talks with the HuffPost Union about how to proceed, including the possibility of offering voluntary buyout packages to some desks in the newsroom.”advertisement advertisementBelton's decision to leave “was hard in the sense that I do feel so strongly about you all — both for those who will be departing the company and for those who will remain — and have been so proud to lead this newsroom,’” she said,reports. “I did not want us to get to this place where we would face saying goodbye, yet despite my best efforts, this is where we find ourselves.
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January 14, 2025 08:59 UTC
Aubrey Plaza Deletes Her Instagram After Husband Jeff Baena's Death
Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza pictured together in 2014 via Associated PressAubrey Plaza appears to have deleted her Instagram account in the wake of her husband Jeff Baena’s death. In 2021, the former Parks And Recreation star revealed that she and Jeff had tied the knot in an Instagram post. Over the years, Aubrey has starred in multiple films directed by her late husband, including 2014’s Life After Beth, 2017’s The Little Hours and 2022’s Spin Me Round. AdvertisementLast week, Aubrey spoke publicly about Jeff’s death for the first time in a joint statement with his family. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support,” the statement – released on 6 January – read.
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January 14, 2025 07:48 UTC
‘Stand With Us Again’: 120 Tribal Leaders Urge Biden To Release Leonard Peltier
There was never evidence that Peltier committed a crime, and the government never did figure out who shot those agents. AdvertisementMore than 120 tribal leaders are urging President Joe Biden to grant clemency to Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier, who has been in prison for nearly 50 years. Remarkably, so have some of the same people who put Peltier in prison in the first place. You catch watch Reynolds’ video here:AdvertisementThe dozens of tribal leaders now urging Biden to release Peltier are hoping to appeal to the president’s pride in his legacy of supporting Indigenous peoples’ rights. Peltier’s continued incarceration is a symbol to Native Americans of the systemic inequities of the criminal justice system in America,” the tribal leaders wrote to Biden.
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January 14, 2025 04:46 UTC
Incoming Trump Team Is Questioning National Security Council Staff Over Loyalty
Such questioning could also make new policy experts brought in to the NSC less likely to speak up about policy differences and concerns. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is making a robust case for the incoming Trump administration to hold over career government employees assigned to the NSC at least through the early going of the new administration. Sullivan said he had not spoken to Waltz about the staffing matter, and said it was “up to the next national security adviser to decide how they want to play things. Sullivan noted when Biden took office in 2021, he inherited most of his NSC staff from the outgoing Trump administration. AdvertisementAlexander Vindman was listening to the call in his role as an NSC official when he became alarmed at what he heard.
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January 14, 2025 01:02 UTC
My Husband Almost Died. When I Asked For Medical Help, I Was Appalled By The Response.
When I Asked For Medical Help, I Was Appalled By The Response. In his mind, getting a feeding tube meant he was giving up. Monday morning came, and we got up and out of the house, ready to have that conversation with his physician’s assistant. “I recommended a consult for a feeding tube last week, and you declined it,” she said sharply. Over the next eight days, the reclining chair in his small hospital room became my office and bed.
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January 13, 2025 14:03 UTC