(Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Post)
The quiet Sunday brought little relief to a city on edge from the deadly attack on the Capitol. Each day leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden comes with fear of additional violence and ever more security.
The arrests occurred as the FBI ratchets up its investigation into the role extremist groups played in storming the Capitol, with authorities hoping to head off further violence around Joe Biden’s inauguration.
The extra precaution comes after a number of the pro-Trump rioters involved in storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 turned out to have military ties.
The president has been consumed with the question of whether to issued preemptive pardons to his children, top aides and himself, but it remains unclear whether he will do so.
Vice President Pence is accepting President-elect Joe Biden’s win in a way President Trump has not. That benefits Biden and Pence for now, but a volatile political landscape lies ahead for both.
Donald Harris deemed teaching his children lessons about his homeland to be both a patriotic and a paternal duty.
Many Congressional Republicans have refused to acknowledge the election was not stolen, the baseless claim that drove thousands to take part in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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It took 12 weeks for the death toll to rise from 200,000 to 300,000. The death toll has leaped from 300,000 to almost 400,000 in less than five weeks.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his government has agreed with a U.N. proposal to delay shipments of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to countries that had existing purchase agreements, in order to get more doses to poorer countries.
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Alexei Navalny arrived from Berlin, where he was treated for a near-fatal poisoning in August. Navalny and his allies claim the attack was carried out by Russian security agents. Moscow denies the accusation.
A Missouri senator with an elite pedigree appears to reach for the mantle of right-wing populism.
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Phil Spector in a Los Angeles court in 2009. (Jae C. Hong/Pool/AP)
He was known as the creative force behind such hits as “Be My Baby” and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” — and for disturbing behavior that culminated in a murder conviction in 2009.
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The announcement came a day after acting defense secretary Christopher C. Miller ordered the National Security Agency director, Gen. Paul Nakasone, to immediately place Michael Ellis in the position.
Two-thirds of Americans approve of President-elect Joe Biden’s handling of the transition, but mixed confidence in his leadership on major issues presents a challenge for the new administration, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds.
The vice president-elect served four years in Congress. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has already said he will name California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Harris’s seat.
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Iran's cheap energy and high inflation has made it a center for so-called cryptocurrency mining.
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Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey agreed to ban Donald Trump from Twitter after tearful all-hands meetings, bitter dialogues and employee pushback. It was the biggest decision his company had ever faced.
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Some people mistakenly identified as Capitol rioters have faced threats and harassment after internet "sleuths" shared their contact information online.
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D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) at a public safety briefing Friday on preparations for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Bill O'Leary/The Post)
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Redevelopment has come to Tulsa’s historically Black Greenwood district, but some Black business owners feel they are being shut out. (Joshua Lott/The Post)
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers advanced to face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game with a 30-20 win over the New Orleans Saints.
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Photos of aides carry boxes of electoral college votes on Jan 6 have been likened to images of the Ark of the Covenant. (Olivier Douliery/Pool/AFP/Getty Images)
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