Tracking developments regarding an investigation of the January 6 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters. The leaders of the 9/11 commission have called on Congress to start an independent investigation of the Capitol attack. Oliver WillisOne of the first political bloggers in the world, Oliver Willis has operated OliverWillis.com since 2000. Contributor … Read more
Tracking responses of the Biden administration to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Biden administration is considering mailing a mask to every American. It was proposed in the Trump administration, but the plan was rejected. The NFL has offered the Biden administration the use of all 30 NFL stadiums as vaccination sites for the COVID-19 vaccine. Oliver … Read more
Tracking stories about racism and bigotry in 2021. North Carolina stopped selling license plates with the pro-slavery Confederate battle flag. Oliver WillisOne of the first political bloggers in the world, Oliver Willis has operated OliverWillis.com since 2000. Contributor at Media Matters for America and The American Independent. Follow on Twitter at @owillis. Full bio.
Joe Biden’s inauguration will take place on January 20, 2021. The inaugural committee has announced several of the performers who will appear at the event.
The Capitol riot was an attack on the US Capitol on January 6 2021 by supporters of Donald Trump. Who Rioted? The bulk of the people who rioted were supporters of Donald Trump. Many of them believed the debunked conspiracy that the 2020 election was stolen by Joe Biden. Independent fact checkers have disproven this … Read more
Howard Liebengood of the US Capitol Police died on January 9. He was at the Capitol when rioters attacked the building in support of Donald Trump.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has compared the 2021 attack on the US Capitol to Kristallnacht in Germany.
Sriwijaya Air 182, a 737 Boeing passenger jet flying from Jakarta to Pontianak, crashed in Indonesia. 62 people are believed to have been onboard.
Virginia state senator Ben Chafin died from COVID-19 on January 1 2021. Chafin was a former cattle farmer and represented Virginia’s 38th District.
Tracking news and information about the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.