Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) accused Nancy Pelosi of being responsible for the breakdown of security on Capitol Hill during the January 6 protest. The Indiana lawmaker in an interview on Sunday said as House Speaker, Pelosi had superior authority over Capitol police and its actions.
Iraq’s Prime Minister spoke out and said his country no longer needed a U.S. military presence. Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said in an interview on Friday, the Islamic state group would continue to ask for U.S. training and military intelligence gathering without a U.S. presence.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke out on the ongoing concern of mental health in our military. In a press conference on Saturday at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, he stressed the importance of addressing the issues surrounding mental health.
Press Secretary Jen Psaki refuses to comment on the number of breakthrough COVID cases and the number of people vaccinated in the White House. One America’s political correspondent Camryn Kinsey has more.
Authorities identified a Washington Sheriff’s deputy who was shot and killed in the line of duty. On Saturday, police identified 46-year-old detective Jeremy Brown as the officer who was killed during a shooting at an apartment complex on Friday night.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger to the January 6 committee. Kinzinger released a statement on Sunday and confirmed his acceptance of the Democrat’s offer to sit on the investigatory panel.
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey (Pa.) said the Democrats held a political advantage by continually bringing up the January 6 investigation. In an interview on Sunday, the Pennsylvania lawmaker said he supported a “truly bipartisan” Senate investigation into the January demonstration.
Director Amanda Milius spoke out on her film “The Plot Against the President.” At the Freedom Tour in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Saturday, Milius said she made it her job to report on Russiagate since the mainstream media has failed to do so.
Russia President Vladimir Putin said the countries navy was able to launch an ‘unpreventable strike’ if needed. Speaking on Sunday at a Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg, Putin said the navy was capable of detecting any enemy regardless if they were in water or in the air.