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The elections company Dominion Voting Systems filed a lawsuit Friday against Donald Trump’s former attorney, Sidney Powell. Powell is accused of being one of the loudest amplifiers spreading election fraud conspiracy narratives on the 2020 Presidential election, NPR reports. Dominion is suing Powell, an attorney who worked for the Trump …

An Applebee’s location in Texarkana, Texas, is adding a drive-thru option to their establishment. The restaurant is testing to see if the drive-thru method is effective. The restaurant industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, and many restaurants have turned to alternative methods for offering food. “We look …

Shopify and PayPal have removed President Donald Trump’s accounts for violating their policies against promoting violence. Shopify removed stores related to President Trump, and PayPal deleted an account raising money for Trump supporters to travel to Washington DC. “Shopify does not tolerate actions that incite violence,” a spokesperson said. “Based …

The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest after a pair of pipe bombs were found near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. According to the Miami Herald, the FBI reported that police at the U.S. Capitol responded to reports of “a suspected pipe …

In South Florida, UFC fighter Irwin Rivera has been charged with attempted murder after he confessed to police that he stabbed his two sisters in an almost deadly attack that he blamed on a “higher power.” In an arrest affidavit, police wrote that the suspect told the officers that he …

Wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sent well wishes and support for the violent MAGA protestors on Wednesday.  Ginni Thomas took to Twitter to endorse the protest in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday that claimed five people’s lives, including a Capitol police officer. In one tweet, she retweeted an article …

Publishing house Simon & Schuster has canceled Missouri Senator Josh Hawley‘s book after he was seen raising his fist in a show of solidarity with pro-Trump supporters on Wednesday before they stormed the U.S. Capitol. According to People, Simon and Schuster announced that they had canceled Hawley’s would-be book entitled …

COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the world. According to data from John Hopkins University, there have been more than 365,300 deaths in the United States. On Thursday, more than 4,000 COVID related deaths were reported. The holidays are being blamed for the rise in deaths. “Cases and percent positivity are …

Rosanne Boyland, one of the five people killed in the riots at the U.S. Capitol, was an avid pro-Trump supporter who was trampled to death by the angry mob. According to the NY Post, Boyland drove from Kennesaw, GA, and died in the melee as the pro-Trump mob stormed the …

Self-proclaimed white nationalist Richard Barnett will have to face the consequences after he was arrested for storming into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office while posing for a photo with his feet on her desk during Wednesday’s insurrection. NBC reported that 60-year-old Barnett has been charged with entering and remaining on …

Nancy Pelosi has referred to Donald Trump as “unhinged” and questions what prevents him from accessing nuclear launch codes. The House Speaker made the revelation to fellow House members on Friday, telling them that she contacted Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley to ensure that Trump could not create …

Macy’s is shutting down 45 of its locations by the middle of 2021 to restructure the company and vacate underperforming malls. The closures were confirmed in a report by CNBC. Staff at each of the closing locations were notified this week, though a complete list of those stores was not released. …

It looks like we will have to wait a little longer to watch the Verzuz battle between Ashanti and Keyshia Cole, as Verzuz has postponed this Saturday’s showdown between the two due to the emotional events that took place this week and the rising Covid-19 rates. In a statement released …

Many of us are waiting for the arrests of the Trump supporters who forced their way into the U.S. Capitol Wednesday because somehow they weren’t arrested that day. According to Fox News, acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen assured the public that pro-Trump rioters who stormed into the Capitol destroyed property, …

DC’s top prosecutor revealed on Friday that Donald Trump, his son Don Jr. and Rudy Giuliani could all be investigated and charged for their potential roles in inciting the violence in the U.S. Capitol after Pro-Trump supporters stormed the building. According to the NY Post, DC Attorney General Karl Racine …

Trump supporters’ Wednesday “protest” was everything but peaceful. According to the Daily Beast, rioters—some donned in body armor–stormed in carrying Molotov cocktails, firearms, pipe bombs, and zip ties, which strongly suggests the group showed up to battle. One federal prosecutor has described the scene as “a very dangerous situation.” The …

According to CNN, prosecutors in the US Attorney’s office plan to open a federal murder investigation into the death of Brian D. Sicknick, a US Capitol Police officer who died Thursday night. On Wednesday, Sicknick was injured when a mob of Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol.  In a statement, …

On Thursday, in a California federal court, documents were made public that reflect Tracy Chapman accepting Nicki Minaj’s offer of judgment. As a result, the two will no longer be proceeding with the trial later this year. By accepting Minaj’s offer, Chapman not only scores a win in the case and …

Social media platform Twitch has banned President Donald Trump indefinitely from using their site following the attempted coup on Capitol Hill. “In light of yesterday’s shocking attack on the Capitol, we have disabled President Trump’s Twitch channel,” a Twitch spokesperson said. “Given the current extraordinary circumstances and the President’s incendiary …

Democrats are now vowing to push $2,000 stimulus payments through to Americans after their party won control of the Senate this week, thanks to their victories in two Georgia runoffs. According to The Hill, Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer, who is set to become the new majority leader when Joe …