Jan. 20, 2021 Catholic News Service Some Christian leaders said they watched the scenes coming out of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 with horror, particularly as they saw some in the violent mob carrying Jesus saves signs. That horror has been further compounded after a recently released New Yorker video that shows a shirtless man in a fur hat and horns on his head, with his face painted red, white and blue, leading a prayer thanking Jesus for allowing the mob to get in, as he s perched from the seat reserved for the Speaker of the House. Flat horror is how Barbara Williams-Skinner, co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Prayer Breakfast, described how she felt watching the attacks at the Capitol unfold. Among the rioters, Christian prayers were blurted out, and the name of Jesus was shouted as a noose floated in the crowd and police officers were attacked.
If you’re trying to make sense of the Capitol riot, read these books
On January 6, the world watched as the US Capitol was attacked by pro-Trump rioters. Since then, each day has been filled with revelations about how it was plotted and carried out. Many are still trying to process the initial shock.
While seeing Confederate and Trump 2020 flags draped all over the Capitol was a shocking sight for some, others were not surprised.
“It was simply the culmination of the past four years under Trump’s presidency,” said librarian Djaz Zulida.
Zulida is a job information resource librarian for the Brooklyn Public Library system. Soon after the riot, the library set out to compile books that would help put this insurrection into perspective.
Updated Jan. 13, 2021 1:17 pm ET
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen more women for his cabinet than his six predecessors had at the start of their administrations, according to new research from the Brookings Institution, after women played a key role in his November election win.
The research from the Washington think tank, which was shared with The Wall Street Journal, also found that Mr. Biden’s planned cabinet nominations are on par with those of former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton when it comes to minority representation. Overall, Mr. Biden is on track to have the most diverse group of nominees for Senate-confirmed positions, including those that aren’t in the cabinet, the Brookings report said.
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On Working With Congress, Biden Predicts Success Where Predecessors Failed
The president-elect insisted that his skills and his history would enable him to secure bipartisan support for bold initiatives.
“I’m going to be able to get stuff done on the environment you all are not going to believe,” President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. said.Credit.Amr Alfiky/The New York Times
Dec. 24, 2020
WASHINGTON When he takes office next month, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will confront a sharply divided Congress where many Republicans argued that his election was fraudulent.
But Mr. Biden expressed optimism on Wednesday that his decades-long brand of centrist deal making would empower him to move beyond the bitter partisanship of the past four years and advance his agenda.