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Stephanie Grisham, the former White House communications director and press secretary and current chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump, submitted her resignation Wednesday afternoon, effective immediately, in the wake of the violent protests, a White House official says. Grisham was one of the longest-serving Trump administration officials, having begun her tenure working for then-candidate Donald Trump in 2015 as a press wrangler on the campaign trail. Grisham entered the White House as deputy press secretary under Sean Spicer, but in March 2017, Melania Trump hired her for her East Wing staff. As East Wing communications director, Grisham quickly became the first lady’s most prominent staffer, acting as a defender, enforcer and, often, protector. Grisham declined a CNN request for comment. The first lady’s office did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. President Donald Trump’s inciting and refusal to condemn the violence is causing increased discus...

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is drawing up articles of impeachment against Donald Trump as she and at least six other House Democrats have called on the President to be removed from office. Mr Trump, who has just 14 days left in office, has been accused of inciting the riotous mob that stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday pushing past police officers and ramming their way into the Senate and House chambers. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar The Times of Israel The chaos interrupted a joint session of Congress where lawmakers and Vice President Mike Pence were slated to certify Joe Biden’s victory after hearing Republican challenges to the 2020 presidential election results. “I am drawing up Articles of Impeachment. Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of Representatives and removed from office by the United States Senate,” Ms Omar, a second-term Minnesota Democrat, tweeted on Wednesday. “We can’t allow him to remain in office, it’s a matter of preser...

Supporters of US President Donald Trump gather in Washington A woman who was shot during the unrest that erupted Wednesday afternoon at the United States Capitol has been pronounced dead. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department, Dustin Sternbeck, confirmed this in a live interview with CNN. Supporters of US President Donald Trump gather in Washington The Mirror “Yes, the adult female that was shot inside of the Capitol was pronounced at an area hospital. Additional details will be forthcoming as this remains an active MPD investigation,” Sternbeck added. A person was shot and wounded inside the US Capitol amid chaotic scenes in Washington as President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the building in anger over his election defeat. “One shooting victim was transported from the Capitol,” a person attached to an emergency response unit told AFP, adding that there were “other injuries” in the chaotic protests and that the situation remained fluid. The Washingto...

Itiako Constantine Ikpokpo, the immediate past Chairman of Isoko South LGA Itiako Constantine Ikpokpo, the immediate past Chairman of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, has blamed killings, arsons, and destruction of properties in disgruntled and selfish areas leaders who buy firearms for youth. He made the assertion on Wednesday at Uro community during a thanksgiving service to mark the end of his tenure. Itiako Constantine Ikpokpo, the immediate past Chairman of Isoko South LGA Ikpokpo, the immediate past deputy national president and chairman, Delta state chapter of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), lamented that some leaders in the area were arming some youths to kill and maim innocent citizens for selfish interest. “Now that I am no longer chairman let me say it the way it is. Some of our community leaders are liars and God will expose them because they are buying arms for these boys and when there is nothing to do, what do you expect th...

Injured Sowore in custody of the Nigeria Police The Take It Back (TIB) Movement, United States chapter, has called on the Muhammadu Buhari-led government to release Omoyele Sowore and four other rights activists arrested on New Year eve during the #crossover protest. The group, in a statement by its director of communications, Oladotun Ogunleye, expressed sadness over what it termed the unchangeable leopard spots of the Nigeria Police Force. Injured Sowore in custody of the Nigeria Police It also vowed not to stop the restoration of Nigeria to an egalitarian society. The statement read, “The EndSARS protest that gave Nigeria a bad image on the international scene was caused by police brutality. The Nigerian government is still battling the negative impact of its handling of that protest. “The Nigeria Police is either deaf and blind to all that is happening, or it is clueless as to how to internalise the dynamics of these happenings. Otherwise, another illegal arrest of peac...