AG Merrick Garland Defends Jan. 6 Prosecutions

On the 4th anniversary of the Jan. 6 incident at the U.S. Capitol, Attorney General Merrick Garland praised the FBI and the Justice Department for charging more than 1,500 people for their involvement in the unrest.

Pentagon Reaches Settlement With LGBTQ+ Veterans

The Pentagon on Monday reached a legal settlement with more than 35,000 LGBTQ veterans for failing to grant them honorable discharges after they were barred from serving because of their sexual orientation, reports CBS News.

Trump: Dems ‘Loused Up,’ but Should Back Tax Cuts

President-elect Donald Trump trolled Democrats for running on the misguided promise of raising taxes and said they should get behind extending his historic 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which has some expiring facets during this new Congress.[#item_full_content]

Bill Maher Denies Harris Lost Due to ‘Inflation’

HBO star Bill Maher on Monday rejected actor Jon Cryer’s argument that Vice President Kamala Harris lost the election because “Americans hate inflation” and her lack of time to prepare, saying Democrats will “lose the next one too” if the party believes that.

Trump: Biden Drill Ban Makes Power Transition ‘Really Difficult’

On the famed Jan. 6, President-elect Donald Trump noted sitting President Joe Biden is making the transition of power “really difficult” by issuing an offshore drilling ban to preempt Trump’s agenda on energy, one that might be difficult to unwind.[#item_full_content]

Capitol Police Chief Against Pardons for J6 Defendants

Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger decried President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to pardon many of the Jan. 6 defendants, saying clemency for people who assault police would send a message that the safety of officers does not matter.[#item_full_content]